UC Davis
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Major requirements for the College of Letters and Science
Students who apply for transfer admission to selective majors are required to complete major preparation courses and meet additional course and GPA requirements.
Students need to take all courses for a letter grade with no grade less than C and complete all major preparatory course requirements by the end of spring term prior to their fall enrollment. The Department Agreements as published on ASSIST are also important documents. Reference them in conjunction with the major agreements as needed.
Selective major requirements
Transfer students are encouraged to complete as many major preparation courses listed under other major requirements prior to transfer as shown on the ASSIST website.
Some majors in the College of Letters and Science have additional transfer requirements.
UC Davis requires a minimum 2.80 GPA for admission. Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG, for the College of Letters and Science requires at least a 3.20 GPA for all majors.
- Applied mathematics
- Applied physics
- Data science (not available via TAG)
- Economics
- Mathematics
- Mathematical analytics and operations research
- Mathematical and scientific computation
- Physics
- Psychology
- Statistics
Applied mathematics — mathematics — mathematical analytics and operations research — mathematical and scientific computation
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.00 GPA across the entire group:
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A or 027A or 067
- Mathematics (MAT) 022B or 027B
Applied physics — physics
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.00 GPA across the entire group:
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C/D or 009HA/HB/HC/HD/HE
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
Data science
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.20 GPA across the entire group:
- Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A/B
- Mathematics (MAT) 021 A/B/C
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A
- Statistics (STA) 013 or 035A
Economics
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 2.50 GPA across the entire group:
- Economics (ECN) 001A/B
- Mathematics (MAT) 017A/B or 019A/B* or 021A/B
*Note: Starting fall 2027 students must complete the entire MAT 019A/B/C series.
Psychology
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 2.90 GPA across the entire group:
- Psychology (PSY) 001
- Statistics (STA) 013
- Biological Science (BIS) 002A or Biological Science (BIS) 010 and one courses below:
- Anthropology (ANT) 001
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) 010
- Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (NPB) 010
Note: Biological Science 2A is highly recommended for students who want to pursue a BS with a biological emphasis.
Statistics
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.00 GPA across the entire group:
- Mathematics (MAT) 017A/B/C or 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A
- One of the following Statistics (STA):
- 013
- 013Y
- 032
Note: The Statistics major has four tracks: Applied (A.B. or B.S.), General (B.S.), Machine Learning (B.S.) and Statistical Data Science (B.S.). Students who pursue the General, Machine Learning or Statistical Data Science tracks are required to take Mathematics 021A/B/C. The 021 series is also recommended for the Applied track.