Media Studies Major
2024 STANDARD Application Packet*
Students are encouraged to apply as soon as they are eligible. They have one opportunity to apply as a Standard or Appeal
applicant. Standard applicants have satisfied all the application requirements. Appeal applicants have not satisfied all the
application requirements and must provide additional documentation with their application. All decisions are final.
The Standard Application periods for 2024 are below:
Spring: January 9 to January 26 (Recommended) February 19 to February 23 March 18 to March 22
Summer: June 3 to June 14
Fall: August 21 to September 6 (Recommended) September 23 to September 27 October 14 to October 18
Scan and email application forms to mediastudies_advising@berkeley.edu.
Standard applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on the final date in each period.
Eligibility: You may apply to Media Studies when you have completed all four prerequisites or have completed three
prerequisites, including Media Studies 10/W10, and are enrolled in the fourth prerequisite during the term in which you apply.
All prerequisites must be taken for letter grades with the special exception of spring 2020 P grades from any school as well as
fall 2020, spring 2021, summer 2021, and fall 2022 P grades from UC Berkeley only. You must take approved courses to satisfy
prerequisite requirements. Media Studies does not accept high school exam scores.
Standard Application You may submit a standard application if you have met the following standard application requirements:
● a major application GPA of 3.2 in the prerequisites and any course you have taken that satisfies a major course
requirement;
● a grade of B- or better in Media Studies 10/W10 (or an approved equivalent taken before fall 2020);
● If you started UC Berkeley as a freshman or transferred before your junior year: have completed no more than 70
units (excluding high school exam scores, community college courses taken while in high school and excess P.E.
units);
OR
If you started UC Berkeley as a junior transfer: are applying during your first two semesters at UC Berkeley. Junior
transfer students may also submit standard applications during their first summer following their UC Berkeley
admissions semester; see summer application period above if relevant.
The major application GPA will be based on the letter grades for courses relevant to the major as noted above. If you
have only approved P grades due to UC Berkeley and L&S COVID P grades or L&S Fall 2022 Strike P grades policies
as noted above, substitute your overall GPA as your major application GPA.
A standard application includes 1) a Media Studies 2024 Standard Applicant Information Form and 2) a Major
Declaration Form, which needs to be signed by only you, not a major advisor, before submission; and 3) copies of
unofficial transcripts if you have taken prerequisite and major-related courses at other schools and have not yet
submitted your official transcripts to UC Berkeley.
You will need to list your chosen Media Studies Area of Concentration (Digital Studies, Global Cultural Studies, or
Media Law & Policy) on your application; see Requirements on the Media Studies website for information regarding
each.
Transferred Coursework If you satisfied a prerequisite for the major at a California community college, verify that you took the
correct prerequisite(s) on assist.org. All other transferred course(s) taken to satisfy Media Studies course requirement(s) must
be approved by Dr. Josh Jackson, Assistant Director of Media Studies, prior to applying to the major. See the “Intended Majors
Course Substitution Form” on the Media Studies website.
* This application is not for students admitted to UC Berkeley as freshmen beginning fall 2023 and later.
Media Studies 2024 Standard Applicant Information Form*
___________________________________________________ _______________________________________
Name SID#
__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________
@berkeley.edu email address Expected Graduation Term (EGT) in CalCentral
Started Cal as Freshman or Transfer Student before Junior Year: Major Application GPA*: ________ Units Completed*: _______
Started Cal as Junior Transfer Student: Major Application GPA*: ________ First Semester (F or Sp and Year): ______________
* Major application GPA and units completed are explained on the first page of the application packet.
Media Studies Area of Concentration: ___ Digital Studies ___ Global Cultural Studies ___ Media Law & Policy
If you are already declared in another major, do you plan to double, simultaneous degree, or switch majors? _________________
Prerequisites completed at a community college or other 4-year school (List courses not taken at UC Berkeley in this section.)
Semester
Course and School Term Units* Grade
History 7B equivalent (American History)** _____________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
Political Science 1 equivalent (American Institutions) _____________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
Introduction to Social Sciences and Humanities equivalent** _____________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
Introduction to Media Studies 10 equivalent*** _____________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
* If you attended a school on the quarter system, you will need to convert your units to semester units.
** If your community college required you to take two courses to equal one, such as for History or Economics, list both courses above.
*** Beginning fall 2020, students must take Media Studies 10 at UC Berkeley. Only courses taken summer 2020 or before may be listed here.
Prerequisites completed at UC Berkeley (Circle, underline or highlight relevant courses in categories below.)
Semester
Term Units Grade
History 7B, 124A, 124B, 131B (American History) ________ __ ______ _____
Political Science 1 (American Institutions) ________ __ ______ _____
Introduction to Social Sciences and Humanities – ANTHRO 3AC; ECON 1 or 2; PSYCH 1 or 2; ________ __ ______ _____
SOCIOL 1 or 3AC; COMLIT 20, 20A; 20B or 20C; RHETOR 10 or 20; THEATER 26
Media Studies 10 or W10: Introduction to Media Studies ________ __ ______ _____
Fourth prerequisite currently taking to be eligible to apply to the major (if applicable) _____________________________________
All other major non-prerequisite courses completed (not in progress) – Add more courses to this or separate page if needed.
Semester
Term Units Grade
_______________________________________________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
_______________________________________________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
_______________________________________________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
_______________________________________________________________ ________ __ ______ _____
CalCentral will be used to verify University of California, Berkeley courses.
ALL major coursework must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of Spring 2020 P grades
from any school as well as fall 2020, spring 2021, summer 2021, and fall 2022 P grades from UC Berkeley only.
Absolutely no exceptions will be made for courses taken after declaring the major.
* This application is not for students admitted to UC Berkeley as freshmen beginning fall 2023 and later.
University of California Berkeley College of Letters & Science
Updated 07/2021
MAJOR DECLARATION
Term: Fall Spring Year: _________
________________________________________________________ ________________________________________
Student name Student ID
________________________________________________________ ________________________________________
Email address Phone number
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________
Student’s signature Date
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________
Major adviser’s signature Date
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________
2
nd
Major adviser’s signature (double majors only) Date
_______________________________ Check the Major or Majors You Are Declaring ______________________________
Asian Studies
o China
o Japan
o Asian Studies
o Astrophysics
o Celtic Studies
o Chemistry
o Chicano Studies
o Cognitive Science
o Comparative Literature
o Computer Science
o Dance & Performance Studies
o Data Science
o Dutch Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultures
o Chinese
o Japanese
o E. Asian Rel., Thought &
Culture
Earth & Planetary Science
o Atmospheric Science
o Environ. Earth Science
o Geology
o Geophysics
o Marine Science
o Planetary Science
o African American Studies
o American Studies
o Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
o Anthropology
o Art
o Art, History of
o Asian American & Asian Diaspora
Studies
o Economics
o English
o Environmental Economics & Policy
o Ethnic Studies
o FilmMedia
o French
o Gender & Women’s Studies
o Geography
o German
o Global Studies
o Greek
o Greek and Latin
o History
o Integrative Biology
o Interdisciplinary Studies
o Italian Studies
o Latin
o Latin American Studies
o Legal Studies
o Linguistics
o Media Studies
o Mathematics
o Mathematics-Applied
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
o Languages and Literature
o Middle Eastern Worlds
o Middle Eastern Studies
Molecular & Cell Biology
o Biochem. & Molecular Biology
o Genetics, Genomics, &
Development
o Immunology & Pathogenesis
o Cell & Developmental Biology
o Neurobiology
o Music
o Native American Studies
o Operations Research &
Management Science
o Peace & Conflict Studies
o Philosophy
o Physics
o Political Economy
o Political Science
o Psychology
o Public Health
o Rhetoric
o Scandinavian
o Slavic Languages & Literatures
o Social Welfare
o Sociology
o South & Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish and Portuguese
o Spanish & Spanish
American
o Luso-Brazilian
o Iberian
o Latin American
o Hispanic Languages &
Bilingual Issues
o Statistics
o Theater & Performance Studies
o Other_____________________
See instructions on the reverse for additional forms and procedures.
Do not request major advisor's signature before submitting application.