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Declaring or Changing Your Major/Minor

If you would like to declare or change your major/minor, please follow these steps:

Note:  Pre-majors must declare a major by the time they earn 54 credit hours (junior status).
 

How to Declare/Change Your Major/Minor

 

  1. Log into http://my.tcu.edu using your user name and password.
  2. From the main menu, click on “Student Center.”
  3. Then click on “Academics Home Page.”
  4. Under “Academic Record,” click on “View or Change Major/Minor.”
  5. Check the box asking, “Do you wish to add or change your major or minor?”

Major

  1. Select the department of your desired primary major.  Click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the departmental options.
  2. Next, select the specific code for your desired primary major.  Click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the major options.
  3. If you would like to declare a second major, select the department of your desired secondary major.  Click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the departmental options.  Skip this step if you do not want a second major.
  4. If you have selected a second major, then select the specific code for your desired secondary major.  Click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the major options.

Minor

  1. To declare or change your minor, click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the minor options and select the appropriate one.
  2. If you would like to declare a second minor, then click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the minor options and select the appropriate one.

Required Fields

  1. If you would like to DROP a second major that you currently have, but no longer want, then select “Yes” in the drop-down menu under “Delete Second Major.”  Otherwise, select “No.”
  2. If you would like to DROP the minor that you currently have, but no longer want, then select “Yes” in the drop-down menu under “Delete Primary Minor.”  Otherwise, select “No.”
  3. If you would like to DROP a second minor that you currently have, but no longer want, then select “Yes” in the drop-down menu under “Delete Second Minor.”  Otherwise, select “No.”

Double Degrees

Students who earn double degrees will actually earn two separate degrees with two separate diplomas (i.e., a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance plus a Bachelor of Arts in English).  Earning double degrees requires students to complete at least 30 additional hours, i.e., at least 154 credit hours.

 

A double major is just one degree with two majors and does not necessarily require additional hours above the minimum number required for the bachelor’s degree.  An example is a Bachelor of Arts with majors in English and history.  It would be possible to complete a BA in English and history with 124 total hours.

 

  1. If you wish to declare double degrees (rather than double majors), then select the department of your desired second bachelor’s degree.  Click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the departmental options.
  2. Next, select the specific code for the major of your second bachelor’s degree.  Click on the looking glass (image of magnifying glass) to see all of the major options.
  3. If you would like to DROP a second degree that you currently have, but no longer want, then select “Yes” in the drop-down menu under “Delete Double Degree.”  Otherwise, select “No.” [Required field]

Career Track

  1. If you wish to pursue a specific career track, select the appropriate one from Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, or Allied Health; otherwise, skip this section.
  2. If you wish to delete a career track that you currently have, but no longer want, then select “Delete Career Track.”

Finalizing Your Selections

  1. In the provided box, explain the changes you wish to make.  For example:  “I would like to declare my major as BS in POSC with a general business minor.”  Include your telephone number so that the Dean's Office/Registrar’s Office can contact you if they have questions.
  2. Once you have completed your selections, check the box at the bottom of the page.
  3. To complete the transaction, you must click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the page.

An e-mail will be sent to the dean’s office of your selected major(s) for the dean’s approval.  You will be notified via e-mail whether the dean accepted or denied your request.

The change of major/minor will not be instantaneous.  It may take a few days to process.

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Sadler Hall, Room 18
(817) 257-7825
E-mail: regwww@tcu.edu

 

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