{"id":7450,"date":"2025-12-23T11:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7450"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:52:02","slug":"declare-your-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/students\/undergraduate\/declare-your-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Declare Your Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-to-declare-a-major-in-linguistics-simply-complete-the-following-steps\">To declare a major in Linguistics, simply complete the following steps:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the Declaration of Major Form button below. (Link leaves site.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill out the Declaration of Major Form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit the Declaration of Major Form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--black uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/ls-apps.ad.uwm.edu\/secure\/declaration\/major\/prod\/index.php?departmentFilter=linguistics\" rel=\"\">Declare Your Major<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-what-happens-next\">What happens next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You must then, via email, make an appointment with the Undergraduate Program Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that appointment, you will be able to ask any questions you may have about the Linguistics program and begin the process of planning your coursework and other activities within the major.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"48\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/about\/directory\/pycha-anne\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/pycha.webp?ver=be38b092ff6952e560de10e94aab0a88\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/about\/directory\/pycha-anne\/\">Anne Pycha<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Linguistics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:pycha@uwm.edu\">pycha@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142297294\">414-229-7294<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To declare a major in Linguistics, simply complete the following steps: What happens next? 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