Admissions
Admission to the University
For information on how to apply to the University, please see the UC Santa Barbara Admissions Page or apply directly online through the UC Admissions Page.
Admission to the Major
Students intending to major in computer science should declare a computer science pre-major when applying for admission to the university. CS majors and pre-majors have priority when registering in all CS courses. Students who declare the computer science pre-major or major are expected to satisfy the degree requirements in effect at the time of their declaration.
When students have completed the required pre-major courses, they must petition to change from pre-major to major status. The pre-major requirements are identical for the B.S. and B.A. degrees in computer science. Students will not be accepted into the computer science major until they have successfully completed all requirements of the computer science pre-major.
Pre-major status does not guarantee admission to major status. To be admitted to the major, the student must complete the pre-major courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.75. All courses required as preparation for the major must be taken for a letter grade.
NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE TO THE MINIMUM 2.75 GPA/RULE.
Students applying for major status in the BS or BA program who have completed more than 105 units will NOT be considered for a change of major/change of college unless they can demonstrate that they will be able to complete all of the degree requirements for the proposed program without exceeding 200 units or no more than 5 total years of post-secondary study, including time enrolled at other institutions.
Students applying for pre-major status in the BS or BA program must demonstrate that they will be able to complete the computer science degree within the total unit limit and time limit to graduation mentioned above.
Students may petition to enter the computer science pre-major at any time Option A below has been met, or they may petition to enter the full major when Option B has been met.
Option A
Satisfactory completion at UCSB of at least four 4-unit courses required for the computer science preparation for the major, including at least two computer science courses, with a University of California grade point average of at least 3.0 in all courses taken as preparation for the major.
Option B
Satisfactory completion of the preparation for the major requirements with a University of California grade point average of at least 2.75.
