Social Science Requirement
Two courses (4 units each; upper or lower division) selected from the approved social science departments.
This requirement must be taken for a Letter Grade.
The Remote (R) version of an approved course will also be accepted.
Special Studies courses will not be accepted towards the social science requirement.
*Upper division major courses may not overlap with general education requirements.
Approved Social Science Departments
- Anthropology
- Black Diaspora and African American Studies [AAS-010, AAS-011, AAS-014, AAS-015 only]
- Cognitive Science [*see list below of approved courses]
- Communication [COMM-010, COMM-020, COMM-030, COMM-080 only]
- Critical Gender Studies
- Economics [lower division courses only]
- Education Studies
- Engineering [ENG-030 only]
- Ethnic Studies
- Global South Studies [GSS-020, GSS-022, GSS-027 only]
- Human Developmental Science
- International Studies
- Latin American Studies [LATI-010, LATI-050 only]
- Linguistics/General [excluding language courses]
- Philosophy [PHIL-051, PHIL-148 only]
- Political Science [POLI-010 to POLI-179]
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Urban Studies and Planning
- History [HILD-007A, HILD-007B, HILD-007C only]
* COGS-001, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014A, 015, 020, 100, 101A, 101B, 101C, 102A, 102B, 102C, 108, 110, 115, 120, 143, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 164, 169, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 184, and 188
AP and IB Credit
