How Does the University of California Major and Alternative Major Preference Work In Practice? Strategies?

And, as the UCSB video details, similar areas of study might be referred to as different majors at different schools. Ask your student to look at the requirements for each major at each UC. Also look at which department/college their major is housed under. They may find that biochem at one campus doesn’t interest them as much as biochem at another campus.

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