criminal justice to business admin

Colleges & Universities Northeastern University
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<p>My son is accepted in the college of criminal justice. He is thinking of switching to the college of business administration. How easy is it to switch after his first term (fall 2008) ?</p>

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<p>Why doesn’t he try to switch now before the term starts? It would probably be be easier. I think on the my neu link there is a link to switch majors, but it has to be reviewed.</p>

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<p>I think colleges are pretty sympathetic about kids changing their minds - you’re supposed to be thinking a lot and growing and changing at their age. The only issue with changing before he starts is if the bus. school had different entrance requirements. Was he a borderline acceptee? Would he have been accepted if he’d applied to the business program to begin with? I expect they’re looking for strength in math and some things that the criminal justice program might not have cared about as much. So I would think there’s a danger that they may feel they were misled - like he always wanted business but he found a back door to go in.</p>

<p>Since he was recently interested in criminal justice, why not just do that concentration for a semester and then switch if he still wants to? His first semester might be mostly basic required courses anyway and just one or two in his major, so it’s probably not a big deviation from the road he thinks he wants to take now.</p>

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<p>Best bet is to contact his advisor ASAP. They are going to be your best source for guidance in these types of issues.</p>

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<p>Thank you all
My son has decided to wait until completing the fall semester before he makes any decision.</p>

<p>Found these link on the NEU site:
College of Business Administration - Internal Transfer Student
[Northeastern</a> College of Business Administration](<a href=“http://www.cba.neu.edu/ugrad/index.cfm?page=130&nav=26]Northeastern”>http://www.cba.neu.edu/ugrad/index.cfm?page=130&nav=26) </p>

<p>FAQ on internal transfer
[Internal</a> Transfer Guidelines At-A-Glance](<a href=“http://www.neu.edu/registrar/itpfaq.html]Internal”>http://www.neu.edu/registrar/itpfaq.html)</p>