If you're pursuing a CU Boulder undergraduate degree, you have the option to declare a major, minor or certificate. If you're pursuing a graduate degree, you can often declare a certificate as well.
Learn more about intra-university transfer and change of major tuition changes.
Adding or Changing a Major Outside Your Current College or School
If you're a current CU Boulder student and you want to declare a major or pursue an additional degree within a different college, school听or program than听the one you're currently in, complete the Intra-University Transfer (IUT) process.
All Other Major and Minor Changes
Before you submit a major-change request with your current college or school, contact your advisor to discuss potential impacts.听Students in certain colleges can听schedule an advising appointment through Buff Portal Advising, and any undergrad can听take advantage of campuswide drop-in听advising hours.
If you're currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and wish to pursue another major or minor within Arts & Sciences, follow the steps outlined below depending on your year in school.
- First-year students: make an appointment with your first-year academic advisor through Buff Portal Advising.
- Sophomores, juniors and seniors:听log in to Buff Portal Advising and use the "Meet with Different Advisor" link to request a major or minor change through an online form, or meet with an advisor to discuss your situation.
If you're a current Arts & Sciences student and you have additional questions, please schedule an appointment with your advisor through Buff Portal Advising.
If you're not currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and wish to add or drop an Arts & Sciences minor, log in to听Buff Portal Advising and use the "Meet with Different Advisor" link to request an Arts & Sciences minor through an online form, or meet with an advisor to discuss your situation.
Majors: If you want to change your area of emphasis (major) or add another emphasis, email your current advisor to request the change. If you who don鈥檛 know your advisor鈥檚 information, you may contact leedsug@colorado.edu for assistance.
Minors: Current Leeds students cannot add a business minor. Instead, if you want to declare a minor offered by another college or program, contact the college offering the minor for more information.
If you're not currently enrolled in the School of Business, you may apply for the business minor by following the instructions and deadlines on the Business Minor application webpage.
If you're a current School of Education student,听log in to Buff Portal Advising听and schedule an appointment with your advisor to discuss major changes and licensures.
For education minors, complete the corresponding declaration for or application the Education Undergraduate Programs website.
- If you're a current engineering student, learn more about changing, adding or removing an engineering major.听
- If you're a current student in any program who wants to add or remove an engineering minor, email the appropriate contact.
Advisors are available during the campus-wide Advising Open Hours.
If you're a current environmental design student who wants to change your specialization (major), log in to Buff Portal Advising听and schedule an appointment with your advisor to discuss specialization or major changes.
If you want to declare a minor or change your minor within environmental design, visit the Environmental Planning Minor webpage for more information.
If you're a current College of Media, Communication and Information student who wants to change to a different听major, log in to Buff Portal Advising and schedule an appointment with your advisor.
To change or add a College of Media, Communication and Information minor, log in to Buff Portal Advising and use the "Meet with Different Advisor" link to request minor change through an online form, or meet with an advisor to discuss your situation.
If you're a current music student听who wants to change your specialization, log听in to Buff Portal Advising and schedule an appointment with your advisor to discuss specialization and major changes. You鈥檒l also need to complete the Music Degree Change Request Form. Faculty approval may be required.
If you鈥檙e a current student in any program who wishes to add a music minor, visit the Minor in Music webpage to learn more and complete the minor declaration form.
Adding or Changing a Certificate
If you're a degree-seeking CU Boulder student and you听want to enroll in a certificate program, you must contact and get approval听from the host department. That department will contact the Office of the Registrar to begin the declaration process.
If you've graduated from CU Boulder and want to pursue a new certificate as a nondegree student, contact the department hosting the certificate to see if that's a possibility. If it is, you'll be allowed to enroll in the program through Continuing Education.
Explore certificate offerings听at CU Boulder:
If you don't want to听continue your certificate program, contact the host department. That department will contact the Office of the Registrar to begin the discontinuation process.
When you've completed your certificate requirements, the department will notify the Office of the Registrar.
- If you're a degree-seeking student, due to federal financial aid regulations, the Office of the Registrar will only award your certificate after your degree听has posted to your official transcript.听
- If you're a nondegree student,听your certificate may post to your听record听at the close of the term in which you complete the certificate requirements and the department notifies Continuing Education.
Certificates post to eligible students' transcripts听approximately five days after degrees post in a given term. Students whose certificates post on or after Fall 2017 are issued a diploma-like document as well the option to download a CeCertificate. Please note that the diploma-like document will only be mailed if you've satisfied all of your financial obligations within one year of graduation.