The College and each school with undergraduate programs establish their own degree requirements. These generally include a unit requirement that defines the total number of units to be completed; scholarship requirement that defines a minimum grade-point average; residence requirement that defines the amount of study that must be undertaken in residence at the UCLA campus; and course requirements that may include general education courses, reading and composition courses, foreign language courses, and core courses for the field of study. See each school for details on requirements set by the College and each of the schools.
Each department or interdepartmental program sets its own degree requirements in addition to those established by the College or school. Department requirements generally include preparation for the major, which are lower-division courses designed to prepare students for advanced study; and the major, which are upper-division course requirements. Each department lists its own requirements.
