SCAI Major Change Inquiries

No.

Submitting a Change of Major Inquiry is simply the first step of the change of major process. You will receive a response to your inquiry that will include the next steps you should take if you want to proceed with changing your major.

Submitting a Change of Major Inquiry is the first step in the process. Students will not be able to schedule an appointment with a SCAI advisor to discuss a possible major change prior to submitting a Change of Major Inquiry and receiving a response from SCAI advising.

• All attempted coursework, both ASU and transfer, is used to calculate a student's Total GPA.

• It is not possible to exclude any attempted coursework from the Total GPA calculation.

  • • The only exception is ASU coursework that falls under ASU's Grade Replacement policy

    • https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/ssm/ssm203-06.html

• Computer Science, Computer Science (Cybersecurity), Computer Science (Software Engineering)

  • • MAT 265 (or MAT 270), MAT 266 (or MAT 271), CSE 110, CSE 205

• Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering (Cybersecurity)

  • • MAT 265 (or MAT 270), MAT 266 (or MAT 271), CSE 110, CSE 205

• Industrial Engineering

  • • MAT 265 (or MAT 270), MAT 266 (or MAT 271), CSE 110

• Informatics

  • • MAT 265 (or MAT 210), MAT 242, CSE 110, CSE 205, CPI 101

Once you submit a Major Change Inquiry you will receive a response from a SCAI advisor within 1-2 business days via email to your @asu.edu email account. If you satisfy the admission requirements necessary to change your major you can reply with confirmation to process the major change. It will then take 1-3 business days for your major to officially be changed. Once your major change is complete your new major will be reflected in the 'My Programs' section of your MyASU page.

No. After you submit a Major Change Inquiry you will receive a response from an academic advisor that will include a decision regarding your admissibility and a recommended list of courses to take in the next semester for your new major. If the email includes enough information for you to update your schedule without meeting with an advisor you may reply to the response with permission to change your major.

If, however, you still have questions you would like answered regarding changing your major, you may schedule an appointment to meet with a SCAI advisor. Information on how to schedule an appointment with an advisor is also included in the advisor response to your change of major inquiry.

The Computer Science (Software Engineering) program is a focused concentration of the Computer Science BS degree program and is only available on the Tempe campus. More information on this program can be found via the ASU Program Search. 

The Software Engineering program is a separate degree program offered on the Polytechnic campus and ASU Online. ASU Online students who are interested in a "computer science" degree should consider the Software Engineering program. More information on this program is available in STEP 1 above or via the ASU Program Search. 

Once you satisfy the admission requirements to change your major you can submit a new Major Change Inquiry to begin the review process. 

You can use the Flowchart, located on the Curriculum page from Step 1, for your major of interest to identify lower-division coursework you can take while you work to satisfy the admission requirements. 

It is important to note that some courses require students to be a specific major in order to enroll into them. You will not be able to take these classes before you satisfy the admission requirements to change your major. Information on course enrollment prerequisites and requirements can be found in the class search and the ASU Course Catalog