Graduation Requirements
Certainly, one of your primary goals is to graduate from UCSC! So it's important to be very clear about what those requirements entail.
Here is a quick breakdown of the requirments that all UCSC students need to complete in order to be eigible for graduation:
1) University Requirements:
- Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)
- American History and Institutions Requirement
- Senior Residency
2) Cowell College Requirement:
- Completion of the Cowell Core Course (Frosh only)
3) General Educational Requirements:
- NOTE: depending upon what year you were admitted and whether or not you are a transfer student, there are different GE requirements. Review the information in the general catalog to determine what applies to you.
- First year frosh admitted Fall 2010 and beyond will all follow the new GE pattern.
4) Major Requirements:
- http://reg.ucsc.edu/navigator/s3_major_senior.pdf;
- Disciplinary Communitcations Requirement (Fall 2009 and after)
- Check with your department about specific major requirements!

