A student declares a major before preregistering for the fifth semester of college so the third and senior years may be planned with an adviser from the major field.
Students are responsible for selecting an adviser in their major department.
Forms for declaring a major are available from the Registrar. Students are held to the major requirements in effect at the time they declare their major. Students are expected to plan their schedules in advance in order to take courses required for their majors when those courses are normally offered. Independent study may not be substituted for courses regularly scheduled. Exceptions should not be requested by students encountering scheduling difficulties because they wish to graduate in fewer than eight semesters.