Undergraduate Impacted Majors 2010-11
Before you begin review this information on the prerequisites for some of UC's most popular majors.
If you are applying in any of these major, your application will be reviewed on a competitive, case-by-case basis. Your acceptance depends on available space as determined by the host UC campus.
You must be prepared to attend any host UC campus where the major is offered.
If you are not not presently specializing in these majors at your home university you should not apply for coursework in these impacted UC majors.
If you are specializing in two of these majors at your home university you should understand that EAP cannot guarantee access to more than one impacted major and you must be prepared to select coursework in only one of your impacted majors.
Architecture
This major is highly selective. Advanced preparation is important in qualifying for placement.
UCB
Submission of a portfolio that demonstrates the applicant’s architectural design experience is required.
Portfolio format: No larger than 8.5 x 14 inches (21.6 x 35.5 cm), preferably in black and white, and a maximum of ten pages front and back. Submit paper portfolios only; discs or electronic files cannot be reviewed by the committee. Send only reproductions of work, as they may not be returned and could be damaged in transport.
UCD
Landscape Architecture only. Access to studio space may be limited.
Applicants must have completed a drafting course prior to arrival.
Submission of a portfolio is highly recommended although not required.
Portfolio format:
No larger than 8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm); maximum five pages. See portfolio recommendations in the Undergraduate Admissions Bulletin
UCLA
Application deadline for this major is January 10, 2010.
Undergraduates applying for undergraduate courses only (numbered 1-199) are required to submit images of creative work.
Submisison format: three 8 x 10 inch (20 x 25 cm) print images (not slides) of creative work.
Advanced undergraduate applicants (students with significant studio experience) may be considered for some graduate courses. Submission of a paper portfolio representing your previous experience and creative abilities is required.
Portfolio format: No larger than 11 x 17 inches (28 x43 cm) and must be in the form of prints, not slides. Images must be marked clearly with your name. May include both graphic and written material.
Arts
All UC's
All applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Studio Art
UCLA
Access to studio courses is very limited (one or two courses per term). Be prepared to take courses in other departments in order to maintain full-time enrollment.
Submission of a portfolio is required.
Portfolio format: Minimum of ten images. See requirements.
Other UC's
Portfolio is strongly recommended.
Design
UCLA
Application deadline for this major is January 10, 2010 for both fall and winter term applicants. Applications are considered only once per academic year.
Submission of a portfolio that demonstrates the applicant’s design experience is required.
Portfolio format:
See requirements.
Drama / Dance / Music
All UC's
Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Supplementary materials, such as audition tapes, may be required. Enrollment in private music lessons offered by the department may not be permitted or may be available for a fee. Offerings in practical training (e.g., acting, voice, costuming, etc.) may be very limited. Applicants must be majors in these fields at their home university.
UCLA
Drama/Dance: Not open to applicants in acting, musical theater, costume design, and directing. See World Arts and Cultures as an alternative.
Music:
Enrollment in private applied music lessons is rarely allowed. Private lessons may be available for a fee.
UCSB
Not open to applicants in acting/performance. Available only for screen writing, directing, and backstage courses.
Business, Management
Be prepared to attend any host UC campus. Departments screen applicants carefully for prerequisites. Applicants must have good grades in prerequisites for the major, as outlined in the application instructions and the UC campus catalogs.
All applicants to this field must be business or management majors at their home university. Double majors are not accepted. Courses are open to business majors only.
UCB
Haas School of Business attendees are restricted to undergraduate courses (courses numbered 1-199). Reciprocal Exchange students do not have access to graduate courses (courses numbered 200 and higher). Access to accounting courses is not available. Students who need accounting courses should not apply to Haas School.
UCI
Merage School of Business attendees are restricted to undergraduate courses only (courses numbered 1-199). Reciprocal exchange students do not have access to graduate courses (numbered 200 and higher). Access to accounting courses (course numbered 130-139)is not available. Students who need accounting courses should not apply to the Merage School.
UCLA
Business Economics major courses (courses in the 106 series and 199B, list subject to change)are restricted to regular UCLA students and are not open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange students. See economics below.
UCR
School of Business students have access to graduate (200 and higher) courses if qualified. Students must be very advanced and receive instructor/departmental approval to enroll in these courses.
Communication
Space in this very popular field of study is limited. Placement is subject to competitive review. Students risk serious enrollment problems and should be prepared to attend any UC campus.
Economics, Business Economics
All UC's
These fields are subject to high demand by UC and Reciprocal Exchange students. Be prepared to make alternative course selections. Students must be prepared to attend any host UC campus. Departments screen carefully for prerequisites. Applicants must have good grades in prerequisites for the major, as outlined in the application instructions and UC campus catalogs. For business economics courses, see the departments listed below.
All applicants to this field must be economics or business economics majors at their home university.
UCB
Anticipate enrollment in a maximum of two economics courses per term. The remainder of your schedule will be filled with courses from other departments. Courses numbered Econ 100A/101A (Intermediate Microeconomic Theory), Econ 100B/101B (Intermediate Macroeconomics Theory), Econ 140/141 (Econometrics) are not open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange students. If you are planning on taking economics courses, you must complete macro- and micro-economic theory at your home university prior to coming to UC.
Courses are open to economics majors only; students in other majors may not enroll.
UCD
Major listed as Economics, Managerial Economics, and International Agricultural Development.
UCI
Major listed as Economics.
UCLA
Anticipate enrollment in a maximum of two economics courses per term. The remainder of your schedule will be filled with courses from other departments. Courses numbered Economics 11 (Microeconomic Theory), 41 (Statistics), 101 (Microeconomic Theory), 102 (Macroeconomic Theory), and 103 (Introduction to Econometrics) are not open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange students. Applicants must have completed calculus-based intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics (the equivalents of Economics 11, 101, and 102) before arrival at UCLA.
Business Economics courses are restricted to regular UCLA students and are not open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange students. Restricted courses include courses in the 106 series and 199B (list subject to change).
Economics courses are open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange Pre-economics majors only; students in other majors may not enroll.
UCSB
Major listed as Economics and Business Economics. Economics 137A (Managerial Accounting) is not open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange students.
UCSC
Major listed as Economics, Business Management Economics, and Global Economics.
UCSD
Major listed as Economics and Management Science (a quantitative major in applied economics with a management focus). Must have a strong background in mathematics.
Education
Education is not an undergraduate major and is not open to Reciprocal Exchange students.
Engineering, Computer Science
All UC's
Be prepared to attend any host UC campus where this major is offered. Departments screen carefully for prerequisites. You must have good grades in prerequisites for the major, as outlined in the application instructions and in the UC campus catalogs.
The computer science major at UC requires students to have the same preparation as engineering students. Coursework in this field is not open to non-computer science majors.
UCB
Not open to applicants in computer science or electrical engineering. UCB cannot guarantee that engineering students may enroll in business administration courses. Include alternate course selections on their study plans.
UCI
Computer science applicants to UCI must have coursework in Java.
UCLA
Bioengineering coursework is not available. Undergraduates may enroll in graduate-level courses (numbered 200 and above) only with permission of the instructor/department.
UCR
Electrical Engineering majors at UCR must have completed two courses in circuit analysis with lab, Coursework in electronic circuits, signals, signal and systems is recommended.
Mechanical Engineering majors must have coursework in statics. computation, Matlab, and thermodynamics.
Bioengineering, chemical engineering and environmental engineering majors must have coursework in organic chemistry and general biology thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
Materials Science and Engineering must have statics and circuit analysis with lab.
Computer Science and Business Informatics majors should have discrete mathematics, data structures, and assembly language / machine organization.
UCSB
Enrollment in graduate courses (200 and above) is not permitted in the first term of attendance and is subject to the advisor’s approval during later terms. The Mechanical Engineering 189 ABC design sequence is not open to Reciprocal Exchange students. Enrollment priority in electrical and computer engineering courses is given to UCSB majors.
Film, Film Studies
Access to screen writing and film production courses is very limited. Courses in film criticism and film history are more readily available. For many courses, the instructor’s approval is required and enrollment cannot be arranged before the first week of instruction.
All applicants to this field must be film majors at their home university.
UCB
Course enrollment is very limited in this small department.
UCD, UCI, UCR,UCSB,UCSC, UCSD
Access to screen writing and production courses is limited.
UCI
Acceptance into this major does not guarantee enrollment in film studies courses, especially Screen writing 117ABC and Production 120ABC, as those courses have limited enrollment.
UCLA
Enrollment in production courses is not allowed, but students can enroll in a limited number of non-production courses.
UCSC
Enrollment in production classes is reserved for students with a strong production background.
UCSD
Major listed as Visual Studies.
Journalism, Writing
Journalism is not an undergraduate major at UC. A few courses are available at UCB, UCI, and UCSC. English or writing courses are offered at all campuses; however, lower-division writing is often a required course for UC students and courses may be full. See also English and creative writing programs.
Legal Studies
Legal studies courses are not recommended for advanced students of law, but they may provide a useful introduction to the American legal system.
UCB
Major listed as Legal Studies. Reciprocal Exchange students in Legal Studies may, with consent of the instructor, enroll in a maximum of one law school course per term at the UCB Boalt Hall Law School (with the exception of first year courses). Law school courses are not recommended for students who have less than near-native fluency in English.
UCI
Major listed as Criminology, Law and Society.
UCSB
Major listed as Law and Society.
UCSC
Major listed as Legal Studies.
Medicine, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine
Not open to Reciprocal Exchange students.
Psychology
All UC's
Space is limited. Access to courses, particularly laboratory coursework, may be limited. Students must be prepared to attend any host UC campus. Departments screen carefully for prerequisites.
Graduate Majors 2010-11
The University of California offers graduate programs in more than 600 departments across its campuses. As a graduate student at UC, you will have the opportunity to work with world-renowned faculty and have access to superb libraries and laboratories to help you prepare for your future.
Links to Graduate Programs
We encourage you to consider continuing your educational journey in one of UC’s graduate programs.
Special instructions for EAP applicants and links to online applications are available on the Graduate programs page. Read all EAP instructions before applying.
See also the UC publication Campus Profiles in pdf format
Restricted Fields
Not all UC schools and departments accept applications from EAP Reciprocal Exchange
students. EAP does not have the authority to change an individual school's or department's
policy on their acceptance of non-degree students.
The fields of law, business management, and medicine are taught in UC professional schools,
which have their own application process, form, and deadline, usually independent of the
campus Graduate Division. Most UC professional schools, with few exceptions, are not open to
EAP reciprocal exchange applicants.
• Law Schools: Closed at all campuses
• Medical Schools (including Veterinary Medicine): Closed at all campuses
• Management (Commerce, Business) Schools: Open at UC Riverside only
Also
• Psychology, Clinical: Closed at all campuses
• Psychology, Other: Rarely accept visiting students
