Minimum GPA Requirements
Fall 2025 Cumulative Major GPA Requirements
Admission consideration to the upper-division major requires a minimum cumulative GPA at the indicated level. This list is subject to change. Due to limited spaces in all majors and programs, upper-division transfer applicants exceeding the minimum GPA requirements will receive admission priority for available spaces.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| Africana Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| American Indian Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Anthropology | BA | 2.00 |
| Art (Applied Design) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Art History) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Graphic Design) | BA | 2.50 |
| Art (Interior Architecture) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Multimedia) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Painting and Printmaking) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Sculpture) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Single Subject Teaching) | BA | 2.20 |
| Art (Studio Arts) | BA | 2.20 |
| Asian Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Astronomy | BA/BS | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | BA/BS | 2.80 |
| Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) | BS | 2.80 |
| Biology (Ecology) | BS | 2.80 |
| Biology (Evolutionary Biology) | BS | 2.80 |
| Biology (Marine Biology) | BS | 2.80 |
| Biology (Zoology) | BS | 2.80 |
| Brazilian Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Business Administration (Accounting) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Finance) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Financial Services) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (General) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Information Systems) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Management) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Management: Entrepreneurship) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Management: Human Resource Management) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Marketing) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Marketing: Integrated Marketing Communications) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Marketing: Professional Selling and Sales Management) | BS | 2.90 |
| Business Administration (Real Estate) | BS | 2.90 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | BA | 2.00 |
| Chemistry (ACS Certificate) | BA/BS | 2.00 |
| Chemistry (Biochemistry) | BS | 2.00 |
| Chemistry (Single Subject Teaching) | BA | 2.00 |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Child Development | BS | 2.40 |
| Child Development (Early Childhood Special Education Integrated Teacher Education Program) | BS | 2.70 |
| Civil Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| Communication | BA | 2.75 |
| Comparative International Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Computer Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| Computer Science | BS | 2.00 |
| Construction Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| Construction Management | BS | 2.50 |
| Criminal Justice | BS | 2.80 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Dance | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | BA | 2.40 |
| Economics (International Economics) | BA | 2.40 |
| Economics (Public Policy) | BA | 2.40 |
| Economics (Quantitative Analysis) | BA | 2.40 |
| Electrical Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| English and Comparative Literature | BA | 2.40 |
| English and Comparative Literature (only open to AA-T/AS-T degree applicants) | BA | 2.40 |
| English and Comparative Literature (Single Subject Teaching) | BA | 2.40 |
| Environmental Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| Environmental Sciences | BS | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Foods and Nutrition | BS | 2.90 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Geography (Environment, Sustainability, and Policy) | BA | 2.00 |
| Geography (General Geography) | BA | 2.00 |
| Geography (Geographic Information Science and Technology) | BA | 2.00 |
| Geography (Geographic Information Science and Technology) | BS | 2.00 |
| Geography (Human Geography and Global Studies) | BA | 2.00 |
| Geography (Water, Climate, and Ecosystems) | BS | 2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (Engineering Geology) | BS | 2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (Environmental Geosciences) | BS | 2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (General) | BA/BS | 2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (Geophysics) | BS | 2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (Hydrogeology) | BS | 2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (Paleontology) | BS | 2.00 |
| Gerontology | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Health Communication | BS | 2.75 |
| History | BA | 2.40 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Hotel Operations and Management) | BS | 2.70 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Meetings and Events Operations and Management) | BS | 2.70 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Restaurant Operations and Management) | BS | 2.70 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Tribal Gaming Operations and Management) | BS | 2.70 |
| Humanities | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| International Business (Arabic/Middle East and North Africa) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Asian Languages/Singapore) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Chinese/Asia) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (English/North America) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (European Languages/North Atlantic) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (French/North America) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (French/Western Europe) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (German/Western Europe) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Italian/Western Europe) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Japanese/Asia) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Korean/Asia) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Portuguese/Latin America) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Portuguese/Western Europe) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Russian/Central Europe) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Spanish/Latin America) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Business (Spanish/Western Europe) | BA | 2.90 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Cooperation, Conflict and Conflict Resolution) | BA | 2.00 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Environment and Security) | BA | 2.00 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Justice in the Global System) | BA | 2.00 |
| Islamic and Arabic Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | BA | 2.00 |
| Journalism | BA | 3.00 |
| Journalism (Advertising) | BA | 3.00 |
| Journalism (Media Studies) | BA | 3.00 |
| Journalism (Public Relations) | BA | 3.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology (Exercise Science Generalist) (only open to AA-T/AS-T degree applicants) | BS | 2.90 |
| Kinesiology (Fitness Specialist) | BS | 2.90 |
| Kinesiology (Prephysical Therapy) | BS | 2.90 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Language, Culture, and Society | BA | 2.00 |
| Latin American Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Leadership Studies | BS | 2.00 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Plus Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Liberal Studies (Education-Generalist) (only open to AA-T/AS-T degree applicants) | BA | 2.70 |
| Liberal Studies (Elementary Education) | BA | 2.70 |
| Liberal Studies (Mathematics) | BA | 2.70 |
| Liberal Studies (Science) | BA | 2.70 |
| Linguistics | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | BA | 2.00 |
| Mathematics (Applied) | BS | 2.00 |
| Mathematics (Computational Science) | BS | 2.00 |
| Mathematics (Mathematics Education Program) | BS | 2.00 |
| Mathematics (Science) | BS | 2.00 |
| Mathematics (Single Subject Teaching) | BA | 2.00 |
| Mechanical Engineering | BS | 2.70 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bioengineering) | BS | 2.70 |
| Microbiology | BS | 2.80 |
| Microbiology (Clinical Laboratory Science) | BS | 2.80 |
| Modern Jewish Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Music | BA | 2.00 |
| Music (Global Composition) | BM | 2.00 |
| Music (Jazz Studies) | BM | 2.00 |
| Music (Music Education) | BM | 2.00 |
| Music (Performance) | BM | 2.00 |
| Music (Professional Studies - Entrepreneurship and Business) | BM | 2.90 |
| Music (Professional Studies - General) | BM | 2.00 |
| Music (Professional Studies - Music Recording Technology and Audio Design) | BM | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | BS | 3.20 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | BA | 2.00 |
| Physics | BA/BS | 2.00 |
| Physics (Modern Optics) | BS | 2.00 |
| Political Science | BA | 2.40 |
| Psychology | BA | 2.50 |
| Psychology (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) | BA | 2.50 |
| Psychology (Neuroscience) | BA | 3.00 |
| Psychology (only open to AA-T/AS-T degree applicants) | BA | 2.50 |
| Public Administration | BA | 2.40 |
| Public Administration (City Planning) | BA | 2.40 |
| Public Health | BS | 2.90 |
| Public Health (Environmental Health) | BS | 2.90 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Recreation Administration (Outdoor Resource Management) | BS | 2.30 |
| Recreation Administration (Recreation Systems Management) | BS | 2.30 |
| Recreation Administration (Sustainable Tourism Management) | BS | 2.30 |
| Religious Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Rhetoric and Writing Studies | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science | BA | 2.00 |
| Social Science (Single Subject Teaching) | BA | 2.50 |
| Social Work | BA | 2.70 |
| Sociology | BA | 2.50 |
| Spanish | BA | 2.30 |
| Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | BA | 2.75 |
| Statistics | BS | 2.00 |
| Statistics (Actuarial Science) | BS | 2.00 |
| Statistics (Data Science) | BS | 2.00 |
| Sustainability | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Television, Film and New Media (Critical Studies) | BS | 3.00 |
| Television, Film and New Media (Production) | BS | 3.00 |
| Theatre Arts (General) | BA | 2.40 |
| Theatre Arts (Design and Technology) | BA | 2.40 |
| Theatre Arts (Musical Theatre) | BA | 2.40 |
| Theatre Arts (Performance) | BA | 2.40 |
| Theatre Arts (Youth Theatre) | BA | 2.40 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies (Urban Cultures & Societies) | BA | 2.00 |
| Urban Studies (Urban Planning, Design and Management) | BA | 2.00 |
| Urban Studies (Urban Political Economy and Public Policy) | BA | 2.00 |
| Urban Studies (Urban Sustainability) | BA | 2.00 |
| Major | Degree | GPA Required |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Studies | BA | 2.00 |