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Undergraduate Major Unit Requirements

Major Department

Units required outside the dept./program

Units required within the dept./program

Total # of units

Notes/Special Requirements

WIM

Course

School of Earth Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Earth Systems

76-107

29

105-136

internship,senior seminar

EARTHSYS 195

Energy Resources Engineering

83-90

36

119-126

 

ENERGY 199

Geological & Environmental Sciences

31-45

40-56

68-90

advanced summer field experience

GES 150

Engr. Geol. & Hydrogeology

44-47

45-55

71-102

 

 

Geophysics

43-45

15

min. 58

 

GEOPHYS 185

School of Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Atmosphere/Energy

50

51-53

101-103

 

STS 110

Aeronautics and Astronautics

56-58

39

95-97

 

AA 190

Architectural Design

40

60

100

 

CEE 100

Biomechanical Engineering

42-63

49-64

103-116

 

BIOSCI 44X

Biomedical Computation

51-65

47-56

109-114

 

ENGR 199W, CS 191W, 272

Chemical Engineering

min. 70

50

min. 120

 

CHEMENG 185A

Civil Engineering

min. 57

min. 59

min. 116

 

CEE 100

Computer Systems Engineering

40-47

42-67

104112

senior project

CS 181, 191W,194,294W

Computer Science

min. 29

min. 32

96-106

senior project

CS 181, 191W,194,294W

Electrical Engineering

45

68

113

 

ENGR 102E and EE 108A

Engineering Physics

50-59

46-58

96-117

 

EE 108A/ENGR 102E,M, ME 203, MATSCI 161, 164 PHYSICS 107

Environmental Engineering

min. 57

min. 59

min. 116

 

CEE 100

Individually Designed Major

41

40

90-107

 

see adviser

Management Science and Engineering

46-79

45-60

96-134

senior project

MS&E 152W,193W,197

Material Science and Engineering

53-59

50

103-109

 

MATSCI 161, 164

Mechanical Engineering

61-65

45

106-110

 

ENGR 102M and ME 203

Product Design

58-59

48

106-107

 

ENGR 102M, ME 203

School of Humanities and Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

African and African American Studies

50

10

60

CSRE senior sem.

AFRICAAM 105

American Studies

20-25

35-40

60

 

AMSTUD 160

Anthropology

15

50

65

foreign language 1st qtr. at 2nd-year level

ANTHRO 90A, ANTHRO 90B, ANTHRO 90C

Archaeology

45

20

65

ARCHLGY 103

 

Art

 

 

 

ARTHIST 1

 

   Art History

-

56

56

library orientation, junior seminar

 

   Film and Media Studies

8

65

65

library orientation, senior seminar

FILMSTUD 102

   Studio Art

-

64

64

library orientation, advanced seminar

 

Asian American Studies

55

5

60

CSRE senior sem.

See CSRE

Asian Languages

 

 

 

 

 

   Chinese

0-16

27-43

min. 43

 

CHINGEN 133

   Japanese

0-20

23-43

min. 43

 

JAPANGEN 138

Biology

46-56

47-48

93-104

BIO 44X,44Y,145,185; BIOHOPK 44Y,165H,175H,188H

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemistry

34

52

86

 

CHEM 134

Chicana/o Studies

55

5

60

CSRE senior sem.

See CSRE

Classics

-

-

60-65

 

CLASSGEN 176

Communication

5

min. 60

65

 

COMM 120

Comparative Literature

-

min. 37

65

Gateway course: 101

Core: 121, 122, 123

Capstone course: 199

3 electives in COMPLIT

COMPLIT 101

Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity

55

5

60

CSRE senior sem.

CSRE 200X

Drama

-

60

60

 

DRAMA 161R

East Asian Studies

75

1

75

seminar overseas studies; E. Asian country 1 quarter; senior essay

CHINGEN 133; JAPANGEN 138; HISTORY 256

Economics

-

80

80

-

ECON 101

English

 

60

60

 

ENGLISH 160

   w/ Creative Writing

 

65

65

dept. approval

 

   w/ Interdisciplinary
   Emphasis

20

50

70

dept. approval and interdisciplinary paper

 

   w/ Interdepartmental
   Emphasis

20

45

65

20 units in foreign lang. lit.; dept. approval

 

   w/ Philosophy

30

40

70

 

 

Feminist Studies

45

18 core

63

focus statement; practicum

FEMST 253

French and Italian

 

 

 

 

 

   French

max. 24

32 above #100

56 above #100

-

FRENLIT 130,131,132,133

   French and English
   Literatures

max. 24

32 above #100

56 above #100

4 Eng. Lit. courses

 

   French and Italian

   Literatures

max. 24

32 above #100

56 above #100

4 Ital. Lit. courses

 

   French and Philosophy

min. 21

32 above #100

65

Gateway course; Capstone

 

   Italian

max. 28

32 above #100

60 above #100

-

ITALLANG 127,128,129

   Italian and English
   Literatures

max. 28

32 above #100

60 above #100

4 Eng. Lit. courses

 

   Italian and French

   Literatures

max. 28

32 above #100

60 above #100

4 Fr. Lit. courses

 

   Italian and Philosophy

min. 21

32 above #100

65

Gateway course; Capstone

 

German Studies

0-25

35-60

60

3 above #130

GERLIT 127,137

   German and Philosophy

min. 21

min. 39

65

Gateway course; Capstone

History

-

63-65

63-65

3 from #200-298

HISTORY 209S

Human Biology

min. 13

min. 39

min. 84

Internship

HUMBIO 4B

Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities

approx. 60

28 (honors)

approx. 88

honors required with major

HUMNTIES 200A,B,C

   Option for Premeds

approx. 110 (incl. premed requirements)

28 (honors)

approx. 138

honors required with major

HUMNTIES 200A,B,C

International Relations

55-70

0-10

70

2 yr. foreign lang.; Overseas studies 1 qtr.

HISTORY 102; POLISCI 110C,D,247R; INTNLREL 140A,C, 163

Jewish Studies
(Individually Designed)

75-77

-

75-77

 

See CSRE

Linguistics

-

50

50

foreign lang. @ 6th-quarter level, junior research paper

LINGUIST 150

Mathematical & Computational Science

 

 

73-78

 

MATH 109,110,120, STATS 166

Mathematics

up to 15 units

49

64

 

MATH 109,110,120,171

Music

-

67

66-76

piano-proficiency & ear-training exam

2 from: MUSIC 140-145, 148, 149, 151

   Music, Science, and
   Technology

-

66

66-76

piano-proficiency & ear-training exam

MUSIC 151

Native American Studies

55

5

60

CSRE Senior Sem.

See CSRE

Philosophy

-

55

55

course in 194 series

PHIL 80

   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.

PHIL 80 or RELIGST 290

Physics

18-21

56-61

77-79

 

PHYSICS 107

Political Science

0-10

60-70

70

 

POLISCI 110C,D,120C, 124R, 215,247R

Psychology

10

60

70

 

PSYCH 55,70,75,110

Public Policy

59

28

87

min. 15 concentration units; Senior Seminar

PUBLPOL 106

Religious Studies

-

60

60

introductory course, majors' seminar, senior essay or honors thesis, senior colloquium

RELIGST 290

Science, Technology, & Society (B.A.)

37

32

69

min. 15 units in technical literacy min. 20 units in concentration

STS 110; CS 181; COMM 120; HISTORY 140A; MS&E 193W

Science, Technology, & Society (B.S.)

50

32

82

min. 50 units in technical depth

STS 110; CS 181; COMM 120; HISTORY 140A; MS&E 193W

Slavic Languages and Literatures

 

 

 

 

SLAVLIT 146

   Russian Language &
   Literature

0-10

46-56

56

1st- and 2nd- year Russian

 

   Russian Language,
   Culture, & History

12-20

36-39

56

1st- and 2nd- year Russian

 

   Russian Literature &
   Philosophy

21

40

67

Gateway course; Capstone

 

Sociology

-

50-65

65

 

SOC 200, 202

Spanish and Portuguese

 

26

56

Core courses

SPANLANG 102,102B, SPANLIT 120,

Symbolic Systems

66-81

4

70-85

-

PHIL 80

Urban Studies

36

37

73

25 units in concentration; capstone courses

URBANST 203

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