Asian Studies at UC Berekeley

Hi guys,

I just got admitted to UCB for my junior transfer Fall 2016 yah! I’ve got a couple of questions before I go of course.

If I originally transferred to UCB with a history major, can I change my major to Asian Studies once I’m in UCB?

Am I able to take the pre-requisite course (ASIANST 10) (Introduction to Asia) in order to declare the major Asian Studies if I originally transferred as a History major? Is this course very popular, so that it fills up really quickly and would be hard for a transfer student to sign up? I kind of want to take this course as soon as possible, and are there any recommended professors to take this course? What is GPA average for this Asian Studies major?

Does this major Asian Studies have a capstone seminar, or an essay of about 30 pages in order to graduate?

Thanks a lot everyone! I need all the help I can get.