Degree Requirement to Complete a Major

Transfer credit taken before matriculation may be used for fulfilling major requirements with special permission of the department.

In addition to completing the above requirements, you must complete a major in one of the College's departments, interdepartmental programs, or in an individually designed Interdisciplinary Major. Information about different majors is available from departments and their Web sites. You normally declare a major in your fourth semester and no later than your fifth semester. You may begin your major in your first year, if a department or interdepartmental program in the College accepts you. You must be enrolled in a major or in an interdisciplinary degree program by your fifth semester or you will not be able to register for classes. Courses taken to fulfill area requirements may be counted toward a first major program or toward a second major or a minor. Foreign language courses numbered 101-202, 232 in French, 206 in Chinese, and 212 in Portuguese may not be applied towards a minor.

See Declaration of Major for more information.

You must enroll in a major program offered by one of the departments or interdepartmental programs before the end of your fourth semester; in addition, you must present to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, as part of a plan of study, a program requiring no fewer than 18 nor more than 30 credits in the major subject, approved by an official advisor. The major program may require up to 12 credits in related courses.

You may major in two subjects, in which case the application for a degree must be approved by both departments or interdepartmental programs. Students who double major must submit at least 18 credits in each major; these credits may not be duplicated in the other major. There is no triple major.

You may not select the credit/no credit option for the courses offered in the major program. Beyond the courses required for the major, however, you may register for other courses in your major field on a credit/no credit basis.

Courses taken during your first and second years may count toward the major program with the permission of the department or interdepartmental program concerned. Courses applied toward the major may not be transferred from another institution to the University except with special permission of the department. With departmental permission, one or two courses (other than foreign language through 202) may count simultaneously toward fulfillment of a second major. Students beyond the second year must remain in Good Standing as a major or have their enrollment in the College cancelled.

Concentrations

Some departments and interdisciplinary programs offer concentrations along with the major. Students in these departments or programs may concentrate in designated areas of study that also meet the requirements of the major. Concentrations typically involve special topics, applications, or disciplines and may include courses taken in other departments or schools of the University. Your concentration appears, along with the major, on your transcript.