Program of Study Management (POSM)
WHAT IS PROGRAM OF STUDY MANAGEMENT (POSM)?
Declaring your major helps you plan the most efficient and beneficial path to your degree. Undergraduate students at the College of Charleston are required to declare a major no later than the second semester of their sophomore year.
The Program of Study Management (POSM) system is an electronic workflow that allows undergraduate students to manage their degree program(s) online. The POSM channel is located on the Academic Services tab in MyCharleston. Students can use this system to:
- Declare or Add a Major
- Declare or Add a Minor
- Undeclare a Major
- Undeclare a Minor
- Change, Add or Remove a Cognate, Concentration or Track
- Change Degree (BA, BS or AB)
All changes to a student's degree program must be approved by the academic department or program. Submission of a POSM request does not change a student's degree program instantaneously. It is the first step of the approval process by the academic department or program. Once a student completes a POSM request form and clicks submit, the information is electronically delivered to the appropriate approval personnel within the requested program/department. The department/program will notify the student if additional information/action is needed to complete the POSM request. Some departments/programs have specific requirements (i.e. a face-to-face meeting, a writing sample, an audition, etc.) for their major applicants.
Notifications will be sent to the student's college-issued e-mail account regarding the status of a request. Students will receive a confirmation e-mail when the process is complete. Once a student has received a confirmation e-mail regarding your POSM request, the program of study change will appear on their Academic Profile channel which is located on the Academic Services tab in MyCharleston.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON POSM
POSM Frequently Asked Questions from Students (PDF)
Help resources (Procedure Manual and Quick Guides) for the Program of Study Management (POSM) system are located on the Help and Training tab in MyCharleston.
You can also e-mail us at posm@cofc.edu.
