What marks go on your college transcript if you add/drop a major?

[Orsorum]

For example, let's say I add Classical studies as a second-major this week; I find out in a month and a half that I got accepted into the Business school's accounting program, so I decide to drop the Classical Studies and add the Business degree; will there be any sort of adverse mark on my record?

Cheers!
Nate

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I dunno if it shows up, but even it does, I don't seehow that can be a bad thing.

 

[gsaldivar]

I would think the answer to this question would vary from school to school.

:beer:

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: gsaldivar
I would think the answer to this question would vary from school to school.

:beer:

Yeah, I thought of that as well.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

I'd be surprised if it said anything besides "Changed Majors from Classical Studies to Business" and a date.

 

[minendo]

W or WF

 

[FuZoR]

yeah your gonna get a W

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: FuZioN
yeah your gonna get a W

What's a "W" or a "WF"? Withdrawal from major?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: FuZioN
yeah your gonna get a W

What's a "W" or a "WF"? Withdrawal from major?

Well?

 

[SpazzyChicken]

Ummmm.....I think those guys are messing with you. A "W" shows up when you withdraw from a class past the date to withdraw without a "W" (I know, duh....)

Anyway, I changed majors from chem to CS and then added mathematics as a second major. Nothing shows on my transcripts. And even if it did, a lot of people change their majors in college, and I don't think it would hurt you at all.

 

[Sephy]

Should be nothing. At my school, the transcript just says the name of the major you had when the semester began. Nothing more.

 

[Jzero]

Dunno. When I declared my intention to take a minor in women's studies, the dept. head gave me an internal control sheet to track my classes but told me to hold off on formally declaring the minor until I already had all the classes. That way if I decided later on not to bother with it, they didn't have anything on me.

So that's what I did. Maybe it's different for a 2nd major?

 

[axelfox]

"DO NOT HIRE THIS PERSON"

 

[RabidMongoose]

My school's transcript had no information about dropping/adding a major/minor.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: axelfox
"DO NOT HIRE THIS PERSON"

 

[KEV1N]

No, why would changing your major have any adverse effects? Not having a major,that's a different story

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: KEV1N
No, why would changing your major have any adverse effects? Not having a major,that's a different story

Heck if I know, I already have a BS in Economics, I'm just figuring out something to do with my fourth year.

 

[boyRacer]

You get a big fat W

Thats only when you drop classes... not change majors. I don't think theres even any indication that you switched majors.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: KEV1N
No, why would changing your major have any adverse effects? Not having a major,that's a different story

Heck if I know, I already have a BS in Economics, I'm just figuring out something to do with my fourth year.

i added two majors to deal with that problem

 

[kami333]

I've changed majors from a special studies (like a combined major) to bio, dropped my enviro sci minor, changed my history major to a minor, and none of it shows up on my transcript.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: KEV1N
No, why would changing your major have any adverse effects? Not having a major,that's a different story

Heck if I know, I already have a BS in Economics, I'm just figuring out something to do with my fourth year.

i added two majors to deal with that problem

The only real problem is that I already applied to graduate (I thought I'd be leaving back in November!), so I need to find a good reason to petition to get the graduation request delayed by a year.

 

[fizmeister]

I would assume the only thing that would be printed on your transcript is if you withdrew from any courses.

The "major" part of a transcript is variable, and they need not log all yuor major changes. Why would it hurt, anyway? Unless you did poorly in some courses that could somehow indicate a reason you dropped a major (even if it did show on the transcript), I don't see why they'd hold it against you.

For instance, I dropped a major after two years (I had a 4.0 in it) because I was bored out of my mind in it and didn't want to take anymore courses.

 

[beatle]

Nothing went on my record (that I ever saw) to indicate that I changed my major.