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Declaring Education Sciences

Are you interested in declaring Education Sciences as a major or double major? Review our prerequisites below!

​WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO CHANGE MY MAJOR (OR ADD A DOUBLE MAJOR) IN EDUCATION SCIENCES?
In order to change to or add the Education Sciences major you must have:
  • A cumulative UCI GPA of a 2.0 
  • A GPA of a 2.0  in the quarter immediately preceding the change of major
  • Completion of at least 3 EDUC courses required for the Education Sciences major (see our catalogue here) 
  • A cumulative GPA of a 2.5 or higher for all courses taken in Education  

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Students who have completed 130 units or more and have taken fewer than 5 Education classes at the time the change of major request is made may be required to submit a course plan to the Student Affairs Office prior to approval. 
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Download a checklist here!

HOW DO I SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE MY MAJOR OR DOUBLE MAJOR?
In your StudentAccess portal, click on “Applications” and then “Change of Major”. Select “Education Sciences” from the drop down and select the plus (+) if you are adding the major. If you are changing your major to Education Sciences, make sure you indicate that you are dropping your other major.

CAN I COMPLETE THE EDUCATION SCIENCES MAJOR *AND* THE EDUCATION MINOR?
No. You must choose to complete one or the other.

are there academic planning sheets available?
Yes, you may refer to our academic planning sheet below. We also recommend reviewing the UCI Catalogue: ​https://catalogue.uci.edu/
Download here! 23-24 Catalogue
Download here! 24-25 Catalogue
​Can non-majors seek academic advising from the education student affairs office?
Yes! Please visit us during walk-in advising. Our quarterly schedules are posted here: 
https://advise.education.uci.edu/walk-in-advising.html​

You may also email us [email protected].
​how do i declare a minor?
To declare an Education minor, please contact your home school's advising office. 
Download our minor planning sheet here!

Please refer to the campus-wide Change of Major website here for other majors.

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