Change of Academic Program
Change of Academic Program may include
- declaring a major
- adding or removing a major
- adding or removing a minor or concentration
Students who wish to change their academic program, or declare/add or remove a major or minor may do so by submitting an Official Change of Academic Program form. Forms may be obtained in the Office of Enrollment Services at your appropriate campus. Please note that the Change of Academic Program may require Director/Chair and/or Dean’s signature. Please see your appropriate academic department for more information.
Undergraduate Grade Relief Privilege
When undergraduate students find it necessary to change their academic program, they may be relieved of grades of F and, at their discretion, grades of D, in subjects not required by the new academic program, for the purpose of recalculating the grade point ratio only.
This privilege is extended only once for a student in his or her college career at Fairleigh Dickinson University and must be exercised not later than the close of the student’s fourth semester. If granted, it is limited to a student who is matriculated with at least 16, but not more than 64 credits. It may not be used to circumvent prior faculty action.
This process may be implemented under the following circumstances:
- required by a faculty evaluation, or appeals committee or by the faculty of the student’s major.
- recognition by the student, with the endorsement of one or more faculty members, including his or her adviser, department chairperson or College dean, that the student has made a wrong choice and cannot hope to succeed in his or her present academic program. This procedure is selective and not automatic.