UC Irvine Change of Major Criteria

2.00 GPA

2.00 GPA for the quarter prior to changing major

Completion of at least five courses from the School of Social Sciences. Two of the five courses must be in the student's intended major. All five courses must have a GPA average of 2.00 or better with no grade less than a "C".

Option available only for students with 60 or fewer units (excluding AP credits and other units earned prior to high school graduation): At least two courses with 2.3 or better in the student's intended major and no grade less than a "C".

2.00 GPA

No grade below a "C" in Math 2A-B and Econ 20A-B, with an average of 2.50 GPA or above.

2.00 GPA

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2.00 GPA

No grade below a "C" in Math 2A-B and Econ 20A-B, with an average of 2.50 GPA or above

2.70 GPA for Option 1; 2.00 GPA for Option 2.

2.00 GPA for the quarter prior to changing major

Completion of one of the following options:

• Option 1: Two courses in Psychology with grades of "B-" or better in each course. One of the courses must be from Psychology 7A or 9A-B-C.
• Option 2: Psychology 9A-B-C and two Psychology core courses with a GPA of at least 3.00 for those five courses.

2.00 GPA

No grade below a "C" in Math 2A-B and Econ 20A-B, with an average of 2.50 GPA or above.

2.00 GPA

2.00 GPA for the quarter prior to changing major

Completion of at least five courses from the School of Social Sciences.  Two of the five courses must be in Sociology. All five courses must have a GPA average of 2.30 or better with no grade less than a "C".