Undergraduate Student Administration

Declaration of Major/Minor

Students must officially declare their majors and minors. The Declaration of Major and Declaration of Minor forms are two-part forms. Once completed by the student and advisor, the top (white/major – green/minor) copy is delivered by the student to the Weinberg Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising at 1922 Sheridan and the bottom (blue/yellow) is kept by the Department or Program.

Staff can obtain Declaration of Major or Minor forms from the Weinberg Office of Undergraduate Studies  - Jan Norfray  j-norfray@northwestern.edu, 1-7559.

Worksheets for Weinberg majors

Petition to Graduate

Students receiving a bachelor's degree from Northwestern must first submit a

Petition to Graduate in their major (formally known as an Application for a Bachelor’s Degree).

The Minor Application must be completed in order to graduate with a minor.

Once completed and signed by a department advisor, a copy is saved for the program/department and the original is turned in to the Registrar’s Office. 

Student Awards and Honors

Departments and programs will be prompted, starting in February, to enter student awards and honors onto the web site www.wcas.northwestern.edu/honors. The deadline is usually the third week in May.   

Students receiving academic prizes and awards are invited to a Weinberg Deans’ Office reception in early June. Seniors graduating with honors will be listed in the commencement book at graduation.  Those winning awards and prizes related to their outstanding senior honors projects will also be recognized during the Weinberg College Convocation.

Contact: Tessie Cachola, Weinberg Dean’s Office tessie@wcas.northwestern.edu,

1-3569.