Major Change Criteria

Admission into the School of Architecture is only available for the fall semesters due to our Cohort

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR MAJOR CHANGE INFORMATION

Current UTA students who wish to apply for a major change into a CAPPA undergraduate program must meet the specific requirements of the Department listed below. Major change is for the Fall semester only.

Our programs will take a minimum of 8 semesters (4 years) for new students (freshman and transfer) entering our programs. Please refer our degree maps

NO MAJOR CHANGES WILL OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEMESTER. STUDENTS MUST WAIT UNTIL CURRENT SEMESTER GRADES HAVE OFFICIALLY POSTED IN MYMAV AND THEN COMPLETE THE APPLICABLE REQUEST FORM BEFORE THE DEADLINE, IF ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

 

THE CAPPA 2025 MAJOR CHANGE WINDOW WILL BE: 


MAY 14th -  May 30th (4PM).

IMPORTANT: As you consider a major change, please be aware of the University's excessive hours policies.

 

PLEASE COMPLETE APPLICABLE REQUEST FORM AFTER SPRING 2025 GRADES HAVE OFFICIALLY POSTED IN MYMAV AND ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. 

NOTE: The Request Forms will be available here during CAPPA Major Change Window dates listed above.

Note: Due to our course sequencing (Cohort) the undergraduate program takes a minimum of 8 semesters (4 years) to complete for all students (freshman and transfer).

 
Current UT Arlington students, in majors outside of CAPPA, who are interested in changing into either of those majors should:
  • Complete the CAPPA Major Change Module in Canvas (self-enroll via Canvas).
    • Complete all 10 Sections in the CAPPA Major Change Module, including, 
      • → The Design-thinking prompt (in the CAPPA Major Change Module) showing your passion for a design-based major.

NEXT STEPS: Students must wait until the CAPPA major change window (see above) to verify that the major change requirements are met.

To ensure that your submission is reviewed as quickly as possible, please refrain from reaching out to the department outside of the CAPPA major change window. Any contact with the department outside of the CAPPA major change window could result in a delay in submission reviews. Please be patient as our advising team works on reviewing submissions.

Requirements that must be met (during CAPPA major change window):

  • Completion of 12 hours at UTA
  • Minimum 2.8 GPA at UTA
  • Minimum 2.8 GPA in any CAPPA classes taken, if applicable (ARCH, INTD, UDES, ESST, LARC, PAPP, PLAN)
  • Completion of the Major Exploration Focus 2 Assessment

Prospective students, who are still interested in major change and have fulfilled requirements 1-5 after their current semester grades have been posted, would submit the CAPPA Major Change Interest Form (available only during CAPPA major change window listed above). If all steps are not fully met, the request will be automatically denied. 

 

It is the student's responsibility to complete all of the major change requirements and submit the CAPPA Major Change Interest Form during the CAPPA major change window.

 
The department of interest will then make a final decision. Acceptance into the program of interest is not guaranteed.

To ensure that your request is evaluated as quickly as possible, please refrain from reaching out to the department via e-mail, phone, or in-person visits during the time period that we are reviewing your submission.

Permission for major required courses will not be given to non-majors before our current majors have been seated.

NO MAJOR CHANGES WILL OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ACTIVELY-ENROLLED SEMESTER.

Students in a CAPPA undergraduate program, wishing to change majors within CAPPA, must:

The CAPPA Undergraduate Advisors will evaluate the student's academic record to determine the potential for success in the new major and process the request accordingly, if the request is approved. Please note that the CAPPA Director of Academic/Student Affairs and Advising may also review the student's academic record in order to evaluate the request.

CAPPA students with a cumulative GPA (grade point average) below 2.000 may only change their major, within CAPPA, only with permission from the CAPPA Director of Academic/Student Affairs and Advising. 

CAPPA students are only allowed to change majors, within CAPPA, twice during their academic career. Any major change request, beyond those two changes allowed, will need to be to a major outside of CAPPA. Students will need to contact their non-CAPPA major of choice for information and assistance on changing into their program and will not be allowed to change back into any CAPPA undergraduate program. 

If a student appeals for an exception to change his/her major more than two times, the third change would require:

  • Submission of the CAPPA Program Change with the Major Exploration FOCUS 2 Assessment completed, 
  • Letter of consideration indicating:
    • Why the exception should be considered,
    • The reason for the change request, and
    • Plan for academic success in new major, if approved, and
  • Approval from the CAPPA Director of Academic/Student Affairs and Advising

There will be no exceptions considered beyond that. 

If a change of major is approved, the student will then be responsible for meeting all program requirements and course prerequisites of the catalog in effect at the time of the change. In the first semester of change to a new major, the student must meet with an academic advisor to prepare a degree plan.

next opportunity to change major

The next opportunity to change major into our intended program would be after the current active semester grades have been posted, given all requirements are met at that time. We do not consider any major change requests in the middle of an active semester.

It is the responsibility of the student to fulfill the above listed requirements and contact the CAPPA Undergraduate Advising Office in a timely manner.

Maverick Experience Preview Day

We strongly recommend you consider attending a Maverick Experience Preview Day event to see a presentation about our program and to have an opportunity to speak with one of our advisors. The final decision will be based on the completion of the above requirements, space availability, and Department discretion.

Maverick Experience

Major Exploration FOCUS 2 Assessment

Complete the FOCUS 2 assessment to begin identifying your VIPS (Values, Interests, Personality, Skills.) First time users can create an account using ACCESS CODE: Maverick

MAJOR EXPLORATION FOCUS 2 ASSESSMENT

NO MAJOR CHANGES WILL OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEMESTER

STUDENTS MUST WAIT UNTIL CURRENT SEMESTER GRADES POST AND THEN CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE THE NEW SEMESTER BEGINS, IF ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

Note

Due to our course sequencing (Cohort) the undergraduate program takes a minimum of 8 semesters (4 years) to complete for all students.

Becoming a student

Please read through our ‘Becoming A Student’ information.

IMPORTANT: As you consider major change, please be aware of the University's excessive hours policies.

enrolled initially in the fall 2006 semester

Undergraduate students who enrolled initially in the fall 2006 semester or subsequent semesters cannot exceed more than 30 hours of the number of hours required for completion of the degree plan in which they are enrolled. Any hours beyond 30 are considered excessive and may result in additional tuition charges. Our program requires 128 hours of specific coursework. Under this policy, once you accrue 159 hours or more total, you will be charged out of State tuition charges.

enrolled initially in the fall 1999 semester

Undergraduate students who enrolled initially in the fall 1999 semester or subsequent semesters cannot exceed more than 45 hours of the number of hours required for completion of the degree plan in which they are enrolled. Any hours beyond 45 are considered excessive and may result in additional tuition charges. Our program requires 128 hours of specific coursework. Under this policy, once you accrue 174 hours or more total, you will be charged out of State tuition charges.