University of California, San Diego

• Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Aerospace Engineering with a Specialization in Aerothermodynamics (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Aerospace Engineering with a Specialization in Astrodynamics and Space Applications (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Aerospace Engineering with a Specialization in Flight Dynamics and Controls (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Anthropology (Archaeology) (B.A.)
• Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) (B.A.)
• Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) (B.A.)
• Anthropology with a Concentration in Climate Change and Human Solutions (B.A.)
• Art History/ Criticism (B.A.)
• Artificial Intelligence (B.S.)
• Astronomy & Astrophysics (B.S.)
• Astrophysical Sciences (B.S.)
• Biochemistry (B.S.)
• Bioengineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Bioengineering (Bioinformatics) (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Bioengineering (Biotechnology) (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Bioengineering: BioSystems (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Biological Anthropology (B.S.)
• Biology with Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)
• Black Diaspora and African American Studies (B.A.)
• Business Data Science (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Business Economics (B.S.)
• Business Psychology (B.S.)
• Chemical Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Chemistry (B.S.)
• Chicanx and Latinx Studies (B.A.)
• Chinese Studies (B.A.)
• Cinematic Arts (B.A.)
• Classical Studies (B.A.)
• Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
• Cognitive Science (B.A./B.S.)
• Cognitive Science with Specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition (B.S.)
• Cognitive Science with Specialization in Design and Interaction (B.S.)
• Cognitive Science with Specialization in Language and Culture (B.S.)
• Cognitive Science with Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation (B.S.)
• Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience (B.S.)
• Communication (B.A.)
• Computer Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Computer Science (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Critical Gender Studies (B.A.)
• Dance (B.A.)
• Data Science (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)
• Economics (B.A./B.S.)
• Economics and Mathematics - Joint Major (B.S.)
• Economics-Public Policy (B.A./MPP)Entry is restricted to students accepted into the consecutive degree program.
• Economics-Public Policy (B.S./MPP)Entry is restricted to students accepted into the consecutive degree program.
• Education Sciences (B.S.)
• Electrical Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Electrical Engineering and Society (B.A.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Engineering Physics (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Environmental Anthropology (B.S.)
• Environmental Chemistry (B.S.)
• Environmental Systems (Earth Sciences) (B.S.)
• Environmental Systems (Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution) (B.S.)
• Environmental Systems (Environmental Chemistry) (B.S.)
• Environmental Systems (Environmental Policy) (B.A.)
• Ethnic Studies (B.A.)
• Experimental Psychology (B.S.)
• General Biology (B.S.)
• Geosciences (B.S.)
• German Studies (B.A.)Entry into this major is paused through Spring 2028.
• Global Health (B.A./B.S.)
• Global South Studies (B.A.)Entry into this major is paused through Spring 2029.
• History (B.A.)
• Human Biology (B.S.)
• Human Developmental Sciences (B.A./B.S.)
• Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Equity and Diversity (B.S.)
• Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Healthy Aging (B.S.)
• Individual MajorsEach college offers an individual major for a B.A. degree; Revelle College offers a B.A. and B.S.
• Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (B.A.)
• International Studies - Anthropology
• International Studies - Economics
• International Studies - Economics (B.A./MIA)
• International Studies - History
• International Studies - International Business
• International Studies - International Business (B.A./MIA)
• International Studies - Linguistics
• International Studies - Literature
• International Studies - Philosophy
• International Studies - Political Science
• International Studies - Political Science (B.A./MIA)
• International Studies - Sociology
• Italian Studies (B.A.)Entry into this major is paused through Spring 2028.
• Japanese Studies (B.A.)
• Jewish Studies (B.A.)
• Latin American Studies (B.A.)
• Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Mexico (B.A.)
• Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Migration and Border Studies (B.A.)
• Linguistics (B.A.)
• Linguistics (Specialization in Cognition and Language) (B.A.)
• Linguistics (Specialization in Language and Society) (B.A.)
• Linguistics (Specialization in Speech and Language Sciences) (B.A.)
• Linguistics: Language Studies (Specialization in Individual Language) (B.A.)
• Literary Arts (B.A.)
• Literatures in English (B.A.)
• Marine Biology (B.S.)
• Mathematical Biology (B.S.)
• Mathematics (B.S.)
• Mathematics (Applied) (B.S.)
• Mathematics - Applied Science (B.S.)
• Mathematics - Computer Science (B.S.)
• Mathematics - Secondary Education (B.A.)
• Mathematics and Economics - Joint Major (B.S.)
• Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Controls and Robotics (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Systems (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Materials Science and Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Mechanics of Materials (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Renewable Energy and Environmental Flows (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Media (B.A.)
• Media Industries and Communication (B.A.)
• Microbiology (B.S.)
• Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.)
• Molecular Synthesis (B.S.)
• Music (B.A.)
• Music Humanities (B.A.)
• NanoEngineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity, and a screened major at UC San Diego; list an alternate major that is not selective.
• Neurobiology (B.S.)
• Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.)
• Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S./MPP)Entry is restricted to students accepted into the consecutive degree program.
• Pharmacological Chemistry (B.S.)
• Philosophy (B.A.)
• Physics (B.A./B.S.)
• Political Science (B.A.)
• Political Science/American Politics (B.A.)
• Political Science/Comparative Politics (B.A.)
• Political Science/Data Analytics (B.S.)
• Political Science/International Affairs (B.A./MIA)Entry is restricted to students accepted into the consecutive degree program.
• Political Science/International Relations (B.A.)
• Political Science/Political Theory (B.A.)
• Political Science/Public Law (B.A.)
• Political Science/Public Policy (B.A.)
• Political Science/Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (B.A.)
• Probability and Statistics (B.S.)
• Psychology (B.A.)
• Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology (B.A./B.S.)
• Public Health (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Public Health with Concentration in Biostatistics (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Public Health with Concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Public Health with Concentration in Community Health Sciences (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Public Health with Concentration in Epidemiology (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Public Health with Concentration in Health Policy and Management Sciences (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Public Health with Concentration in Medicine Sciences (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity; UC San Diego strongly recommends listing an alternate major that is not selective.
• Real Estate and Development (B.S.)
• Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (B.A.)
• Sociology (B.A.)
• Sociology - American Studies (B.A.)
• Sociology - Culture and Communication (B.A.)
• Sociology - Economy and Society (B.A.)
• Sociology - International Studies (B.A.)
• Sociology - Law and Society (B.A.)
• Sociology - Science and Medicine (B.A.)
• Sociology - Social Inequality (B.A.)
• Spanish Literature (B.A.)
• Speculative Design (B.A.)
• Structural Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity, and a screened major at UC San Diego; list an alternate major that is not selective.
• Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Aerospace Structures (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity, and a screened major at UC San Diego; list an alternate major that is not selective.
• Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Civil Structures (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity, and a screened major at UC San Diego; list an alternate major that is not selective.
• Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity, and a screened major at UC San Diego; list an alternate major that is not selective.
• Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Structural Health Monitoring/Non-Destructive Evaluation (B.S.)Extra requirement: A selective major, with limited enrollment due to capacity, and a screened major at UC San Diego; list an alternate major that is not selective.
• Studio (B.A.)
• Study of Religion (B.A.)
• Theatre (B.A.)
• Urban Studies and Planning (B.A.)
• World Literature and Culture (B.A.)

Source: UC San Diego TritonLink, Undergraduate Majors at UC San Diego (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.