{"id":7450,"date":"2024-12-09T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7450"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:00:17","slug":"declare-your-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/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-psychology-or-neuroscience-simply-complete-the-following-steps\">To declare a major in psychology or neuroscience, 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. 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