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African-American and African Studies

American Sign Language

American Studies

Anthropology

Archaeology

Art - Art History

Art - Studio Art

Astronomy

Astronomy-Physics BS Major 
Shane Davis
swd8g@virginia.edu

Astronomy BA Major 
Ed Murphy
emm8x@virginia.edu

Astronomy Minor 
Paul Torrey
ygn5rz@virginia.edu

Bioethics Minor

Biology

For instructions on how to declare a major or minor in Biology, please visit https://bio.as.virginia.edu/how-to-declare, or email biol-ug@virginia.edu.

Biology- Human Biology

Chemistry

Classics

Cognitive Science

Computer Science

Please read https://uvacsadvising.org/bacs/declaring.html before contacting anyone regarding a Computer Science major. After reading this you may contact Tom Horton at bacsdirector@virginia.edu with any remaining questions.

Drama

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

East Asian Studies

Economics

Please visit the Economics Department Declaration of Major page for instructions on how to declare the Economics major. The Declaration of Major or Minor Contact is Lee Coppock econ-dus@virginia.edu.

English

Before you start the DocuSign process, please visit https://english.as.virginia.edu/undergraduate/howtodeclare for information on declaring an English major. If you understand the major requirements and do not need assistance filling out the declaration form, you may do so and submit the form without contacting Prof. Fraiman in advance. 

English
Susan Fraiman
sdf8x@virginia.edu
434-960-7337

Please note that the Area Programs in Poetry Writing and Literary Prose are selective and require an application. Please do not submit a declaration of major form for these programs unless you have already been accepted. You can reach out to the contacts below for more information. 

Area Program in Poetry Writing
Brian Teare
bt5ps@virginia.edu
434-924-6619 | Bryan Hall 433

Area Program in Literary Prose
Kevin Moffett
sem9zn@virginia.edu
434-924-6621 | Bryan 403

Environmental Sciences

To declare a major in Environmental Sciences, you will need to meet with one of the faculty members below.  Please determine which day/time coincides best with your schedule before reaching out. If none of the listed times work, please contact Robert Davis (red3u@virginia.edu) to make alternative arrangements.

Robert Davis
386B Clark
924-0579, red3u@virginia.edu
Monday, 2:30–4:00 p.m.

Charity Nyelele
212 Clark
924-0563, hbt3mb@virginia.edu
Tuesday, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Matt Reidenbach
356 Clark
243-4937, mar5jj@virginia.edu
Wednesday, 10–11 a.m.

Lauren Miller
205 Clark
924-3964, lauren.miller@virginia.edu
Thursday, 2–3 p.m.

https://evsc.as.virginia.edu/prospective-majors

Environmental Thought and Practice

French

Please visit the following website before declaring your major. 
https://french.as.virginia.edu/undergraduate

German

Global Studies

Global Public Health
Tracey Brookman
tlc5q@virginia.edu

Global Development Studies
David Edmunds
dse7r@virginia.edu

Security and Justice
Peter Furia
furia@virginia.edu

Environments and Sustainability
Phoebe Crisman
pc4v@virginia.edu

Middle East South Asia
Tessa Farmer
trf6k@virginia.edu

Global Commerce in Culture and Society
Richard Handler
rh3y@virginia.edu

History

Interdisciplinary Major

Italian

Jewish Studies

Latin American Studies

Linguistics

Mathematics

Last name begins with A-D: Abdelmalek Abdesselam

Last name begins with E-H:  Peter Abramenko

Last name begins with J-L:  Peter Humphries

Last name begins with M-P:  Nicholas Kuhn

Last name begins with Q-T:  Tai Melcher (Fall); Yen Do (Spring)

Last name begins with U-Z:  Leonid Petrov (Fall); Andrei Rapinchuk (Spring)

Media Studies

Medieval Studies

Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages and Cultures

Music

Neuroscience

For detailed instructions on how to declare a major in Neuroscience, please visit our website or send an email to the undergraduate coordinator: nesccordinator@virginia.edu 

Please address Docusign major forms to the department major contact (DMC): 
Lisa Ishler
Dli3a@virginia.edu 
 

Philosophy

Physics

For information about declaring a major or minor in Physics, please visit http://www.phys.virginia.edu/Education/undergrad.asp, or email physics@virginia.edu.

Poetry

Political & Social Thought

Political Philosophy, Policy and Law

Politics - Foreign Affairs

Politics - Government

Portuguese Minor

Psychology

Religious Studies

Statistics

For information about declaring a major or minor in Statistics, please visit: https://statistics.as.virginia.edu/declaring-majorminor-statistics

For any questions not answered in the Undergraduate section of the Statistics Department website, please visit: https://statistics.as.virginia.edu/advising

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Sociology

South Asian Languages and Cultures

Spanish

Women, Gender & Sexuality