Declaration of Primary Major
Students are expected to declare their major in the spring of their second year. Transfer students (students who were degree-seeking students at a different institution prior to enrolling in Berea), who are credited with 2 or more transfer terms are expected to declare their major in the spring of their first year. Transfer students who are credited with less than 2 transfer terms are expected to declare their major in the spring of their second year.
Once the student has requested acceptance to a major, academic departments will either 1) accept, 2) not accept, or 3) conditionally accept with specific conditions that can be met by the end of the next term.
Students who are accepted or conditionally accepted must submit a curriculum plan to the Registrar’s Office in order to complete the Declaration of Major process. Failure to submit a curriculum plan will result in a hold being applied disallowing confirmation or registration until a curriculum plan has been submitted. If the student needs more than eight (8) regular terms (or the
equivalent for transfer students) to complete the
selected major, the student must request an Extension of Terms.
Students who are not accepted to a major and students conditionally accepted who do not meet the conditions for their acceptance to the major must complete the
Declaration of Major process in the next regular term (Fall of the 3rd year, generally). Students who are not accepted into a major in this second attempt are subject to suspension.