<p>I have NSO scheduled on June 2-3 and am rethinking my major. I’ve found another one I like in another college of the University. My question is can I change my college of study while picking classes during NSO or am I deadest on Smeal? The new major would require me to start taking major-specific classes the first semester so I can’t easily pick random classes my first semester and worry about my major later.</p>
<p>Does the major have specific requirements that you have to meet first in order to be accepted? For example in order for D to be accepted into the pre-design major for graphic design she had to submit a poster to be evaluated. Her major also has her starting classes that are specifically for design in her fall semester. The major might also already have filled its quota of students also.</p>
<p>Last year at orientation one of the seminars was about college majors. Several students in my D’s group decided to change their major. I don’t know what majors they switched to, but I doubt they could switch to a limited enrollment major (or one that had specific admission requirements). A few of her friends changed their major during freshman year, too.</p>
<p>When S went to FTCAP (now NSO), some sessions were run by the different colleges. For example, he was in the College of Engineering so some speakers were from the COE and the advisors when he registered for classes were COE faculty. If you want to change colleges I would contact the university and ask about the switch before you arrive. (Smeal is one of the harder colleges to get into. I would guess that switching into another college should not be a big deal, aside from those programs that require an audition or portfolio.) More students change majors than do not, some more than once. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your answers.</p>
<p>As it happens, the NSO staff have this built-in during the morning of the second day. During our first advising meeting, which is really a group of about 50-100 people listening to a presentation, we were all asked if we wanted to change colleges. From there I was able to change colleges and the staff at my new college were informed of the change prior to my arrival at my new advising spot on campus.</p>
<p>Glad it all worked out! Good Luck this fall!</p>