Declaring a Major Minor or Second Degree

Alabama State University (ASU) recognizes that students may be interested and enrolled in more than one field of study, therefore, this policy provides context of processes, procedures, and requirements for students to graduate with a double major, second degree, or have more than one minor upon completion. The Declaring a Major, Double Major, Second Degree and Minors Policy expounds on the subsequent statements from the Undergraduate Catalog and will prevent double counting credit hours beyond the 18-hour maximum toward a second major.

Every undergraduate is required to complete a major program.  Students have the option to pursue an established single major, a double major, second degree or minor options. Students who start at ASU must declare a major by the completion of 32 credit hours.

A double major is an opportunity for ASU students to pursue two areas of an academic interest within the multiple academic programs concurrently.  Students who declare two majors from different colleges will be required to fulfill all requirements for each major and to fulfill all degree requirements, including those for general education. Students who complete requirements for two majors from different colleges will be awarded the degree from both colleges of the major, and transcripts will designate that both majors were completed. To be certified to receive a double major all requirements must be met for each major with a maximum of 18 credits exclusive to each major, with exceptions in Music and Music Education.

In meeting graduation requirements for minors, students must declare a minor program which is a set of courses that provide a degree of content mastery in a discipline or coherent interdisciplinary field.  Generally, a minor program consists of a minimum of 15 hours with at least 9 hours at the upper-division level. 

Students seeking to complete multiple majors and minors must fulfill all of the requirements for all majors and minors declared.  Courses may be counted for more than one major or minor, as long as each major includes 12 upper division credits, and each minor includes 9 upper-division credits.

Maximum Number of Majors and Minors:

A maximum of up to two majors is permitted provided all work can be completed within 140 credit hours. 

A maximum of two minors is permitted provided all work can be completed for the total number of credit hours listed in the Alabama State University catalog.  

The maximum number of minors does not apply to students declaring Interdisciplinary Studies as a major.