Major, Minor, Undergraduate Certificate Policies

Policy for Undeclared Students

All students at the University of Central Florida are expected to officially declare a major prior to earning 45 college credit hours (this includes credits earned from CLEP, Dual Enrollment, AP and IB). An administrative Hold to prevent future university registration will be placed on the records of all students that have not declared a major. Students must meet with an academic advisor (within Student Development and Enrollment Services, the Colleges, or Regional campuses) to have the hold released.

Majors

The University assigns the major that the student indicated on the Application for Admission or Readmission. It is the student’s responsibility to make appropriate major changes. Students who change majors between different colleges must adopt the most current catalog. Students changing from a declared major to an Undeclared or Undecided major also must adopt the most current catalog. For each of these students, the University automatically will update the catalog year when processing the change in major. Students may retain their catalog when changing tracks/concentrations within the same major (e.g., English: Literature to English: Creative Writing), or when moving from a Pending category to the equivalent major (e.g., Business Pending to Accounting). If the new major is a different subject from the pending major (e.g., Business Pending to History), the student must adopt the most current catalog and the University automatically will update the catalog year when processing the change in major. If they have not interrupted residency, students entering UCF in an Undeclared or Undecided category may retain their catalog when initially selecting a major. The Undergraduate Major Change Form is available at the college and school advising offices of from the Registrar’s Office website at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu. Forms may be submitted in person to the college/school advising offices, by mail, or in person to the Registrar’s Office (MH 161). Requests must include the student’s identification number and signature.

Minors

A minor is a complement to a bachelor’s degree program/major requiring at least 18 credit hours in a field. A student may declare a minor at any point during the first term of enrollment up to but no later than the online submission of the Intent to Graduate Form. Students strongly are urged to declare a minor as early as possible. Minors are optional unless required by your specific major. All graduation requirements (i.e., the minor and major) must be from a single UCF Undergraduate Catalog for which a student is eligible. Minors must be certified at the same time as the student’s baccalaureate degree. Unless a second degree is earned, certification will not be made at a later time even if additional courses have been completed. The Undergraduate Minor Declaration/Change Form is available at the college and school advising offices. Forms may be submitted in person to the college/school advising offices or by mail or in person to the Registrar’s Office (MH 161). Requests must include the student’s identification number and signature.

Undergraduate Certificates

An undergraduate Certificate is a supplement to the bachelor’s degree program/major. Certificates are optional. Effective Summer 2005 students may receive an undergraduate Certificate by completing all requirements for an undergraduate Certificate program. Students must be admitted in a degree seeking program to be eligible to receive an undergraduate Certificate. Certificate programs may not be taken independently of a degree program. All graduation requirements (i.e., the certificate and major/minor) must be from the same UCF Undergraduate Catalog for which a student is eligible. Certificates may be certified at any time during the student’s undergraduate career. Some certificates may restrict awarding the certificate to time of degree completion. The undergraduate Certificate is awarded upon completion of the certificate requirements as determined by college for each specific certificate. The Undergraduate Certification form is available at the college advising offices.