Confusion about Majors

92faim
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:34:16 +0000

concerning your studies: if you just take classes as though you were a biology major and upkeep your GPA, then by junior year you can declare and will be accepted as a biology major. they say that in a lot of places, you can go confirm. i think the minimum GPA is a 3.5 (someone affirm that?) but the higher, the better.
you are considered an econ major and not a math one. it’s ok; you can change without any consequences. just keep up your gpa (3.5+) and take classes as though you were a bio major. by junior year, you’ll be considered a bio major.

for academic background: if you want to change from math to bio, then you have to contact the advising office yourself and request a change. right now the advising office thinks you’re doing math, so they will advise you according to that. however, that’s just the advisors themselves. in the grander scheme, you are still considered an econ major.

btw impacted means that there are more people trying to get into the major than there is space for. that’s why your gpa needs to be high. if it’s 3.5+ you will not have to worry about getting into an impacted major, but get 3.7+ to be extra safe.