Policy Title: Change of Major

Responsible Office: Academic Affairs
Policy Officer: Chief Academic Officer
Scope:
|Student

Approved By: President's Council

Approved Date: 7/17/2017

Effective Date: 7/17/2017

Category: Academics


Description/Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements for changing or adding a major for undergraduate students.

Procedures:

The Change of Major form is available online at My.Francis.Edu. It is the student's responsibility to obtain all necessary signatures prior to returning the completed form to the Office of the Registrar. 

Details:

Students may request that their major be changed or a major be added as long as approval is given from the receiving department chairperson and dean. The student's program of study in the new major will be governed by the Saint Francis University catalog in effect when the change of major process is completed. Students should be aware of departmental entrance criteria for the major in which they are interested and must understand that there is no guarantee of admission into the new major.

 

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