<p>I was accepted into LS undeclared (everyone is undeclared, right?) I was looking through my app again and I noticed that on my UC app I accidentally specified that I was interested in Cognitive Sciences, but I want to do Computer Science (in LS). Is it a big deal?</p>
<p>No, it does not matter in L&S (where all entering freshmen enter as undeclared). Just take the prerequisite courses for the major you (now) want and declare (or apply to declare, if necessary) the major.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>L&S won’t even retain your indicated preference of major - everyone is undeclared, plain and simple. </p>
<p>Most majors can be declared once you fulfill the requirements set by the department, but a few are capped and thus you are not guaranteed to get in. Out of 86 majors in L&S (depending on how you count them), 8 are currently capped - Practice of Art, Public Health, Operations Research and Management, Economics, Environmental Economics, Psychology, Social Welfare, and Media Studies. </p>
<p>Capped majors have set conditions and an application process that is akin to applying for admission to a college, usually with an essay. For example, declaring Public Health requires that you have earned a B- minimum grade in the class Bio 1B, taken all the listed pre-req classes, apply before you hit 80 earned units, and submit the application along with an essay. </p>
<p>Uncapped majors, on the other hand, have some conditions for declaring but mainly you just need to meet the pre-reqs and not be on academic probation, so essentially a guarantee you can get that major if you want it.</p>
<p>L&S CS apparently still has a [procedure</a> for applying to the major](<a href=“CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley”>CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley), even though it is now uncapped.</p>
<p>Good point, ucbalumnus. Some majors do have more conditions on when they process the paperwork to put you formally in the major. Integrative Biology, for example, has a point based formula based on grades in the pre-req classes and while there is no cap on who can declare IB, you need a minimum number of points before their advisors will sign off on the declaration form. CS has its procedure. Still, for both, if you do the listed pre-req classes, and aren’t in some kind of academic or administrative trouble, you absolutely can get into the major.</p>
<p>Does that mean, that even if I were accepted to CS right now, I’d still need to reapply? Or is it guaranteed to be in the major as long as I meet the GPA and pre-reqs? (which honestly seem pretty simple. :))</p>
<p>If you need to “apply” or “declare” for a major, then that means you aren’t in it until they accept you.</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone is “guaranteed” to be in a major when you apply for L&S.</p>