Program Change Petitions

Program changes are updates to your officially declared major and/or minor(s). Although Public Health majors cannot double major, we encourage you to explore complementary areas of academic interest through the 90+ minors UCLA offers. Public Health majors who want to add a minor to their degree program must submit a petition to the FSPH Office of Undergraduate Student Services. The review committee will consider whether you can complete all degree requirements--including those for your major and intended minor--within time-to-degree, and the feasibility of your proposed degree plan.

Public Health majors who were admitted to the Public Health BS major but wish to switch to the Public Health BA major (or vice versa) should speak with an academic advisor. Such requests should be made only if a student could complete their degree requirements within time-to-degree; approval is not guaranteed.

Public Health majors who wish to change majors outside of FSPH should contact the Center for Academic Advising in the College regarding switching from FSPH to the College of Letters and Science.

Declaring a Minor

Purpose: To add a minor to a Public Health BA or BS degree program

Petition form: FSPH Request to Declare a Minor

Eligibility: Students should consult with counselors and advisors for their intended minor regarding eligibility to enter those programs before submitting their request.

Deadline: Students can request to declare a minor anytime before graduation. The Registrar's Office will clear students for graduation and close their undergraduate records approximately 6 weeks after the end of the student's degree expected term; we therefore recommend that you submit your petition no later than Week 10 of your degree expected term.

Petition process: The FSPH Request to Declare a Minor asks students to identify their intended minor and confirm that they can complete their degree requirements, including the minor requirements, within time-to-degree (defined as 4 years, or 12 consecutive academic quarters, for students admitted to UCLA as Freshmen).

You will also need to upload a completed Degree Plan Contract and Undergraduate Program Change Petition. Both forms require signatures from your minor counselors and advisors. We cannot review your request to declare a minor without signatures from your minor counselors and advisors.

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