<p>I don’t think there’s anything bad about pointing out how difficult it is to change majors at Cal Poly. In fact, I think it’s to everyone’s advantage that this information be readily available (which, in my opinion, it is). </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s a bad policy, and I think that part of what might seem to be heavy-handed enforcement of it is due to the pressure on Cal Poly, and all CSUs, to get the students out in 4 years, 5 at the most.</p>
<p>I don’t know what the policy was 5 years ago, but I do know that 2 years ago when my son applied, I was nervous for his sake about declaring a major and sticking with it for 4 years. He wasn’t nervous at all - at that point he was sure he wanted to be an EE major. He changed his mind during his 3rd quarter when he found digital to be so much more fun than analog, and was able to change to CPE. If he hadn’t been able to change, he would have simply stuck with EE and taken as many CPE electives as he could have. Going from EE to CPE wasn’t a big jump given that so many courses overlap.</p>