Prospective Student Admissions

Interested students entering UCLA as first-year students or as first-term transfer students should select the pre-major in Education and Social Transformation under the College of Letters and Sciences as their first choice of major on the general UC Application. The admission process to UCLA and the pre-major in Education and Social Transformation for prospective students are facilitated by the UCLA Undergraduate Admission Office.

Students are identified as Education and Social Transformation pre-majors until they meet the admission requirements and complete the internal admission process to declare the Education and Social Transformation major and switch to the School of Education and Information Studies. Students in the pre-major will not be automatically admitted to the major upon competition of the prep. 

Please note that the completion of the prerequisite courses and the application does not guarantee admission to the major or the school.

Prospective first-year students interested in our program should apply for admission to the Education and Social Transformation pre-major under the College of Letters and Sciences. For up-to-date information regarding freshman admission, please refer to the UCLA First-Year Admission Guide on the UCLA undergraduate admission website. If you have additional questions about the freshman admission process, please reach out to the UCLA Undergraduate Admission office.

Students admitted as pre-major must eventually apply to officially declare the major in Education and Social Transformation. Admission into the major is based on each student’s academic performance in the prerequisite introductory courses as well as their overall academic record at UCLA. Please consult with the undergraduate advisors if you have additional questions about major admission requirements and the application process.

Please note that students admitted to into the pre-major must apply to the Education and Social Transformation major by the Fall of their third year as a freshman admit. The lower division prep for the major should be completed by the end of their second year. 

If you have additional questions about major requirements and the internal admission process, please consult with the SE&IS undergraduate advisors/counselors.

Prospective transfer students interested in our program should apply for admission to the Education and Social Transformation pre-major under the College of Letters and Sciences. Transfer applicants with 60 semester/90 quarter transferable units will be considered for admission based on academic performance in the prerequisite introductory courses. Transfer credit is subject to department approval. Consult an undergraduate advisor before enrolling in any courses for the major.

For up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission, please refer to the UCLA Transfer Admission Guide on the UCLA undergraduate admission website. If you have additional questions about the transfer admission process, please reach out to the UCLA Undergraduate Admission office.

Once admitted to UCLA and the pre-major, new transfer students must enroll in and complete the two lower-division prep courses for the major and submit the internal admission application to officially declare the major during their first regular term at UCLA.