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It is especially important to meet with an Undergraduate Advisor in the year before you plan on graduating. Before you are allowed to graduate, the Advisors review your transcript to make sure that you have fulfilled all of your major or minor requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To make an appointment with an advisor use <a href=\"https:\/\/qc-cuny.navigate.eab.com\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navigate<\/a> (make sure to have your major\/minor declared)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_position=&#8221;inside&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"pg-92-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;services&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;0% 5% 0% 5%&quot;,&quot;mobile_padding&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;45px&quot;,&quot;row_stretch&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\" data-color-label=\"4\" data-label=\"Our Services\">\n<div id=\"services\" class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-92-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\">\n<div id=\"pgc-92-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-92-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<h3>Current Advisors<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"qc-list\">\n<li>Eric Goldfischer | Email: <a href=\"mailto:eric.goldfischer@qc.cuny.edu\">eric.goldfischer@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||on||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<div>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How do I become an Urban Studies Major?<\/h3>\n<p>To become an urban studies major, you must complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/qchub\/declaration-of-major-form-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration of Undergraduate Major\/Minor form<\/a> and have it signed by an Undergraduate Advisor or the Department Chair. 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