{"id":39,"date":"2021-09-24T17:59:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/major-minor-change\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:20:12","slug":"major-minor-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/major-minor-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Major and Minor Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Registration &amp; Records Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/transcripts-and-verifications\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Transcripts &amp; Verifications<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/registration\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Registering for Classes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/m.butler.edu\/index.php\/app\/catalog\/listCatalogCareers\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Class Search<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/academic-calendar-for-2026-2027\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Academic Calendar<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/graduation\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Applying to Graduate<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/transferring-credits-to-butler\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Transferring Credits to Butler<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/student-center\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Get to Know Your Student Center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/major-minor-change\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Major and Minor Changes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/grades-exams\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Final Grades and Exams<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Registration and Records Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/transferring-credits-to-butler\/credit-through-testing\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Test Credits and Advanced Placement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.butler.edu\/rr\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">R&amp;R\u2014For Faculty<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/name-gender-address\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Name \/ Gender \/ Address Information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/registrar\/bulletin\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Academic Bulletins<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-and-minor-changes\">Major and Minor Changes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subsequent to enrollment and matriculation, any student wishing to change from one Butler college to another should consult the deans of both the college in which the student is currently enrolled and the college to which transfer is being requested. The student can consult with their academic advisor on the process to declare a major, change a major or add a minor to the course of study. Changes of major within a college should be initiated by consulting the office of the dean of the student&#8217;s current college or the Student Success Center. 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