Instructions for Undergraduate Majors
If you are applying in any of these majors, 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 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 major and you must be prepared to select coursework in only one of your 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
Undergraduates applying for undergraduate courses only (numbered 1-199) are required to submit images of creative work.
Submission 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 to maintain full-time enrollment.
Submission of a portfolio is required.
Portfolio format: Minimum of ten images. See requirements.
UCSC
Enrollment in studio art courses is limited. Plan to enroll in only one or two studio courses each term. Be prepared to take courses in other departments to maintain full-time enrollment.
Other UC's
Portfolio is strongly recommended.
Design
UCLA
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, design, voice, etc.) may be very limited. Applicants must be majors in these fields at their home university.
UCLA
Drama/Dance: Reciprocal Exchange students do not have access to courses in acting, musical theater, design/production, and directing. See World Arts and Cultures as an alternative.
Music: Enrollment in private applied music lessons is rarely allowed.
UCSB
Reciprocal Exchange students do not have access to acting, voice, and movement series courses.
Theater and community, playwriting, design, and theater studies are available.
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 Management 100 through 110, Management 191W, and accounting courses (courses 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 Administration 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).
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.
UCLA
EAP Reciprocal Exchange students are not allowed to enroll in CS 150 Research Methods in Communication Studies.
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, and Managerial Economics.
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), Economics 41 (Statistics for Economists),101 (Microeconomic Theory), 102 (Macroeconomic Theory), 103 (Introduction to Econometrics) and 141 (Mathematical Finance) are not open to EAP Reciprocal Exchange students. Applicants must have completed calculus-based intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics (the equivalents of Economics 11, 101, 102, and Statistics 41) 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. Reciprocal Exchange students are NOT allowed to enroll in courses in the university's schools of law.
UCB
Major listed as Legal Studies. Reciprocal Exchange students in Legal Studies may enroll in a maximum of two legal studies courses per term.
UCI
Major listed as Criminology, 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.