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 Major or Update Catalog Year: Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign
Add Secondary Major, Changing Priority, or Removing Major: Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign
To access the PDF file outside of DocuSign, click here.
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:
- Your proposed major advisor or department (New Primary Major Advisor/Department) must approve the document first.
- Please complete information if you are only changing your major or catalog year.
- 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. You are the first recipient and can work within your 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 your current major advisor/department coordinator you listed to sign.
- In your DocuSign account, you can follow the forms process through signatures and if necessary correct recipients or void the signing transaction at a later date.
- 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 this form, email dc@registrar.gatech.edu .
To access the PDF file outside of DocuSign, click here.
Secondary Major, Changing Major Priority, or Removing Major
Undergraduate students use this form in DocuSign for change of secondary major, change of major priority, or removal of major.
If Phase 2 Registration for the term has ended, changes are not made for the current term but are effective for the next term.
Complete the document with all required information:
- Your new secondary major advisor or department must approve the document first.
- Please complete information if you are adding a secondary major, changing major priority, or removing a major.
- Search the DocuSign Address Book (gray icon in recipient field) to find the correct @gatech.edu format email addresses for the intended recipients.
- If you are not using one of the recipient fields, follow the prompts to remove.
- After adding the appropriate DocuSign recipients, click SEND. You are the first recipient and can work within your 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, level, department, sign the form and select FINISH. This will automatically route the form to your current major advisor/department coordinator you listed to sign.
- In your DocuSign account, you can follow the forms process through signatures and if necessary correct recipients or void the signing transaction at a later date.
- 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 this form, email dc@registrar.gatech.edu .
To access the PDF file outside of DocuSign, click here.
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.
Change of Major Form for Graduate Students
A graduate student uses this form to request a change of major or level.