Declaration of Major Policy

All degree-seeking students must declare a major, which includes an approved degree plan and statement of inquiry, by the end of the Spring term in their second year, typically as part of ANTC 200 Design Your Degree. In instances of exemption from ANTC 200, students are still required to submit a degree plan and statement of inquiry by the end of the Spring term. Any student who does not have their degree plan and statement of inquiry reviewed, approved, and on file will have a registration hold applied to their account. The student will not have this hold released and will not be able to register for the subsequent academic term until the process is completed.

There are four steps involved in declaring a major:

1. The student must work with their advisor(s) and instructor(s) of ANTC 200 to develop a degree plan and a statement of inquiry. Students exempt from ANTC work directly with their advisor(s). All students will need to update their degree plans and statements of inquiry several times during their education.
2. The degree plan and statement of inquiry must be submitted to the student’s advisor(s) for review, who will check the plan/statement for accuracy. If there are still issues to be resolved, the advisor(s) will return the plan to the student with instructions. The student will then make any necessary adjustments and resubmit the plan to their advisor(s).
3. The student will submit the approved degree plan and statement of inquiry to the Registrar with a completed declaration of major form.
4. The Registrar will assign the student a degree audit in the student information system.