I have to take six upper division classes to start this fall?

flushmaverick
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:37:14 +0000

Ah… it’s a little confusing if you’re not familiar with the upper-division course requirement.

You need to take at least 60 units worth of upper-division classes to get your degree (in addition to your GEs and having 180 total units). Looking at the Global Studies major [url=http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/majors/0910-versions/Global%20Studies%20BA%202009.pdf]worksheet[/url], it requires only 36 upper-division units, leaving you to choose how you’ll get the other 24 units on your own. 24 units divided by 4 units (per class) gives you 6 classes.

Six classes… that’d be insane.