how hard would it be...

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>to switch majors from Philosophy to Poli/Sci after being admitted as a transfer student?
no dicking around for a semester, trying to 'figure things out.' just straight switch..</p>

<p>i applied under philosophy because i've taken 7 phil department courses and received 7 A's... that show of interest and performance coupled with the unimpactedness of Phil at UCLA (close to 90% CCC transfer acceptance rate for GPAs > 3.5) should get my foot in the door. as much as i love the critical aspects of academic, analytic philosophy, i feel that political theory is more my shteez.
i've also applied to UCB under phil. If admitted, i intend to switch to Rhetoric, which i know, through friends, to be a very simple and uncomplicated process. </p>

<p>if not poli/sci, is there any other major at UCLA, that will allow for an easy transition from Philosophy, that places an emphasis on politics, and political theory / critical analysis of foreign cultures.. etc.
maybe International Relations?</p>

<p>any insight is highly appreciated.</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

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<p>switching majors is extremely easy - you just have to fill out a form or two and turn them in.</p>

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<p>really?
regardless of how impacted the major is?</p>

<p>for instance, at berkeley, you can't just up and decide to start studying business at Haas..</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmp</p>

<p>other opinions?</p>

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<p>You're changing majors within the same college which is fine. For example, you can't just go into nursing or engineering at UCLA.</p>

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<p>if not poli/sci, is there any other major at UCLA, that will allow for an easy transition from Philosophy, that places an emphasis on politics, and political theory / critical analysis of foreign cultures.. etc. </p>

<h2>maybe International Relations?</h2>

<p>its really annoying to get into ps classes. . . other than that waht kimx said.
o and we dont have an IR major... just an IR focus within ps. we have global studies though -- but... its impacted................................ in any case, just take random classes if you want to focus on the above mentioned. we have huge depts -- taking classes in law dept [when offered to undergrads], sociology (e.g. polisoc), poli sci lower and upper divs (e.g. 'political theory' class -- forget the course number), history (hist of religions), etc will all help you out . . . and of course phil [upper or lower].</p>