Change Your Major

Looking to change your major? The Change of Degree Objective process is used to update a student’s major or other curriculum data in PNW’s student-information system.

Current Students

If you are a current student attending classes at PNW and wish to change your major, meet with your academic adviser to discuss the change of major and see if you meet the new major’s admittance requirements. Review the major declaration criteria below for the PNW college that offers the major you are interested in.

Undergraduate students can explore current PNW majors by using the What-If feature in myPNWplan. See how completed and in progress courses would apply to the degree requirements of a different major and/or minor. Find myPNWplan under the Registration tab in myPNW.

If you are eligible to declare your intended major or wish to add a minor, your current academic advisor will start the Change of Degree Objective (CODO) process for you. There are no forms for you to complete.

You can check your Academic Profile on the Academics tab in myPNW to verify that the change has been processed.

Academic Requirements: Changing Your Major

All Departments except the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

GPA: 2.20 (including rounding of the GPA requirement from 2.15 to 2.19)
Good Academic Standing

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

GPA: 2.0 (including rounding of the GPA requirement from 1.95 to 1.99)
Good Academic Standing

All Majors except Integrative Human Health

Successful completion of MA 15400 or MA 15900 (or higher level math) with a “C” or better grade. Students may be enrolled in MA 15400 while admitted to the College of Engineering and Sciences.
GPA: 2.5 or higher (including rounding of the GPA requirement from 2.45 to 2.49)

Integrative Human Health

Successful completion of MA 15300 (or higher level math) with a “C” or better grade. Students may be enrolled in MA 15300 while admitted to the College of Engineering and Sciences.
GPA: 2.5 or higher (including rounding of the GPA requirement from 2.45 to 2.49)

All Departments except the School of Education and Social Work Major

GPA: 2.0 (including rounding from 1.95 to 1.99)
Credit Hours: 9 college credits at Purdue University Northwest

Department of Behavioral Sciences – Social Work Major Only

Current Social Work Pathway student
GPA: 2.5 (including rounding from 2.45 to 2.49) and Good Academic Standing
Grades of “C+” or better in SWRK 20100 and SWRK 24000

School of Education and Counseling

Elementary Education – All students seeking the Elementary Education major must first transition into the Education Pathways program. Admission into Elementary Education is then contingent upon successful completion of an Education Interview, which includes three components

Grades of “C” or better in designated milestone courses. Transfer grades will be reviewed.
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Passing the in-person Education Interview.

Secondary Education – Meet the specific college’s requirements for the intended discipline.

English and Social Studies are in the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences.
Mathematics is in the College of Engineering and Sciences.

Online Application Deadlines: October 1 and February 1 (Admission is granted by committee until capacity is reached.)
Courses: Minimum of 2 Science Core and 2 Liberal Arts Core with “B” (3.0) or better grade in each course.
Core GPA: Minimum 3.0 to apply (including rounding of the GPA requirement from 2.95 to 2.99)
View all requirements on the PNW College of Nursing web site.

GPA: 2.20 (including rounding of the GPA requirement from 2.15 to 2.19)
Successful completion of MA 14700 (or higher level math) with a “C” or better grade. Students may be enrolled in MA 14700 while admitted to the College of Technology.
Good academic standing