Changing Major or Minor

First, it is perfectly normal to feel lost or confused when choosing a major! As mentioned, a large percentage of students will at some point make a change to their degree. Here are some places to go for help through this process:

• Center for Career and Vocation: Our Career Center specializes in helping students uncover their passions and identifying a career path that feels right. From there, they can help you select a major (and minor/concentration, if applicable) that will help you get there.
• Professors and Department Chairs: Concordia Faculty are experts on the curriculum they teach! If you are considering a switch, they are a great resource to utilize.
• Academic Advising: Your academic advisor is familiar with the programs offered at Concordia, and can often help point you in the right direction.

If you’d like to change your major, minor, or concentration, please see your academic advisor to complete a Change of Major form. You can read more information about each of the majors, minors, and concentrations that Concordia offers on the respective department’s pages: start here. The Academic Catalog details the requirements students must meet for each major, minor, and concentration: start here.

Each year, Concordia publishes an Academic Catalog that has been updated with curriculum changes. Your Catalog Year refers to the Academic Catalog of your first year at Concordia, which you will follow during your undergraduate tenure (i.e. if your first semester is Fall of 2024 or Spring of 2025, you will follow the 2024-2025 Academic Catalog). Sometimes a curriculum change implemented in a new Academic Catalog will impact a current student to where it will benefit them if they move to the new Catalog Year. Please speak with your academic advisor for more information.