During your first and second year, your focus will be on preparing for declaring or applying for your major. You'll be completing prerequisite courses, earning the minimum number of credits, and achieving the grade point average (GPA) required to ensure you meet admission or declaration requirements.
Depending upon your planned major, you will either 'apply' for it or 'declare' it. Applying for your major means you enter a competitive applicant pool for the major in which admission is not guaranteed. Declaring your major means you are likely to be admitted into your major as long as you successfully meet basic academic standards for the program. The processes for declaring or applying varies by college and major.
Your advisor, along with these major profiles, are good resources to use to learn what the application or declaration process is for your intended major. See information and policies about the timeline for declaring your major.
