Declaring a Major or Minor

Declaring a Major/Double Major/Double Degree 

To begin a major change or major addition request, please click here.

• You will receive an email with detailed instructions including tasks for completing your request to add or change your major. Throughout the process you may be notified if additional actions are required.
• The tasks will include meeting with a departmental advisor for your new major, attending or completing a workshop, and submitting a graduation plan.
•  Once you complete all of the tasks listed in the system and your graduation plan has been approved, your major will be changed or added.
• These requests may take up to 15 business days to process.

*Students on academic probation/dismissal, student athletes and other designated student populations will be required to schedule an appointment with a BSOS College Advisor to finalize their major change or addition.

If you have any questions, please contact us at <geog-advise@umd.edu> so we can help.

Declaring a Minor

To declare the Geospatial Information Science Minor or the Remote Sensing of Environmental Change Minor, fill out the registration form. A Geographical Sciences Advisor will contact you in 3-5 business days to confirm enrollment. 

Students may declare a minor in any semester, regardless of how many courses they have completed, EXCEPT the semester in which they intend to graduate. 

Any questions may be directed to geog-advise@umd.edu. Students may also schedule an appointment with a Geographical Sciences Advisor.