<p>When we apply for UCs, why do we need to choose a major if we’re supposed to choose later. I seriously have no idea what majors to choose right now. Is it easy to transfer to another major later?</p>
<p>it depends on the UC and the college. For example, the College of Letters and Sciences at Cal admits all as undeclared and has you wait til the sophmore-junior year transition to declare, but the College of Engineering at UCB admits to a major on day one.</p>
<p>Just to draw out rider730’s example, at UCSC you’re admitted into a “proposed” major, then you have to declare the major during your first 1 (or 2) quarters (at least for transfers). i.e. I applied as a politics major, and was accepted as a “proposed politics” major.</p>