Change a Program of Study in Workday

Use the following guide to change a program of study, such as changing your program of study from computer science to business and technology.

Note: If you are a graduate student who wants to change their degree, please email Graduate Academics & Student Success at gradacademics@stevens.edu for assistance.

The program or programs of study you can add depends on your primary school/college. There are different requirements to be accepted into the different schools/college at Stevens or different programs of study. Changing a program of study will likely require approval from your current school/college and the school/college you are trying to join with your new program of study.

Step 1: Select your profile image on the Workday homepage – Select View Profile

A screenshot of the Workday user interface. The user profile image is highlighted to indicate users should click their profile image and click view profile for additional settings.

Note: If you have an active campus job, select your student profile before continuing to step 2.

A screenshot of the Workday user profile interface. If a student also has an active campus job, they will have a Worker profile and a Student profile. For this exercise, the student profile needs to be selected. The screenshot shows the user selecting their name, Attila the Duck, under the Student section.

Step 2: Select Academics

A screenshot of the Workday student user profile interface sidebar. The sidebar shows the student's profile picture, their name, and task options including summary, personal, contact, academics, student financials and more (2).

Step 3: Select Request

Note: If you have more than one program of study, select the Request button for the program of study you want to change.

Step 4: Select the Add Row icon.

A screenshot of the Change My Program of Study interface. The user's current Program of Study is shown at the top of the screen. The current program of study information includes program of study, if it is the user's primary program of study, if it is bundled with, the academic calendar, academic unit, academic level, educational credential, declare date and expected completion date.

Step 5: Select New Program of Study

Step 6: Scroll to select the Expected Completion Date.

Note: The expected completion date for your new program of study should match the expected completion date for your primary program of study.

Step 7: Unselect the Is Primary check box from your original program of study.

A screenshot of the change my program of study interface. Within the second row of the new program of study section, the blue filled check box with a white check mark inside in the Is Primary column is selected for the current program of study computer science undergraduate major.

Step 8: Select the Is Primary check box for the new program of study.

A screenshot of the change my program of study interface. The first row of the new program of study table shows the new program of study business & technology undergraduate major. In the second column, Is Primary, the check box is highlighted indicating the user should select this check box for the new program of study.

Step 9: Select the Remove Row icon for the original program of study.

Step 10: Enter a Declare Date – Select Submit

The default Declare Date is the day you submit this Program of Study change. If the Program of Study change is for the current semester, set the Declare Date to 8/30/2021; otherwise, leave the Declare Date as is.

Step 11: Review Details and Process for more information on completed actions and next steps – Select Done

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