Crafting your own major at UCLA?

[Dystopia]

<p>(I apologize. I initially posted this in the UC Transfer section, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be here.)</p>

<p>I'm currently debating whether I should go to UCLA or Berkeley like so many others. However, each of our situations are unique and my decision, at least in part, rests on the idea that I'll probably need to craft my own major to pursue the area of study I'm most interested in. UCB has a major called Society and Environment; an environmental policy major of sorts. This fits well with what I want to do but I'm not a 100% sold on it just yet. UCLA has no equivalent and I've been accepted as a poli sci major. Theoretically, I could just study poli sci and sprinkle in some environmental policy courses, but I am really interested in crafting my own major so I can take more of the classes that pique my interest. I know that I have to get a faculty sponsor to help me do this and that it might take a little more work, but I am willing</p>

<p>Basically, I'm just curious if anyone has had any experience with crafting their own major - specifically at a UC and in particular at UCLA.</p>

[bruinsarerad]

<p>taken from the ask counselor website…</p>

<p>“If you have some unusual but definite academic interest and there is no suitable major is offered you can create your own major. You must have completed at least three terms of work (a minimum of 45 units) at UCLA with a grade-point average of 3.4 or better. You are required to have your major approved by Honors and Undergraduate Programs Division and the assistance of a faculty adviser. The major itself must consist of at least 48 and no more than 60 upper division units, a majority of which must be in departments offering a major in the College. A senior thesis of at least 8 but no more than 12 units is required. For details about individual majors, contact the Honors Programs Office, A311 Murphy Hall”</p>