Major Declarations & Curricular Updates

This applies to the following changes and additions of a catalog year:

• Major
• Minor
• Concentrations

This policy allows your advisors to adequately prepare for advising you under your current curriculum. Please discuss possible changes with your advisor, prior to these dates.

Students can declare a major, minor, or concentration by visiting the Declaring a Major Page.

Visit Declaring a Major Page

Students outside of Center for Academic Advising are allowed to change their curriculum online. You must be in good academic standing in order to use the online Major Declaration/Curricular Update Application.

1. Consult with your advisor and run a "What-If Degree Audit" prior to using the online Change/Declare Major application
2. It's important to know which college or school you are in, the degree you are pursuing, and the catalog year you are studying under.
3. Submit a request to update your major. The request form is available in mySeaport. The link for the Major Declaration/Curricular Updates application is on the Students tab, under the Academics header (right menu).
   • The online Major Declaration/Curricular Update Application can be used to add and/or update catalog years, degrees, majors, minors, concentrations, and university study clusters.
   • You may also use this application to add a second degree, major, minor, and/or concentration.
4. Once submitted, the request will be forwarded to the appropriate departments, for approval.
5. Students and advisors will be kept informed via email, throughout the approval process.
6. The department's approval (or denial) will be sent to the Office of the Registrar, with a copy to the student.

Students may enroll under a previous catalogue, from a year in which they earned credit, provided all graduation requirements are completed within 6 years of the expiration date of the catalogue chosen. Go to step 3 for more information.

Select 'Remove Degree' and re-build your program of study under a more recent catalogue year once you've logged into the Major Declaration/Curricular Update Application. Submit your changes.

Students are required to select a major or a pre-major at the time of admission to UNC Wilmington. Advising is done within the chosen field at orientation.

Some transfer students may be assigned to Center for Academic Advising until they have met the requirements for their major of choice.

Students who have been accepted to UNC Wilmington, but have not registered, must fill out a major change form with the Office of Admissions or contact them at via email.

• mySeaport
• Graduation Application
• Transcript Requests
• Enrollment & Degree Verifications
• Catalogue