{"id":13048,"date":"2025-06-24T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/?page_id=13048&preview_id=13048"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:56:21","slug":"declaring-your-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major","title":{"rendered":"Declaring your major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ready to join your major? Here’s how!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve decided which major you\u2019d like to complete, you\u2019ll 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\u2019ll need to complete an application to those majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Declarable majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major<\/th>Link to Declaration Process<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
American & Ethnic Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Biology (BS)<\/a><\/td>STEM Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Conservation & Restoration Science (BS)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Culture, Literature & the Arts (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Data Visualization (BA & BS)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Developmental & Youth Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>SES Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Earth System Science (BS)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Economics (BS)<\/a><\/td>School of Business Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Educational Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>SES Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Environmental Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Global Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Interdisciplinary Arts (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Law, Economics & Public Policy (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Mathematics (BS)<\/a><\/td>STEM Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Media & Communication Studies (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Psychology (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Science, Technology & Society (BA)<\/a><\/td>IAS Major Declaration Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Majors requiring applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All internal major applications can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major<\/strong><\/th>Spring 2026 Quarter Deadline<\/strong><\/th>Acceptance Rate<\/strong> 
(Internal applicants only, approximate rolling 2 year average)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Applied Computing (BA)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – January 25<\/td>33% <\/td><\/tr>
Business Administration (BA)<\/a><\/td>EXTENDED – February 1<\/td>93% <\/td><\/tr>
Chemistry (BA)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – February 1<\/td>100% <\/td><\/tr>
Chemistry (BS \u2013 With a biochemistry option)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – February 1<\/td>100% <\/td><\/tr>
Chemistry (BS)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – February 1<\/td>95% <\/td><\/tr>
Computer Engineering (BS)<\/a> <\/td>Not admitting Spring 2026<\/em>

Next Admitting Quarter: Autumn 2026<\/td>		82% <\/td><\/tr>
Computer Science & Software Engineering (BS)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – January 25<\/td>40% <\/td><\/tr>
Electrical Engineering (BS)<\/a> <\/td>Not admitting Spring 2026<\/em>

Next Admitting Quarter: Autumn 2026<\/td>		95% <\/td><\/tr>
Health Studies (BA)<\/a> <\/td>January 25<\/td>92% <\/td><\/tr>
Mechanical Engineering (BS)<\/a> <\/td>Not admitting Spring 2026<\/em>

Next Admitting Quarter: Autumn 2026<\/td>		87% <\/td><\/tr>
Physics (BA)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – February 1<\/td>100% <\/td><\/tr>
Physics (BS)<\/a> <\/td>EXTENDED – February 1<\/td>100% <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The majority of programs requiring an application will accept in-progress prerequisites except where noted. Be sure to review the program\u2019s website for all details, or schedule an appointment with your academic advisor<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ready to join your major? Here’s how! Once you\u2019ve decided which major you\u2019d like to complete, you\u2019ll 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":1648,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13048","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"Contact Us","email":"uwbadvis@uw.edu","phone":"425.352.3427","box":"Box 358500","address_line_1":"18115 Campus Way NE","address_line_2":"Bothell, WA 98011-8246","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"\nDeclaring your major - Advising<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Declaring your major - Advising\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ready to join your major? Here’s how! Once you\u2019ve decided which major you\u2019d like to complete, you\u2019ll 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...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Advising\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-27T22:56:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major\",\"name\":\"Declaring your major - Advising\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-24T23:10:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-27T22:56:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Majors & minors\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Declaring your major\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"\/#website\",\"url\":\"\/\",\"name\":\"Advising\",\"description\":\"Just another UW Bothell site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Declaring your major - Advising","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Declaring your major - Advising","og_description":"Ready to join your major? Here’s how! Once you\u2019ve decided which major you\u2019d like to complete, you\u2019ll 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...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major","og_site_name":"Advising","article_modified_time":"2026-01-27T22:56:21+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major","url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major","name":"Declaring your major - Advising","isPartOf":{"@id":"\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-24T23:10:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-27T22:56:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors\/declaring-your-major#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Majors & minors","item":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/majors-and-minors"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Declaring your major"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"\/#website","url":"\/","name":"Advising","description":"Just another UW Bothell site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13048"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13456,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13048\/revisions\/13456"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}