New UC Majors by Campus 2026

New UC campus majors for fall 2026.

The following new majors and programs are available for upcoming fall 2026 applicants. There are some specialities not listed, which are subsets of majors.

While most of these are available for first year and transfers, occasionally they are rolled out temporarily to first year only.  More information may be found on the major’s webpage.

* Only open to first-year applicants for fall 2026. Open to transfer applicants for fall 2027.

Berkeley

• Earth and Planetary Science major
• Ecosystems Management and Forestry major
• Electrical and Computer Engineering major
• Environmental Engineering major
• Korean Language and Culture major

Davis

• Business major*

Irvine

• Music major (B.A. and B.Mus.)

Merced

• Accounting major and minor*
• Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering major*
• Business Administration major and minor*
• Communications and Media major and minor
• Data Science and Analytics major
• Data Science and Computing major
• Electrical Engineering minor
• Environmental Humanities major
• Liberal Studies major and minor
• Management of Innovation Sustainability and Technology major*
• Neuroscience major*
• Public Health major
• Science, Technology, and Ethics major*

San Diego

• Artificial Intelligence major
• Chicanx and Latinx Studies major
• Environmental Anthropology major
• Media Industries & Communication major

Santa Barbara

• History of Policy, Law, and Governance major