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How Upper Division Courses may Overlap (Undergraduates)

Last Updated: October 30, 2025 3:32:59 PM PDT
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The diagrams below are visual representations of allowable overlap of Upper Division (UD) courses between Majors and Minors for Undergraduate programs in accordance with UC San Diego Academic Senate Regulation 600.E.3 and 600.E.4 as of October, 2025.

Note that the Senate Regulation does not cover the overlap between General Education (GE) courses and Major/Minor courses. This policy varies by College. Please visit your College's website or contact your College Academic Advisors if you have any questions on this.


Single Major, Single Minor

Up to 2 UD courses (8 units) from the Minor may overlap with the Major

Double Major, Single Minor
Students may double-major with overlapping UD courses as long as a minimum of 10 UD courses (40 units) are unique to each major. Up to 2 TOTAL UD courses (8 units) from the Minor may overlap with any Major.
 Single Major, Double Minor
Up to 2 UD courses (8 units) from Minor 1 AND up to 2 UD courses (8 units) from Minor 2 may overlap with the Major (total of 4 courses/16 units). No UD overlap is allowed between Minors.
Double Major, Double Minor
Students may double-major with overlapping UD courses as long as a minimum of 10 UD courses (40 units) are unique to each major. Up to 2 UD courses (8 units) from Minor 1 AND up to 2 UD courses (8 units) from Minor 2 may overlap with any major. This could mean all 4 UD Minor courses (16 units) are overlapped with one Major, or are split between the two Majors. No UD overlap is allowed between Minors.
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