Undergraduate Major Unit Requirements
- Undergraduate Major Unit Requirements
- WIM Courses
School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences
Major Department | Units required outside the dept./program | Units required within the dept./program | Total # of units | Notes/Special Requirements |
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Earth Systems | 62-111 | 21 | 83-132 | internship, senior capstone and project |
Energy Resources Engineering | min. 76 | min. 18 | min. 112 | Senior Project and Seminar (course) |
Geological Sciences | 6-8 | 52-66 | 58-74 | Geoscience research, field training/capstone experience |
Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology | 55-81 | 19-31 | 85-101 | - |
Geophysics | 27-45 | 24-42 | 69 | Senior Seminar (course) |
School of Engineering
Major Department | Units required outside the dept./program | Units required within the dept./program | Total # of units | Notes/Special Requirements |
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Aeronautics and Astronautics | 50 | 65 | 112 | |
Architectural Design | 40 | 58 | 97 | - |
Atmosphere/Energy | 48-50 | 49-51 | 97-101 | - |
Bioengineering | 68 | 39 | 107 | - |
Biomechanical Engineering | 48-50 | 40 | 90-94 | |
Biomedical Computation | 51-65 | 47-56 | 109-114 | Two quarters guided research |
Chemical Engineering | 57-67 | 51 | 108-118 | |
Civil Engineering | 52-75 | 41-64 | 116 | Capstone project |
Computer Science | min. 30 | min. 43 | 96-106 | senior project |
Electrical Engineering | 40 | 60 | 100 | EE191W only applies for Honors Thesis. EE191W may satisfy WIM only if it is a follow-up to an REU or independent study project, where a faculty agrees to provide supervision of writing a technical paper and with suitable support from the Writing Center. |
Engineering Physics | min. 48 | min. 45 | min. 93 | at least 45 units in Engineering Fundamentals, Depth and elective courses must be engineering units |
Environmental Systems Engineering | 44-78 | 52-20 | 96 | Capstone course |
Individually Designed Major | 41 | 40 | 90-107 | See advisor |
Management Science and Engineering | 57 | 53 | 110 | Senior Project |
Materials Science and Engineering | min. 43 | min. 60 | min 103 | - |
Mechanical Engineering | 48-50 | 68 | 116 | - |
Product Design (Mechnical Engineering) | 40 | 61 | 101 |
School of Humanities and Sciences
Major Department | Units required outside the dept./program | Units required within the dept./program | Total # of units | Notes/Special Requirements |
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African and African American Studies | 50 | 10 | 60 | AAAS thesis seminar |
American Studies | 60 | |||
Anthropology | - | 65 | 65 | course. Senior Capstone course. Method and Evidence Foreign Language requirement |
Archaeology | 45 | 20 | 65 | foreign language 1st qtr. at 2nd-year level |
Art History | - | 65 | 65 | library orientation, junior seminar |
Art Practice (Studio) | - | 65 | 65 | Interdisciplinary art survey, advanced undergraduate seminar, library orientation |
Asian American Studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | Comparative and Major-Core Curriculum, Methodology/Research, Interdisciplinary Breadth Requirement |
Biology | 33-47 | 55 | 88-102 | |
Chemistry | 20-39 | 47-68 | 82-101 | The Biological Chemistry Concentration requires more units. |
Chicana/o Studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | Comparative and Major-Core Curriculum, Methodology/Research Course, Senior Research, Interdisciplinary Breadth Requirement |
Classics | - | - | 60-65 | majors seminar (course) |
Communication | 5 | 60 | 65 | - |
Comparative Literature | - | 40 | 65 | Core course,course,course,course, course; and 15 units of electives in COMPLIT |
Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity | 45 | 15 | 60 | Comparative-Core Curriculum, Methodology/Research Course, Senior Research, Subplan Requirements, Interdisciplinary Breadth Requirement |
East Asian Studies | ~ 70 units minimum | ~ 8 units minimum | 78 units minimum | Capstone Course (course); overseas studies in an East Asian country for 1 qtr; Senior Essay or Honors Thesis |
East Asian Studies, China Subplan | ~ 45 units minimum | ~ 25 units minimum | 70 units mininum | 3rd-yr language proficiency; capstone/honors |
East Asian Studies, Japan Subplan | ~ 45 units minimum | ~ 20 units minimum | 65 units minimum | 3rd-yr language proficiency; capstone/honors |
East Asian Studies, Korea Subplan | 30 units minimum | 48 units minimum | 70 units minimum | 3rd-yr language proficiency; capstone/honors |
Economics | - | 80 | 80 | - |
English | - | 64 | 68-70 | - |
English w/ Creative Writing | - | 73-75 | 73-75 | dept. approval |
English w/ Interdisciplinary Emphasis | 15 | 58-60 | 73-75 | dept. approval and interdisciplinary paper |
English w/ Interdepartmental Emphasis | 16-20 | 53-55 | 69-75 | 16-20 units in foreign lang. lit.; dept. approval |
English w/ Philosophy | 20-25 | 57-59 | 77-84 | - |
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 45 | 18 core | 63 | Practicum |
Film and Media Studies | - | 60 | 60 | library orientation, senior seminar |
French | - | 32 | 60 | Capstone: any FRENCH 200 level. Oral Proficiency Interview OPI. |
French and Philosophy | 21-25 | 40-44 | 65 | |
German | 30-60 | 60 | Gateway course: GERMAN 88; capstone; Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) | |
German and Philosophy | 21-25 | 40-44 | 65 | 16 courses minimum; gateway course; capstone; Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) |
History | - | 63 | 63 units minimum for the major; 11-15 additional units for Honors. | 2 from course-298 plus 1 from HISTORY 200-series |
Human Biology (B.A.) | min. 6 | min. 40 | min. 81 | Capstone |
Human Biology (B.S.) | min. 6 | min. 40 | min. 81 | Capstone |
Iberian and Latin American Cultures | 0 | 40 | 60 | Gateway course (2 of 3): course, course, course. Senior Seminar: course. Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) |
International Relations | 55-70 | 0-15 | 70 | 2 yr. foreign lang; Overseas studies 1 qtr. |
Italian | 32 | 60 | Gateway course; course or equiv.; Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) | |
Italian and Philosophy | 21-25 | 32 | 72 | Gateway course; Capstone: ITALIAN 236E; course or equiv.; Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) |
Jewish Studies (Individually Designed) | 45 | 15 | 60 | Comparative and Major-Core Curriculum, Methodology/Research Course, Senior Research, Interdisciplinary Breadth Requirement, Language Requirement |
Linguistics | - | 28 | 55 | Additional courses counting toward the 55 unit requirement should form a coherent program of study, and specific courses must be approved by the Undergraduate Adviser. |
Mathematical & Computational Science | - | - | 76-89 | Capstone course course |
Mathematics | up to 15 | 49 | min. 64 | |
Math, CS Theory/Discrete Math Subplan | min. 18 | min. 33 | min. 64 | |
Music | - | 62 | 62 | Core curriculum plus 20-unit concentration |
Native American Studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | Comparative and Major-Core Curriculum, Methodology/Research Course, Senior Research, Interdisciplinary Breadth Requirement |
Philosophy | - | 55 | 55 | course in 194 series |
Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science subplan | 12 | 49 | 61 | Gateway course; 194 |
Philosophy and Literature | min. 15 | min. 47 | 65 | Gateway course; 194 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies | - | 60 | 60 | 3 seminars; 20 units in each dept. + 20 advanced units from both depts. |
Physics | 21-24 | 56-60 | 77-84 | - |
Political Science | 0-25 | 45-70 | 70 | Introductory course course, and advanced seminar (200 or 300 level) |
Psychology | - | 60 | 70 | - |
Public Policy | 25-54 | 25-68 | min. 70 | |
Religious Studies | - | 60 | 60 | introductory course, majors' seminar, senior essay or honors thesis, senior colloquium |
Russian Language & Literature | 0-10 | 46-56 | 56 | 1st- and 2nd- year Russian; Gateway course; capstone; language assessment |
Russian Language, Culture, & History | 12-20 | 36-39 | 56 | 1st- and 2nd- year Russian; Gateway course; capstone; language assessment |
Russian Literature & Philosophy | 21-25 | 40-44 | 67 | 1st- and 2nd- year Russian; Gateway course; capstone; language assessment |
Science, Technology, & Society (B.A.) | 68 | 8 | min. 76 | Gateway course; capstone |
Science, Technology, & Society (B.S.) | 68 | 8 | min. 76 | Gateway course: capstone |
Slavic Languages and Literatures | - | - | 60 | Capstone: any SLAVIC 300-level course |
Sociology | 5-15 | 45-55 | 60 | |
Spanish | 0 | 35 | 60 | Gateway course: course, course; Senior Seminar: course; Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) |
Studio Art: See Art Practice (Studio) | ||||
Symbolic Systems | 66-81 | 4 | 70-85 | - |
Theater and Performance Studies | - | 60 | 60 | Gateway course(s); capstone |
Urban Studies | 33 | 37 | 70 | 20 units in concentration; capstone courses |