Academic Major
In addition to the liberal studies requirements, the university requires students to select a major or a curricular area of concentration. Students are typically responsible for meeting the major requirements in effect at the time they enter the university or change majors. When the students leave the university and are later readmitted, they become responsible for meeting the major requirements in effect at the time they are readmitted.

If students would benefit from meeting a set of major requirements other than those in effect at the time they declared their major or were admitted/readmitted to the university, their advisor may request of the students’ academic dean that a different set of major requirements be met.

At the time of enrollment or by the end of the sophomore year, students must select a major. The university encourages students to select during their early semesters the exploratory (undeclared) student status if they have uncertainty or apprehension about the choice of a major. If students desire to change their major, they must complete, with departmental chairperson’s signature, the change of major form in the Office of Academic Records and Summer School.

Using their criteria, departments determine the admission or rejection of students into their departments to pursue their major. Students may obtain these criteria from the departmental advisor or chairperson. Course requirements for a major may not be taken using a Pass/No Credit grade option. Courses taken within a student’s first major department may not be used to meet any Liberal Studies program requirements.

Students may declare a second major by completing a Declaration of Second Major form. The requirements for all majors must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s first baccalaureate degree. Once graduated, students may not return and add additional majors to their undergraduate record. Undergraduate courses taken after graduating will be recorded as post baccalaureate courses on the transcript.

Students may earn two majors simultaneously; they may not earn two degrees. Also, the university’s modern language requirement is a bachelor of arts degree requirement and not a requirement of a major. Therefore, a student earning a second major would not be required to complete the modern language requirement for the second major. If the student’s initial degree required the modern language requirement, the student would be expected to meet the requirement.

All academic majors must consist of at least 30 credits; at least 12 of which must completed at SRU and 15 of which must be at the upper division (typically numbered 300 or above).