Advisors Quick Guide to Changing Majors

Issue / Question
  • How do I start a Change Major Request?
  • How do I approve a Change Major Request?
Environment
  • Platform
    • MyISU
  • Audience Affected
    • Advisors
Resolution
As explained here, academic advisors can initiate, approve, or look up a student’s Change Major Request. Faculty are encouraged to help students with this process. 
Initiating a Change Major Request 
  1. The student desires to change their degree, major, minor, or concentration.
  2. Log in to MyISU.
  3. Select the Change Major Request tile
  4. Click Start, Approve, or Lookup CMR.
  5. Enter the student’s Bengal ID # on the Change Major Request page.
  6. Click Load Student Data or CMR.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add New CMR to clear the student’s major information. 
  8. Scroll up to enter the desired changes in the spaces provided (Primary Degree, Secondary Degree, etc). Include the student’s Catalog Year and the Effective Term of each change.
  9. Enter the requested information in the Faculty/Department Advisor Assignment Request section. 
  10. Scroll to the bottom and click Submit CMR, signifying you approved the request.
  11. The student receives an email asking that they approve the CMR. (Best practice is to have the student access the email while still with you and approve the change.) The change will NOT be processed if they do not approve the CMR.  Explain that they will get a new Primary Advisor once the changes occur.
  12. Once the CMR is submitted and approved, the Registrar’s office will make the changes in Banner and notify you both via email. 
Approving a Change Major Request 
  1. The student initiates a Change Major Request (CMR).
  2. Their Primary Advisor (you) receives an email that the student has submitted a CMR.* 
  3. Schedule an advising session with them to discuss the desired change.
  4. During the session, log in to MyISU and go to the Academics page.
  5. Click Start, Approve, or Lookup CMR in the Change Major Request section. 
  6. Enter the CMR # from the email, then click Load Student Data or CMR.
  7. The student’s CMR is displayed under Change Major Request.
  8. Discuss the student’s desired change(s) with them, then enter the change(s) in the Primary Degree, Secondary Degree, etc. sections, including the catalog year and effective term for each change. Explain that they will get a new Primary Advisor once this change occurs.
  9. Scroll down and choose to either Change the current curriculum or Add a new curriculum. 
  10. Add the requested information in the Faculty/Department Advisor Assignment Request section.
  11. Click Submit CMR, which signifies your approval. The Registrar’s office makes the necessary changes in Banner and emails you and the student.
Looking Up a Student’s Previous CMR 
  1. In MyISU, go to the Academics page.
  2. Click Start, Approve, or Lookup CMR in the Change Major Request section.  
  3. Enter the Bengal ID# and click Load Student Data or CMR.
  4. Select the desired CMR# from the drop-down list in the Change Major Request section. 
  5. The CMR information will load for you to see.  
 
Note: The Veterans, Athletic, and International Programs offices will be notified when any student under their jurisdictions submits a CMR or has a CMR approved and processed.
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