The Institute is exercising its right as indicated in the Catalog policy that addresses the Change of Major to place conditions on the BS in Computer Science program. This is due to high demand for the BS in Computer Science major. First-year students who are admitted Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and beyond will not have the option to change their major to the BS in Computer Science and must plan accordingly. This does not apply to 2024 first-year applicants who applied with a primary major in Computer Science and were admitted. It also does not apply to continuing students. Continuing students, admitted prior to Summer 2024, will follow the existing Computer Science process for changing their major. Transfer students are not eligible for the one unrestricted change of major.
See below if you are an admitted first-year student or transfer student.
Prior to submitting a DocuSign change of major form, you must meet the advising requirements of the intended major. You can view contact information for each department at advising.gatech.edu and/or schedule an appointment in Advisor Link. Once this is complete and you have approval, you may start the DocuSign process to change or add a major. Please do not submit this form without prior approval from your intended major.
- Change Degree or Update Catalog Year: Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign
- Add Secondary Degree or Change Priority: Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign
- Remove Degree: Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign
Reminders for DocuSign Forms:
- Please allow 3 to 5 business days to see the requested change on your student record after all signatures are completed.
- If you have questions regarding the forms, email dc@registrar.gatech.edu
- If Phase 2 Registration for the term has ended, changes are not made for the current term but are updated for the next term. Example: Form is submitted in March, the form will be processed for the Summer term.
- Search the DocuSign Address Book (gray icon in recipient field) to find the correct @gatech.edu format email addresses for the intended recipients.
- After adding the appropriate DocuSign recipients, click SEND. The sender/student is the first recipient and can work within DocuSign account or you can use the emailed document link to add information to the document.
- Complete the form with the required information for the degree, department, sign the form and select FINISH. This will automatically route the form to the next signer.
Change Major or Update Catalog Year
Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign for change of primary major or catalog year.
If Phase 2 Registration for the term has ended, changes are not made for the current term but are effective for the next term. It is also important to note that some programs, such as CS, ME and ISyE have additional conditions that must be met for a change of major.
Complete the document with all required information:
Secondary Degree or Changing Degree Priority
Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign for change of secondary degree or change of degree priority.
The Current Degree program does not have to approve the request. The current major school will receive a copy of the form to document that a second degree program was approved and is not required to sign.
Complete the document with all required information:
Remove Degree
Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign to remove a degree from record. If you have questions about this form - please reach out to dc@registrar.gatech.edu
Complete the document with all required information:
Admitted First Year Student
Admitted first year students will not be allowed to submit a request for a change of major until after the deadline for withdrawal from classes with a W grade in the first term of their enrollment. The change would be effective for the second term of enrollment. This includes a change of major within the student's current College. For first year students admitted for Summer, the restriction is lifted after the withdraw deadline of their second semester of enrollment. All other restrictions also apply.
Transfer Students
Catalog policy describes the one unrestricted major change available to students admitted as freshmen. The information in the section above references when the one unrestricted change of major for freshmen is allowed to occur. It is important to note that transfer students are not allowed an unrestricted change of major.
Catalog: Rules & Regulations VI
Restrictions on Some Programs
It is also important to note that some programs, such as CS, ME and ISyE have additional conditions that must be met for a change of major.
Concentration Management
The concentration management tool in OSCAR is available to add, remove, or modify a concentration for a given program of study.
Concentration Management in OSCAR
Change of Major Form for Graduate Students
A graduate student uses this form to request a change of major or level.