Approving Change of Major Forms

North Green

Process for Approving Change of Major, Minor, Concentration and Grad Term

In the below example, a student is interested in changing from University Studies to Agriculture & Natural Resources AS. The form ReqID (ex: 000000) is listed in blue with a pending status. A notification email with a direct link to the form is typically sent to the approver when a form requires their attention.听

Change of Major form approver view

If the student is eligible to enter this program, the first step is choosing the appropriate action for the form.听 You may either:

  • Approve鈥攖his will approve the student鈥檚 request and forward the request to the next Approver/Reviewer as listed in the 鈥淩outing and Authorization鈥 panel. Most often, the form will be forwarded to the Registrar鈥檚 Office to be approved and added to the student鈥檚 record.
  • Add Approver and Return to Me鈥攊f another Approver is required to process a form choose this option and enter the additional approver via the drop down box and (lookup) link. After the added Approver reviews and approves the form, the form will be returned to you to complete processing.
  • Return to Previous Approver鈥攖he form will be returned to last person listed as Approver in the 鈥淩outing and Authorization鈥 panel along with any comments left in the comments box.
  • Return to Originator鈥攖he form will be returned to whomever originated the form (usually the student) with any comments or instructions added in the Comments section at the bottom of the form
  • Return to Originator and Cancel Form鈥攖he form will be returned to the originator (usually the student) and cancelled with justification for the decision that should be provided in the Comments box.
Change of Major form approval options

The next step would be to choose the recommendation status for the action. You must choose:

  • Accept as Stated鈥攖he form will be approved and sent to the next Approver/Reviewer (usually, the Registrar鈥檚 Office).
  • Accept with Conditions鈥攖his option will still approve the form, but conditions should be included in the Comments section of the form. The department is responsible for keeping track of any students accepted with conditions. The Registrar鈥檚 Office does not maintain this information.
Change of Major form recommendation options

The last step is to click Finish and Submit at the bottom of the form. The form will be routed to the next Approver/Review (usually the Registrar鈥檚 Office). Once the form reaches the Registrar鈥檚 Office, it is added to the student鈥檚 record.听

Please be aware that students in majors with the same degree type (example: OM-BS and FIN-BS or ASIA-BA and CS-BA) need to have the same Graduation Term for both majors. Students are also not eligible to minor in the same or related field as their major (example: CHEM-BSAS cannot have a CHEM-MIN).听

Is your student interested in a major that is not visible on the form? Verify that it is an active program .

  • If the program is not active, then students may not be admitted to the program.听

  • If the program is active, and not visible on the form, reach out to the Academic department, locate contact information here.听

  • For issues with the Change of Major form, please contact our team at degree-conferral@udel.edu.听

Other important information:听

  1. FAQ鈥檚 for Students
  2. Information regarding Restricted Majors
  3. Please review the听 for more information.听