Program/Faculty Change Request

What should I know before I make my program change request?

• Make sure you understand the degree requirements and the qualifications to be accepted into the program to which you want to change. Detailed information about degree and eligibility requirements can be found in your Program Checklist or the Undergraduate Calendar.
• You may also contact the office of the program to which you want to change or the Academic Advising Office (416-487-6856).
• You may make one type of change request at a time. For more information on these types of changes, see Step 2.
• If you are in an Honours (120 credits minimum) degree, but plan to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in the same program after completing the 90 credits minimum, you are not required to change to a bachelor’s degree, but you still need to apply to graduate.
• If you want to add a certificate to your record without changing your current program, you cannot use this tool. Visit the Certificate Program web site for more information.

There are three possible types of changes to your academic program.

Change of Major

Your major (including double major or minor) changes but your home Faculty and degree type stay the same.

Change of Degree

Your degree program changes but your home Faculty remains the same. Some degree changes automatically include a major change.

Change of Faculty

Your home Faculty changes. Most Faculty change requests include a major change and/or a degree change.

Additional Information

• You must have completed at least one course at York before you can be considered for a Faculty or degree change.
• If you received transfer credit from another institution upon your initial admission to York, your transfer credit may be re-assessed for a new degree. Your Faculty advising office will have access to the revised assessment and can help you interpret how it will impact your degree requirements.

A number of factors will be taken into consideration when you submit your program change request. Some programs will consider your request based solely on your academic record including your grade point average (GPA) and/or any prerequisite courses. Other programs may require you to contact their office to attend an advising appointment, interview, audition or evaluation, or to complete a supplemental application form or questionnaire.

The following programs have additional eligibility or advising requirements. Please contact the program office directly for details before you submit your request.

Faculty	Program
Fine Arts	Performance/studio-based programs require an audition/evaluation; contact your requested program
Glendon	Specialized Honours Psychology
Health	Specialized Honours Psychology 2nd Entry Nursing Post-RN IEN Nursing
Liberal Arts and Professional Studies	Business (minor only) Children’s Studies Communication Studies Creative Writing Criminology Economics Economics - Business Economics Economics - Financial & Business Economics English Health & Society History Individualized Studies Law & Society Professional Writing Social & Political Thought Social Work
Science and Engineering	All engineering programs Computer Science Computer Security

Honours Status

• If you are eligible for an Honours degree program (120 credits), you are encouraged to choose this option. Being in an Honours program does not mean you cannot apply to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree after the completion of 90 credits. You do not have to change your program in order to graduate.
• You will be asked to confirm your program choice (Bachelor or Honours) during your next online enrolment session.
• Honours status is determined by academic standing. Required adjustments to program status are made automatically at the end of each session based on academic eligibility (see “Decision” on your most recent grade report).
• If you request a change to an Honours-only degree (e.g. major/minor) and you do not have Honours status, your request will be denied.

Change of Major (including double major or minor)

Change of Degree or Faculty

Notes:

• Change of degree or Faculty change requests may only be submitted between January 1 and June 30.
• Decisions will be made after all fall/winter session grades are reported in May/June
• If you are admitted, the change will be made effective for the next available fall/winter session.

How do I check the status of my request after I submit it?

• You can check the status of your program change at any time by signing-in to the online request tool below. There, you may see that your request has been either:
• Received.
• Pending a decision/action (e.g. approval of program).
• Denied because you did not satisfy the eligibility requirements or the program is no longer accepting program change requests.
• Approved. Note: some requests require follow-up action.
• If you have a request that is still pending and you want to submit a new request, you must first cancel your pending request.
• If your change has been completed, you will see your new program on the drop-down menu of available programs in the online enrolment system the next time you enrol.

Program Change Request