MAJOR MODIFICATION COVER SHEET
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Department/Program
Major Title
Approved by Chair/Director
Date:
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1. Please include a memo describing a brief rationale for this change.
2. If the major is adding courses from other departments/academic units, signatures of approval are
required from each chair/director. Signatures indicate two commitments: a) the unit plans to offer the
course at least once a year; and b) additional enrollment would not have a negative impact on majors.
3. Prior to submitting proposal form: a) send proposed modifications to each chair/director asking for
approval via email; b) type each unit’s name and signer below; and c) forward all email approvals to
JoAnn Peraino (jperaino@umich.edu) in one batch.
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Please note: This proposal form must be used when there is a change to the structure of a requirement. If you
are adding to or deleting from a list of courses that may be used to satisfy a requirement without changing the
requirement itself, this may be submitted via a memo to JoAnn Peraino with a brief rationale for the change.
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Academic Unit
Chair/Director
____________________________
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Approval Date
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Attach additional pages if necessary
Email cover sheet (if needed), departmental memo, and proposal to JoAnn Peraino (jperaino@umich.edu).
Upon approval, suggested text for the Academic Requirements and Policies should be sent directly to Rick
Jones (rickey@umich.edu).
PROPOSAL TO MODIFY AN EXISTING MAJOR/PROGRAM
Home Department/Unit:
Name of Major:
Effective Term:
Date Submitted:
Current Requirements
Min # credits
Prereqs
Required
courses
(state minimum
# of credits for
upper-level
courses)
Subplans/tracks
(optional)
Electives/
Cognates
(optional)
Advising
Exclusions
Dept. Honors
(optional)
Other
Modified Requirements (type “same” if no changes)
LSA ACADEMIC POLICIES FOR MAJORS
Effective Winter ‘13
Academic Policies
1. Each A.B. or B.S. student must develop a major plan in consultation with a major advisor, who must also approve it.
2. Course requirements for the various majors range from 24 to 48 credits at the 200-level and above.
3. No more than 60 credits in a major (including courses in one department and the required cognates) may be counted toward
the 120 for the degree. When an academic department has two or more SUBJECTs (e.g., Anthropology, Romance
Languages and Literatures), a student may count a total of 60 credits from that department, not from each SUBJECT.
4. No more than 60 credits in one language (other than English) may be counted in the 120 required for a degree. However, the
60 credit limit on courses elected in one major may be exceeded when the excess credits have been used to meet the
language requirement.
5. Students electing an area, interdepartmental, or special major may count no more than 60 credits in any one department.
6. Students may not elect courses in a major, including required cognates, using the Pass/Fail grading option.
7. A department or program may include Experiential or Directed Reading/Independent Study courses that are graded on a
Credit/No Credit basis in its major, but all other courses in the major must be taken for a grade.
8. A maximum of one course may be shared between the requirements of a minor and a major.
9. No course may be shared between the requirements a major and a supplemental studies program.
10. No course from the department of a major or a required course in a major may be part of a distribution plan (see, however,
"Double Concentration" below).
11. A student must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in courses taken in the major. This includes all courses taken in the
department of the major (prerequisites, required courses, and electives) and any required cognates. Exceptions for specific
majors are listed in the Academics and Requirements section of the LSA website.
12. Courses that are part of the student's major may also meet the Upper-Level Writing Requirement, the Race & Ethnicity
Requirement, or the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement.
13. Effective in Fall 2004, students graduating with an Honors major are required to earn an overall GPA of 3.4. Individual
departments may have higher GPA requirements for courses in their majors. Check Honors major guidelines in individual
departments listed in the Academics and Requirements section of the LSA website.
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