How will this policy affect students’ ability to choose or change majors?
Currently, the academic unit to which a student will transfer must approve major changes. There are essentially four categories of students who will change their majors; the new policy will affect each category differently: a. This policy will not affect the student changing to another major if the student has met the new major’s progress criteria. Therefore, current practices will not change: students will request permission to change majors, the request will be reviewed and approved by the appropriate unit and college, and the information will be entered in the Student Information System (SIS). Students who are meeting the progress criteria in their current majors, but have not met the progress criteria for the new major, will be required to submit a multi-semester plan that outlines their procedures to complete the remaining degree requirements by the 130 credits or 10 semester deadline. This plan must be approved by the dean of the college in which the new major is located. All stu
