Declare or change your major
Students must meet with an academic advisor to declare their majors. Students may, with approval of the degree program, declare their majors at any time but no later than the completion of 60 units. Students who have not declared majors by the time they have completed 60 units are required to meet with an academic advisor to declare majors.
Some degree programs may have requirements for declaring a major, such as pre-requisites and/or a petition process. If you have not met these requirements, you may not be allowed to declare your requested major.
Changing a major
Students must meet with an academic advisor to change majors. With the approval of the degree program, a student may change a major at any time; however, changing majors can affect degree plans, so should be considered carefully. Participants in any of the ‘degree with a guarantee’ programs (such as Associate Degree for Transfer or California’s Promise) may lose their timeframe to degree guarantee and any specialized services associated with it (such as priority registration).
Any student seeking to change their major must be able to complete the new major within a maximum time frame of 144 units. Some degree programs may have additional requirements for changing a major, such as pre-requisites and/or a petition process. If you have not met these requirements, you may not be allowed to change to your requested major.
Declaring a second major
Students may declare a second major (i.e., double major) only if they can complete both the requirements for both majors within 144 units. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 to add additional degree objectives, unless approved by the advisor for their current primary academic program. Student requests to declare a second major must be approved by the advisors of both majors. Students may not declare a second major after completing the requirements of their first major.
Declaring or changing a concentration or minor
Students must meet with an academic advisor to declare or change concentrations or minors. Students may, with approval of the degree program, declare or change their concentration or minor at any time prior to filing for graduation, as long as they can complete the major and minor within 144 units. Minors are intended to provide a student with knowledge outside of the student's main area of study. Students shall not declare minors in the same discipline as their majors.
How to declare or change your major, concentration, or minor
- Meet with the academic advisor or faculty advisor of the chosen major, concentration, or minor you wish to change to or declare.
- If your request is approved, the advisor will submit the request to update your student record.
- The Office of the Registrar will review, process, and update your student record in OASIS. Allow 7 business days for the Office of the Registrar to process and update in OASIS.
- Check your OASIS Student Center to verify that your major, concentration, or minor is updated.
If you've followed all of the steps above and your OASIS record has not been updated after 7 business days, follow up with the Office of the Registrar.