Hello everyone, I just had a quick question about a specific major as I wasn’t able to find any of this information online. Does anyone know whether the Mathematics major at Berkeley is impacted? Anyone also know where I can find an actual list of these majors? Thank you in advance to anyone that replies.
https://math.berkeley.edu/programs/undergraduate/majoring-mathematics
Math and applied math do not look particularly impacted, since they only require a C average in 1A and 1B, and C minimum in each of 53, 54, and 55 (though the department recommends that only those with B- or higher in these courses declare the major).
If you are looking at frosh admission, be aware that all College of Letters and Science applicants are considered as one pool and enter as undeclared.
For whether other majors are capped (in enrollment numbers) or impacted, go to department web sites to see whether the minimum grades to declare are significantly higher than C or 2.0. Examples of capped or impacted majors:
http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/major
http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/Applying%20to%20ORMS.pdf
https://www.econ.berkeley.edu/undergrad/prospective
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/csugrad/#petitioning
Examples of majors that are not capped or impacted:
http://physics.berkeley.edu/academics/undergraduate-degree/the-major-and-minor-program
http://eps.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/declaring-major