UCR CHASS Student Academic Affairs

The minimum criterion to declare any major is good academic standing and a 2.0 or better GPA in the major.

An incoming freshman may declare a major without meeting the criteria listed below if they declare the major prior to the third week of their incoming quarter. This may be done either through the Office of Admissions or through MyUCR (with the exception of the Business Administration major).

After the third week, in order to declare a major, the criteria for major declaration must be met.

Some majors in our college are selective and require the completion of specific criteria prior to major declaration. For specific information regarding requirements and course descriptions for each major check the General Catalog.

All Undeclared students must declare their major in the quarter in which they obtain 90 units—end of sophomore year.

Department/Major	Minimum Criteria to declare
Anthropology*	Good academic standing
Art (Studio)	Good academic standing
Art History	Good academic standing
Asian Studies	Upper division students must have completed the Major language requirement.
Business Administration	All general business pre-requisites, lower division business requirements and breadth courses (except foreign language) must be completed. Students must apply to Business Administration by the time 90 units have been completed. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required with a minimum 2.0 GPA in all of the separate areas for acceptance.
Chinese	Good academic standing
Classical Studies	Good academic standing
Comparative Ancient Civilizations	Good academic standing
Comparative Literature*	Good academic standing
Creative Writing*	Recommended, but not required: ENGL 1A and CRWT 56
Dance*	Recommended, but not required: DNCE 014
Economics* Economics Business Economics Economics/Law & Society Economics/ Administrative Studies	Good academic standing. Meet with Department Student Affairs Advisor
English*	English 1A-B-C with at least a 2.0 GPA. Recommend at least one lower division course from English 20A-B-C; minimum grade of C.
Ethnic Studies* African American Studies Asian American Studies Chicano/a Studies Native American Studies	Good academic standing.
Media and Cultural Studies	Good academic standing
French	Good academic standing
Germanic Studies	Good academic standing
Global Studies	Good academic standing
History*	Good academic standing
Humanities and Social Sciences	Must meet with Prof. Theda Shapiro for information prior to approval.
Language	Good academic standing
Latin American Studies	Upper division students must have completed the Major language requirement.
Liberal Studies*	Upper-division students must know what concentrations they plan to declare and have a 2.0 GPA or higher in the upper division work.
Linguistics	Good academic standing
Music*	Recommended, but not required: MUS 001, MUS 030A-B-C
Neuroscience	MATH9A and CHEM1A with C- or better in each and two consecutive quarters of good academic standing prior to declaration.
Philosophy	Good academic standing
Political Science Political Science/Law and Society Political Science/International Affairs	Good academic standing
Political Science/Administrative Studies Political Science Public Service	Good academic standing and a minimum 2.7 GPA
Psychology and Psychology Law and Society	Must complete Psych 1, 2 (lower division requirements) with a letter grade of C- or better, but no lower than a C average for the two courses. Must be in good standing for at least two consecutive quarters prior to declaration.
Public Service – Political Science	Good academic standing
Public Policy	Good academic standing
Religious Studies*	Good academic standing
Russian Studies	Good academic standing
Sociology Sociology/Administrative Studies Sociology/Law and Society	Soc 1, 4, 5 and two other lower division Soc course with a C or better.
Spanish*	Good academic standing
Theatre*	Good academic standing
Women's Studies	Good academic standing

* Will admit students who are on academic probation as long as the coursework in the intended major is ‘C' or better.