To meet academic standards for L&S HD majors, you need to earn at least a C- or higher in each course that is required for major declaration, and a 2.0 in all of the following areas: (1) GPA in major prerequisite courses, (2) GPA in the semester that you declare the major, and (3) cumulative UC GPA.
After the student completes the required course prerequisites for the HD major and has met eligibility requirements (e.g. meeting academic standards), they are ready to declare. The major adviser will verify that the student has met all eligibility requirements by their fifth semester or earlier. If all conditions are met, the major adviser will officially declare the student into the major and the student's record will be updated with their new major on Cal Central.
Yes. Applying to any high-demand major not previously requested on the UC Berkeley admission application would require a comprehensive review. Current students can apply for or or more high-demand major(s) ONCE via comprehensive review. Students will also need to prepare an alternate, non-high-demand major plan.
Students can be removed from the HD major if they do not make satisfactory academic progress in their major. Please contact your major adviser for information about the specifics of your major.
Course enrollment is managed by the department offering the course. Please contact an adviser in the department offering the course for enrollment information.
If a student is reserved a seat in a HD major but does not meet the eligibility requirements to declare, they are no longer guaranteed a seat in their HD major. However, the student has one opportunity to apply to the HD major through the comprehensive review process.
