All undergraduate students enter Duke Kunshan University without a major and are assigned an academic advisor. When preparing to declare a major in the sophomore year, students work with their advisors, and potentially others who have advised them, to develop a long-range academic plan. This plan lays out the courses they anticipate taking in their remaining terms and is reviewed by their advisor to confirm that it will meet established requirements for graduation. Although students may declare a major as early as the beginning of fall term of the sophomore year, all students must secure formal approval of their long-range plans and declare a major no later than the last teaching day of the first seven-week session in their fourth term. Until then, students should be exploring different options of majors to ensure that they are making the best choice for themselves. Students who do not declare their major may be prevented from registering for classes for their fifth undergraduate term and from participating in a term or study abroad program.
Change of Major
Students who have declared a major and wish to change it may do so by submitting the Major Change Form to the Office of the University Registrar.
No changes in majors can be made after the end of the Drop/Add period of the first session of the spring term in the senior year.
Students receive three confirmations of their graduation: a Duke University diploma (issued by Duke University), a Duke Kunshan University diploma (from the Ministry of Education of the PRC), and a Duke Kunshan University graduation certificate (from the Ministry of Education of the PRC).