What do they mean by "alternative major"?

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<p>Does it mean that if you do not get accepted for your main major, then they will consider admission for the alternative major?</p>

<p>Sorry if it sounds like a basic question I just need to be sure.</p>

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<p>I typed “uc what is an alternative major” into Google and the following was the very first link to show up: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-general/595128-uc-alternate-majors.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-general/595128-uc-alternate-majors.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How about if you get accepted into your main major. Do you get a chance to select your alternative major?</p>

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<p>I don’t think you get to choose your alternative if you get accepted with your first. I was told by a UC rep that every UC is different some only look at your alternative if you are TAP certified through them.</p>

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<p>So you are saying that if i hypothetically get rejected for my priority major, they will not even look at my alternative?</p>

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<p>Some UCs might since they are all different but I think UCLA won’t unless your TAP certified, thats what a UCLA rep told me</p>