The 3/2 program, a five-year program offered in association with UC Berkeley, enables students to receive two bachelor’s degrees: a B.A. in a subject within the social sciences, humanities, or arts at UC Santa Cruz, and a B.S. in engineering from the College of Engineering at Berkeley (excluding EECS.) Students in the program are expected to maintain a grade-point average of 3.2 or better in the engineering preparatory courses that they take at UC Santa Cruz.

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Program
In this long-standing program, students spend three years at UC Santa Cruz, completing most of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in one of the majors in the social sciences, humanities, or arts. While attending UC Santa Cruz, students also take science, mathematics, and engineering courses that are prerequisites for admission to UC Berkeley’s engineering majors, and they are expected to maintain a grade-point average of 3.2 or better in these engineering preparatory courses. Students apply to transfer to UC Berkeley for the fourth and fifth years of the dual degree program. If admitted, they complete requirements for a degree in a chosen engineering specialty, and they also take any remaining courses for the UC Santa Cruz major.

Upon completion of the program, the student receives two bachelor’s degrees: a B.A. in a social science, humanities, or arts field from UC Santa Cruz, and a B.S. in engineering from UC Berkeley. Although the UC Santa Cruz major cannot be in the physical and biological sciences, many combinations of fields are possible in the dual-degree program; examples include engineering along with economics, sociology, or philosophy. A student’s curricular program is developed in consultation with an engineering adviser and is tailored to individual needs. The program is directed jointly by a committee composed of UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley engineering faculty. Students must enter the dual-degree program as first-quarter freshmen, beginning their course work at UC Santa Cruz in the fall.

Students complete one major from each of the following lists:

UC Berkeley Engineering Majors

Bioengineering
Civil and environmental engineering
Engineering sciences
Industrial engineering and operations research
Manufacturing engineering
Materials science
Mechanical engineering
Nuclear engineering

Recommended UC Santa Cruz Majors

American studies
Anthropology
Business management economics
Community studies
Economics
Environmental studies
Feminist studies
Film and digital media
History
History of art and visual culture
Legal studies
Linguistics
Literature
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Sociology

Admission
In addition to completing the courses required for UC admission, high school students who plan to follow an engineering route at UC Santa Cruz should develop a strong background in mathematics and physics.

Prospective students who wish to be considered for the dual-degree program should indicate it as their first choice of major on the Application for Undergraduate Admission. When the application is received by the Office of Admissions, additional information about the dual-degree program will be sent to the applicant, along with a request for the applicant’s specific choice of majors at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. Admission to the campus does not guarantee admission to the dual-degree program.

The admissions committee for the dual-degree program reviews each application on an individual basis. Selection is based on the applicant’s essay and on strong performance in academic courses (particularly in science and math), as well as excellent test scores.

Dual-degree students typically enroll in a variety of classes while at UC Santa Cruz due to the need to congruently fulfill their UC Santa Cruz major and their required preparation for their UC Berkeley major. Following are example classes that dual-degree students may take as preparation for the engineering major while at UC Santa Cruz.

• Applied Mathematics & Statistics 27/L, Mathematical Methods for Engineers with Laboratory
• Applied Mathematics & Statistics 131, Introduction to Probability Theory
• Chemistry 1B/M, 1C/N, General Chemistry with Laboratory (two quarters)
• Computer Science 12A/L, Introduction to Programming with Laboratory; or 60N, Beginning Programming: Natural Sciences
• Earth Sciences 10, Geologic Principles
• Earth Sciences 142, Soil Properties and Mechanics
• Electrical Engineering 70/L, Introduction to Electronic Circuits with Laboratory
• Engineering 50/L, Engineering Mechanics/Laboratory
• Mathematics 19A-B, Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics; or Mathematics 80A-B, Honors Calculus
• Mathematics 23A-B, Multivariable Calculus
• Physics 5A/L, 5B/M, and 5C/N, Introduction to Physics
series with Laboratory (three quarters); or Physics 6A/L, 6B/M, and 6C/N, Introductory Physics series with Laboratory (three quarters)
• Physics 160, Practical Electronics