Change of Major
A major indicates a particular curriculum within a degree program. An undergraduate student must, under normal circumstances, declare a major within a degree program prior to earning sixty semester hours of credit. An undergraduate student must have a cumulative grade point average of C (2.0).
The particular requirements of a major are listed in the University Bulletin.
Each college or school at Loyola Marymount University has established requirements which the student must follow in order to successfully transfer to the college or school and change to a new major.
Once the student has fulfilled the requirements, the completed Change of Program form should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Listed below are the specific requirements for each college or school. Questions about the requirements should be directed to the appropriate Associate Dean's office.
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
The general process includes the following steps:
- Download a Change of Program form
- Obtain academic advising regarding the major and degree requirements of the new program by choosing to do one or both of the following:
- Obtain signature approval from the chair or director of the major being added on the Change of Program form.
- Obtain signature approval from the chair or director of the major being dropped on the Change of Program form.
- Obtain signature approval from the Office of the Dean on the Change of Program form. Submit the completed form (with all required signatures) to the Office of the Registrar.
College of Business Administration
Students interested in changing a major to one within the College of Business Administration are encouraged to apply during the first two semsters at LMU but no later than the third semester.
Applications are accepted through the end of the seventh week of classes each semester. The evaluation process takes place during the following semester with students being informed once the evaluation process has been completed.
Before being considered for the college students must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and must complete both:
- MATH 112 or an equivalent course in calculus with a minimum grade of B (3.0)
- ECON 110 and 120 with a minimum grade of B- (2.7)
Once requirements have been met, students are eligible to submit an application to the College of Business Administration Associate Dean's Office. (form may be obtained from that office)
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Students interested in applying for a major in Communication Studies within the College of Communication and Fine Arts must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and must submit the following materials to the Communication Studies Department by October 15 in the fall semester and March 15 in the spring semester:
- a statement of personal interest
- two letters of recommendation
Those interested in other majors within the the College of Communication and Fine Arts may apply anytime throughout the year by downloading a Change of Program form and submitting to the respective department within the college.
Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
A student wishing to apply for a major or change majors in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering must present to the Office of the Registrar a Change of Program form approved and signed by the Chairpersons of the involved major departments and the Associate Dean of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. The general process includes the following steps:
- Download a Change of Program form
- Consult with the chair or director of the proposed new major or the Academic Services Coordinator of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering to obtain academic advising regarding the major and degree requirements of the new program
- Obtain signature approval for adding the (new) major on the Change of Program petition from the chair or director of the proposed major.
- Meet with the chair or director of the previous major to obtain signature approval for dropping the (previous) major on the Change of Program form
- Obtain signature approval from the Office of the Associate Dean.
- Submit the completed form (with all required signatures) to the Office of the Registrar.
School of Film and Television
A student wishing to apply to the School of Film and Television should carefully review the requirements established by the School of Film and Television.