Majors, Minors and Advisors

Hiram College undergraduate students must complete a major (a minor is not required) and fulfill the General Education Requirements in order to graduate.

Effective Fall 2012, all traditional students must declare their major by March 1^st of their Sophomore year, or before earning 56 hours and becoming juniors. Students transferring in with Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing must declare their major prior to registration for their third semester at Hiram College.  If a student is not declared by registration for the following academic semester, the student will be blocked from registration.

Advising is a key component of major declaration. Therefore, after discussing their interest in a particular major with a faculty member of the department, traditional students can officially declare their major in the following manner:

1.       Complete Major/Advisor form.

2.       Request the signature of the new advisor.

3.       Submit the form with signatures to the Registrar’s Office for processing at registrar@hiram.edu or drop it off in person.

Students can declare their minor(s) in a similar fashion through the Minor/Advisor form available here or from the Registrar’s Office.

For an up to date listing of majors and minors, please refer to the most recent College Catalog.