If you are currently enrolled and registered as an undergraduate student and wish to request a change to your academic program, use this online tool to manage your request. Before you submit your request, please read all the information below.
If you have been away from York and did not enrol/register in the most recent fall/winter session, you must reactivate your academic record before you can return to your studies. Please read the information on the Reactivation page.
If you have already completed a degree at York and would like to apply for non-degree status so that you can enrol in undergraduate courses but not towards a degree or certificate program, please read the information on the Non-Degree page.
If you are unclear on any of the terminology used in this process, please read our Glossary of Terms.
- You may only make one program/degree/faculty change request per calendar year.
- Make sure you understand the degree requirements and the qualifications to be accepted into the program to which you want to change. Detailed information about degree and eligibility requirements can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- You may also contact the office of the program to which you want to change or the Academic Advising Office (416-487-6715).
- You may make one type of change request at a time. For more information on these types of changes, see Step 2.
- If you are in an Honours (120 credits minimum) degree, but plan to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in the same program after completing the 90 credits minimum, you are not required to change to a bachelor’s degree, but you still need to apply to graduate.
- If you want to add a certificate to your record without changing your current program, you cannot use this tool. Visit the Certificate Program web site for more information.
Change of Major
Your major (including double major or minor) changes but your home Faculty and degree type stay the same.
| Change from your current academic program | Change to your requested academic program | |
| Faculty | Glendon | Glendon |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | Bachelor of Arts (BA) |
| Major | Political Science | History |
Change of Degree
Your degree program changes but your home Faculty remains the same. Some degree changes automatically include a major change.
| Change from your current academic program | Change to your requested academic program | |
| Faculty | Glendon | Glendon |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | International Bachelor of Arts (iBA) |
| Major | Psychology | Psychology |
Change of Faculty
Your home Faculty changes. Most Faculty change requests include a major change and/or a degree change.
| Change from your current academic program | Change to your requested academic program | |
| Faculty | Liberal Arts and Professional Studies | Glendon |
| Degree | Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) | Honours Bachelor of Arts |
| Major | Economics | International Studies |
Additional Information
- If you received transfer credit from another institution upon your initial admission to York, your transfer credit may be re-assessed for a new degree. Your Faculty advising office will have access to the revised assessment and can help you interpret how it will impact your degree requirements.
- Decisions will be made after all fall/winter session grades are reported in May/June, and decisions will be communicated by August 1st. If you are admitted, the change will be made effective for the next available fall/winter session.
A number of factors will be taken into consideration when you submit your program change request. Some programs will consider your request based solely on your academic record including your grade point average (GPA) and/or any prerequisite courses. Other programs may require you to contact their office to attend an advising appointment, interview, audition or evaluation, or to complete a supplemental application form or questionnaire. Please contact the program office directly for details before you submit your request.
To transfer faculties to Glendon, or to change degree types at Glendon, you must have completed at least one course at York.
The following Glendon programs have additional eligibility or advising requirements.
| Faculty | Program |
| Glendon | Specialized Honours Psychology: Application to the department BSc Psychology One 4U math and one of SCH4U or SPH4U BSc Biology SBI4U, SCH4U and MHF4U are required; SPH4U recommended iBA International Studies & BBA Business Dual Degree MHF4U required; MCV4U or MDM4U required Supplementary application |
Honours Status
- If you are eligible for an Honours degree program (120 credits), you are encouraged to choose this option. Being in an Honours program does not mean you cannot apply to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree after the completion of 90 credits. You do not have to change your program in order to graduate.
- If you request a change to an Honours-only degree (e.g. major/minor) and you do not have Honours status, your request will be denied.
Change of Major (including double major, minor, area of concentration or stream)
| Submition Period | Applicable Academic Session/Term |
| May 1 - September 15 | Fall/Winter |
| January 1 - May 15 | Summer |
Processing Times
- Change of Majors are normally processed within 4 – 6 weeks
- During peak periods, there will be higher than normal processing times (September, January, May)
- Programs requiring departmental approval may have longer than normal processing times
Exceptions:
- Some academic units require your final grades before approving a program change request. If your request is approved after grades are released, your program change will be made effective for the first available academic session. Check the status of your request at any time by signing-in to the online request tool.
- Students requesting Computer Science or Computer Security should apply between January 2nd and May 15th inclusive. Students will be notified by email by June 7th. All accepted applications will be for Fall/Winter only. For more information, please visit: Lassonde Program Change page.
Change of Degree or Faculty Transfer
| Programs | Normally processed by | Effective Session |
| All (see notes of exceptions) | January 2 - June 30 | Fall/Winter |
Notes:
Students can submit a change of Degree or Faculty between January 2 and June 30. Requests submitted between these times will be processed for the next Fall/Winter session. Departmental approval may be required for some Degree and Faculty changes.
Processing Times
- Change of Degree and Faculty are normally processed within 4 – 6 weeks
- During peak periods, there will be higher than normal processing times (September, January, May)
- Programs requiring departmental approval may have longer than normal processing times
Notes:
Students requesting Computer Science or Computer Security should apply between January 2nd and May 15th inclusive. Students will be notified by email by June 7th. All accepted applications will be for Fall/Winter only. For more information, please visit Lassonde Program Change page.
Change of degree, change of major or Faculty change requests may only be submitted between December 1 and June 30 for the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design programs, and between January 1 and June 30 for all other programs.
How do I check the status of my request after I submit it?
You can check the status of your program change at any time by signing-in to the online request tool below. There, you may see that your request has been either:
- Received.
- Pending a decision/action (e.g. approval of program).
- Denied because you did not satisfy the eligibility requirements or the program is no longer accepting program change requests.
- Approved. Note: some requests require follow-up action.
If you have a request that is still pending and you want to submit a new request, you must first cancel your pending request.
If your change has been completed, you will see your new program on the drop-down menu of available programs in the online enrolment system the next time you enrol.
- If you do not see your desired program or program combination as a drop-down option on the request form, please click on the "I cannot find my program" at the bottom of the form. This will allow you to manually input your request.
- If your program change request still shows a status of "Pending" or "Received" after more the 10 weeks, please contact Academic Services.