Professional Program Cohort Registration

Add or Change of Major Procedure

Only available to current Business majors who have been admitted to the Professional Program.

(If you wish to change into the Eller College from other programs, please visit our site for non-Eller students.)

Double majors within the Eller College Undergraduate Program are restricted. Departments will select students applying for double majors based on program and course availability, each student's specific objectives, and academic indicators. Students may not apply for a double major or to change their secondary major after their second semester in the professional program. Posted application deadlines must be met each semester. Deadline to submit an Add Major Application for the Fall 2008 Semester - Monday, March 31st, 2008*

Applications to Change your Primary Major will be considered on a rolling basis throughout the year. There is no deadline but priority consideration is given to students who submit by Monday, March 31st, 2008.

Please note that applications will NOT be considered until all of the following steps are completed.

Procedure:

• Complete an application by visiting http://ugrad.eller.arizona.edu and clicking on the red oval that says "eSMS Advising Appointment"
• Log in using your student ID and pin numbers
• Once logged in, click on the "New Request" tab on your eSMS profile page.
• Select "Change/Add Major" from the drop down menu and click "Create Request" to complete the application and schedule an advising appointment.
• During your appointment, your advisor will discuss sequencing and registration issues about your request.
• All applicants must submit a Statement of Intent as part of the application process. The statement of intent should be no longer than a 1 page, double spaced, typed document indicating your reasons for wanting to change your primary major or add a double major. In your statement, you may want to consider including the following: Your reasons for pursuing a new primary and/or additional major.
  • Your career aspirations related to pursuing a new primary and/or additional major.
  • Your educational aspirations related to pursuing a new primary and/or additional major.

You must upload your Statement of Intent to your eSMS filing cabinet, no later than the deadline stated above to complete your application. YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBMITTED.

Timeline for Processing

• Students Applying for a Secondary Major- Applicants will be notified regarding the outcome of their application by e-mail no later than Friday, April 18th 2008
• Students Applying for a Primary Major Change- Applicants will be notified regarding the outcome of their application by e-mail on a rolling basis throughout the semester once their entire application is complete. Please see procedure steps 1-6 above for information about completing the change of major application.
  

Important information students must know about adding or changing majors:

• Priority during Fall and Spring semesters are given to primary majors and/or originally declared majors. You may need to take summer classes to "catch up" in your major sequencing or you will need to submit the Cohort Class Request to be registered for your major courses.
• Registration for secondary major courses are not guaranteed during the regular Fall and Spring semesters. Secondary major courses are the student's responsibility and it is strongly recommended that these courses be taken in winter or summer sessions.
• All major changes and additions will be processed by the academic department and the following criteria will be used: program and course availability, the student's objective for requesting the change or addition of the major, and academic indicators.
• If application is approved to change majors, the Fall 2008 major courses for the "old" major will be dropped from the schedule.