What You Need To Know
Students are required to declare a major at the time of application to UCA. During the Preparatory Year, some students find that their interests and abilities lead them in a different direction. The students who seek to change majors shall fill in the Major Change form. The form shall be approved by the Associate Dean(s)/Dean and received by the Registrar’s Office.
Preparatory Year students should submit major change request forms no later than one week after the completion of the Preparatory programme.
Freshman students may request a change of major upon the completion of the first semester or academic year. The students who seek to change majors shall fill in the Major Change form no later than two weeks after the completion of the semester. The form shall be approved by the Associate Dean(s)/Dean in consultation with a recipient Department Chair and forwarded to the Registrar’s Office.
The final approval of a change of major is at the discretion of the Dean and may be subject to denial based on a student’s academic performance, scheduling or course requirements. This may include but is not limited to, country requirements, degree-specific requirements, pre-requisites, etc.
Some key points to remember:
- All decisions made by the Dean are final and may not be appealed.
- If a student has been allowed to enroll in a new major, the student shall work with the Department Chair to create an individual educational plan to fulfill the curriculum requirements of the respective academic programme.
- Acknowledgement of Internal Transfer Credits. In order for the student to change a major the following provisions should be taken into consideration: 1) if the difference in learning outcomes of a discipline exceeds 50 per cent, such discipline should be re-taken, 2) the pre-requisite courses essential for continuing of the chosen academic programme must be prioritized within the individual academic plan.
- If a student has been allowed to enroll in a new major, that student may be required to enroll for an extra year at UCA, in order to take the required pre-requisites for the new major.
- All students who are switching campuses due to the change of their majors, will be responsible for moving all their personal belongings between campuses.
- Transfer of students (the actual enrolment in a new major programme) is to be carried out during summer or winter holidays.