Declaring a Major
In accordance with guidelines for Presidential Directive PD 2009-05
- Students should be in a degree granting major by the time they have earned 60 units.
- All declared students who want to change majors or add minors should do so before earning 90 units.
- If you are a Transfer student wanting to switch majors, please contact the major department for impaction information.
- You must apply to change your major by submitting a Change of Major [pdf] 请愿书
- All majors require IMPACTION CRITERIA (courses, GPA, grades, tests, etc).
学生的成功 中心
In an effort to aid students in their pathway to declaring a major, we have listed all current 学生的成功 中心 and their respective information regarding declaring a prospective major within a specific college.
College of Health and Human 科学s (CHHS)
Lucas College and 研究生 School of 业务
Jack Holland 学生的成功 Center (JHSSC)
http://sdusyprd.siouio.com/lcobssc/Changing_Major/index.html
康妮L. Lurie College of 教育
学生的成功 Center
查尔斯W. Davidson College of 工程
工程 学生的成功 Center (ESSC)
College of Humanities and the Arts
Humanities and Arts 学生的成功 Center (HASSC)
College of Professional and Global 教育
College of 科学
College of 科学 Advising Center (CoSAC)
College of 社会科学s
Academic Counseling Center for Excellence in the 社会科学s (ACCESS)
Applying to declare a new major
Changing from Undeclared to a degree-granting major
As an Undeclared student, there are important steps you must take in order to successfully apply and declare into a degree granting major at San José State University.
- Students must meet with the proposed major's Success Center 顾问 or with a major 顾问. (See Change of Major page for each Success Center)
- Obtain information regarding the desired major's change of major criteria.
- Provide your Undeclared 顾问 with the following documented information:
Study plan or written documentation signed by the success center 顾问 or major 顾问 with recommended/required classes, required minimum GPA and/or grades along with change of major application deadlines within the major department (if applicable).
Students currently declared in a degree granting major are expected to work toward a degree in that major. If you wish to change to a new major, please follow the steps 下图:
- Check out the impaction criteria for the desired major by visiting the Change of Major page for the College Success Center for that major.
- Meet with an 顾问 in the student success center or major department. 他们将 provide impaction criteria (classes and gpa) and any application deadlines.
How to change your current major to Undeclared
Only Frosh are accepted into the Univeristy as Undeclared. If you are currently declared in a major at San José State University and are interested in changing your major, you must work with your current student success center on an academic plan to meet eligibilty and be accepted into the new major.
* If student is on academic probation, Change of Major may be held until grades for the current semester have posted.
