Computer Science Dept. Policy for Undergraduates

Changing Your Major to Computer Science

If you are a UMass Lowell student and want either to change your major to computer science or to add computer science as a second major, you should talk over your intentions with a computer science faculty member, preferably the Undergraduate Coordinator. The faculty member can help you assess whether a computer science major is right for you.

Before you officially become a major, you must take 91.101 Computing I. If you have transfer credit for computer science courses, you must take at UML the first course in our introductory sequence for which you do not have credit.

When your grades are available for Computing I, bring a Declaration of Major/Minor/Second Major or Change of Major form to the CS Undergraduate Coordinator. He will sign the form if two conditions hold:

your GPA among computer science major courses (courses with a 91 prefix not designated as “not-for-majors”) is at least 2.5 (2.3 if you have taken only one 91.xxx course), and
your overall GPA is at least 2.3

The final step is to take the signed form to the Registrar’s Office.

Please direct questions to Prof. Jesse M. Heines, UML CS Undergraduate Coordinator, heines@cs.uml.edu