Students who wish to change to or add a major in the Dedman College of Hospitality (DCH) must first meet with a DCH academic advisor. Students looking to add or change to a major outside of DCH will need to meet with an advisor for that major.
Requirements for changing to a DCH major
- Students must have a minimum 2.0 FSU GPA to be eligible to change to any DCH major.
- At the point of major change, students are expected to be on track or able to become on track in a timely fashion for mapping within their desired major.
Adding a second major in DCH
- Students must first be certified upper-division (not listed as a pre- or NFA- major) in their primary major before a second major can be added. Students must be within one term of mapping requirements for their second major at the point of completing the major addition.
- For students with a primary major in another college: refer to that Academic Dean’s office for certification information.
- Please note that only a student’s primary major is listed on their FSU diploma.
- Important consideration: It is not possible to pursue a double major in Hospitality & Tourism Management and Global Club Management & Leadership as the diploma for both majors will say Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management.
Adding a major after earning 90 credit hours
Students wishing to add a second major or dual degree who have completed 90 or more hours of credit must complete the DCH Double Major/Dual Degree Academic Plan of Study by meeting with academic advisors for each major outlining all remaining degree requirements prior to graduation. Students must then receive approval from the DCH Academic Dean’s office. If one of the two majors/degrees is located outside of DCH, both Academic Deans’ offices must grant approval for the change.
- Adding majors or degrees once a student has earned 90 or more hours is approved or not at the discretion of the Academic Dean’s office, which generally requires that adding the additional plan will not:
- Require earning more than 160 hours of credit total
- Extend a student’s graduation
- First Time in College students have a four-year graduation window
- Upper-Division Transfer students have a two-year graduation window
- Place the student into excess credit
Students with multiple majors or degree plans may be required by the University and/or the Dean’s office to complete a graduation plan.