I’m a UCR student who is a discontinued psych major for over a year now and due to department policy, I can’t be allowed to get back in because I didn’t finish all the prereq’s in time which I had just one left and I need help for not only tips but what is said on their student academic affairs site for CHASS. I’ve been told to see my old advisor again, and then department chair, dean or associate dean, and university provost including director of advising.
What is a Major?
A major is a coordinated group of lower- and upper-division courses in a field of specialization. The courses for any particular major are specified in the UCR General Catalog by each department or departmental group; they must include a minimum of 36 upper-division units of credit for the B.A. degree and 40 upper-division units for the B.S. degree. Major requirements are established and revised, subject to approval of the Executive Committee and faculty, by the respective departmental faculties or curriculum committees. Faculty advisors are authorized to approve exceptions to major requirements and/or permit course substitutions according to established departmental or committee guidelines. This is frequently necessary for students who offer transfer credit that is not precisely equivalent to UCR course offerings but meets the spirit of our requirements. Substantial deviations may require more formal action by the departmental chairperson or appropriate departmental faculty committees. Prior to the end of each degree granting period (December, March, June, and September), the Student Academic Affairs Office consults with the major department to certify that their graduating seniors have satisfied all major requirements as well as the 2.0 GPA required in the major (assuming satisfactory completion of work in progress).
All courses designated for a major must be completed in regular or summer session at UCR. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the student’s departmental or program chairperson and in some cases, the Associate Dean. A student who is a candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree may not receive more than 80 units of credit toward the degree for work taken in his/her major department or nondepartmental program; in other words, all degree candidates must have at least 100 units of credit for work taken outside the major department program. Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree may not receive more than 108 units toward the degree in their major department or program.
If the major department decides that the student is not complying with the minimal progress standard, the student may be discontinued from the major until there is evidence of adequate progress in major courses. In the interim, the student will be changed to “undeclared.” It is recommended that future coursework be in search of a new major.