The choice of your academic program(s) is an important part of the student academic journey at UNH. Before deciding to change your major, make changes with your current major, or add a minor, be sure to meet with advisors from your current and/or prospective majors to ensure that these changes align with your academic and career goals.
To make changes to your major or minor, follow the steps outlined below based on your current campus.
Majors: Declare, Change or Drop
Undergraduate Students
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File a Major Program Change form Collect signatures in the following order:
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Submit an application and Change of Campus Request form and an advisor will contact you. |
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Consult your academic advisor to discuss your interests. If the change is agreed upon, your academic advisor will submit the request on your behalf. |
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Submit an application through the Office of Admissions in order to ensure that you meet the admission requirements for your desired campus and program. |
Graduate Students
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Complete Application |
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Email grad.school@unh.edu to set up a meeting with the Graduate School Dean's Office |
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Consult your academic advisor to discuss your interests. If the change is agreed upon, your academic advisor will submit the request on your behalf. |
Minors: Declare, Change or Drop
Before deciding to add or change a minor, be sure to meet with your advisor to ensure that any changes align with your academic and career goals.
Students may declare up to two minors in Webcat. To declare additional minors contact Registrar.Records@unh.edu.
Notice: Students planning to graduate December 31, 2024 cannot use Webcat for minor(s) and must submit a Minor Certificate of Completion form.
Eligibility to declare a minor(s) offered by the Durham or Manchester campus:
- Students must be matriculated and pursuing a bachelor's degree at either the Durham or Manchester campus. Undeclared students are not eligible to declare a minor(s).
- Students must be pursuing a minor in a field different from their major program.
- Student must have completed a minimum of 12 credits of coursework at UNH.
When to declare a minor:
- Students must declare a minor by the end of the junior year and a minor must be declared before students 'Apply to Graduate' (Intent to Graduate).
Additional Information & Resources:
- Academic policies related to Minors.
- Durham and Manchester Approved Minors List
- Minors are recorded on the student academic record (transcript) only and are not printed on diplomas.
- Students are responsible for dropping a minor if they decide to no longer pursue the minor.
- Students will follow the minor requirements for the academic catalog year the minor is declared.
- Students are responsible for tracking progress towards completing minor requirements and must work with the Minor Coordinator to ensure requirements are complete in Degree Works. If requirements are not complete in the student's Degree Works audit by graduation, the minor(s) will be dropped.
- Students with a pending major change must wait until the major change is approved before declaring a minor.
- Students that want to drop a second major and declare a minor instead must first consult with their advisor to drop the second major. Once the major drop is approved, students may then declare a minor.
Questions?
- Durham students contact: Registrar.Records@unh.edu
- Manchester students contact: UNHM.Registration@unh.edu
Webcat Step by Step Instructions
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Declare (Add) Minor |
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Drop a Minor |
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Change a Minor |
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If you would like to add, drop or change a minor, contact your advisor.
