interested in declaring a double major
here's how
students petitioning to declare a double
major must be in good academic standing
complete all course prerequisites for
both majors and complete two upper
division courses for each major
for concerns regarding exceeding time to
degree reach out to a College advisor or
counselor more on that later
step one download and fill out the
departmental approval for double major
minor form and the degree plan contract
these forms can be found on the caac
website at caac.ucla.edu
fill out the designated portion at the
top of the departmental approval for
double major minor form the remainder of
this form will be completed by the
department advisors for the majors you
wish to declare
you will also need to complete a degree
plan contract for most requirements you
only need to list them generally for
example history GE or upper division
major course or lower division Prep
course
you only need to list specific courses
if they are only offered in specific
quarters and need to be taken at that
time
when listing your remaining courses on
the degree plan contract note that you
do not necessarily need to take the
courses in the exact term specified
accepting cases where those courses are
only offered in certain terms or are
sequential
step two
once you have filled out both forms
reach out to the department advisors for
both majors
ask the department advisors from each
major to review your degree audit report
and confirm the remaining requirements
for each major
review and fill out the departmental
approval for double major minor form
and also review and sign the degree plan
contract that you have filled out
in addition to their signature on the
degree plan contract the department
advisor should also initial next to each
course that applies towards their major
or minor
step 3 confirm you are graduating within
time to degree time to degree is defined
as graduating by spring or summer of
your fourth year as a first year admit
and follow your third year as a transfer
admin if you will be exceeding your time
to degree you will need to submit your
double major requests with the time to
degree petition
please note that these petitions are
reviewed on a case-by-case basis and
approval is not guaranteed
if you have questions about this process
please reach out to a College advisor or
counselor once you've submitted your
time to degree petition with the double
major petition you're done
if you will be graduating on time skip
this step and move on to
step 4 submit your double major petition
online via MyUCLA forms
when completing your petition please be
sure that you submit the correct MyUCLA
form for your advising unit otherwise
your petition cannot be reviewed to
confirm your advising unit please check
the top of your degree audit report
fill out the information requested in
the form and attach the departmental
approval for double major minor form and
your degree plan contract
once all forms are attached go ahead and
submit and that's a wrap congratulations
you've submitted your double major
petition
please note that petitions are processed
within 10 to 15 business days of
submission you can check the status of
your petition on MyUCLA under the
academics tab then select petitions
for more information about declaring a
double major please visit the center for
academic advising in the college's
website at caac.ucla.edu