10 Easiest Transfer Majors: UCSC, UCR, UC Merced
Post Series: All About Majors
- 1.Guide to Business, Econ, Math and Finance Majors by UC
- 2.Best Majors for Criminology and Law at a UC
- 3.10 Easiest Transfer Majors: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD
- 4.10 Easiest Transfer Majors: UCI, UCD, UCSB
- 5.10 Easiest Transfer Majors: UCSC, UCR, UC Merced
- 6.Capped + Selective Majors by UC Campus 2018
- 7.12 New Majors at the University of California, 2018
Choosing a UC major if your GPA is sort of wonky
As part of a series on the Top Ten easiest majors for transfer students at each of the UCs, the following covers Santa Cruz, Riverside and Merced.
As previously noted, these lists do not include the following:
- Language: All language majors have higher admits and lower admitted GPAs
- Creative arts, which usually have lower GPAs but include a portfolio (and often have low admit rates)
- STEM majors because of the high number of required prep courses.
If you are not clear about Mid-Range GPA or Admit Rate, see 10 Easiest Majors at Berkeley, UCLA and San Diego for details. You may also view the 10 Easiest Majors at Irvine, Davis and Santa Barbara.
10 Easiest Majors to Transfer into UC Santa Cruz
| MAJOR | MID-RANGE GPA | ADMIT RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Women's Studies | 3.31 - 3.68 | 71% |
| 2. | Art History | 3.20 - 3.63 | 68% |
| 3. | Linguistics | 3.04 - 3.71 | 71% |
| 4. | Literature | 3.13 - 3.67 | 74% |
| 5. | History | 2.98 - 3.60 | 72% |
| 6. | Legal Studies | 2.93 - 3.47 | 66% |
| 7. | Earth Science | 3.08 - 3.50 | 70% |
| 8. | Community Studies | 3.16 - 3.61 | 69% |
| 9. | Politics | 3.06 - 3.65 | 69% |
| 10. | Anthropology | 3.10 - 3.67 | 67% |
10 Easiest Majors to Transfer into UC Riverside
| MAJOR | MID-RANGE GPA | ADMIT RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ethnic Studies | 2.86 - 3.36 | 89% |
| 2. | Global Studies | 2.93 - 3.48 | 75% |
| 3. | English | 2.96 - 3.59 | 77% |
| 4. | History | 2.97 - 3.55 | 75% |
| 5. | Religious Studies | 2.83 - 3.28 | 80% |
| 6. | Public Service - Poli Sci | 2.90 - 3.51 | 88% |
| 7. | Anthropology | 2.90 - 3.51 | 79% |
| 8. | Economics | 3.02 - 3.54 | 81% |
| 9. | Political Science | 2.91 - 3.53 | 77% |
| 10. | Sociology | 2.91 - 3.44 | 77% |
4 Easiest Majors to Transfer into UC Merced
I only listed four here because there are not that many majors at Merced and the Comp Sci and Bio majors are fairly competitive and course-intensive.
| MAJOR | MID-RANGE GPA | ADMIT RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undeclared | 2.92 - 3.41 | 94% | |
| Economics | 3.03 - 3.54 | 64% | |
| Political Science | 2.96 - 3.59 | 62% | |
| Psychology | 2.91 - 3.48 | 56% |
source: https://universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
