Change of Major

Communication: Be sure to visit the Department of Communication website for specific details about the competitive application process for Communication and set up an appointment in CU Navigate with the Communication advisor.

Sports Communication: Be sure to visit the Department of Communication website for specific details about the competitive application process for Sports Communication and schedule an appointment in CU Navigate with the Communication advisor.

Click here for information about the application process in the Department of Communication.

Changing Major to Communication or Sports Communication?

You must first visit the Communication or Sports Communication Change of Major sections of the program web page. 

There is a competitive application involved in applying to Nursing. Please visit their website and plan to meet with an advisor with follow-up questions. You can sign up for an “Explore Nursing” appointment in CU Navigate.

Admission into the major is very competitive and an application is required. Students must have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPR and must complete two required sciences in the nursing curriculum with a minimum grade of C. Applications for change of major are available January 1 of each year and are due by January 31 each year; application materials are available online either through the School of Nursing website or on this website only during the designated application period. Decisions are made March 1 following the application deadline. Please see Nursing Change of Major FAQ for more information.

You must have a minimum GPA of 2.4 and 12 hours of Clemson coursework completed before you can attend a change of major meeting. More information can be found about this process on their website.

There is a competitive application involved in applying to Health Science. Please set up an “Explore Health Science” appointment in CU Navigate to learn more about the application process.

Admission is competitive and an application is required. Admission is not guaranteed. The application is available once a year beginning the first day of classes in the fall term through the last day of classes in December. Students with less than 50 hours earned may apply to change their major into health science with a minimum cumulative GPR of a 2.25. Students with 50 or more credit hours may apply if space is available, pending the following restrictions:

• Completion of the health science mathematics and statistics requirements and the general education natural science requirement
• Minimum cumulative grade point ratio of 2.5.

Application materials are available online either through the Department of Public Health Sciences website or on this website only during the designated application period. 

Students are required to meet with the advisor for PRTM before submitting a Change of Academic Program form. You may sign up for an “Explore PRTM” appointment in CU Navigate.

This applies to all PRTM concentration and emphasis areas. Please see the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management’s website here for more information about the different concentration and emphasis areas.

If a Change of Academic Program form is submitted prior to attending an “Explore PRTM” advising appointment, the request will be denied.

You must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 and are required to meet with the advisor for political science before you can switch your major. You can sign up for an “Explore Political Science” appointment in CU Navigate. 

To add or change into Political Science, students must attend a change of major advising session with the departments Academic Advisor and have a 2.0 GPA based on 12 credits or more taken at Clemson or in the Bridge Program. In order to schedule a change of major advising session, students will need to utilize CU Navigate and schedule an “Explore” the desired major to change into. The change of major advising session is designed to discuss degree requirements, curriculum, graduation timelines and course fees. Upon completion of the change of major appointment your change of major application will be approved and submitted.

Change of major request will be denied if the student has not attended a change of major advising session.

To add or change into Sociology, Anthropology or Criminal Justice, students must attend a change of major advising session with the department’s academic advisor. Information on session availability can be found using the link below. Upon completion of change of major appointment, your application can be submitted and approved.

Change of major requests will be denied if the student has not attended a change of major advising session.