Pre-Major

Pre-Majors must meet department-specific criteria to move from the pre-major to the major, such as a specified minimum grade point average, completion of prerequisite courses, tests, and completion of a certain number of units. Upper division students with a pre-major status have not yet completed these requirements.

Examples

• Pre-Biology
• Pre-Business
• Pre-Criminal Justice
• Pre-Psychology
• Pre-Theatre Arts

For example, General Biology is an impacted major, meaning there are more students wanting to declare that major than can be accommodated. After admission to SDSU, students are initially placed into pre-Biology. Admission to the Biology Major requires the following:

1. Completion of all the preparation for the Major courses and a combined GPA of 2.8 or higher in these courses, e.g., BIOL 203, BIOL 203L, BIOL 215, CHEM 200, and MATH 124.
2. A minimum of C or better in every course (Recommended A’s and B’s).
3. Courses in the Preparation for the Major cannot be taken Cr/Nc.

Where Data Element Appears

ASIR Tableau Server Dashboards:

• Course Enrollment Dashboard
• Total Student Enrollment Dashboard

See Also

• Academic Plan
• Major
• Major Status
• Pre-Major (PeopleSoft Query Viewer)

Definition Source

"All premajors must meet department-specific criteria to move from the premajor to the major, such as a specified minimum grade point average, completion of prerequisite courses, tests, and completion of a certain number of units. Students are advised to review the degree evaluation in the SDSU WebPortal and review the Major Prep section for details on the impaction requirements for their major. In addition, students should refer to the University Catalog of the year in which they declared a major for official requirements."