Declare a Major, Minor or Certificate

All Hunter College undergraduates must declare a major. To earn a baccalaureate degree, you need to pursue and complete an approved major as part of the requirements for the degree, and at least one-half of your major credits must be completed in residence at Hunter College.

• When to Declare a Major
• How to Declare a Major
• Requirements
• Application-Required Programs

When to Declare

All matriculated students must declare a major before completing 60 credits. Transfer students entering with 60 credits or more must declare their major by the census date in their first semester which can be found in the Academic Calendar.

How to Declare

1. Complete and submit the online Major, Minor, Certificate Declaration and Change Form. You will need your Net ID and password to access the form.
2. As this process may require approval from the academic department, it is highly recommended that you submit this form as early as possible prior to the Major/Minor Declaration Deadline as indicated on the Academic Calendar.
3. Declarations and changes processed after the Major/Minor Declaration Deadline will be effective for the following semester.

Requirements

Remember, a major may demand a minimum grade point average (GPA) higher than the 2.0 required of all Hunter undergraduates to remain in good academic standing. Students who do not earn the minimum GPA required by a major may not be accepted into that major, may be dismissed from that major, or may not be certified for graduation with that major.

If you receive federal and/or state financial aid awards, you must declare your major and minor before completing 60 credits. Failure to comply will result in a hold on the academic record and registration.

Application-Required Programs

The following list of majors and/or minors may not be declared using the Major, Minor and/or Certificate Declaration form and require an application, audition and/or entrance exam.