Declare Your Major

To declare the major, a student must complete two courses taught in UCB's History of Art department and receive a grade of C- or higher in each course. Once these prerequisites are met, students may formally petition to declare the major by submitting the History of Art Major Declaration form.

Students in residence at UC Berkeley are strongly urged to complete all lower division requirements and one upper division course by the end of their sophomore year. Transfer students should plan to take two history of art courses in their first semester.

Advantages of Declaring Early

Majors who declare early, especially in the sophomore year, enjoy both a more thorough preparation for seminars and time to study more closely with multiple members of the faculty, as well as greater flexibility in coordinating major requirements with College of Letters and Science (L&S) requirements and in planning a sequence of courses that allows for special programs of study, e.g., study abroad, internships, independent study, a double major, and the Honors Program.