T2M FAQ
What is Transition to Major (T2M)?
This is the process that moves students who have successfully completed the First-Year Engineering Program in West Lafayette to the engineering major of their choice. (Students in Indianapolis are directly admitted to majors.)
When do I have to choose?
Early in the semester you intended to complete FYE requirements (in February, for most students) so the advising team can pre-audit your record and determine if eligibility to move to a major, presuming successful completion of all of that semester's courses. If you are eligible, you will likely be advised for spring registration by advisors in your first-choice school. Receiving guidance from academic advisors in the major of your choice is important to help keep you on-track to graduate. Students with cumulative GPA of 2.80 or lower, whose first choice of major is any of the majors at capacity (ME, AAE, BME), will be advised by FYE academic advisors. Students might not be advised by an advisor in their top choice school.
Why do I have to choose a second choice?
Second choices are important because some professional schools have limited space to accommodate all students who would like to join. If students are not accepted into a first choice, they should consider if there is another discipline that can help achieve goals or to retake First-Year Engineering courses to improve GPA. It is up to students to choose the best Plan B. Advisors can also help make the decision.
Whom do I talk to about my choices?
A First-Year Engineering advisor.
When am I in my major?
When the T2M process has run to completion, you will be notified by an advisor in your major. You may hear from your first or second choice school. Be sure to check your purdue.edu email during this time. You should hear about the outcome of the process by the end of May.
What do I do if I am not accepted into my first choice and I want to change out of my second choice?
If you change your mind before the last day of classes, please fill out the "request your major" survey again (available in Brightspace) to change your request. If you change your mind after the last day of classes, you will need to email your FYE academic advisor for help switching to another school or division, switching back to FYE if you didn’t select that as your second choice option or about the process to CODO out of the College of Engineering.
How do professional schools and divisions make their selections?
Selections are governed by the College of Engineering Enrollment Management Policy. Most students are accepted into their first choice.