Declaring your major

Ready to join your major? Here’s how!

Once you’ve decided which major you’d like to complete, you’ll need to either declare your major or apply for the major if it has an admissions process. Many of our majors are open to all students or to students who meet minimum requirements, and these majors can be declared at any time. Some majors have limited space and more in-depth requirements, so you’ll need to complete an application to those majors.

Declarable majors

The following majors can be declared whenever you meet the requirements for them. Click on the major itself to confirm if any specific coursework is required before declaring.

MajorLink to Declaration Process
American & Ethnic Studies (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Business Administration (BA)School of Business Major Declaration Form
Biology (BS)STEM Major Declaration Form
Conservation & Restoration Science (BS)IAS Major Declaration Form
Culture, Literature & the Arts (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Data Visualization (BA & BS)IAS Major Declaration Form
Developmental & Youth Studies (BA)SES Major Declaration Form
Earth System Science (BS)IAS Major Declaration Form
Economics (BS)School of Business Major Declaration Form
Education Studies: Elementary Education (BA)SES Major Declaration Form
Environmental Studies (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Global Studies (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Health Studies (BA)HS Major Declaration Form
Interdisciplinary Arts (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Interdisciplinary Social SciencesIAS Major Declaration Form
Law, Economics & Public Policy (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Mathematics (BS)STEM Major Declaration Form
Media & Communication Studies (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Psychology (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form
Science, Technology & Society (BA)IAS Major Declaration Form

Majors requiring applications

The following majors require that you submit an application and get accepted into the program. Some of these programs have limited space and are unable to accept all qualified applicants. For all of these programs, you can see their general admission rate for internal students, and when their next application date is.

All internal major applications can be found here.

MajorWinter 2027 Quarter DeadlineAcceptance Rate
(Internal applicants only, approximate rolling 2 year average)
Applied Computing (BA) October 10th33%
Chemistry (BA) October 25th100%
Chemistry (BS – With a biochemistry option) October 25th100%
Chemistry (BS) October 25th95%
Computer Engineering (BS) N/A82%
Computer Science & Software Engineering (BS) October 10th40%
Electrical Engineering (BS) October 25th95%
Mechanical Engineering (BS) N/A87%
Physics (BA) October 25th100%
Physics (BS) October 25th100%

The majority of programs requiring an application will accept in-progress prerequisites except where noted. Be sure to review the program’s website for all details, or schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.