Incoming Freshmen

On your admissions application, you may have selected a major that requires an additional step to be officially declared. If you have applied for any of the majors listed below, follow the Change Major/Minor instructions below to re-declare your major. Without re-declaration, you will not be allowed to graduate with your selected major.

• Africana Studies
• American Studies
• Art
• Chemistry
• Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education
• Children and Youth Studies
• Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders
• Early Childhood and Art Education
• English
• Health and Nutrition Sciences
• Journalism and Media Studies
• Music
• Puerto Rican and Latino Studies
• Studies in Religion
• Secondary Education
• Sociology
• Theater
• Women's and Gender Studies

Change Major/Minor

To change your major or minor:

1. Log onto your Brooklyn College WebCentral account.
2. Go to E-Services.
3. Select Undergraduate Student Transactions.
4. Select "Declare or change your major, minor or concentration."
5. Select the major or minor you wish to change.

Additionally, students with fewer than 60 credits can change their major to undeclared. Go to the Declaration of Major queue and select "Undeclared" as an option by following the steps below.

Undeclare (Drop) Major/Minor

To remove (drop) a major or minor:

1. Log onto your Brooklyn College WebCentral account.
2. Go to E-Services.
3. Select Undergraduate Student Transactions.
4. Select "Declare or change your major, minor or concentration."
5. Select the major or minor you wish to drop and select "Change." You then change that major or minor to "Undeclared."

One Final Note

Brooklyn College policy requires that you have a major at your 60th earned credit. Students who do not have a major at their 60th earned credit will have a hold placed on their CUNYfirst record preventing them from registering for classes or making changes to their schedule.