Students in the College of Science are able to select from a choice of ten Majors listed below. They can apply for a major once they fulfil the major requirements (Table 1) and the major still has available seats (check Major vacancies) for their cohort. The application period for CHOICE OF MAJOR is made twice a year (after announcing the grades of the Fall and Summer semesters). Accordingly, vacancies for each major are updated for each cohort and announced to students before the start of the application period.

LIST OF COLLEGE OF SCIENCE MAJORS

• Applied Chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Earth Sciences
• Environmental Biology
• Geophysics
• Mathematics
• Medical Physics
• Physics
• Statistics

ASSIGNMENT OF MAJOR PROCEDURES

1. Student applies for a major after fulfilling its requirements (Table 1).
2. Application for choice of major happens twice a year (after the announcement of Fall and Summer grades). Accordingly, vacancies for each major of each cohort are updated and announced to the students before the start of the application period.
3. Student applies via the SQU portal → major selection. Application is open for three working days during which the student can edit and modify the requested majors.
4. Student can choose up to three majors to be considered based on meeting the requirements as well as availability of seats allocated for each cohort.
5. For each cohort, 30% of the allocated seats is offered for the first call of choice of major, then 55% for the second call and then finally remaining seats will be available to be assigned in the following calls.
6. The ADUGS office process the applications in three rounds (for the three choices). Students who are not accepted for the first choice will be considered for the second and third choices, consecutively.
7. Once the processing is over, a list of the assigned students to the different majors is sent to the departmental representative of the college choice of major committee (CCMC) for approval.
8. After approval, the ADUGS office updates student profile on the SIS website with the assigned major.
9. The ADUGS office circulates an announcement informing students to check updates of their academic profile on SIS website.

10. Within a week from the announcement, any student not satisfied with the assigned major sends an email to the ADUGS office (sci@student.squ.edu.om) to drop the assignment which is allowed once for each student

Assignment of major for probation and late students:

1. Late student and probation student, who cannot apply through the normal procedures and have earned at least 40 credit hours or completed at least 5 semesters, can apply for choice of major if they scored C- at least in the required course for the major. 
2. The ADUGS office process the probation and late students’ applications once the assignment of majors for pre-major students and change of major is completed since they are given priority. 
3. The probation and late students should follow the assignment of major procedure described above (steps 2-9 are applied with the exemption of the CGPA requirement and minimum grade as indicated in point 1).

CHANGE OF MAJOR PROCEDURES

1. Student not satisfied with the previously assigned major can apply for a change of major only once during their study in the college.
2. Application subjects to the availability of seats allocated for each cohort as well as fulfillment of the student of the requirements of the major (Table 1).
3. Application for change of major happens twice a year (along with choice of major applications) and students apply online via a link activated for the process over three days and pre-announced to the students.
4. The ADUGS office process the change of major applications once the assignment of majors for pre-major students is completed since they are given priority.