Declaration of Major
First time college students and transfer students to Central may declare a major at the time of application to the university or may choose the option to be Exploratory. Transfer students entering with an Associate Degree must declare a major at the time of application. All students are required to declare a major once 45 credits (including AP and other college credit) have been completed. It is strongly recommended that students declare a major by the end of the first year. Students who declare or change a major after the first year may require more than four years to complete all degree requirements, depending on the program of study.
Exploratory students are assigned an academic advisor in Explore Central. Explore Central advisors assist Exploratory students with directed academic and career exploration activities and guide them through the process of initiating the Change of Major Form to declare a major. Change of major requests may be subject to specific departmental or professional school requirements for acceptance.
Students who reach the 45 credit threshold without a major will be able to register only after meeting with an advisor and officially declaring a major. Transfer students and re-entering students with more than 45 credits must declare a major by the end of first academic semester of attendance.
Students who have been denied admission to a professional school or those who have been administratively changed to Exploratory are referred to Explore Central for academic and career advising. These students have one semester to declare a new major.