College of Letters and Science: Divisions, degree requirements, admission, etc.
Academic Departments: Listed alphabetically
College of Letters and Science, Cheadle Hall
Faculty and Administrative Affairs, Cheadle Hall 2217;
Telephone (805) 893-2145
Student Academic Affairs, Cheadle Hall 2119; Telephone
(805) 893-2038
Acting Provost: Everett Zimmerman
Acting Dean, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts: Patricia
Cline Cohen
Dean, Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences:
David J. Chapman
Acting Dean, Division of Social Sciences: Edward I. Donnerstein
Associate Dean, Computing and Technology: JoAnn Kuchera-Morin
Acting Dean, Undergraduate Studies: Alan J. Wyner
The College of Letters and Science is the largest center of teaching, learning, and research on the UCSB campus and the third largest in the University of California system. The college serves over 15,000 undergraduates and offers nearly 80 majors, including a number of interdisciplinary programs.
Students in the College of Letters and Science thrive on the academic diversity and strength of a research university, and also benefit from the college's commitment to undergraduate education. Opportunities for intellectual exchange with senior faculty abound, even at the lower-division level. The college curriculum encourages exploration and intellectual breadth through completion of the General Education Program, and it provides depth through the acquisition of the intellectual skills, perceptions, and methods of a specific academic discipline. An honors program provides enrichment opportunities for highly motivated students.
The college office, headed by the dean of undergraduate studies, offers academic advising and direction. Three faculty members from diverse disciplines serve as assistant deans and are available for consultation on a variety of academic matters. Peer and college advisors assist students in individual consultations and in small group meetings and workshops.
Academic departments and programs form the core of the College of Letters and Science and are grouped into three divisions: the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts; the Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences; and the Division of Social Sciences. These divisions foster intimate communities of scholars within the larger campus setting.
Starting in their freshman year, students have an opportunity to take courses taught by scholars in the first rank of national and international recognition. They can choose to major in an array of traditional fields including art (either art history or art studio), classics, dance, Asian studies, Chinese, Japanese, drama, English, film studies, French, German, history, Italian cultural studies, linguistics, music, philosophy, Portuguese, religious studies, Slavic languages and literatures, and Spanish. The division also encourages cooperation between students and scholars in diverse areas, creating an exciting synergy between such disciplines as environmental studies and art, music and computer science, and anthropology and literature. If students wish, they can major or pursue studies in such interdisciplinary programs as medieval studies, Renaissance studies, comparative literature, or Latin American and Iberian studies. Or they can, with the guidance of professors in several fields, develop their own special scholarly focus through the interdisciplinary studies major. The division's Interdisciplinary Humanities Center also provides a setting for cross-disciplinary exchange, sponsoring colloquia and seminars in which faculty and students explore issues on the cutting edge of research in the humanities. To help facilitate and enrich their studies, students in the humanities and fine arts can draw on the resources of an art museum, a two-million volume library, a humanities computing facility, and a large microcomputer laboratory.
Graduate programs and research are strong throughout the division. In addition to the usual departmental areas of graduate study, special interdisciplinary programs include those in neuroscience and in biochemistry and molecular biology. Unusual opportunities for strong interdisciplinary ties, and for interactions with distinguished visiting scientists from around the world, are fostered by a remarkable group of centers and institutes on campus. These include the Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Marine Science Institute, the David Simonett Center for Spatial Analysis (one of the few world centers for exploration and utilization of remote sensing techniques), the Institute for Free Electron Laser Studies, the Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids, the Center for the Study of Quantum Electronic Structures, and the Materials Research Laboratory.
Research in the Division of Social Sciences is supported by a state-of-the-art Social Sciences Computing Facility.
The bachelor's degree requirements for students in the College of Letters and Science are as follows:
General university requirements are described in the chapter of this catalog called "Undergraduate Education at UCSB."
Students must earn a specified number of these units while in residence at UCSB. See the chapter titled "Undergraduate Education at UCSB'' for details. There is no limit on the number of courses that may be taken passed/not passed during a single quarter. Nevertheless, at the time of graduation, students must have earned at least two-thirds of their units at UCSB on a letter-grade basis.
Certain courses designated by the college as remedial are offered for work-load credit only, and do not figure in the calculation of the total number of units needed for a degree.
Chemical Engineering 10, 110A-B, 120A-B-C, 128, 130A-B-D,
140A-B, 160, 180A-B
Computer Science (all courses)
Creative Studies (all courses)
Education 109S, 109SS, 114, 125, 165, 165L
Electrical and Computer Engineering 15, 130A-B-C, 152A-B-C,
154, 158, 177
Engineering 2A-B-C, 101, 103
Mechanical and Environmental Engineering 114, 115, 118,
119, 140A, 152A-B, 157A-B
Military Science 1A, 1C, 7, 8, 11, 142, 143
Courses that do not appear on the Letters and Science List will apply to the total units required for graduation but will not apply to the 60 upper-division or the overall Letters and Science unit requirements described above.
Students transferring from other colleges or schools in which they have earned credit for a substantial number of courses considered non-Letters and Science, such as agriculture or journalism, should review the Letters and Science unit requirements and plan their programs at UCSB accordingly.
If a non-Letters and Science course is either required for or accepted into the major, it will be counted as a Letters and Science course at the time of the student's graduation, and thus will apply to the appropriate Letters and Science unit requirements.
Transfer students from community colleges should take particular note of the upper-division unit requirement because community colleges do not offer upper-division courses.
The General Education Program is multidisciplinary. It requires study in science and mathematics, history of Western civilization, social science, arts, and literatures. It also requires at least one course in a non-Western culture and at least one course that focuses on the history and cultural, intellectual, and social experience of U.S. ethnic groups.
The General Education Program also provides opportunities to acquire university-level skills in writing, critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and foreign languages, in courses specifically devoted to these topics and also in courses in which practice and instruction in these topics are embedded in the study of other subjects.
Requirements may be satisfied with courses completed on the UCSB campus, with equivalent courses completed at another accredited institution, or by means of College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement credit. A list of courses that satisfy the various area requirements in the General Education Program appears below.
Students entering UC Santa Barbara as transfers from California community colleges may have their General Education requirements considered satisfied by virtue of completion of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (I.G.E.T.C.). This is a program of at least 34 semester-units of articulated coursework spread across six liberal arts subject areas. If fully completed prior to matriculation at UCSB and certified by the community college, I.G.E.T.C. will be accepted in satisfaction of the General Education Program. Transfer students who have any omissions in the I.G.E.T.C. program at the time of transfer must satisfy all requirements within the General Education Program.
2. Courses taken to satisfy the General Education requirements may also be applied simultaneously to the American History and Institutions requirement. (Refer to Undergraduate Education.)
3. A course listed in more than one general subject area can be applied to only one of these areas. (Example: Art History 6A cannot be applied to both E-1 and F.)
1. At least six designated General Education courses that require the writing of one or more papers totaling at least 1,800 words. Courses applicable to this requirement are listed below. Once a student has matriculated at UCSB, the writing requirement may be met only with designated UCSB courses.
2. At least one course that focuses on a non-Western culture. Courses applicable to this requirement are listed below.
3. At least one course from Area C emphasizing quantitative relationships. Courses applicable to this requirement are listed below.
4. At least one course which concentrates on the intellectual, social and cultural experience, and the history of one of the following: Native Americans, African Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, Asian Americans, or a course that provides a comparative and integrative context for understanding the experiences of oppressed and excluded racial minorities in the United States. Courses applicable to this requirement are listed following the description of General Subject Area Requirements A-G, below.
Objective: To help students develop a facility in English composition.
Two courses are required. Writing 2 or 2LK and one of the following: Writing 50, 50LK, 109AA-ZZ, or English 10.
Students who have not met the freshman English requirement at the time of admission are encouraged to do so by the end of the sophomore year. The following courses cannot be dropped after the fifth day of instruction: Writing 1, 1LK, 2, 2LK, 50, 50LK.
Objective: To help students gain a familiarity with a foreign language.
The foreign language requirement may be satisfied in one of the following four ways:
1. By completing Language 3 (third quarter) at UCSB or its equivalent at another college or university. Students fulfilling Area B with this method will require 184 overall units and 166 Letters and Science units to fulfill degree requirements.
2. By achieving a score of 3 or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in a foreign language or by earning one of the following minimum scores on the Foreign Language SAT II (taken May 1995 or after): Chinese with Listening-570; French/French with Listening-590; German/German with Listening-570; Modern Hebrew-500; Italian-570; Japanese with Listening-570; Latin-580; Spanish/Spanish with Listening-570.
3. By completing the third year of one language in high school with a grade-point average for third-year language of at least C.
4. By passing a UCSB foreign language placement examination at the appropriate level.
Objective: To provide an understanding of the methods and applications of science and mathematics, and the fundamental laws that govern the biological and physical worlds.
Three courses are required. The disciplinary subsections listed below are for students' information only; courses may be selected from any one subsection or combination of subsections.
The Biological Sciences. Chemistry 142A; EEMB 4B, 4C, 21, 20, 23, 24, 25; Geology 7, 30, 30H, 111; MCDB 4A, 4B, 20, 21, 25; Natural Science 1C.
The Physical Sciences. Astronomy 1, 2; Chemistry 1A+1AL, 25; Geography 3A-B; Geology 2, 4, 4S, 10, 20, 101, 123; Materials 10; Natural Science 1A, 1B, 2; Physics 1, 2, 3+3L, 4+4L, 5+5L, 6A+AL, 6B+BL, 6C+CL, 10.
Other Scientific Disciplines. Anthropology 5; Communication 87; Computer Science 5AA-ZZ; Economics 5; Environmental Studies 12, 13, 115; Geography 12; Mathematics 3A, 3B, 34A, 34B, 109A; MCDB 28; Philosophy 183; PSTAT 5A, 5E, 5P, 5S; Psychology 5, 106.
Objective: To provide an understanding of what determines or influences the behavior and beliefs of individuals and groups.
Three courses are required. The disciplinary subsections listed below are for students' information only; courses may be selected from any one subsection or combination of subsections.
The Individual in Society. Anthropology 129; Asian American Studies 3, 8, 131; Black Studies 15, 122, 137E, 139A; Chicano Studies 1B, 115, 120, 130A, 154F, 155W, 172; Communication 1; Geography 153A; German 165, 186; Linguistics 20, 103, 131, 132, 180; Music 193D; Psychology 1, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108; Religious Studies 15; Sociology 2, 137E, 139A, 142, 152A, 154A, 154F, 155W, 170; Women's Studies 60.
The Shaping of Human Cultures. Anthropology 2, 3, 109, 110, 114, 117, 122, 130A-B, 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 141, 142, 144, 147, 148A, 156, 163, 171; Asian American Studies 1, 2, 6, 111, 136; Black Studies 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 36, 50, 60A-B, 121, 134, 160, 169AR-BR, 171; Chicano Studies 1A, 1C, 137, 140, 141, 144, 168A-B; Classics 170A; Environmental Studies 11, 122, 130A-B, 132, 164; French 121X, 122, 122X; Geography 9, 108, 150, 155; German 33, 147; History 17A-B-C, 78, 80K, 105, 117A-C, 131F, 138A-B, 159A-B-C, 161A-B, 168A-B, 169AR-BR, 175A-B, 180D; Japanese 140, 150; Korean 80K; Linguistics 130; Music 116A, 193E, 193J; Political Science 102, 120, 154, 171; Religious Studies 7, 14, 40, 61A-B, 110D, 114B-C-D, 115A, 115D, 131F, 131H, 131I, 141A-B-C, 147A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J, 151A-B, 152, 161A; Russian 151; Sociology 1, 111, 123, 126, 128, 130, 130LA, 130ME, 131, 131H, 132, 133, 134, 144, 153, 155A, 155M, 164, 166; Spanish 178; Women's Studies 20, 30, 117C.
Economic Systems. Asian American Studies 114; Economics 1, 2, 109, 110; Geography 5; History 167B; Political Science 185.
Political Systems. Anthropology 138B; Black Studies 20, 102, 103; Chicano Studies 131, 174; German 34; History 7, 171A-B, 172A-B; Law and Society 1; Political Science 1, 12, 100, 109, 113, 115, 121, 127, 129, 130, 135, 136, 146A, 147, 150A, 151, 152, 155, 158; Sociology 134R.
Objective: To provide a perspective on civilization through the study of human history and thought.
This requirement is met by courses in two categories. The first is concerned specifically with Western civilization, presented in a historical framework, whereas the second includes both Western and non-Western cultures, together with studies of major categories of human thought approached analytically rather than historically. Three courses must be taken, at least two must be courses from the same sequence of the courses listed under E-1 (Western Civilization). The third course may be from Area E-1 or E-2 (World Civilizations and Thought).
Special note to students mixing semester and quarter courses in Area E-1: Only transfer courses equivalent to the History 4 or the Philosophy 20 series will be accepted in this area. Students who have completed the first semester course are directed to complete History 4C or Philosophy 20C, as appropriate. Students who have completed the second semester course should take History 4A or Philosophy 20A, as appropriate. In this particular area of the General Education requirements, no transfer courses are deemed equivalent to the Art History 6, the Comparative Literature 30, or the Religious Studies 80 series.
E-1: Western Civilization.
Art History 6A-B-C; Comparative Literature 30A-B-C; History 4A-B-C; Philosophy 20A-B-C; Religious Studies 80A-B-C.
E-2: World Civilizations and Thought.
Anthropology 117, 138H; Art History 50; Black Studies 5, 7, 130A, 130B; Chinese 33; Classics 100A-B, 101, 108; East Asian Cultural Studies 2, 3; Economics 111, 112A-B; English 125, 127; Environmental Studies 21; French 70Y, 70Z, 106A-B-C, 169B, 169BX, 171X, 176; Geography 126; German 108A-B, 116A, 117, 141, 178, 189A-B; History 6, 8, 13, 19, 46, 49, 80, 86, 90, 106A-B-C, 107A-B-C-E, 113B, 114A-B-C-D, 117D, 128A-B-C, 143, 144, 180DA-DB, 180E, 185A-B-M, 187A-B-C; Interdisciplinary Studies 60, 110; Italian 106X-Y-Z; Japanese 32; Korean 180DA-DB; Linguistics 30, 50; Mathematics 13; Philosophy 1, 3, 4, 25, 32, 100A-B-C-D-E, 112; Political Science 187, 188, 189; Portuguese 125A-B; Religious Studies 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 50, 101, 116A, 123, 126, 130, 164A; Russian 33, 118; Spanish 118A-B, 153, 180; Women's Studies 50, 100A.
Objective: To develop an appreciation of the arts through historical study, analysis of master works, and aesthetically creative activity.
Two courses are required. The disciplinary subsections listed below are for students' information only; courses may be selected from any one subsection or combination of subsections.
Aesthetics. Chinese 144; Philosophy 136.
Art History. Art History 1, 6A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I, 67H, 107A-B, 111A, 113A-B, 115A-B, 117A-C-D, 119A, 119C, 121C-D, 121F 123C, 125A-B, 127A, 130A-B, 130D, 132B-C, 134F, 136B-F, 138D-F, 184B; Chicano Studies 138, 145, 146, 188A-B; Classics 170B, 180D; Russian 118.
Art Studio. Art Studio 1A, 125.
Classics. Classics 102.
Dance. Dance 45, 145A-B-C-M-W.
Dramatic Art. Chicano Studies 187, 188A-B; Classics 102; Dramatic Art 5, 60, 60S, 61, 106, 155A-B, 160A-B-C-D-E-F, 162; Japanese 149.
Film Studies. Black Studies 161, 170, 171, 172; Chinese 141; Film Studies 46, 101A-B-C, 107, 120, 125A-B, 133, 136, 146, 161, 163, 165, 175, 191, 193; French 138X, 178X-Y; German 180Z; Italian 180Z.
Music. Black Studies 14, 142, 145; French 133; Music 11, 15, 16, 17, 112A-B-C-D-E-F, 115, 115B, 117, 118A-Z, 119A, 132, 132A, 193D-E-H-I.
Objective: To develop an appreciation of literature through historical study, analysis of master works, and aesthetically creative activity.
Two courses are required.
Asian American Studies 5; Black Studies 38A-B, 127, 130A; Chicano Studies 152, 180, 181, 190; Chinese 110A-B, 111, 112A-B, 115A-B, 139, 142, 145; Classics 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 102, 109, 110, 120, 130; Comparative Literature 30A-B-C, 100, 117A-B, 127; English 20, 30, 40, 113AA-ZZ, 114AA-ZZ, 115, 116A, 116B, 116C, 117A-B-E, 118, 120, 121, 122AA-TT, 123, 124, 126A-B-C-D, 128AA-ZZ, 131, 133AA-ZZ, 134AA-ZZ, 135, 136A-B-C, 137A-B, 138A-B-C, 140, 144, 145, 150, 152A-B, 154, 157, 162, 165AA-ZZ, 172, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 184, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193; French 67X, 68X, 106X, 108X, 120X, 130X, 132X, 136X, 137X, 139X, 142X, 145X, 146X, 160X, 161X, 164X, 166X, 167X, 169BX, 170X-Y-Z, 171X, 174X, 175X, 177X, 179X, 180X, 196X; German 116A, 138, 141, 161, 163, 164E, 164G, 166, 168, 169, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 187; Hebrew 110, 111; History 192; Interdisciplinary Studies 105; Italian 114X-Y-Z, 130X, 139X-Y-Z, 140X, 155X, 157X; Japanese 110A-B-C, 112, 115, 116; Korean 113; Music 187; Philosophy 146A, 146B; Portuguese 114, 115, 120; Religious Studies 189A; Russian 115A-B, 116B, 117A, 117F, 125, 125B, 131, 133, 135, 162, 170; Scandinavian 137; Spanish 115A-B, 120A-B, 135, 142A-B, 171, 174, 179; Women's Studies 40, 140.
Literature courses taught in the original languages: Chinese 124A-B, 132A-B-C, 138A-B-C; French 108, 109A-B-C, 132, 136A-B-C-D-E, 140B-C, 141, 142, 143, 144, 150A-B, 153, 154, 163, 164, 168, 169B, 170A-B-C, 176, 177, 179, 180A-B-C, 181; German 100, 115A-B-C, 139, 142, 146, 148; Greek 100, 101; Italian 110, 116, 150A, 155, 157; Latin 100, 101; Portuguese 105A-B-C, 106A-B-C, 185; Religious Studies 142A-B-C; Russian 122, 123, 162; Spanish 30, 140A-B.
Anthropology 3, 116, 117, 122, 132, 135, 138H, 141, 143, 163, 170, 171, 173; Art History 6A-B-C-D-F-G-H-I, 50, 67H, 107A-B, 111A, 113A-B, 115A-B, 117A, 117C, 117D, 119A, 119C, 121A-B-C-D, 123C, 127A, 130A-B-D, 132B-C, 136F, 138D; Art Studio 1A; Asian American Studies 5, 8, 111, 114, 121, 122, 128, 131, 134, 136; Black Studies 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 20, 36, 38B, 50, 60A-B, 102, 103, 127, 130A, 134, 137E, 145, 160, 169AR-BR, 170, 171, 172; Chicano Studies 1A-B-C, 144, 152, 154F, 172, 180, 181; Chinese 33, 110A-B, 112A-B, 124A-B, 132A-B, 138A-B-C, 139; Classics 35, 38, 39, 101, 102, 109, 110, 120; Communication 1, 150, 155; Comparative Literature 127; Dance 145A-B-C-M-W; Dramatic Arts 61, 106, 155A-B, 160A-B-C-D-E-F; East Asian Cultural Studies 2, 3; Economics 129, 185; Education 165; EEMB 145BL, 194DS; English (all courses assigned to Areas E-2 plus G); Environmental Studies 11, 12, 21, 122, 164; Film Studies 46, 101A-B-C, 120, 125A-B, 133, 136, 146, 163,165, 191, 193; French 67X, 68X, 70Z, 106A-B-C-X, 108, 108X, 109A-B-C, 120X, 121X, 122, 122X, 122AX, 130X, 132, 132X, 133, 136A-B-C-D-E-X, 137X, 138, 138X, 139X, 140B-C, 141, 142, 142X, 143, 144, 145X, 146X, 150A-B, 153, 154, 160X, 166X, 167X, 168, 169B, 169BX, 170A-B-C, 170X-Y-Z, 171X, 174X, 175X, 176, 177, 177X, 178X-Y, 179, 179X, 180A-B-C-X, 181; Geography 9, 126; Geology 10, 30H, 104A, 123, 157, 161, 162, 163; German 33, 34, 115A-B-C, 116A, 117, 138, 139, 141, 142, 146, 147, 148, 163, 164E, 164G, 165, 169, 175, 177, 178, 180, 180Z, 182, 186, 187, 189A-B; Hebrew 110, 111; History 4A-B-C, 6, 7, 8, 13, 17A-B-C, 46, 49, 80, 90, 107E, 113B, 114A-B-C-D, 117A-C-D, 128A-B-C-F, 131F, 133A-B, 143, 144, 153, 154A, 155A-B, 157A-B, 159A-B-C,167B, 169AR-BR, 171A-B, 172A-B, 179A, 180DA-DB, 185A-B, 187A-B-C; Interdisciplinary Studies 60, 106; Italian 106X-Y-Z, 110, 114X-Y-Z, 116, 130X, 139X-Y-Z, 140X, 150A, 155, 155X, 157, 157X, 180Z; Japanese 32, 110A-B-C, 112, 140, 150; Korean 180DA-DB; Linguistics 30, 180; Materials 10; MCDB 28, 134H, 167; Music 15, 112A-B-C-D-E-F, 114, 115, 115B, 116, 116A, 117, 118A-Z, 119A, 132A, 187, 193D-E-H-I-J; Philosophy 1, 4, 7, 20A-B-C, 25, 32, 100A-B-C-D-E, 112, 136, 146A-B; Political Science 1, 3, 7, 12, 100, 102, 113, 115, 121, 129, 136, 150A, 151, 152, 154, 155, 185; Portuguese 114, 115, 120, 125A-B; Psychology 7, 90A-B-C, 91A-B-C, 110L, 111L, 112L, 114L, 116L, 117L, 135A-B-C, 140, 143S; Religious Studies 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 61A-B, 80A-B-C, 106, 107, 110D, 114B-C-D, 115D, 116A, 120, 123, 126, 130, 131F, 131I, 131J, 140A-B-C, 141A-B-C, 144, 145, 147A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J, 151A-B, 161A-B, 163, 164A, 166A-B-C-E, 167A-B-D, 173, 175, 178, 183, 189A-B-C; Russian 116B, 125B, 151, 162, 170; Sociology 123, 128, 130, 130LA, 130ME, 134, 134R, 137E, 144, 153, 154A, 154F, 155M, 170, 176A; Spanish 115A-B, 118A-B, 120A-B, 135, 142A-B, 171, 178, 179, 180; Women's Studies 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100A, 140.
Astronomy 1, 2; Chemistry 1A+1AL, 25; Communication 87; Computer Science 5AA-ZZ; Economics 5; Environmental Studies 115; Geology 2, 4, 4S, 7, 10, 20, 101, 123; Mathematics 3A-B, 34A-B, 109A; Natural Science 1A-B, 2; Physics 1, 2, 3+3L, 4+4L, 5+5L, 6A+AL, 6B+BL, 6C+CL3A-B, , 10; PSTAT 5A, 5E, 5P, 5S; Psychology 5.
Anthropology 2, 3, 110, 114, 117, 122, 130A-B, 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138B-H, 141, 142, 144, 148A, 156, 163, 171; Art History 6D-E-H, 50, 121F, 127A, 130A-B-D, 132A-B, 134F; Black Studies 3, 5, 7, 10, 36, 130A, 134, 161, 171; Chicano Studies 137; Chinese 33, 110A-B, 111, 112A-B, 115A-B, 124A-B, 132A-B, 138A-B-C, 139, 142, 144, 145; East Asian Cultural Studies 2, 3; Environmental Studies 122, 130A-B; Film Studies 120, 161; History 19, 46, 49, 80, 80K, 86, 90, 138A, 143, 144, 180DA-DB, 180E, 185A-B-M, 187A-B-C; Japanese 32, 110A-B-C, 112, 115, 116, 140, 149, 150; Korean 80K, 113, 180DA-DB; Music 116A, 193E-H-I-J; Philosophy 146B; Political Science 135, 136, 146A, 147, 150A; Religious Studies 3, 20, 21, 22, 122, 131H, 140A-C-D-F, 158, 160, 161A-B, 162A-B, 163, 164A-B, 165, 166A-B-C-E, 167D, 168, 169, 170, 175, 178, 183, 185, 189A-B-C; Sociology 130, 130ME, 131H; Spanish 178; Women's Studies 30, 50.
Anthropology 131, 148A; Art History 121D, 121F, 125A-B; Asian American Studies 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 111, 114, 121, 122, 128, 131, 136; Black Studies 1, 5, 6, 14, 15, 20, 38A-B, 50, 60A-B, 102, 103, 121, 122, 127, 130B, 134, 137E, 139A, 142, 145, 160, 169AR-BR, 170, 172; Chicano Studies 1A-B-C, 115, 130A, 131, 137, 138, 140, 141, 144, 145, 146, 152, 154F, 155W, 168A-B, 172, 174, 180, 181, 190; English 134AA, 134AF, 134CH, 134CR, 134NA, 134NW, 191; History 131F, 161A-B, 168A-B, 169AR-BR, 179A; Interdisciplinary Studies 110; Linguistics 180; Music 116A, 193D; Religious Studies 14, 61A-B, 110D, 114B-C-D, 123, 131F, 140E, 147D; Sociology 128, 137E, 139A, 144, 153, 154F, 155W; Spanish 135, 179; Women's Studies 60, 140, 186SL.
Supplementary list of courses which meet the ethnicity requirement but do not apply to any other part of General Education:
Chicano Studies 11, 130B, 139, 143, 147, 168E-F, 169, 170A, 171, 178, 189; History 11, 160A-B, 168E-F, 169M, 170, 179, 179D; Psychology 154; Religious Studies 9, 147D; Spanish 109.
Students are also responsible for completing all of the special subject area requirements as outlined in the B.A. requirement section.
Students are also responsible for completing all of the special subject area requirements as outlined in the B.A. requirement section.
Participants in the honors program enjoy graduate library privileges, preferential class enrollment, use of the honors study lounge, and special advising services. Housing is available to eligible students in Scholars Halls located in several on-campus residence halls.
Honors program students may enroll in special sections of large introductory courses that provide preparation for the major or fulfill general education area requirements. With faculty approval, upper-division College Honors Program students may design their own honors contract courses and independent studies courses, and have special research opportunities available to them. In addition, they may participate in the departmental senior honors programs described later in this section.
Undergraduate research opportunities combine two of UCSB's greatest resources, the distinction of its research faculty and the excellence of its undergraduate programs. Honors students may engage in independent and team research under the supervision of a faculty researcher. Special access to advising and research funding is available to honors program participants. Contact the Office of Special Programs for additional information.
The College Honors Program is open to entering freshmen who have an overall grade-point average of 3.75 or better and a combined SAT I score of 1350 or better or an equivalent ACT score of 30 or better. In exceptional cases, students who do not meet these requirements, but who have taken additional advanced placement, honors, or college courses during high school, may be admitted to the program. College of Letters and Science students with a UCSB grade-point average of 3.5 or better with 12 overall graded baccalaureate UC units are also eligible. Transfer students may apply for consideration if they enter UCSB with a 3.6 grade-point average (3.5 from a UC).
Students may continue as program members as long as they maintain the required grade-point average and complete at least 6 units of honors coursework each year. A minimum grade of B is required for the honors designation to be assigned to a course.
To complete the program and receive the Academic Excellence Award, a student must earn 36 units of honors-designated courses with at least a B grade, earn a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.5, and complete volunteer service. At least 20 of the 36 honors-designated units must be upper division. Completion of 20 units of upper-division honors-designated courses qualifies junior transfer students (who are eligible for the honors program at the time of admission) for the Academic Excellence Award. The total number of honors-designated units is reduced to 28 (including 12 upper-division) for students who participate in the University of California's year-long Education Abroad Program.
A Certificate of Academic Excellence will be awarded by the College of Letters and Science provost to all graduating seniors who complete the College Honors Program.
To be eligible for consideration, a student must have a grade-point average of at least 3.75 for juniors and 3.4 for seniors, have completed four quarters of a single foreign language, and have taken plane geometry and algebra through quadratics. Each senior candidate must have completed 60 units of work at UCSB (junior candidates must have completed 120 units), excluding professional, vocational, technical, recreational, and remedial courses, and all courses taken on the P/NP basis. A record which shows more than 15 P/NP units is normally disqualified, although exceptions are made for candidates in the College of Creative Studies and occasionally for others of extraordinary achievement. Election to Phi Beta Kappa takes place in the spring quarter, and normally requires that the candidate have demonstrated evidence of genuine intellectual curiosity and achievement beyond the minimum outlined above. Most departments at UCSB have members of Phi Beta Kappa on their faculty. Students are urged to contact faculty members or departmental undergraduate advisors for further information.
Qualified students may enroll in advanced, upper-division courses, provided they have fulfilled the course prerequisites or have obtained the instructor's permission. Upper-division students with excellent academic records may enroll in special studies courses 198 and 199. Exceptionally qualified seniors are sometimes encouraged to enroll in graduate courses.
The President's Undergraduate Fellowship assists talented undergraduates who pursue research and creative projects under faculty supervision. This fellowship is open to students in the College of Creative Studies, the College of Engineering, and the College of Letters and Science. A cumulative UC grade-point average of 3.0 or above is required.
The Office of the President of the University of California also funds Genesis Research Grants to support the scholarly work of under-represented students and to encourage them to pursue academic careers. Participants must demonstrate a strong desire to pursue graduate studies as evidenced by grade-point average and other scholarly work.
Summer research apprenticeships and advanced research awards are also available for students who qualify for support from the NSF/California Alliance for Minority Participation (C.A.M.P.) Program.
The UCSB Foundation provides awards for College Honors students working on research and creative projects, with priority given to students preparing their senior honors thesis.
Provost's Circle Awards are given for the best student proposal submitted in each division (Humanities and Fine Arts; Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences; and Social Sciences) of the College of Letters and Science.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Program supports 20 students annually in a comprehensive research experience preparing them for graduate studies in the biomedical sciences. Awards begin during the summer following the student's junior year and continue throughout the senior year.
The Faculty Research Assistance Program allows students to gain valuable experience in research methodology while earning academic credit. To participate, students complete a research assistance contract with faculty or senior researchers and enroll in a 199RA course.
The May Company Department Stores Foundation is funding a new program, offering research support in selected fields and paid research internships in marketing and related fields.
Minimum qualifications for proposing an individual major include a grade-point average of at least 3.0 and residence in the college for at least three quarters. Final proposals for individual majors must be submitted not later than the end of the junior year. However, students are urged to discuss their ideas with a college advisor well before then, to allow sufficient time for preparation, review, and approval of the proposal. Normally, this process takes at least three months. Information sheets describing the individual major option are available in the college office.
The minor is not listed on the diploma, but it will be posted on the official transcript at the time of graduation, provided the following conditions also are met: The sponsoring department reports the student's completion of the minor prior to the posting of the degree. The student has completed at least 18 upper-division quarter units pertinent to the minor. (Waivers cannot reduce the requirement below this number.) The UC grade-point average in pertinent upper-division courses is 2.0 or higher. No more than 5 upper-division units overlap between this minor and the upper-division portion of the student's major(s) or other minor(s). If overlap is greater with the student's major(s), the completion of the minor will not be formally recognized; if overlap with other minor(s) is greater, only the first minor reported will be noted on the transcript. The student has completed at least 12 of the upper-division units for the minor while a registered UCSB student.
No reference will be made to the minor on any progress checks or degree clearance forms.
It is the policy of the College of Letters and Science to monitor the academic progress of students and to apply the following restrictions if progress is not maintained. Undergraduate students who do not pass at least 36 units during any three consecutive terms may be placed on probation and may have strict study list controls placed on their quarterly programs until it is determined that satisfactory academic progress has been made. Further, students who do not pass at least 32 units during three consecutive terms may also be subject to strict study list controls and may, at the discretion of the provost, be in jeopardy of having their registration cancelled.
All study lists of fewer than 12 units must be approved by the dean of undergraduate studies. Students who, for health reasons, or regular outside employment, or personal and/or family responsibilities, are unable to maintain the 12-unit quarterly minimum may request an exception by submitting the appropriate petition to the college office.
All college advisors have a general knowledge of graduate school matters and can assist students in reviewing the options available to them. Two publications are very helpful to students searching for appropriate graduate programs: Graduate School Admissions Manual, a four-volume set published by the Educational Testing Service which identifies all graduate schools in the U.S. offering programs in each specific field of study, and Petersen's Guides, which are helpful in deciding which school is most suitable. Both the manual and Petersen's Guides are available in the Career Resources Room in Counseling and Career Services, Building 599. The Graduate Division, located in Cheadle Hall 3117, can provide information and assistance to student who are interested in applying to graduate school at UCSB, including financial aid information.
Many premedical students take advantage of the campus's wide range of opportunities to involve themselves in faculty-sponsored undergraduate research projects in the biomedical field, and many participate in the extensive internship programs available at local hospitals and medical clinics. The Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology and the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology sponsor both lower- and upper-division courses which are relevant to gaining experience in the medical field. The health professions advisor is available to help students develop academic programs to meet medical school requirements. The advisor also coordinates a series of workshops to help students prepare for the rigorous application process. The college also provides a special service for students, maintaining files containing letters of evaluation from faculty and work supervisors and forwarding these letters to medical schools. UCSB graduates are accepted into U.S. medical schools at a rate 30 to 50 percent higher than the national average.
Although many students select majors within the biological sciences, medical schools do not require applicants to complete a specific major. Schools, in fact, encourage applicants to develop a broad academic program with coursework in a variety of fields in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Each school, however, does require certain prerequisite courses, which invariably include the following: General Chemistry. Chemistry 1A-B-C and labs. Organic Chemistry. Chemistry 6A-B and either 107A-B-108 (preferred) or 130A-B-C. Introductory Biology. MCDB 4A, MCDB 4B or EEMB 4B, EEMB 4C. General Physics. Physics 6A-B-C and labs or 1-2-3-3L-4-4L. Mathematics. Mathematics 3A-B or Mathematics 34A-B and Mathematics 3C or PSTAT 5A or another statistics course. English. Writing 2 or 2LK, one course from 50 or 50LK or 109AA-ZZ, and one additional writing or English literature course.
In addition, some schools require one year of upper-division coursework in the biological sciences. Students take courses in fields such as genetics (MCDB 101A-B, EEMB 130), developmental biology (MCDB 112), biochemistry (MCDB 108A-B-C or MCDB 110), and physiology (MCDB 111) to fulfill this requirement.
Medical schools prefer applicants with broad academic experience. Science majors, therefore, should take as many nonscience courses as possible.
The overall grade-point average, particularly the grades earned in the prerequisites described above, will be a primary factor in determining the student's prospects for admission. Generally, at least a 3.3 grade-point average in the sciences and in all college work will be needed, although in recent years the average for accepted students nationally has been greater than 3.5. Scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) are also an important factor. Because competition is intense, interested students are encouraged to consult with the health professions advisor early in their academic careers, in order to plan their program carefully. Students also work with their advisor in preparing their applications and considering alternative careers should they be unsuccessful in gaining admission.
Previous experience (volunteer or paid) in a human services setting is a requirement for most professional degree programs. Applicants to such programs are often asked to provide letters of recommendation from their supervisors. Additional information can be obtained from the Departments of Sociology and Psychology, from the Graduate School of Education, and from the pre-professional advisor in the College of Letters and Science.
Each year, more than 500 UC Santa Barbara students apply to the nation's law schools, a figure which places this campus among the state's top five undergraduate institutions. The rate at which applicants are admitted to law schools consistently exceeds national averages. Many students attend law schools in California, and a smaller number choose to attend eastern law schools. UC Santa Barbara graduates with superior academic records and scores on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) can expect to be admitted to the nation's very best law schools.
The combination of a strong and diverse liberal arts curriculum and an established network of advising and internship opportunities creates an intellectually engaging and supportive environment in which dedicated prelaw students pursue ambitious professional goals.
Students preparing for law school may select the major which holds the greatest degree of interest for them. Law schools seek to admit students with a broad academic background, demonstrated skills in analytical thinking and communication, and an academic record and score on the Law School Admissions Test which would predict success in law school. Competition for admission to the nation's most prestigious law schools is very keen.
The prelaw advisor in the College of Letters and Science assists students with major selection, program planning, selection of law schools, and applying for admission. The UCSB Association of Prelaw Students provides information and mutual support; it organizes law school tours for members and hosts the visits of law school representatives and local attorneys. In addition, the association publishes one of just a handful of undergraduate law reviews produced in the United States.
Many schools have specific course prerequisites. These often include courses in accounting, micro- and macroeconomics, statistics, and mathematics. Students are advised to review the admission requirements of the programs of interest to them so that they can plan their undergraduate programs accordingly.
Most graduate schools of business require applicants to submit scores earned on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). The UCSB Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS) offers preparation sessions for this examination. In addition, graduate schools of business generally seek applicants who have supplemented their academic pursuits with activities that have enabled them to develop and exercise their leadership potential and organizational skills. Many such activities are available at UCSB, including participation in student organizations and government and in one of the various internship programs sponsored by an academic department or by the UCSB Applied Learning Program. Full-time work experience is becoming increasingly important for admission to many schools of business; some of the most prestigious programs have initiated a process of deferred admission to ensure that students have the necessary work experience before they undertake graduate study. Interested students are invited to consult the college pre-professional advisor and the advisors in the Department of Economics. The Official Guide to MBA Programs, Admissions, and Careers, available in many university and commercial bookstores, contains descriptions of more than 400 M.B.A. programs.
Certain specific prerequisite courses are required for
admission to these credential programs. A full description of prerequisites,
and of the programs and options offered at UCSB, is contained in the Letters
and Science Guide to Undergraduate Studies. Pre-credential students are
encouraged to discuss their plans as soon as possible with the credential
advisor in the Graduate School of Education.