Doesn't state my major, but accepted to CNR?

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<p>Hey guys, I was accepted to the College of Natural Resources for Fall 2012, with intended major of Microbial Biology (which I had put on the UC App). However, I don't see where on the admissions portal on Myberkeleyapp has specifically listed my major. Does this means that I wasn't accepted into my major of Choice?</p>

<p>Here's my acceptance letter:</p>

<p>Dear ______,</p>

<p>Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University of California, Berkeley for Fall 2012! You have been admitted to the College of Natural Resources.</p>

<p>In light of the outstanding credentials you presented in your application, you and your family have every reason to be proud of your academic and personal achievements. The Admissions staff reviewed more than 77,000 total applicants (61,600 freshman and 15,700 transfer) of extraordinary quality before selecting you for this offer.</p>

<p>As a Berkeley student, you will:</p>

<pre><code>follow in the footsteps of distinguished scholars who studied at the world’s premier public university
interact with a diverse group of students and forge lasting friendships in your quest for intellectual growth and academic excellence
join a dynamic, supportive community that offers a wide range of educational, recreational, and social opportunities
</code></pre>

<p>The next step for you to take is formal acceptance of our admission offer. Everything you need to do and know is available in the Next Steps section on the Home page (click the Home tab above) in myBerkeleyApplication.</p>

<p>Again, congratulations and welcome to the University of California, Berkeley! Enjoy this moment and picture yourself at Berkeley, a place where, given your exceptional abilities, I believe you will enjoy tremendous success and make unique contributions. </p>

<p>Sincerely,
Anne M. De Luca
Associate Vice Chancellor,
Admissions and Enrollment</p>

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<p>Not sure for CNR, but with L&S you’re admitted as undeclared and then pick your major after a couple of years. CoE and CoC have a similar process with concentrations inside of each major.</p>

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<p>I think they just match your major with the appropriate college and you can get all your classes you need from your assigned college. I applied for a Major in Environmental Studies, and I too got the same exact message you did that states i was accepted to the college of Natural Resources but no mention of my neighbor. I think as long as you got the college that major belongs to, your fine.</p>

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<p>For most colleges, you are admitted to a major and would have to take action to switch it after you begin classes. That is true for CNS, CoE, and CoC, but definitely not for L&S which admits every incoming L&S freshman as undeclared. </p>

<p>CoE does have one special ‘major’ you can apply to, undecided engineering, but unless you applied with that as the major, when admitted to CoC, CoE or CNS you are in the major you requested. </p>

<p>Not that big a deal to switch after you here, some more difficult than others (e.g. L&S to a CoE major), but none impossible. </p>

<p>Then there are the concentrations/specialities within majors, which as Jonnosferatu described above, are elections you make at points during your four years.</p>

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<p>collegecondor - one of the opportunities here is that classes may be hosted or taught by a college and a department inside it (or jointly sometimes), but as long as you meet the requirements for the class and slots are available for your category, you can take it, doesn’t matter what college or major you belong to.</p>

<p>Some departments may conduct a class that is only open to their majors, which would be one of the requirements I mentioned. When you register for classes, slots are available by categories set up by the prof - might be 80% of the seats available to students from that college and select majors within it, but the remaining may be open to categories such as any junior-or-senior or other conditions they can dream up. By and large, however, ignoring the challenges of snagging a spot in a popular class, they are open to any that are qualified.</p>