Major/Area of Study Change Form

Students, faculty, and staff should use this form to update student major or area of study information with Relay. This information may impact critical details related to students’ academic, financial, enrollment, and certification status so please ensure the accuracy of the information which you are sharing prior to submission. The Registrar’s Office may reach out with any questions or for additional details. You will receive email confirmation upon your request being processed. Thank you for keeping us updated! Please note: submitting multiple requests will result in longer processing time. If you are unsure if you have submitted your request or would like an update on your outstanding request, please contact us via support@relay.edu.

Please share your Relay email (for students, this email is your Microsoft login credentials)
Please note: if you are a Relay staff member, you will need to enter the student's Relay email address.

Please confirm your role at Relay

Please reach out to Relay’s Office of Admissions and Enrollment (OAE) at support@relay.edu or by phone at 212-288-1888 prior to the beginning of your enrollment at Relay.

How can we assist you?

Your First Name

Your Last Name

Your Relay Student ID

Please provide your student advisor's email.

WASHINGTON D.C. STUDENTS: Please be mindful that all first-year Washington D.C students are enrolled through Denver. When selecting your location please select Denver.

Please select your current or most recently attended Relay campus.

Are you a first or second-year student?

PLEASE NOTE: Relay's academic year begins in the summer and ends in the spring. Your second year begins after your third term at Relay (typically spring). If you have questions about your current enrollment, please reach out to support@relay.edu.

If your request is being made after the census date of the current term, any necessary course adjustments will go into effect in the following term. If it is after the census date, please reach out to your advisor or to support@relay.edu for more support. Additionally, if you do not see the type of change you are trying to make here, it is likely because the change would require a transfer application (rly.gs/reentrance). If you have any questions or concerns about your request, please don't hesitate to reach out to your advisor or the Registrar's Office by emailing support@relay.edu.

If your request is being made after the census date of the current term, it will be processed in the upcoming term if approved. Any necessary course adjustments will also take place in the following term if your request is made after the census date. If it is after the census date, please reach out to your advisor or to support@relay.edu for more support. Additionally, if you do not see the type of change you are trying to make here, it is likely because the change would require a transfer application (rly.gs/reentrance). If you have any questions or concerns about your request, please don't hesitate to reach out to your advisor or the Registrar's Office by emailing support@relay.edu.

Major/Concentration Change Request

Please note that major changes (and course adjustments) cannot be made after the census date of each term. Please check to make sure your request is before this term's census date. If it is after the census date, please reach out to your advisor or to support@relay.edu for more support. Additionally, if you do not see the type of change you are trying to make here, it is likely because the change would require a transfer application (rly.gs/reentrance). If you have any questions or concerns about your request, please don't hesitate to reach out to your advisor or the Registrar's Office by emailing support@relay.edu

What is your Relay program?

What type of change are you reporting?

Major/Concentration

Residency

Please note that changing your Residency status will have financial implications. As such, you should only do so after discussing with your advisor and Student Financial Services (SFS).

What type of Residency change are you reporting?

Loss of Residency

Addition of Residency

What is the effective date of the change of your residency status?

What is your current Relay major?

What is your current Relay concentration?

What major are you requesting to change to?

What concentration are you requesting to change to?

Area of Study Change Request

Please note that area of study changes (and course adjustments) cannot be made after the census date of each term. Please check to make sure your request is before this term's census date. If it is after the census date, please reach out to your advisor or to support@relay.edu for more support. Additionally, if you do not see the type of change you are trying to make here, it is likely because the change would require a transfer application (rly.gs/reentrance). If you have any questions or concerns about your request, please don't hesitate to reach out to your advisor or the Registrar's Office by emailing support@relay.edu

Relay offers Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs, certification/licensure programs (CERT), and the option to pursue both a Master of Arts in Teaching and a teaching certificate/license. Program options and offerings vary by state.

Are you in a MAT-only, CERT-only, or MAT + Certification program?

Certification Only

MAT + Certification

MAT Only

What is your Relay program?

What type of change are you reporting?

Content Area of Study & Endorsement Area change

Content Area of Study change

Endorsement Area of Study change

Residency change

Please note that changing your Residency status will have financial implications. As such, you should only do so after discussing with your advisor and Student Financial Services (SFS).

What type of Residency change are you reporting?

Loss of Residency

Addition of Residency

What is the effective date of the change of your residency status?

Which would you like to do? (select one or two)

Change primary endorsement area

Change secondary endorsement area

Drop secondary endorsement area

What is your current Content Area of Study?

What is your new Content Area of Study?

What is your current primary endorsement area? (select one, limited by campus)

What is your new primary Endorsement Area of Study?

What is your current Secondary Endorsement Area of Study?

What is your new Secondary Endorsement Area of Study?

Is the majority of your instructional time spent within the subject area which aligns with your major or area of study change request? For example, if you are requesting a Social Studies major/area of study, are you currently teaching Social Studies content?

Is the majority of your instructional time spent within the grade band which aligns with your major or area of study change request? For example, if you are requesting an Elementary major, are you currently teaching within the grand band, K-5?

Please note according to Relay policy, students must be in a teaching placement which matches their major/concentration or area of study. We look forward to assisting you with a major or area of study change if your teaching placement changes in the future.

Please know that a change in Relay major or area of study may affect your certification area, credit deficiency status, and/or content course completion requirement before you are able to successfully graduate from Relay. Please sign up for an appointment with the New York Dean's Office to learn more about these implications.

Additional Resources

Certification Guide

Credit Guide

These implications do not apply to students who are only changing their concentrations. Example: Middle Childhood Generalist with Math concentration to a Science concentration. Your certification track and credit deficiency will remain the same.

If applicable, I understand the:

Prereqsuite credit implications of my major or area of study change

Certification implications of my major or area of study change

Content coursework implications of my major or area of study change

Please indicate which of these best matches your current teaching placement:

Have you spoken with your advisor about this change of major or area of study?

Please note that it is imperative to talk to your advisor about the implications of your major or area of study change request before submitting this form. Failure to do so may result in delayed processing of your request.

Has your employer approved your change of major or area of study?

Has your teacher preparation program (e.g., Teach For America, NYC Teaching Fellows, etc.) approved your change of major or area of study?

Please include any additional details about your major or area of study change request:

Review Submitted Information

I verify that all of the above information I have submitted on this form is true and complete. This includes that I am the individual self-identified on this form and that I am a current student of Relay Graduate School of Education:

What is your name?

What is your Relay email address?

Student First Name

Student Last Name

Which campus does this student attend?

Is this a 1.0 change or a 2.0 change?

1.0

2.0

Please paste the web URL of the student's Rise or Anthology Student page.

Staff Major/AOS, Residency, and/or Concentration Change

Please note that major or area of study changes, concentration changes, and course adjustments cannot be made after the census date of each term.

If you are making a change in Residency after the census date of a term, please ensure that you have already spoken with Student Financial Services (SFS) via support@relay.edu.

Which of the information below would you like to report?

Change of Major or Area of Study

Change of Residency

Would you like to report any of the following?

Addition of Residency

Loss of Residency

Has SFS approved this change in Residency?

Yes

No

What term should this change of Residency go into effect?

Immediately (the date you submit this form)

Back dated

What should the back dated date be?

Please explain why this change of Residency should be backdated.

What is the student's Relay program?

What is the student's current major in Rise?

What is the student’s current concentration in Rise?

What should the student’s major be?

What should the student’s concentration be?

What is the student currently pursuing?

Certification Only

MAT + Certification

MAT Only

What is the student's current program?

What type of change are you reporting?

Content Area of Study & Endorsement Area change

Content Area of Study change

Endorsement Area of Study change

What is the student's current Content Area of Study?

What is the student's new Content Area of Study?

What is the student's current Endorsement Area of Study?

What is the student's new Endorsement Area of Study?

What is the student's current secondary Endorsement Area of Study?

What is the student's new secondary Endorsement Area of Study?

Is the student a part of the NPAF PA Certification program?

What term should the major or area of study change go into effect? Please note that major or area of study changes (and course adjustments) cannot be made after the census date of each term. Additionally, if you do not see the type of change you are trying to make here, it is likely because the change would require a transfer application (rly.gs/reentrance). If you have any questions or concerns about your request, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@relay.edu.

Review Information

Is there anything else you need to note about this request that was not captured elsewhere in this form?

I verify that all of the information I have submitted on this form is true and complete. This includes that I am the individual self-identified on this form and that I am a current staff or faculty member of Relay Graduate School of Education: