Departmental Requirements — UC Santa Cruz

Art

Junior transfer students are accepted into the Art major after passing the portfolio review. The UC Application and the Art Department Portfolio Review Application are separate processes that are independent of each other. Being accepted to UC Santa Cruz does not guarantee that a student will pass the portfolio review, and passing the portfolio review does not guarantee admission to UC Santa Cruz. More information on the portfolio review can be found on the Art Department website.Transfer students must identify themselves as potential Art majors when applying to the University in order to receive information on the portfolio review deadlines (usually mid-April) and the materials required for the review. All junior transfers will be required to take Art 60, Forms and Ideas, and one art seminar in their junior year at UC Santa Cruz in lieu of the freshman foundation program requirements. Prospective transfer students should contact the Art Department office for detailed information.

CONTACT: Art Department, E-104 Baskin Visual Arts, (831) 459-3551.

Environmental Studies

Transfer applicants are screened for completion of all prerequisite courses (refer to General Catalog).

CONTACT: Environmental Studies Department, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 405, (831) 459-3718.

Music

Upon completion of Music 100A (Theory, Literature, and Musicianship II), B.A. transfer students must perform on a musical instrument or in voice at an upper-intermediate level. Prospective
Music majors are encouraged to take the Music Core Curriculum Placement Exam at the beginning of fall quarter.

CONTACT: Music Department, 244 Music Center, music@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2292.

Psychology

Transfer students are admitted as proposed Psychology majors. To be accepted to the major after enrolling at UCSC, they must have a GPA of at least 3.0 in all UC-transferable coursework and a GPA of at least 3.1 in all psychology courses. Lower division prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the junior year.

CONTACT: Psychology Department, 273 Social Sciences II, (831) 459-2002.

The Jack Baskin School of Engineering

For transfer applicants, acceptance into any Jack Baskin School of Engineering (SoE) major will be based on overall college academic record, especially completion of and grades earned in the individual department’s foundation courses. IGETC is not recommended for engineering transfer students. The foundation courses required for admission to SoE majors, and details of the admission process, are described on the SoE undergraduate advising website. The website also contains information for transfer students.

CONTACT: Jack Baskin School of Engineering Undergraduate Advising Office, Baskin Engineering Room 225/227, (831) 459-5840, soeadmissions@soe.ucsc.edu.