In order to be eligible to receive a bachelor’s degree from the UCLA College of Letters and Science, students must satisfy the following requirements:

1. The University Requirements  
   1. Entry Level Writing Requirement (formerly Subject A/ESL Subject A)
   2. American History and Institutions
2. The College Requirements  
   1. Writing I and Writing II  
   2. Quantitative Reasoning  
   3. Foreign Language  
   4. Diversity Requirement   (for Freshman admitted Fall 2015 and thereafter, and Transfers admitted Fall 2017 and thereafter)
   5. General Education (also known as Foundations of Knowledge)  
3. Preparation for the Major, and the Major
4. Students must satisfy the College Residence Requirements (senior and major residency)
5. Students must attain a minimum of 180 quarter units, and graduate within their time to degree
6. Scholarship: students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 in all of their UC coursework, and a 2.0 GPA in the major coursework

Students in the College are held to the degree requirements from the catalog year that they were admitted to UCLA. Students are held to major/minor requirements from the term in which they were admitted to that major/minor.

UCLA students in the College of Letters and Science should meet with a College advisor to review College and University requirements, and with their department advisor to discuss requirements pertaining to the major.  Please see the Proficiencies & GE Requirements handout   for a pdf version of this information.  For an in-depth explanation of the differences between College and department advising, please see the College Advising & Departmental Advising   handout.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

• UCLA Registrar’s Office – Curricula and Courses by Department  
• Majors

UNIT REQUIREMENTS

• UCLA Registrar’s Office – Degree Requirements