Declare/Change Program

UNH students can declare or change a program by selecting or updating a major or minor to align with academic goals. 

 

Majors: Declare, Change or Drop

Undergraduate Students

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To Declare, Change or Drop Major:Follow these steps:
  • Change Major or Option
  • Add/Drop a second Major or Option
  1. Login to Webcat
  2. Select Student Records
  3. Select Change of Major
  • Add/Drop a Third Major
  • Add a Self-Designated Major
  • Change from a Four-Year program to a Thompson School program
  • Change campuses between Durham and Manchester
  • Declare/Drop a Dual Degree
     

File a Major Program Change Form

Collect signatures in the following order:

  1. Current Advisor(s)
  2. Current College Dean
  3. New Advisor(s)
  4. New College Dean
Change to a program offered by the College of Professional Studies - Online (CPSO)Submit an application to the Office of Admissions to ensure admission requirements are met for the desired campus and program.

To Declare, Change or Drop Major:Follow these steps:
  • Change Major or Option
  • Change from one degree level to another
  • Add/Drop an Option
Consult with academic advisor to discuss interests. If a change is agreed upon, the academic advisor will submit a request on the student's behalf.
Change to a program offered by the Durham or Manchester campus.Submit an application to the Office of Admissions to ensure admission requirements are met for the desired campus and program.

Graduate Students

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To Declare, Change or Drop Major:Follow These steps:
Change Degree/program

Read information for current and returning graduate students

Complete a Change of Degree Form

Secondary CertificateComplete certificate application
Self-designed dual degree certificateMail grad.school@unh.edu to schedule a meeting with Graduate School Dean's Office

To Declare, Change, or Drop Major:Follow these steps:
  • Change Program/Major or Option
  • Change from one degree level to another
  • Add/Drop an Option
     
Consult with academic advisor to discuss interests. If a change is agreed upon, the academic advisor will submit a request on the student's behalf.

Minors: Declare, Change or Drop

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Students may declare up to two minors in Webcat. To declare additional minors contact Registrar.Records@unh.edu.

Notice: Students who already submitted an intent to graduate for the current term cannot use Webcat for minor declaration and must contact Registrar.Records.@unh.edu. 


Eligibility to declare a minor(s):

  • Students must be enrolled 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 major
  • Students 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 before 'Applying to Graduate'

Additional Minor Information:

  • Academic policies related to Minors
  • Durham and Manchester Approved Minors List
  • Minors are recorded on student transcripts and are not printed on diplomas
  • Students are responsible for dropping the minor
  • Students will follow the academic catalog minor requirements for the year the minor is declared
  • Students are responsible for tracking and completing minor requirements by working with the Minor Coordinator to ensure requirements are met in Degree Works. Minor(s) are dropped if requirements are not complete in the student's Degree Works audit by graduation.
  • Students with a pending major change must wait until the major change is approved before declaring a minor.
  • Students must consult with academic advisor to drop a second major and declare a minor instead. Students may declare the minor once the major drop is approved.

Contacts:

   Durham students: Registrar.Records@unh.edu
   Manchester contact: UNHM.Registration@unh.edu


 Webcat Step-by-Step Instructions

To Declare, Change or Drop Minor:Follow These Steps:
Declare (add) a minor
  1. Login to Webcat
  2. Select Student Records menu
  3. Select Declaration of Minor
  4. Click Add New Minor
  5. Select Minor from dropdown list
  6. Click Save
  7. Review selection and click OK to declare minor

Download Step by Step Guide

Drop a minor
  1. Login to Webcat
  2. Select Student Records menu
  3. Select Declaration of Minor
  4. Identify minor to drop and click Delete
  5. Review selection and click OK to drop minor

Download Step by Step Guide

Change a minor
  1. Login to Webcat
  2. Select Student Records menu
  3. Select Declaration of Minor
  4. Identify minor to change and click Replace
  5. Select minor from the dropdown list
  6. Click Save
  7. Review selection and click OK to change minor

Download Step by Step Guide

To declare, change or drop a minor, contact assigned academic advisor.