Fall 2026 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.
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Majors beginning with the letter A.
| 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 (Interior Architecture) |
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 |
| Art History |
BA |
2.20 |
| Asian American Studies |
BA |
2.00 |
| Asian Studies |
BA |
2.00 |
| Astronomy |
BA/BS |
2.00 |
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Majors beginning with the letter B.
| 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 (Real Estate) |
BS |
2.90 |
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Majors beginning with the letter C.
| 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 |
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Majors beginning with the letter D.
| Major |
Degree |
GPA Required |
| Dance |
BA |
2.00 |
Majors beginning with the letter E.
| 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 (Single Subject Teaching) |
BA |
2.40 |
| Environmental Engineering |
BS |
2.70 |
| Environmental Sciences |
BS |
2.00 |
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Majors beginning with the letter F.
| Major |
Degree |
GPA Required |
| Foods and Nutrition |
BS |
2.90 |
Majors beginning with the letter G.
| 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 (Environmental Geosciences) |
BS |
2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (General) |
BA/BS |
2.00 |
| Geological Sciences (Geophysics) |
BS |
2.00 |
| Gerontology |
BA |
2.00 |
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Majors beginning with the letter H.
| 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 |
| Humanties, Global Humanties Program |
BA |
2.00 |
Majors beginning with the letter I.
| Major |
Degree |
GPA Required |
| Integrated Design |
BA |
2.50 |
| 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 (Conflict in the Global System) | BA |
2.00 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Environment in the Global System) |
BA |
2.00 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Justice in the Global System) |
BA |
2.00 |
| Islamic and Arabic Studies |
BA |
2.00 |
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Majors beginning with the letter J.
| 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 |
Majors beginning with the letter K.
| 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 |
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Majors beginning with the letter L.
| 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 |
| Linguistics |
BA |
2.00 |
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Majors beginning with the letter M.
| 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 Specialization) |
BM |
2.00 |
| Music (Jazz Studies Specialization) |
BM |
2.00 |
| Music (Music Education Specialization) |
BM |
2.00 |
| Music (Performance Specialization) |
BM |
2.00 |
| Music (Entrepreneurship and Business Track) |
BM |
2.90 |
| Music (General Track) |
BM |
2.00 |
| Music (Music Recording Technology and Audio Design Track) |
BM |
2.00 |
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Majors beginning with the letter N.
| Major |
Degree |
GPA Required |
| Nursing |
BS |
3.20 |
Majors beginning with the letter P.
| 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 |
| Public Administration |
BA |
2.40 |
| Public Administration (City Planning) |
BA |
2.40 |
| Public Health |
BS |
2.90 |
| Public Health (Environmental Health) |
BS |
2.90 |
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Majors beginning with the letter R.
| 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 |
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Majors beginning with the letter S.
| 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 |
| Spanish (Single Subject Teaching) |
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 |
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Majors beginning with the letter T.
| 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 |
Majors beginning with the letter U.
| 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 |
Majors beginning with the letter W.
| Major |
Degree |
GPA Required |
| Women's and Gender Studies |
BA |
2.00 |
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