Questions about Berkeley L&S major switch

[Trasferuc]

<p>Hi, I am currently thinking of a double majoring at Berkeley as a Political Science/Economics major, although I am leaning towards Economics. If I was accepted to Berkeley and I have all pre-requisites done will I be allowed to double major? If so, would I be better off attempting to transfer into Political Science as I already have all of the pre-requisites done with As?</p>

<p>Stats: 1. GPA: 3.8
2. ECs: Many like Phi Theta Kappa and research papers
3. Work: I have 3 jobs, although two of them are less than 5 hours a week
4. Honors program but no tap for Berkeley</p>

<p>In short, what I think I am asking is can majors be switched within the department of letters and sciences such as Political Economy, Economics, and Political Science?</p>

[rpicton]

<p>From Cal Admissions:

@UC Berkeley Rep

Yes, it is possible to declare another major once on campus if you are
admitted to the College of letters and Science. You will need to discuss
declaration of the new major with a College advisor to see if you can
declare I it by the end of the first semester. They want students to
declare within a reasonable time once they begin at UCB.

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<p>Basically at Berkeley you have to declare a major in L&S once you get in. They key is having the majority of the prereqs done so you can declare within a reasonable amount of time.</p>

<p>As for double majoring, I’m not certain. However, I’ve heard from plenty of others that enter as a certain major and double in economics so it’s possible.</p>