<p>Got in as undeclared to L&S. Now, I know what I want and plan go into computer science. When can I declare? Is there pre-requisite? Do I need to take the following first before declare?</p>
<p>Computer Science 39F, 61C, 61CL, 188</p>
<p>Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Physical Science</p>
<p>Thanks...</p>
<p>Found better information: [Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Choosing a Major](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/major.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/major.html)</p>
<p>Now, how to go about it? Can I switch to computer science during my first semister?</p>
<p>You’re looking at the wrong place. Look at this links: </p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> L&S CS Students | EECS at UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/csugrad/index.shtml]Undergraduate”>CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley)</p>
<p>GoBears2013, thanks for the link. Yes. That is what I was looking for.</p>
<p>The first link you were looking at is the breadth requirements for L&S. You’ll have to fulfill those by the time you graduate and by majoring in CS, you’ll fulfill the Physical Science requirement with no problems.</p>
<p>my problem exactly… is declaring as easy as “making a choice” after my second year? I know there at pre-requisites but is there a GPA requirement or something else they are factoring in… my real question is: am I in danger of not being able to actually declare?</p>
<p>Some majors are impacted and require more than you just taking the pre-requisites. Most majors have a required GPA. For example, the link I provided above shows that a 2.0 GPA is required to declare. For the impacted majors, it may be higher (3.0 for Econ, for example).</p>
<p>Yes, you just need a 2.0 GPA (both overall and technical) to declare CS (and other non-capped majors, which is most L&S majors). An overall GPA below 2.0 means you have worse problems to deal with, like academic probation and the possibility of academic dismissal. A technical GPA below 2.0 usually deters people from wanting to major in CS.</p>