Regional Specialization
Three 4-unit courses from ONE designated geographic region.
At least two of the three must be upper division courses.
One of the three may be taken P/NP; the other two must be taken for letter grades.
- Students entering as freshmen must complete three 4-unit courses from one region. At least two of the three courses must be upper division (numbered 100 or higher). Two of the three courses must be taken for letter grades; the other one may be taken Pass/No Pass.
- Transfer students must take two 4-unit upper-division courses from the same region, one of which may be taken Pass/No Pass.
- Regional Specialization course lists are available through the links below. Courses not on the approved lists must be petitioned before taking the class.
- You may choose courses from approved departmental offerings in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
A list of approved courses for each region is available below. Courses not on the list must be petitioned before taking the course.
Six Designated Regions for Specialization
Africa (pdf)The Americas and Multi-Ethnic United States (pdf)
Asia-Pacific (pdf)
Eurasia (pdf)
Europe (pdf)
Middle East (pdf)
These regions have been defined to be broad enough to ensure course availability and narrow enough to ensure coherence of subject matter. Some courses may overlap regions, in which case you will need to indicate which region you chose before graduation. If you plan to study abroad, you may wish to fulfill all or part of the Regional Specialization requirement at your host institution.
Advanced Placement Credit
A Score of 3,4, or 5 on the European History Exam meets the lower-division requirement for the Europe Regional Specialization. This does not count as the one P/NP course.