Internal Transfers/Changing Majors 2013-14
The University of Delaware has developed a university-wide policy that will enable students to move more freely among majors and colleges. This will also provide students with the flexibility to pursue multiple majors and minors, to work at the interfaces between established disciplines, and to experience a broader selection of electives. UD is committed to ensuring that all students are making informed decisions regarding their academic interests and their professional goals and objectives. Prior to requesting a transfer/change of major, please consult with your academic advisor.
Non-Restricted Majors
Non-restricted majors have year-round admissions. Students must be in good academic standing (i.e., GPA should not be less than 2.0).
Please review Frequently Asked Questions about the change of major process along with the Restricted Majors information below. Once your form has been approved and received in the Registrar's Office your record will be adjusted within 5 business days. To submit a request to change major or minors, complete the form found here.
Restricted Majors
The following majors, listed below, are limited by accreditation or other academic requirements (minimum GPA, pre-requisites, etc.), availability of resources, physical space limitations (such as lack of laboratory space), or already have full capacity (e.g. training at Vita Nova):
Agriculture and Natural Resources:
- Animal & Food Sciences – Internal transfers must have a 2.5 GPA.
- Engineering Technology - Students must have completed 24+ credits; one course in calculus is required prior to admission. For applicants with fewer than 24 credits, there must be evidence of success in at least pre-calculus.
- Landscape Horticulture & Design (Landscape Design concentration) - Internal transfers will be considered for admission upon successful completion of 45 credit hours, a 2.5 GPA, and submission of an acceptable portfolio of their work. The following courses must be completed before the portfolio review course (PLSC 203): PLSC 103, PLSC 202, PLSC 232, and one approved ART course.
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine & Animal Biosciences - Internal transfers must have a 2.5 GPA.
- Wildlife Conservation – Internal transfers must have a 2.25 GPA.
Arts and Sciences:
- Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising: Major restricted due to availability of lab space and faculty resources.
Students should have a 2.0 GPA or higher. Acceptance into either program will be made based on number of open seats, seniority and academic performance.
Apparel Design: FASH core courses require a C- or better (see catalog for a list of applicable courses). Must have taken FASH122 and submit an online portfolio (see website for details of portfolio requirements).
Fashion Merchandising: FASH core courses require a C- or better (see catalog for a list of applicable courses). Must have taken MATH114 or higher. - Art: Admission/transfers require portfolio review for consideration to enter the major.
- Communication: Accepts students into Communication interest and then selects the top 125 sophomore to junior students based on performance in the lower level communication ocourses.
- Music: Admission/transfers require audition for consideration to enter the major.
Business & Economics:
The Lerner College has a fact sheet which is provided to students interested in transferring into the college. Information about changing into majors available in the Lerner College is available online in .pdf format. All majors are restricted:
- Accounting and MIS: Students must have taken MATH 221 and ECON 151/152 courses with a grade of C- or better, and have 28 credit hours completed before they are admitted. ACCT: Minimum GPA of 3.2 also required. MIS applicants are encouraged to take MISY 160.
- Economics: ECON-BA and Economics Education require ECON 151/152 with C- grade. ECON-BS requires MATH 221 and ECON 151/152 courses with a grade of C- or better, and have 28 credit hours completed before they are admitted.
- Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation: Admission into the major is highly selective due to capacity limitations. Preference will be given to those who have completed ENTR350 or ENTR351. Minimum GPA of 3.0 is required; however, any student with a demonstrated record of involvement in entrepreneurship will be considered.
- Finance: Students must have taken MATH 221 and ECON 151/152 courses with a grade of C- or better, and have 28 credit hours completed before they are admitted. Minimum GPA of 2.8 also required.
- Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management (HRIM) majors and Hospitality Industry Studies: Student must have completed 15 credit hours and have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA for 15-60 credit hours.
- International Business Studies: Students must have completed ECON 151/152 and MATH 221 with a grade of C- or better, be enrolled in a foreign language course at the time of application, and have 28 credit hours completed. Minimum GPA of 2.7 is also required.
- Marketing, Management, Operations Management, Sport Management: Students must have completed ECON 151/152 and MATH 221 with a grade of C- or better, and have 28 credit hours completed before they are admitted. Minimum GPA of 2.7 also required.
Earth, Ocean and Environment:
- Marine Science: Minimum GPA of 2.5 and have completed at least two of the following with a grade of C or better: BISC207, CHEM103, MATH241.
Education and Human Development:
- Early Childhood Education: students with 0-32 earned credits must have a minimum of 2.25 GPA, students with 33-60 credits must have a minimum of 2.4 GPA; students with 61 or more credits must have a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
- Elementary Teacher Education: Minimum 2.60 GPA (this is necessary so that teachers can be certified in neighboring states) and the Praxis I exam.
Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering: Restricted for all students due to program capacity limitations. Prospective student applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a grade of B- or better in both CHEM 103 and MATH 241.
- Computer Science or Information Systems: Students must have earned a grade of C or better in CISC 106 or CISC 108 or CISC 181 and a grade of C or better in MATH 117 or MATH 241 (or a higher level mathematics course). Student must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
- Mechanical Engineering: Restricted for all students due to program capacity limitations. Prospective student applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. For current upperclass College of Engineering students, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to request a change of major; however, grades in program-required engineering courses will also be heavily considered in the decision.
Health Sciences:
- Athletic Training: Students interested in the major should apply for admission to the Athletic Training Interest program. Pre-requisite courses for AT are HESC155, HESC220, HESC210 and HESC240. Directed observation hours, clinical evaluations and competencies, essay, and recommendations are required.
- Exercise Science: Grade of C- or better in BISC 207 and CHEM 103. Minimum GPA of 2.5 also required.
- Health Studies: Requires interview with program manager.
- Health Studies/Occupational Therapy option: Admission is limited due to joint admission decisions by UD and Thomas Jefferson University.
- Information about admission to Medical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Diagnostics may be found here.
- Medical Laboratory Sciences: Completion of BISC 207, 208, 276, 300, CHEM 103, 104, 214 and 216. Completion of 60 credits and a 2.0 are required. Students interested in this major may apply at any time for admission to Medical Laboratory and Diagnostics-Interest
- Medical Diagnostics: Completion of BISC 207, 208, 300, CHEM 103, 104, 321, 322, and either BISC 276/PHYS 201/PHYS 202 OR KAAP 309/310 sequences. Completion of 60 credits and a 3.0 are required. Students interested in this major may apply at any time for admission to Medical Laboratory and Diagnostics-Interest.
- Nursing: Completion of BISC 205 or 207, CHEM 103 or 105, and BISC 276 or NURS 101. 3.0 minimum GPA required. Admission is also dependent on space available.
Dates to request transfers into these restricted majors
For Fall of 2013:
- For the College of Engineering the change of major period restricted majors is from the time all spring final grades
are posted through August 16, 2013. Departments will notify students of their decisions by August 23, 2013.
- For the College of Arts & Science, applications for change of major are accepted year round, with the following exceptions:
- Apparel Design: Application deadline is September 15th.
- Fashion Merchandising: Application deadline is September 15th.
- Communication: COMI students will be reviewed once they have completed the four required entry courses.
- For the College of Business & Economics, for the Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation major,
students may apply at any time by completing an application. Applications will be accepted and
processed on a rolling basis. However, the end of the second week of spring semester will be the deadline for fall admission into the major.
- For the College of Health Sciences, the time period when Nursing makes change of major decisions
is dependent on final grades for Fall/Spring and space availability. Students who have completed the requirements for
consideration should submit a change of major webform by May 15, 2013.
- For all other colleges/departments with restrictions, students seeking to enter restricted majors submit Change of Major requests from August 27, 2013 through September 10, 2013. Departments will notify students of their decisions by September 17.
For Spring of 2014:
- The change of major period for College of Engineering restricted majors is from the time all fall final
grades are posted through January 17. Departments will notify students of their decisions by January 24, 2014.
- For the College of Arts & Science, the change of major period for Fashion Merchandising is February 15th.
The Communication major will review COMI students once they have completed the four required entry courses.
- For the College of Business & Economics, for the Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation major,
students may apply at any time by completing an application. Applications will be accepted and processed on a rolling basis.
However, the end of the second week of fall semester will be the deadline for spring admission into the major.
- For the College of Health Sciences, the time period when Nursing makes change of major decisions is
dependent on final grades for Fall/Spring and space availability.
- For all other colleges/departments with restrictions, students seeking to enter restricted majors submit Change of Major requests from February 10, 2014 through February 24, 2014. Departments will notify students by March 2.
