Two types of requirements must be satisfied for the award of a degree: preparation for the major (lower-division courses) and the major (upper-division courses). Departments set requirements for minors.
Admission to the major requires completion of a set of courses known as preparation for the major. Applicants are admitted to pre-major status until requisite courses are satisfactorily completed. See majors.
A major consists of a group of coordinated upper-division courses and shall be designated as schoolwide, departmental, interdepartmental, or individual. Each course applied toward the major and preparation for the major must be taken for a letter grade unless otherwise stipulated.
A major consists of a minimum of 40 upper-division units.
Students must complete their major with a scholarship grade-point average of at least 2.0 (C) in all courses in order to remain in the major.
As changes in major requirements occur, students are expected to satisfy the new requirements insofar as possible. Petitions for adjustment should be submitted to the dean of the school in hardship cases.
See majors for more details.
Students may petition for a minor offered by the school or one offered outside the school, provided they can complete the requirements within 216 units and are on track to graduate on time.
As changes in minor requirements occur, students are expected to satisfy the new requirements insofar as possible unless they have completed 50 percent of the required coursework for the minor at the time the new requirements go into effect. Petitions for adjustment should be submitted to the undergraduate program chair for a departmental minor and to the dean for a schoolwide minor.
For a list of minors and specializations, see the minors list; descriptions are in the individual department.
