Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

Review Major Qualification Requirements in the General Catalog.

If you listed the literature major on your UCSC admission application, the Literature Department will review your transcripts and provide you with a customized plan to declare the major. 

Other incoming transfer students who are interested in exploring the literature major should reach out to the Literature Department office (litdept@ucsc.edu) to schedule a time to meet with a Literature Department Advisor.

Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…

• Transfer students planning to major in literature are urged to complete the equivalent of one year of college-level study of a language other than English before entering UCSC.
• If you are considering beginning language courses at UCSC, review information on theLanguage and Applied Linguistics website to determine whether you need language placement.
• The Literature Department offers language proficiency exams in many languages for students who have obtained proficiency in a language other than English through other means (i.e. heritage speakers, high school seal of biliteracy). All students who would like to take a language proficiency test are encouraged to do so. Please contact the Literature Department at litdept@ucsc.edu for more information.

...and should take these courses their first term:

• Students who completed the equivalents to LIT 1 and LIT 60-61/80-81 at their previous institutions should take one upper-division literature course (numbered 100-199).
• Students who did not complete the equivalents to LIT 1 and/or LIT 60-61/80-81 should take these lower-division courses in their first quarter.
• Students who need to complete the language proficiency requirement through coursework should enroll in an appropriate language course in their first quarter at UCSC. Students who enroll in a LIT 1 or LIT 60-61/80-81 course may choose to also take an upper-division literature course. However, no student should enroll in more than two literature courses in the first quarter.
• If you are interested in the Creative Writing Concentration should take a lower-division creative writing course by their second quarter at UCSC.

If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:

Enroll in an alternate literature course. Please feel free to get in touch with the Literature Department staff (litdept@ucsc.edu) for more information.

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time.

Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from:

Literature students are urged to continue the study of a language other than English. Proficiency in more than one language enhances understanding of any literature and culture.

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)

Department Website

Literature Advising

ASSIST Transfer and Articulation System

Advisor Contact Information:

Literature Undergraduate Advising

(831) 459-4778 or litdept@ucsc.edu

Humanities 1, room 303;