1. Review the declaration prerequisites of the major that you plan to declare to ensure that you have finished them.
Note: Third- and fourth-year students who have not yet finished the declaration prerequisites should see the Declaration with Intent section below.

The declaration prerequisites are listed on each major page: BA, BS. 

A declaration prerequisite is considered finished when you have a grade that is a C- or higher.

Note that the two majors have similar (but not identical) declaration prerequisites. If you are seriously considering the BS but have not yet decided between the majors, we recommend that you use the BS declaration prerequisite list. All of the BS declaration prerequisite courses can be used toward the BA, but not the other direction.

2. Review the major requirements to develop an approximate schedule for finishing the major and build it into your Stellic planner.

The program requirements are listed on each major/minor page: BA, BS. You can also access the program requirements in Stellic by adding the major as a planned program.

Note that the expected frequency of offering each courses is listed for each course on the courses page. 

These example plans to complete a major may be useful as you develop your schedule, but many of the courses can be taken in a different order.  

3. Plan a time to meet with a major advisor during their advising hours.

Please see the schedule of advising hours. To meet with a major advisor, schedule an available appointment at one of these times in Stellic. Any additional instructions to prepare for the meeting will be provided in Stellic Appointments.

4. Before attending advising hours, fill out the Declaration of Major/Minor form but DO NOT CLICK THE FINISH BUTTON.  

Both pages of the DocuSign declaration form should filled out following the instructions and examples below. Do NOT click the "Finish" button on the second page.

The "Finish Later" button at the top right of the second page under Other Actions will save your form. Note that DocuSign does time out after around an hour and your information will be lost if you have not saved it using the "Finish Later" button.

Complete page one using THIS EXAMPLE AND the steps below.

1. Fill your name and email address into the Student section.
2. Fill the name and email address of the major advisor you will meet into the Declaration of Major/Minor SIGNATORY section.
3. Click the "Begin Signing" button to move to the second page. 

Complete page two using THIS EXAMPLE AND the steps below.

1. Fill your personal information and graduation year into the top section.
2. Fill the name of the major (BA in Applied Statistics -OR- BS in Statistics) that you are declaring into the Intended Major/Minor box. If you are declaring the BA with a concentration, also list the concentration name.
3. Click the appropriate box(es).
   • ​Note that if you plan to double major, you should only check the box indicating that this is your second major if your other major is already displaying in SIS.
4. Fill in the first row of the table with the following information:
   • Course Prefix: STAT
   • Course Number: XXXX
   • Course Title: Full plan in Stellic
   • Course To Be Completed: Select any term and year
   • Credit Hours: 3
   • Click the FINISH LATER button at the top of the page under Other Actions to save your form before DocuSign times out.
5. Fill in the small, square box located at the top right of the table with any numeric value like 30 or 45.

5. Attend advising hours to review your form with the major advisor and ask any questions.

While you're meeting with the major advisor, they will first review your declaration prerequisites and your plan for completing the major in Stellic. You will then click the "Finish" button on the DocuSign form, and the major advisor will sign it (this may occur during or after your meeting).

You are welcome to ask any questions that you may have at any point during the meeting.

6. Subscribe to the major mailing list.

Subscribe to the corresponding major mailing list to receive relevant information and announcements from the Statistics Department.

7. Watch for the major to be displayed in Stellic and SIS.

Once the Registrar reviews and approves your form, your major will be displayed in Stellic and SIS. Congratulations, you are now a Statistics major!

Note that if you are declaring during enrollment, you will need to remove and re-add any major/minor restricted courses from your shopping cart once the major is displayed in SIS.