<p>This may sound like a stupid question, but can somebody explain what the difference between an upper division and lower division class is? I wanted to declare a minor and was reading over the requirements and I am a little confused as to what they mean/stand for. Thank you~</p>
<p>Lower-division classes are basically GE’s and pre-requisites. Upper-division classes are major-related / major-specific classes.</p>
<p>Lower division classes are for freshmen and sophomores (only lower division is offered at CCC) and generallly consist of 100/200-level classes that are simply introductory material that’s generalized.</p>
<p>Upper division courses are intended for juniors and seniors and are more specialized classes (have a lot of specifics and details) that are numbered 300+. People who are majoring (or minoring in your case) take a lot of upper division classes in their majors in order to obtain a more in-depth understanding of the material.</p>
<p>I concur with Grey. </p>
<p>An example would be:</p>
<p>Political Science 101 - Introducton to US Government</p>
<p>Political Science 301 - The American Presidency</p>
<p>at ucsd and ucla it’s 0-99 for lower div and 100-199 for upper div.</p>
<p>Okay, but if a minor says it has a certain amount of upper and lower division classes that need to be completed, but I am going to be at Junior status when I declare it, how will I take lower division classes if they are only for freshman and sophomores?</p>
<p>you are allowed to take lower div class at any time (or rather, year in school).</p>
<p>for some minors, you might need to take a lower division class that is a prerequisite for the upper division class and other minors might have all upper division courses</p>