Major Declaration Requirements Students may declare the major at any time once the prerequisites have been completed, and are expected to do so by the time they have completed 60 semester units. The prerequisites may be taken concurrently or in whatever order is desired. Acceptance to the major is automatic as long as you have at least a 2.0 grade point average overall and in your major courses. Transfer courses are not included in calculating the grade point average for entry to the major. The major may be declared at any time during the year, except the first four weeks and last week of the semester.
Mornings are preferable, given the busier afternoon periods.
Appointments are required between the 5th and 8th weeks of the fall and spring semester. Berkeley transcripts may be downloaded from Bear Facts . These will be kept in a file in the Department of Political Science. Declaring the major takes ten to fifteen minutes and must be done in person. To declare a double major, pick up and complete a Double Major Petition Packet and take it to the Undergraduate Advisers in both departments for their signatures.