How to Declare or Change a CLA Major for Current CLA Students (only)
Congratulations on your decision to officially declare or change your major! If your desired major is within the College of Liberal Arts (your current collegiate unit), you need to:
- create a Preliminary Grad Plan (include all remaining degree requirements),
- print it (follow the instructions for the ‘Printer Friendly Report’),
- schedule an appointment with a departmental representative to discuss the plan you created.
- State the following: "I would like to declare X as my major and need to meet with someone to discuss my tentative Grad Plan."
To create a Grad Plan with your desired major go to the following site and begin: plan.umn.edu
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
- Plan for at least 12 credits per term
- Course pre-requisites
- When courses are usually offered
- Sequencing courses (e.g., SOC 2155, SOC 3155)
PROCESSING TIME
Once the departmental representative reviews your proposal, they will notify the CLA Advising & Academic Services. The CLA Advising office will process the approved application. You will be notified by email. This entire process could range from 1-2 weeks.
Change of College within the UMD campus
A Change of College application is required to transfer to CLA.
Dual Undergraduate Degrees
If you are pursuing more than one degree (i.e., B.A. and B.S.), and the second degree is in a different collegiate unit than the first, you will need to complete the Application for Admission to Additional Undergraduate Degree Program form, and submit it to the collegiate unit offering the second degree.
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Department
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Departmental
Representative
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American Indian
St |
Linda Grover,
114a Cina |
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Communication |
Boyson, Goei, Gore, Petersen-Perlman, Pfau,Sunnafrank - 4th floor ABAH |
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Economics |
Maureen O’Brien,
330k LSBE |
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English |
Krista Twu,
410 Hum *
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Foreign Languages
& Literatures |
French - Dana Lindaman, 453 Hum; Milan Kovacovic, 487 Hum
German - Gesa
Zinn, 459 Hum Hispanic Studies (Spanish) - Maureen Tobin
Stanley, 477 Hum
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Geography (environment and sustainability,G.I.Sc, urban regional studies)
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ES –
Mike Mageau, 328 Cina
Geog –
Tongxin Zhu, 329a Cina
G.I.Sc - Laure Charleux, 319 Cina URS – Adam
Pine, 317 Cina |
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History |
Any current
professor, 2nd floor ABAH.
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Philosophy |
Any current professor, 3rd floor
ABAH.
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Political Science
(international studies) |
Pol Sci - Jeremy Youde, 305
Cina |
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Sociology/Anthropology (criminology) |
Rob Weidner,
228 Cina *
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Women’s Studies |
Beth Bartlett, 481 Hum |
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Writing Studies |
Jour - Ken
Risdon, 433 Hum Prof Writ - David
Beard, 326 KPlz |
Declaring a Minor
Declare a minor by contacting the appropriate advising office. Again, you will need to meet any specific admission criteria for the minor.
Link to Additional Information on the Web
Links to UMD Collegiate Unit information
UMD major & minor requirements
University of Minnesota Campuses