Major change processes for IU Bloomington undergraduate students
Ready to change your major? Ready to declare your major after exploring? AMES advisors are here to help you navigate this process.
Each school at IU Bloomington does major changes differently.
The process also depends on whether you are changing between majors in your current school (an internal change) or changing majors from your current school into another school (an external change).
In the chart below, find the school that offers your chosen major to see how to begin your major change process. If you have questions, please contact AMES advising.
Internal: Students switching within these three AMES programs: IU Exploratory, Pre-Business, and Pre-Nursing, should meet with their AMES advisor who will submit a major change request form.
External: If a student wants to be Exploratory, Pre-Business, or Pre-Nursing their current advisor can email vpuerec@iu.edu for a major change request or refer the student to meet with an AMES advisor.
Internal Major Change Process: To change between majors within the College (including majors in Eskenazi, Hamilton Lugar, and Media), a student should make an appointment with an advisor in the department of their intended major.* If the advisors for that major do not have appointments, the student can email the relevant advising office.
External Major Change Process: To change into a major offered by the College (including majors within Eskenazi, Hamilton Lugar, and Media), a student should make an appointment with an advisor in the department of their intended major.* If the advisors for that major do not have appointments, the student can email the relevant advising office.
*BFA programs and the Individualized Major Program have additional admission requirements. See the advisor for the intended major for more information.
Internal Major Change Process: Students fill out the internal Record Update Request form. It is routed to the Jacobs School recorder who will either update their record or refer the student to the Music Admissions office if the change requires an additional audition/interview process.
External Major Change Process: Not applicable. Non-admitted Jacobs School students will enter AMES as Exploratory majors and should contact AMES. The student should be in contact with Music Admissions. Once admitted to Jacobs by audition/interview, the Jacobs School will update a student’s record at the beginning of the next semester.
Internal Major Change Process: Kelley students can use the internal online form to update their Kelley major.
External Major Change Process: Students who are not in Kelley, but interested in pursuing business, need to be pre-business through AMES and go through the standard admissions process to switch from a non-Kelley major to a Kelley major. Interested students should reach out to AMES.
Internal Major Change Process: Luddy advisors or Luddy students should submit the internal form. Luddy degrees as second concurrent degree requests are submitted by Luddy advisor to Luddy Records via email.
External Major Change Process: Students outside of AMES and outside of Luddy should make an advising appointment with a Luddy advisor to request a major change into Luddy.
Students advised by AMES should meet with their AMES advisor to have their major changed to Luddy. The AMES advisor will submit a major change request using AMES internal process.
Internal Major Change Process: O’Neill students meet (or email) their O’Neill Advisor to request a major change that is then routed to O’Neill Records and major is changed.
External Major Change Process: Students may apply and view admission eligibility on the O’Neill School website. Application deadlines are: May 1, July 1, August 1 and Dec. 1.
Students in other academic units who wish to move into an O’Neill preparation program prior to applying for admission may do so if they meet the following criteria:
Student’s Cumulative GPA is a 2.3 or high
GPA must be in good standing if student has 12 or more credits in the O’Neill GPA
Semester GPA must be a 2.0 or higher
If student meets the above criteria, advisors may email O’Neill Records (onrecug@iu.edu) with student’s name, ID, and intended O’Neill major. If students do not meet the above criteria, they should contact AMES.
For questions, please contact O’Neill Undergraduate Programs and Advising Office at 812-855-0635 or onrecug@iu.edu.
Internal Major Change Process: School of Education students should contact their assigned Education advisor.
External Major Change Process: Students interested in switching into an education major should follow the instructions on the School of Education website.
Internal Major Change Process: No internal major change processes.
External Major Change Process: Students would need to be pre-nursing through AMES and go through the standard admissions process to switch from a non-nursing major to a nursing major. The sooner a student switches, the better. Interested students should reach out to AMES.
Internal Major Change Process: Students already in the School of Public Health (SPH) wishing to change to another SPH major should contact their SPH advisor to request a major change.
External Major Change Process: Students or their current advisor should email SPH Undergraduate Advising (sphadvr@iu.edu) and request a major change. If the student wants to talk with an advisor in SPH before changing their major, they should come to drop-ins on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday, in SPH C099, from 1-4 pm
Internal Major Change Process: No internal major change process.
External Major Change Process: Students who are not Social Work majors should email IU School of Social Work (IUSSW) Advising at iubadvis@iu.edu and request a major change. The IUSSW will complete a major change request and direct the IUSSW recorder to update the student's major. Interested students are welcome to meet with a Social Work Academic Advisor before changing their major and may schedule a meeting by emailing iubadvis@iu.edu.
