College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center:

FAQ’s

 

How do I intend a major? How do I declare a major? (What’s the difference?)

 

Intending a Major:

You do not officially “declare” your major upon acceptance to the University.

 

First, after you have completed 30 credits you intend a major by filling out an Intended Major Application and submitting it to the Office of Undergraduate Studies. (UP PC249 or BBC AC1 180)

 

They will then forward your records to your major department. Intended majors are advised by their major department even though they have not been fully admitted to the major.

 

 Declaring A Major:

FIU Freshmen and Sophomores/Transfer Students with Fewer than 60 Credits:

 

Transfer Students with at Least 60 Credits:

 

Freshmen, Sophomores and Transfer Students with fewer than 60 credits may intend a major after having earned 30 credit hours, however they are not officially declared a major until they are accepted into the Upper Division Academic Unit of their major.

 

In order to be admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences, students must have met the following three requirements:

 

  1. completed 60 semester hours
  2. have a 2.0 GPA or better
  3. cleared all sections of the CLAST exam.

 

Once the student has met the above requirements, the student may apply for admission into the College by completing the Change of Major Form and have the form signed by a departmental representative and either Joyce Peterson in the Dean’s Office (BBC) or Kenton Harris in the Arts & Sciences Advising Center/Dean’s Office (UPC).

A transfer student with an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida community college or having completed the equivalent coursework at a four-year institution may be admitted into a program in the College if they have

 

  1. earned a minimum of 60 credits
  2. a cumulative FIU 2.0 GPA or better
  3. cleared all sections of the CLAST exam

 

Once the student has met the above requirements, the student may apply for admission into the College by completing the Change of Major Form and have the form signed by a departmental representative and either Joyce Peterson in the Dean’s Office (BBC) or Kenton Harris in the Arts & Sciences Advising Center/Dean’s Office (UPC).

 

 

Note: The Graduation Office will NOT even accept graduation applications from students who have not been officially declared their major.