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contextual and support area if included within the student’s program, and fulfillment of Core Curriculum requirements. Meet with faculty members from the primary discipline to discuss program plans. Complete a Major Declaration Form, with departmental approval, during the sophomore year and submit a copy to the Centralized Student Assistance Office.
Every student is required to have a declared major by the beginning of the junior year and to have an advisor in the major field. The Major Declaration Form must be signed by the faculty advisor and submitted to the college Registrar (located in the CSA office) no later than the last day for course addition in the first semester of the junior year. A student pursuing pre-medical studies, a B.S. degree, or another field with a specified course sequence may need to confirm his or her program at an earlier date. The student must complete a graduation audit approximately a year prior to their anticipated graduation date. Deadlines for receipt of this audit are December 15 of the prior year for December graduates, May 15 of the prior year for May graduates, and September 15 of the prior year for summer graduates. Any changes in a previously approved graduation audit must be submitted to and approved by the advisor and the Registrar. Courses to be counted for graduation in a particular major, including those listed for the minor or the contextual and support area (if one is in the student’s program), must be approved in writing by the chairperson of that department before the Registrar certifies that graduation requirements have been met. Any exceptions to the requirements listed in the applicable catalog will be documented by Course Substitution Forms signed by the advisor and the department chair and submitted to the Registrar. For interdisciplinary majors, all involved departments will approve graduation audits as above.
Individualized Area of Concentration
A student with special interests not met by any of the established majors may submit a proposal for an individualized area of concentration, with approval from the Dean of Faculty and two faculty advisors from disciplinary areas related to the proposed concentration. An individualized area of concentration must meet these criteria: the coursework must include study in depth of at least one area of knowledge; the capabilities of the student and the resources of the institution must be sufficient to sustain the intended program; the program must be approved by the end of the student’s fifth semester, or its equivalent; and the program must meet all the goals and expectations of the concept of a major and a contextual and support area. An individualized area of concentration must include a minimum of six courses from a single discipline (including a senior project) and no fewer than two courses from any other discipline. It must entail at least 48 semester hours, and it thus is in lieu of major, minor, and/or contextual and support requirements.
Double Major
A student desiring more than one major should consult with faculty in each discipline about its requirements, and have an advisor assigned for each discipline. The student must develop a program which includes a minimum of eight courses in each discipline (including the required courses) and meets the mathematics requirements appropriate to each major. For double majors, departments retain the option of requiring all courses listed under departmental requirements in the department’s 164