Departmental Requirements — UC Santa Barbara

COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES

Applicants to majors in the College of Creative Studies (CCS) must submit an additional
application and supplementary materials directly to the College, including a separate
application form, unofficial transcripts from all high schools and colleges/universities
attended, and two letters of recommendation (except for students applying in Art or Literature,
who must submit portfolios of their work).

The application and complete instructions for applying are available for download at the CCS website or may be requested by mail. The application must be submitted in person or by U.S. mail to the CCS (address below). Applicants for fall quarter may submit their additional application and supplementary materials from Nov. 1, 2008 through January 2009; however, only applications postmarked by Jan. 9, 2009 are assured a faculty review by the College in time to coincide with UCSB admissions decisions for fall. Students are offered admission to the CCS
contingent upon receiving an admission offer from UCSB. Students may also apply after
they are admitted to UCSB.

CONTACT: College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
93106-6110, (805) 893-8974.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Transfer applicants are screened for completion of lower-division requirements in chemistry, mathematics, physics and computer science, as well as engineering courses.

CONTACT: Undergraduate Office, College of Engineering, admissions@engineering
.ucsb.edu.

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, Mathematics, Mathematical Sciences, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Zoology. Consult the appropriate department for details.

Biological Sciences Majors

The number of transfer students who can be admitted to these majors is limited. At minimum, students must have earned a 2.7 GPA in one year of general chemistry with lab and one year of at least one of the following: general biology with lab, organic chemistry with lab, general physics with lab, or calculus.

CONTACT: Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology and the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, (805) 893-5191.

Dance

Admission to the major and to the dance technique series is contingent upon results of a placement audition in late January or early 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 the earlier audition to reserve space in the program.

CONTACT: Amy Runjavac, (805) 893-3241.

Economics

The Department of Economics offers a major in Business Economics with optional emphases in
accounting, economics and economicsmathematics. The number of transfer students who can be admitted to these majors is limited. Students must meet the following criteria:
Business Economics (with or without emphasis in accounting): a minimum GPA of 2.75 in microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics and one course in calculus.
Economics and Economics-Mathematics: a minimum GPA of 2.75 in microeconomics, macroeconomics and two courses in calculus.

Contact: Department of Economics, (805) 893-2981.

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 the last weekend in
January and the first weekend in February.

CONTACT: Music Department, Undergraduate Adviser, (805) 893-5672.

Theater

Students are admitted first to the major in Theater Studies. After successful audition, they may be admitted to the B.F.A. in Acting.

CONTACT: Theater and Dance Department, (805) 893-3241.