F-1 Student Change of Major or personal information
Change of Major
The major/plan of study you selected is part of your I-20. A change of major may affect
the length of time it takes to complete your studies at a particular school. For these
reasons, it is necessary to inform both the school and the immigration service of
a change of major. It is acceptable to change your major, but this must be done according
to the following process to make sure your I-20 remains valid and current:
- Run a degree audit on the program to determine the number of semesters you would still need to complete
the new program before meeting with your academic adviser.
- Visit with the program academic adviser in the new major you are considering. Discuss your plan with the adviser and get
information on the program.
- Fill out a Student Information Update Form and submit to Student Central.
- Email JoYin Tang, Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) jtang4@cscc.edu to request an updated immigration form I-20. When you change major, it must also
be changed on your I-20.
Change of Name, Address or Emergency Contact
F-1 students must report a change of physical address to the PDSO within 10 days of
the change, so that SEVIS (Student & Exchange Visitors Information System) can be
updated. If changing name, a student must submit passport pages copies to validate
any change to biographical information fields of the SEVIS record. All changes in
name, address, major and emergency contact must be reported to ISS (International
Student Services) during your study at Columbus State.