Academic Opportunities

• Resources for undeclared majors 
• Individual Studies Major

Detailed instructions and considerations for a double major are found here: https://advising.ucsd.edu/students/majors-minors/double-majors.html.

NOTE FOR BS/MS or BA/MA MAJORS:

For students pursuing a BS/MS or BA/MA program looking to do a double major, you must be able to complete the secondary major before or in the same quarter you complete the BS or BA requirements to move on to your MS or MA courses. Otherwise you will forfeit your double major and be allowed only to complete your BS/MS or BA/MA program.

Available to all UCSD students. 

Read more information: Human Rights and Migration Minor (Starting Fall 2020)

Current students should use the Human Rights and Migration Minor - Virtual Advising Center to submit questions.

Available to all students.

Read more information at: https://quote.ucsd.edu/southasia/students/south-asia-minor/

Current students should use the South Asian Studies Minor - Virtual Advising Center to submit questions.

 SAS Minor Academic Year Tentative Course Offerings

Note:  This information is just a guide and it is subject to change. It is the student's responsibility to check with the department directly for confirmation and any changes.

Last updated: September 19, 2025

Please see Academic Honors Programs for more information on the following programs:

• ERC First Year Honors Seminar
• ERC Sophomore Honors Project
• Provost Honors
• Departmental Honors
• University Honors
• Phi Betta Kappa
• Research Opportunities 
• Internship Programs

Undergraduate seminar courses are designed to let students explore subjects outside their primary academic interests and broaden their exposure to other intellectual pursuits. 

In each course, a small group of students (no more than 25) meets with a senior research professor to gain an overview of his or her field and individual work.  This arrangement allows students to interact with professors in a way not possible in freshman and sophomore lecture courses, which usually have large enrollments.

The seminars carry one unit of credit each.  A maximum of 4.0 undergraduate seminar units are allowed toward graduation, and the seminars must be taken Pass/No Pass. 

Seminar titles, instructors, and meeting times and places are listed in the Schedule of Classes.  Each sponsoring department or college numbers its undergraduate seminars: for example, Econ 87, MAE 87, Warren 87, ERC 87. 

There are specific seminars open only to freshman numbered "87".  These can be found at: http://ugseminars.ucsd.edu/Freshmen.aspx 

There are other seminars numbered "90" open to all students.  You may find these courses on Tritonlink by department or college.

The Academic Internship Program is a valuable form of professional training which provides students with the opportunity to test their career interests in an off campus setting and earn academic credit at the same time. You are eligible to apply through AIP if you are a junior or senior and have:

• 90 units

• At least 2 upper-division courses

• 2.5 GPA (3.0 for law firms & medical labs)

Transfer students must have completed two quarters, full time, at UC prior to date of applications.

Over 1500 Internships are available in the summer and during the academic year.  For more information please contact the AIP offices at 858-534-4355, or see their website at http://aip.ucsd.edu.

There are a world of possibilities awaiting students who choose to study abroad.  UCSD provides several exciting opportunities and is committed to giving students an exceptional learning experience to earn credit toward graduation while they travel the world.  For more information, visit the ERC study abroad webpage at: http://roosevelt.ucsd.edu/academics/study-abroad/index.html