# New High Demand Majors Policy from the College of Letters & Science

**Source**: https://admissions.berkeley.edu/academics/ls-high-demand-policy/
**Parent**: https://admissions.berkeley.edu/academics/academic-programs-majors-uc-berkeley-minors/

## For First-Year Students Admitted Fall 2023 & After

For first-year students applying to Berkeley Letters & Science (L&S) for fall 2023 and after, there will be two pathways to declare a high-demand major. **This policy will not impact current or continuing students.**

1. **Admission into L&S:** Those who already know as high school students that they want a high demand major **should select that major on their UC Berkeley admissions application as their primary major**. If admitted to Berkeley L&S, they will be guaranteed a spot in the major they selected, subject to completing the prerequisites, maintaining good academic standing in L&S, and filing a declaration form.
2. **Changing to a high-demand major after arriving at L&S:** For students who did not select a high-demand major on their UC Berkeley admissions application, the process for declaring a high-demand major will be through a review, rather than a minimum GPA requirement only. Students will have **one** opportunity to apply for a high-demand major, and will be required to have an alternate plan to declare a non-high-demand major as a back-up.

*\*The opportunities for being admitted to a high-demand major after enrollment are extremely limited, and applying via comprehensive review does not guarantee a spot in a high-demand major. If you have an interest in a high-demand major in L&S, we strongly encourage you to select that high-demand major on your UC Berkeley application. If you opt to change to a high-demand major in the College of Letters & Science after being admitted to Berkeley, you will be required to have an alternate plan to declare a non-high-demand major as a back-up.*

### For further details on the L&S High-Demand Major Policy, please review the [L&S High-Demand Major Policy: FAQs](https://ls.berkeley.edu/ls-high-demand-majors-first-year-students).

## Helpful Links

[First-year Requirements page](http://admissions.berkeley.edu/freshmen-requirements/)

[Academic Programs and Majors page](http://admissions.berkeley.edu/academic-programs-majors/)