{"id":5015,"date":"2021-06-01T09:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/?page_id=5015"},"modified":"2024-06-04T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:00:25","slug":"undergraduate-change-of-major-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/how-to-guides\/undergraduate-change-of-major-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Change of Major Request"},"content":{"rendered":"

Degree-seeking undergraduate students may use the Undergraduate Major\/Minor Change online form to request a change to their degree, major, minor and\/or concentration. All requests to add a major, minor and\/or concentration must be reviewed and certified by your new College\/School designee before being made official. If approved, you will receive an email with a confirmation of approval.<\/p>\n

Newly admitted first-semester students should contact Undergraduate Admissions<\/a> to change their degree, major and\/or concentration prior to the first semester. Non-degree-seeking students must also contact Undergraduate Admissions if they wish to become degree-seeking students.<\/p>\n

Note: Only one transaction is permitted each time you complete this form. If you wish to drop and add, you will need to drop first and then return to the form to add.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expect 5-10<\/strong> business days for processing to occur. You will see the new major\/minor\/concentration reflected in your Degreeworks header and\/or in your Registration screen in NEST.<\/p>\n

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1. The request will be found through your NEST Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Log in to your NEST Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Navigate to the \u201cPersonal Information\u201d<\/strong> page on the left-hand side of the screen. Click on the \u201cManage Your Record\u201d<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n

4. Once you have entered the student portal, click on the \u201cStudent\u201d<\/strong> tab, then click on \u201cStudent Records.”<\/strong> You will find the Undergraduate Major\/Minor Change Request<\/strong> in the sub-menu.<\/p>\n

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5. Click on the Undergraduate Major\/Minor Change Request.<\/p>\n

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**Graduate Level students are not permitted to change the major or minor using this form. Please contact the <\/strong>Graduate School<\/a> for assistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Once you have landed on the form, there are navigation instructions on top of the form explaining how to submit each request as well as the policy for changing, adding, or dropping majors, minors and\/or concentrations.<\/p>\n