Full-time students normally declare their major in the second
semester of their second year, although some majors encourage students to
declare even earlier in order to facilitate the planning needed for an
appropriate sequence of the courses required to complete the major within four
years. Part-time students normally declare their major by the time they have
completed 60 credits. Declaration is done by submitting a major/minor
declaration form, available online at mymajor.sas.rutgers.edu. Some academic
departments may have prerequisites and/or require approval by an adviser.
Students who have not declared their major and minor by the
time they have completed 60 credits will not be permitted to register for the
next semester until they have either declared or met with a general education
adviser to develop a specific and approved plan of study. For transfer students
who have transferred 45 or more credits, this restriction on registration will
not apply until the end of their second semester.
A list of majors open to School of Arts and Sciences (SAS)
students is included under the Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts Students in this catalog. Students are strongly urged to
consult with an academic adviser and the specific departments offering the
majors they are considering during their first year at SAS. Some majors,
including many in the sciences and the foreign languages, require that courses
be sequenced in a particular way, making planning during the first year crucial
to timely completion of the major. In addition, certain bachelor of arts (B.A.)
and bachelor of science (B.S.) majors offered in other Rutgers–New Brunswick
schools may require separate admission. These schools include: the Edward J.
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; the Mason Gross School of the
Arts; the School of Communication and Information; the School of Management and
Labor Relations, and the School of Social Work. For majors offered by those
schools, students should refer to the schools' sections elsewhere in this catalog, departmental websites, or mymajor.sas.rutgers.edu for specific application guidelines and
a listing of the courses to be completed prior to application.
SAS students completing these majors
will receive a single bachelor's degree conferred by SAS in conjunction with
the cognate professional school.
Prospective
applicants to any of the professional schools at Rutgers University need to
refer to the section of the catalog for the school of interest for specific
application guidelines and a listing of the courses to be completed prior to
application. All students should meet with an academic adviser to determine how
the sequence of courses to be completed for application will affect their
graduation from SAS if their application to the professional school is
unsuccessful.
Change of Major or Minor. Students wishing to apply for a
change of major or minor should complete the appropriate form online at mymajor.sas.rutgers.edu.
