DigiPen students may only be enrolled in one degree plan at any given time. This includes all Non-Degree Seeking and Alumni Audit programs.
Readmission
Readmission applicants may apply to return to a valid DigiPen degree plan. The degree plan placement is decided by the Office of the Registrar and is not open to student choice.
- A student who wishes to return to DigiPen after a break in enrollment may apply to do so by completing a readmission application and submitting required materials. Students who are suspended due to academic or disciplinary reason may not return to the Institute until the semester following the suspension period. Students may apply for readmission to their eligible semester as soon as the admission period for that semester opens and applicable materials are available for submission. An interview may also be required as part of the readmission process. DigiPen cannot guarantee readmission into a student’s original degree plan due to limited availability of course offerings from previous degree curricula. The decision on degree plan is made by the Institute and is not open to student choice. Visit the Readmission Process page on our website for more information.
Change of Major
Students may apply to switch from their current DigiPen degree plan to another DigiPen degree plan. This is called a
Change of Major (COM). The Office of the Registrar will decide which catalog year the student will be assigned to for the
new degree plan. This is not open to student choice.
Students must meet with their Student Success Advisor (Redmond) for advising, and with the Office of the Registrar (all campuses) for a degree audit to verify valid degree plans eligible to the student. Any program course waivers must be approved before the start of the semester in which the program change will take effect.
It is important to note that students will be required to select a semester in which they want to start the new degree plan. Once selected, the student will be required to register for and attend at least one class in the semester that the COM begins. If they do not, the COM will be revoked and the student will be reverted to the original degree plan. Visit the Change of Major page on our website for more information.
Students may not start a Change of Major (COM) in the same semester as a Leave of Absence (LOA) or Hardship Leave of Absence (HLOA).
- If a student receives an approval for a COM request, the student must attend classes in the semester immediately following the COM approval or that approval will be cancelled, and student must reapply for the COM.
- If student has received a COM but intends to take an LOA in the first semester of the COM, the COM will be cancelled, and they must reapply for a COM to begin the semester immediately following the LOA.
- If a student is currently on an LOA, they may apply for a COM, to be effective in the semester they return from the LOA. If the COM is approved while they are on LOA, they must register for and attend the classes for the new major in the semester immediately following the LOA (the start of the COM).
DigiPen Initiated Degree Plan Change
Degree Plan changes may sometimes be initiated by the Institute. Current students may be offered the option to change into a valid degree plan based on DigiPen’s recommendation.
This recommendation must be agreed upon by the respective Program Director, the Registrar, the Director of Student Success, the Dean of Faculty, and the Vice President of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs.
- DigiPen regularly reviews its programs for rigor and continued relevance to the industries. As such, DigiPen may determine that a more updated degree plan will be more beneficial to students in terms of program outcomes and occupational outlook. The degree plans for programs are reviewed by the respective Program Director, the Registrar, the Director of Student Success, the Dean of Faculty, and the VP of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs.