Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
Deadlines (Late applications will not be considered):
Below are the college-level deadlines that appear in the academic calendar:
Fall 2023: Friday, October 6 by 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2024: Friday, March 1 by 4:30 p.m.
***Please note that Psychology uses an early deadline.*** Students may apply to become a Psychology major only from 9/10-9/22 & 2/10-2/22 each academic year. See the Psychology website for more details on the application and their process: https://psychology.tcnj.edu/academic-programs/becoming-a-psychology-major/
Required Documents
Change of Major/Second Major Form (official Records & Registration form)
Please submit Change of Major/Second Major form with any other required documents (see below) to the major department, not the HSS Dean’s Office.
Minimum Entrance Requirements and Retention Standards by Major:
Minimum Entrance Requirements do not guarantee admission into major. Entrance into some majors is competitive. Academic Affairs maintains a list of the entrance requirements with capacities for all TCNJ majors. This document can be found on the Academic Affairs website under Change of Major Information.
African American Studies: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: Must have completed AAS 179: African American History to 1865 (C or above), and AAS 180: African American History 1865-Present (C or above)
- Retention Requirements: AAS 179: African American History to 1865 (C or above), AAS 180: African American History 1865-Present (C or above), and AAS 378: African American Literature 1920-1980 (C or above)
Anthropology: New major (internal transfer data not yet available)
- Change of Major: Must have completed one of the following with a grade of C or above: ANT 110: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, ANT 111: Intro to Biological Anthropology, Intro to Archeology, OR ANT 213: Language and Culture AND must have completed one of the following with a grade of C or above: STA 115 OR STA 215 OR PHL 120
- Retention Requirements: C- or better in each elective course applied to the anthropology major, and a C or better in these “critical content courses”: SOC 301, both methods courses, ANT 110, and the second subfield introduction course (ANT 111 or 112 or 213)
Criminology: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: Must have completed CRI 100: Introduction to Criminology
- Retention Requirements: No retention requirements
English: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: No entrance requirement
- Retention Requirements: LIT 101: Cultures and Canons (C) and LIT 102: Approaches to Literature (C)
- English Secondary Education, English Secondary Urban Education, and English Secondary Special Education: same requirements but there is a strict 40 person limit in major due to teaching placements
History/History Secondary Education: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: No entrance requirement
- Retention Requirements: HIS 210: Craft of History (C or above), and GPA at 2.0 or above in history courses
International Studies: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: Interview required
- Retention Requirements: A grade of B- or above in a 200-level language course, and INT 200: International Studies: Processes, Themes, Issues (B- or above)
Philosophy: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: No entrance requirement
- Retention Requirements: GPA at 2.0 or above
Political Science: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: Must have completed POL 110: American Government OR POL 130/230*: International Relations (C or above)
- Retention Requirements: POL 200: Political Analysis (C or above)
*NOTE: International Relations was renumbered from 230 to 130 starting in Fall 2020
Psychology: Moderately competitive. Most but not all applicants will be accommodated; 70% acceptance rate. Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated good performance in Psychology courses.
- Change of Major: To apply as a pre-major, must submit Essay (see department website for details); To apply as a major, must have also completed PSY 101 (C- or above). Due to competition for admission, acceptance as a pre-major, and conversion from pre-major to major status, depend on capacity.
- Retention Requirements: PSY 101: General Psychology, PSY 121: Methods and Tools of Psychology, PSY 203: Design and Statistical Analysis, and PSY 299: Research Seminar (C- or above in all listed courses with a maximum of two attempts at each); please see https://psychology.tcnj.edu/about/retention-policy/ for more details.
Sociology: 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: Must have completed SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology (C or above) and STA 115 OR STA 215 (C or above)
- Retention Requirements: Students must earn a C- or better in each elective course applied to the sociology major, and a C or better in these “critical content courses”: SOC 301, SOC 302, and SOC 101/HON 216
Undeclared- Humanities and Social Sciences:
- Change of Major: We do not accept internal transfer students into the HSS Undeclared program
- Retention Requirements: Only open to first and second-year students.
World Languages and Cultures: Spanish- Open to all who meet criteria. 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: To apply as a pre-major, must have completed SPA 211 (B- or above); To apply as a major, must have completed SPA 215 (B- or above)
- Retention Requirements: SPA 211: Intermediate Writing Proficiency (B- or above), SPA 215: Spanish Phonetics (B- or above), and SPA 241: Introduction to Literature in Spanish (B- or above)
World Languages and Cultures: World Languages and Linguistics- Open to all who meet criteria. This is a new program.
- Change of Major: ANT 213 or LNG 201 or WLC 215 (C+ or above), AND a grade of B- or above first 200-level language course (or higher)
- Retention Requirements: ANT 213 or LNG 201 or WLC 215 (C+ or above), LNG 202 or WLC 220 or WLC 321 (C+ or above), a grade of B- or above first 200-level language course (or higher)
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Open to all who meet criteria. 100% of qualified internal transfer applicants were admitted to this program last academic year.
- Change of Major: No entrance requirement
- Retention Requirements: WGS 200 Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (C- or above), WGS 325 Feminist Theories (C- or above), and WGS 365 Black Feminist Thought (C- or above)