Departmental Requirements — UC Santa Barbara

College of Creative Studies

Applicants to emphases in the College of Creative Studies (CCS) must submit a supplemental application and comply with other special application procedures, as described below. In December, the College sends all fall-quarter applicants who selected a CCS emphasis on the UC application a brochure that includes the supplemental application form and information about application procedures. The CCS application form and other application materials must be submitted directly to CCS by mid-January.

Applicants for the winter and spring quarters must contact the College directly to obtain the application, or see the CCS website.

Applicants who are not admitted to the College of Creative Studies are considered for admission to the College of Letters and Science. CCS applicants must provide the following:

• The completed supplemental form included in the brochure on which the applicant has specified one of the eight CCS disciplines;
• A personal letter of intent address to the Provost of CCS in which the applicant states his or her academic interests, reasons for wanting to study in CCS and qualifications;
• High school and any college transcripts (required in additions to any transcripts that are requested by UCSB’s Admissions Office);
• Work submitted in evidence of talent as follows: for art majors, slides or photographs of artwork; for literature majors, writing samples (a critical essay and creative writing); for music majors, written scores and recordings of musical compositions; for mathematics and science majors, examples of independent research or other evidence of an exceptional capacity for intellectual discovery;
• Letters of recommendation from persons well acquainted with the student’s academic background — at least two for Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics and Music majors. Letters are helpful, but not essential, for Art and Literature majors.

Contact: College of Creative Studies, (805) 893-8974 or 893-4146.

College of Engineering

Students are admitted to the major in Computer Engineering and Computer Science with pre-major standing. Admission to the full major will be approved only after certain courses are completed with a minimum grade point average.

Contact: Undergraduate Office, College of Engineering, Room 1006, Engineering I, (805) 893-2809.

College of Letters and Science

The following majors admit students in pre-major standing and will approve admission to the full major only after certain courses are completed with a specified grade point average: Aquatic Biology, Biochemistry — Molecular Biology, Biological Sciences, Biopsychology, Business Economics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Communication, Computer Science, Ecology and Evolution, Economics, Economics — Mathematics, Financial Mathematics and Statistics, Law and Society (closed until further notice), Mathematics, Mathematical Sciences, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Zoology. Consult the appropriate department for details.

Dance

Admission to the major and to the dance technique series is contingent upon results of a placement audition in February of the year preceding intended enrollment. Auditions are offered during registration week of the fall quarter for applicants who were admitted to UCSB but were unable to audition for the major. Students should be advised to attend to earlier audition to reserve space in the program.

Contact: Amy Runjavac, Dramatic Art and Dance Department, (805) 893-3241.

Music

Applicants for the B.A. program must take a placement examination prior to enrolling in their first course in music theory and must audition before enrolling in their first performance class. Admission to the B.Mus. program is by audition only. Auditions are held each January.

Contact: Marcia Campbell, Music Department, (805) 893-5672.

Dramatic Art

Students are admitted first to the major in Dramatic Art. After successful audition, they may be admitted to the B.F.A. in Theatre.

Contact: Amy Runjavac, Dramatic Art and Dance Department, (805) 893-3241.