Bulletin Year for Changes of Major

When a matriculated student changes his or her major, that student must follow the requirements for the new major set out in the Bulletin for the year in which the change of major takes effect.

Exceptions to this policy are:

-Departments may allow Educational Opportunity Fund students and Open Option students to follow the major requirements in effect at the time of their original matriculation. However, once these students have entered a major, any additional change of major will follow the requirements of the Bulletin for the year in which the additional change of major takes place.

-If course sequencing problems arise, the department chair of the new major may indicate that the change of major is effective under the provisions of an earlier Bulletin.

Non-matriculated students who are admitted to degree candidacy will follow the requirements of the bulletin in effect at the time of their matriculation.

Procedure: At the time that the department approve a student's change of major request, the department chair will indicate on the change of major form the Bulletin year under which the change is effective. All students changing major will be provided by the Office of Records and Registration with the correct control sheet for their new major when the change has been processed.

Passed by APC: April 19, 1990
Presented to Academic Affairs Committee, Board of Trustees: June 7, 1990