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Major requirements for the College of Letters and Science 

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Students who apply for transfer admission to selective majors are required to complete major preparation courses and meet additional course and GPA requirements. 

Students need to take all courses for a letter grade with no grade less than C and complete all major preparatory course requirements by the end of spring term prior to their fall enrollment.  Pass/No Pass does not fulfill selective major requirements unless taken during the Covid terms of winter, spring and summer 2020. The Department Agreements as published on ASSIST are also important documents. Reference them in conjunction with the major agreements as needed. Students must complete all admission requirements by the end of spring term before they transfer. Any summer coursework completed prior to transferring will not count toward admission requirements.

Selective major requirements 

Transfer students are encouraged to complete as many major preparation courses listed under other major requirements prior to transfer as shown on the .

Some majors in the College of Letters and Science have additional transfer requirements.

Â鶹´«Ã½ requires a minimum 2.80 GPA for admission. Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG, for the College of Letters and Science requires at least a 3.20 GPA for all majors. The data science major is not open to TAG.

Applied mathematics — mathematics — mathematical analytics and operations research — mathematical and scientific computation

  • Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.00 GPA across the entire group:
    • Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
    • Mathematics (MAT) 022A or 027A or 067
    • Mathematics (MAT) 022B or 027B

Applied physics — physics

  • Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.00 GPA across the entire group:
    • Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C/D or 009HA/HB/HC/HD/HE
    • Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
    • Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B

Data science

The data science major is not open to TAG.

  • Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.20 GPA across the entire group:
    • Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A or 036A
      • Note: Beginning fall 2027 ECS 036A will also satisfy the requirement. Beginning fall 2028 ECS 036A must be completed when ECS 032A is not articulated.
    • Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032B or 036C
      • Note: Beginning fall 2027 ECS 036C will also satisfy the requirement. Beginning fall 2028 ECS 036C must be completed when ECS 032B is not articulated.
    • Mathematics (MAT) 021 A/B/C
    • Mathematics (MAT) 022A or 067 or BIS 027A
    • Statistics (STA) 013 or 032 or 035A or 100

Economics

  • Complete the courses below and maintain a 2.50 GPA across the entire group:
    • Economics (ECN) 001A/B
    • Mathematics (MAT) 017A/B or 019A/B/C or 021A/B
      • Note: Starting fall 2027 students must complete the entire MAT 019A/B/C series.

Note: Starting fall 2027 students must complete the entire MAT 019A/B/C series.

Psychology

  • Complete the courses below and maintain a 2.90 GPA across the entire group:
    • Psychology (PSY) 001
    • Statistics (STA) 013
    • Biological Science (BIS) 002A or Biological Science (BIO) 001/001L or 002/002L or 003
      • Note: Starting fall 2028 students may complete any of the following      Biological Science (BIO) 001/001L, 002/002L or 003. 
    • or Biological Science (BIS) 010 and one courses below:
      • Anthropology (ANT) 001
      • Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) 010
      • Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (NPB) 010

Note: Biological Science (BIS) 002A or Biological Science (BIO) 001/001L or 002/002L or 003 is highly recommended for students who want to pursue a BS with a biological emphasis.

Statistics

  • Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.00 GPA across the entire group:
    • Mathematics (MAT) 017A/B/C or 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C
    • Mathematics (MAT) 022A or 027 or 067
      • Note: Starting fall 2028 students may complete Mathematics (MAT) 027 or 067 to  satisfy this requirement.
    • One of the following Statistics (STA):
      • 013
      • 032
      • 035A and 035B
      • 100
        • Note: Starting Fall 2028 students may complete Statistics (STA) 035A and 035B or Statistics (STA) 100.

Note: The Statistics major has four tracks: Applied (A.B. or B.S.), General (B.S.), Machine Learning (B.S.) and Statistical Data Science (B.S.). Students who pursue the General, Machine Learning or Statistical Data Science tracks are required to take Mathematics 021A/B/C. The 021 series is also recommended for the Applied track.

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