<p>I wrote on my application that I wanted to major in Biology. Now I want to change it to Computer Science. Would I be able to change it possibly when I meet with my advisor?</p>
<p>Because my brother said that its too late and I need to do the prerequisites in order to change it, whatever that means.</p>
<p>Can someone shed some light on this for me?</p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>are you a freshman</p>
<p>You might need to fulfill some major requirements in order to declare that major. </p>
<p>Here is the Compsci undergrad bulletin: <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugrdbulletin/current/pdfs/cseM.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugrdbulletin/current/pdfs/cseM.pdf</a></p>
<p>On page 4 of that document it says:</p>
<p>Acceptance into the
Computer Science Major
Qualified freshman and transfer applicants
may be accepted directly into the
Computer Science major upon admission
to the University. [Effective fall 2005]
Currently enrolled students may apply for
acceptance to the major after completing
the following two courses with grades of
C or higher and a grade point average of
2.80 or higher.
1. CSE 114 Computer Science I
2. CSE 215 Foundations of Computer
Science</p>
<p>So you need to take those two courses and get a C or higher AND have a 2.8+ overall GPA in order to officially declare.</p>
<p>I am going to be a freshman in fall 2009.</p>
<p>thanks SBUMathGrad. That helped a lot</p>
<p>Hmm in that case you might be able to declare outright since you will be an entering freshman. Either way, you should always consult the undergrad bulletins. These things guide you and make sure you're not surprised that you need a certain GPA or a certain course to graduate or complete the major. And it also offers some nice options, in particular the compsci program seems to offer a combined BS/MS degree and a cool honors program. I urge you get as much information about the major as possible, no matter what the major is.</p>
<p>y r u switchin all of a sudden...</p>
<p>I thought that I needed to major in Bio to get into dental school. I found out I dont have to.</p>
<p>I am interested more in computers than bio to tell you the truth and I want to switch</p>
<p>I don't like hijacking your thread, but I'm kind of in the same position. I applied as a Linguistics major, but I've always been on the line of either Linguistics or History; I really didn't know which one to apply as. I've been looking around and it appears that SBU offers double majors. Maybe you'd be interested in this? Though, I'm unsure if you can to wait and declare a second major, or if you have to declare it in your freshman year?</p>
<p>I think that part of it comes from people feeling that they have to declare their major before they go to college. I know that's how I felt and still kind of feel. My brother has changed majors twice. He applied as a Political Science major, changed to Computer Science, and is now in vanilla Mathematics. </p>
<p>Also, does anyone know if you get two degrees or just one under a dual major program? Another thing, are minors worth it?</p>
<p>I did a double major and you don't get two degrees but it says on your diploma and more importantly your transcript that you completed two majors. </p>
<p>I think minors are worth it if you find the stuff interesting or it is semi relevant to your field. Like a physics major, math minor is good, or vice versa. And a history major, math minor is good if you like math, but not enough to major in it for example.</p>
<p>@Keleso: According to the official declaration of major form(2008 version)
<a href="http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/registrar/forms/Major-Minor%20Declaration%20SEPT%202008.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/registrar/forms/Major-Minor%20Declaration%20SEPT%202008.pdf</a>
It is required the majors are declared before the 1st semester of the sophomore year, so you have one year of time to think about what other stuff you going to do.</p>
<p>@Ak120691: computer science is one of my majors too :) CS is pretty fun at SBU. They have their own ACM society. The</a> Stony Brook Computing Society You will be very happy with this switch.</p>