Choose Your Major and Campus

What you study is an important personal decision. A major is a specialized field of undergraduate study, and your choice of major determines how you will spend the majority of your academic time and energy. To give yourself a chance to produce your very best work, choose a major that you find stimulating.

It's important that you choose your major as early as possible:

• In general, UC campuses admit transfer students to specific majors - there are few chances to get admitted undeclared
• Admission to most majors and campuses is competitive, and being fully prepared for your major will improve your chance of admission
• Choosing your major early lets you get you on track to completing requirements before you transfer
• Changing majors is difficult once you're admitted, and will almost certainly delay your graduation

Your choice of campus is also important:

• The majors offered at each campus are different
• Each UC campus has unique features
• You're more likely to do well academically in an environment you enjoy

The information on next few pages can help you choose your major and campus.