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How to add a Major/Minor or Specialisation to your Study Plan – Transcript

This video is a guide to assist you with adding a Major/ Minor or Specialisation to your Study Plan at Southern Cross University.

Major/Minors are areas of in-depth study or specialisation within a course, consisting of a sequence of units in a single discipline.

Before watching this video, it is helpful to first watch the ‘How to find your Course Progression’ video. If you are unsure if you are required to choose a Major/ Minor or Specialisation for your course, please contact us, the Client Services team for more information. 

How to select your Major/Minor or Specialisation to expand your Study Plan

1. Start by Logging into your My Enrolment page, navigate to the Study Plans tab, and click ‘Select’ next to the course that has the admitted status.
2. To display the course options, click the ‘Choose’ button on the right-hand side.
3. To add an option to your Study Plan, click ‘Add to Study Planner’.
4. From the next page you can choose to Remove the option from your Study Planner by clicking ‘Remove from Study Planner’ otherwise click, ‘Save Changes on Study Planner’.

As you can see here, this Bachelor of Arts student will need to choose their course option first. You can use the link at the top of your Study Plan to navigate to the Course Requirements tab for your course and find out more information about your course options.

As you will see when you return to your Study Plan, you can expand the course option and now you will need to choose the major option.

1. Click 'Choose' from the right-hand side. Listed will be the Major options available for your course. You can refer back to the Course Structure page to view the Major options.
2. To add the Major click, ‘Add to Study Planner’ from the right-hand side. You will then have the option to ‘Remove from Study Planner’ if you wish or click, ‘Save Changes on Study Planner’.
3. Once your Study Plan page loads you can then go ahead and enrol into units that are available (highlighted in blue), if part of your Course Progression.

How to add a Major or Minor to your Study Plan when your Study Plan is already expanded 

1. Start in the Study Plans tab of your My Enrolment page.
2. You can view the Major study areas available to you by navigating to the Major line in your Study Plan.
3. Click ‘Choose’ on the far-right-hand side to display the major study areas available. The next page will display a list of the Majors available for your course.
4. Once you know which major you are adding to your course click ‘Add to Study Planner’ from the right-hand side.
5. From this page you can see a list of units that are included in the major you have selected as well as the other Major options. If you are not sure if this Major is the right selection you can click ‘Remove from Study Planner’ or your can ‘Discard changes and return to Study Plan’, ‘Choose a different Study Plan’ or ‘Save Changes on Study Planner’ from the options at the bottom.
6. Once you have clicked ‘Save Changes on Study Planner’ this will add the Major to your Study Plan and automatically take you back to your Study Plan page.

Once you return back to your Study Plans page you can see your Major on your Study Plan, you can expand the major to view the units on your Study Plan by clicking the (+) plus sign. If the units were available to enrol into they would also be highlighted in blue. You can now go ahead and enrol into any units that are available to enrol in.

In some cases you may have the option to choose either a major/minor or electives depending on your Course Structure. As you can see here, this student can choose either the Minor option or four Electives. 

To add a Minor to your Study Plan

1. Click ‘Choose’ from the right-hand side.
2. Using the drop-down menu bar. Click Minors from the options and then Search.
3. The next page will load the minor options available for your course. You can add your minor to your study plan by clicking 'Add to Study Planner' from the right-hand side.
4. On the next page, click ‘Save Changes on Study Planner’.
5. Return to your Study Plan to enrol in unit/s, if part of your ‘Course Progression’.

How to Change your Major/Minor options when you have already passed some units

If you have already completed some units in your Major or Minor selection, but you would now like to change, this will need to be evaluated by our Client Services Team. Please reach out to us for guidance and advice.

This video is prepared by Client Services, within Student Administration Services at Southern Cross University.

If you require any assistance after watching this video please feel free to contact us, the Client Services Team.