Education
and Social
Transformation

After admission to UCLA, students must complete the internal admission process to officially declare the Education and Social Transformation major and transfer to the School of Education and Information Studies.

Preparation for the Major

Two lower-division courses (EDUC 10 or EDUC 11 and EDUC 35) must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of “C” or better. Undergraduate students may repeat a total of 16 units, and only those courses in which they receive a grade of “C-” or lower. “NP” or “U” grades may be repeated to gain unit credit. Repetition of a course more than once requires the approval of the Dean and is granted only under extraordinary circumstances.

Admission Process

The internal application for continuing students is only available in Fall, Winter, and Spring. The application process will be for admission into the major or pre-major for the following term. For example, the Fall 2023 application is for admission into the major or pre-major effective Winter 2024.

After submitting the online application, students will be notified via MyUCLA Messages about the results of their application. Students who are offered admission to the major or pre-major will be sent their offer letter via MyUCLA Messages with the required admission forms attached. The required admission forms must be submitted to our office in order to accept the offer of admission.

Admission Timeline

• Internal Application Opens – First Day of the Quarter
• Internal Application Due – Friday of Week 2 at 5pm
• Admission Notices are Released – Friday of Week 3
  • Admission notices are sent via MyUCLA Messages between 8am and 5pm
• For Admitted Students Only: Required Admission Forms Due – Friday of Week 4
  • Required admission forms must be submitted via MyUCLA Messages

Pre-major Applicants
Students who are offered admission to the pre-major must return the required admission forms by the deadline indicated in the offer letter to accept the offer of admission. If we do not receive the required admission forms via MyUCLA Messages by the deadline, the offer of admission to the major will be rescinded.

Major Applicants
Students who are offered admission to the major must return the required admission forms and complete the Community Engagement Series Workshop/BruinLearn Module by the deadline indicated in the offer letter to accept the offer of admission. If we do not receive the required admission forms via MyUCLA Messages by the deadline or the student fails to complete the required workshop/module by the deadline, the offer of admission to the major will be rescinded.

If a student does not successfully complete all parts of the admission process during an admission cycle, they will not be added to the major or pre-major and their admission offer will be voided. The student may apply in future admission cycles as long as they continue to meet the eligibility requirements.

Students are responsible for making sure that all requirements and deadlines are met if they want to obtain admission into the major or pre-major in Education and Social Transformation.

Current UCLA students who were not admitted directly to the Education and Social Transformation pre-major upon admission to UCLA may complete the internal admission process to declare the pre-major or major in Education and Social Transformation. Please note that continuing students beyond the Fall of their third year are not eligible to apply for the major or the pre-major.

Applying for the Pre-Major

To be eligible to apply for the pre-major, students must:

• Earn an overall UC GPA of 2.3 or higher
• Be in Good Academic Standing
• Not be beyond the Spring of their second year of study as a freshman admit

The latest a student can submit an application for the pre-major is during the Spring of their second year of study as a freshman admit.

Admission into the pre-major does not guarantee admission into the major. Pre-major students must meet all of the eligibility requirements to apply for the major and complete the admission process for the major.

Applying for the Major

To be eligible to apply for the major, students must:

• Complete the two lower-division courses for the major (EDUC 10 or EDUC 11 and EDUC 35) with a letter grade of “C” or better
• Earn an overall UC GPA of 2.3 or higher
• Have at least sophomore standing
• Be in Good Academic Standing
• Not be beyond the Fall of their third year of study as a freshman admit

The latest a student can submit an application for the major is during the Fall of their third year of study as a freshman admit.

Continuing students must complete the preparation for the major by the end of their second year to be able to apply by the Fall of their third year. Please note that the completion of the prerequisite courses and the major application does not guarantee admission to the major.

Once admitted to UCLA under the pre-major in Education and Social Transformation, new transfer students must enroll in the two lower-division courses for the major and submit the online application to officially declare the Education and Social Transformation major during their first term at UCLA.

Students who successfully enroll in EDUC 10 and EDUC 35 and apply to the major during their first term will be granted conditional admission to the major contingent upon the following: 

• Completion of the two lower-division courses for the major (EDUC 10 or EDUC 11 and EDUC 35) with a letter grade of “C” or better 
• Earning an overall UC GPA of 2.3 or higher 
• Being in Good Academic Standing 

Transfer students are not eligible to apply for the pre-major after they have been admitted to UCLA. Prospective transfer students must apply for the pre-major as part of the UC application process.

If you are a transfer student that has missed the deadline to apply for the Education and Social Transformation major, we recommend that you consider pursuing the Education Studies minor. 

• Students in the Education and Social Transformation major may not declare the Education Studies minor or the Information and Media Literacy minor. If you accept the offer of admission to the Education and Social Transformation major, the minor will be removed from your record.
• Students in the College of Letters and Science must transfer to the School of Education and Information Studies and declare the Education and Social Transformation major as their primary major upon admission to the program.
  • Students may petition to keep their current major or minor in the College of Letters and Sciences as an second major or additional minor only if they are able to complete all degree requirements by their designated degree expected term/degree candidacy term.