The major's uniqueness lies in its emphasis on its geographical perspective of human impacts on natural systems, as well as of implications of global change on local and regional human systems. All courses must be taken for a letter grade. Students considering graduate work are strongly advised to include Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A, 20B, Mathematics 31A , 31B , and 32A in their program. Students are strongly advised to complete all requisites before beginning upper division work in the major. In foreign language, the department accepts UCLA foreign language departmental proficiency examination scores as evidence of foreign language competency.
Students graduate with a bachelor's degree in their major and a specialization in computing.