Getting Started in the Major

Jewish Studies B.A. for Transfers

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

Review the major requirements on the Jewish Studies website.
Add a customizable Jewish Studies Major Planning Worksheet and sample quarter-by-quarter course plans to your UCSC Google Drive.
Students with prior knowledge of Hebrew or Yiddish are advised to complete a language placement exam to determine if they have satisfied any of the elementary language course requirements.
Review the General Catalog.

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

Students without prior knowledge of Hebrew or Yiddish should take HEBR 1: First-Year Hebrew, in fall.

LIT 61J, Intro to Jewish Literature and Culture
AND LGST 114, Jews, Anti-Semitism, and the American Legal System
General Education, or elective course

Prospective Jewish studies majors who have difficulty enrolling in Jewish studies courses should sign up on the class waiting list and contact the course instructor by email.

Advisor Contact Information

Hailey Emery
(831) 459-2982 or historyundergrad@ucsc.edu

Make an advising appointment on Slug Success

Humanities 1, room 201

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