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 Degree Requirements

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 UC and Campus Requirements

 L&S Requirements
  Reading and Composition
  Quantitative Reasoning
  Foreign Language
  7-Course Breadth
   Arts & Literature
   Biological Science
   Historical Studies
   International Studies
   Philosophy & Values
   Physical Science
   Social & Behavioral
  Breadth and R&C Search

 Major Requirements

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 College of Letters & Science
College of Letters & Science

Unit Requirements

The unit requirements in the College are designed to ensure that you focus your studies in the liberal arts and sciences, that your studies are at an appropriate level of sophistication, and that you are exposed to scholarly approaches and material other than those of your major.
Summary of Unit Requirements
120-Unit Minimum
  • You must complete at least 120 semester units to graduate.
  • You may take more than 120 units as long as you graduate in no more than eight semesters (counting all the institutions you have attended).
60 L&S Units
  • Of the 120 units it takes to graduate, you must complete at least 60 in L&S courses (courses offered by an approved major program in the College).
36 Upper Division Units
  • Of the 120 total units, you must complete at least 36 in upper division courses (numbered 100-199).
6 Upper Division Units Outside Your Major Department
  • Of these 36 upper division units, you must complete at least 6 units from courses offered outside your major department. Courses outside your major department that are cross listed with courses offered by your department may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

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