How to Change Your Major

All students are required to have at least a GPR of 2.0 overall (greater than 2.0 in some majors), 2.0 in the proposed major, and fewer than 95 credit hours to be eligible to change curriculum into a College of Liberal Arts major. 

The following restrictions apply:

• There are several departments in the College of Liberal Arts under enrollment management: Communication (COMM), International Studies (INTS), Political Science (POLS), and Psychology (PSYC). 
  
• Music majors (in the Performance Studies Department) must audition before admission into the major (see department for details).
  
• There are no more changes of major into Journalism (JOUR). 
  
• Students wishing to change curriculum into majors under enrollment management or with prerequisites for admission must satisfy these extra requirements and/or prerequisites before they will be considered for admission by the College of Liberal Arts.  The advisor for each major can provide details on these extra grade point requirements and/or prerequisites. 
  
• If  you are in your first semester at Texas A&M University, you may not change curriculum until five days after final grades for the semester are recorded.
  

Please refer to Student Rules for deadlines to change curriculum.

To change a major into Liberal Arts:

1. It is advisable that a research be made regarding the requirements for your new major.  A "what if" degree audit in the proposed major can be obtained from Degree Audit  for a nominal fee.  You may be asked to specify either Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in the new major.  Degree requirements can also be found in a current Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog, or you may visit an advisor in the department of the proposed major for a degree plan handout.
2. Meet with an academic advisor in the department of the proposed major.  The advisor will review your academic history to determine your eligibility.  If you are accepted into the College of Liberal Arts you will sign a “Change of Curriculum” form and an “Admission Contract.”  If you are currently a Liberal Arts or General Studies Major, you will remain in the same catalog as before the change.  Students not currently in Liberal Arts or General Studies will be placed in the most current catalog, if the change of major is approved.
   

Your new major advisor can assist you in making appropriate substitutions to your new degree plan, declare a minor, process Q-drops, plan future schedules and graduation date, etc.