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Major and Minor Processes

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This page describes the processes of declaring a major or minor. For guides on using the DartWorks Dashboard, see the links below.

Declare a major or minor – Declare a major or minor for the first time or add a second major or minor.

Change or Drop a major or minor - Change one previously declared major to another or drop a major. (ex: change your Engineering major to an Engineering modified major) Note that you if you have only one currently declared major, you may not drop.

Update a currently declared major or minor plan - Modify the courses on a previously approved major or minor plan.

Steps in the major or minor declaration process

Open DartWorks from within DartHub. This brings you to your personalized degree audit that shows your progress towards your degree. As you begin to plan your major or minor, review your degree audit, read the department or program entries in the ORC/Catalog, and visit department or program websites for information about major or minor requirements.

Click on the "Planner" tab to access the DartWorks Planner.  Enter courses you have taken and those you plan to take to complete your major or minor. Enter terms sequentially, left to right for the appropriate term before you move to the next row.

When students declare a major or minor, they meet with a faculty advisor to discuss their academic plan. Be sure to read the customized email notification from the department or program sent upon submitting your declaration request.

Standard Major or Minor declaration:

Step 1. Student creates major or minor plan in the DartWorks Planner.

Step 2. Student initiates major or minor declaration request in the DartWorks Student Dashboard.

Step 3. Student meets with faculty advisor.

Step 4. Faculty advisor reviews the declaration in the DartWorks Dashboard and approves or denies/unlocks. If the plan is denied/unlocked it is returned to the student to resubmit.

Step 5. Department/Program submits approved declarations to the Registrar's Office.

Step 6. The Registrar's Office updates the student's record and the major or minor is officially declared.

Modified Major declaration:

To declare a modified major, students follow a process similar to a standard major or minor. Modified majors require a rationale as part of the declaration request, and approval by the Registrar. For more information on modified majors, see the ORC/Catalog.

Step 1: Student creates Modified Major "type A" or Modified Major "type B" plan in the DartWorks Planner.

Step 2: Student initiates Modified Major "type A" or Modified Major "type B" declaration request in the DartWorks Student Dashboard.

Step 3: Student meets with faculty advisor.

Step 4A: For modified majors "type A", primary faculty advisor reviews the Modified Major "type A" declaration request in the DartWorks Dashboard, and approves or denies/unlocks. Secondary faculty advisor reviews the Modified Major "type A" declaration request in DartWorks Dashboard, and approves or denies/unlocks. If the plan is denied/unlocked it is returned to the student to resubmit.

Step 4B: For modified majors "type B", primary faculty advisor reviews the Modified Major "type B" declaration request in the DartWorks Dashboard, and approves or denies/unlocks. If the plan is denied/unlocked it is returned to the student who resubmits.

Step 5: Department/Program submits approved declarations to the Registrar's Office.

Step 6: The Registrar reviews and approves Modified Major "type A" or Modified Major "type B" declaration in the DartWorks Dashboard.

Step 7: The Registrar's Office updates the student's record and the major or minor is officially declared.

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