1. Fall 2010

2. Change of Major Fall 2010

3. THE Working Group: Mary Pedersen, CAFES Debra Valencia-Laver, CLA Penny Bennett, CLA Dan Walsh, CENG Fred DePiero, CENG Stacey Breitenbach, CENG Dane Jones, CSM Dick Zweifel, CAED Ellen Notermann, CAED Amy Swanson, OCOB Melinda Rojo, ITS Bob Smidt, Academic Senate Rachel Fernflores, Academic Senate Jim Maraviglia, Marketing and Enrollment Development Cem Sunata, Registrar Fall 2010

4. Agenda Guiding Principles Student Success Concerns Change of Major Policy Requesting a Change of Major Individualized Change of Major Agreement Fall 2010

5. Guiding Principles Student’s path to graduation should be transparent, flexible and as simple as possible Students should be treated equitably through the consistent application of policy Students should have university-wide support in reaching success regardless of their affiliation(s) Students deserve communication in a timely manner Fall 2010

6. Guiding Principles Upon admission to Cal Poly, students should have a clear understanding of the expectations being placed upon them Policies and procedures should support the student’s learning experience Continuous review of our policies and practices should be performed regularly Policies and practices should promote quality programs and efficient use of resources Fall 2010

7. Student Success Cal Poly requires students to declare their majors at their time of application Over 30% of our students change majors (successfully) Remove the “stigma” – encourage communication Provides an “advising” opportunity Fall 2010

8. Change of Major - Concerns Academic Senate Resolution AS-582-02/IC (adopted in March 2002 but was never fully implemented) Must make progress in current program while attempting to change into their desired major Some change of major processes are unwieldy Some students could not gain acceptance into their desired major within a reasonable time period Fall 2010

9. Change of Major - Concerns Academic Senate Resulution AS-706-10 (adopted in March 2010) Change of Major processes/rules are set by each department and are inconsistent and in some cases are unclear or onerous Fall 2010

10. Change of Major - Concerns Cal Poly requires students to declare their major at time of application “Back Door” admissions Impacts time to degree Changing majors is not always the “right” thing to do “Synthetic” Majors Fall 2010

11. Change of Major – Minimum Time Students must complete at least one quarter at Cal Poly Fall 2010

12. Change of Major – Basic Criteria Departments/Advisors should give careful consideration to the following when determining target major options Majors for which the student was eligible at time of admission College Academic Record Remaining coursework and ability to complete degree requirements remaining within the unit max Fall 2010

13. Change of Major – “One Chance” Students who enter into an individualized change of major agreement (ICMA) and do not meet the requirements of the agreement will not be eligible to request that major again later in their career at Cal Poly Fall 2010

14. Change of Major – Timeframe The ICMA must be feasible to complete AND be able to be completed in no more than two quarters Fall 2010

15. Change of Major – Completion or ICMA The change of major WILL BE approved and processed once the student has successfully met all of the ICMA requirements Note: An ICMA will be void if a student is academically disqualified prior to the completion of the ICMA Fall 2010

16. Requesting a Change of Major Student reviews the curriculum requirements of the target major Student meets with an advisor to review options Student meets with the department head/chair (or designee) to discuss the possibility of changing majors If changing majors is appropriate the student and department enter into an ICMA Fall 2010

17. Individualized Change of Major Agreement Maximum of two quarters Maximum of three specified courses or 12 units determined by the target major Additional courses and/or units to allow the students to continue to make progress to degree (e.g., electives, GE courses) in both current and target majors. GPA requirements Fall 2010

18. Questions… Fall 2010