Entry to the Major for Transfer Students
Transfer applicants to the Comparative Literature major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA. Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.
English Composition
Complete one English composition course.
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Literature Survey Courses
Complete two literature survey courses (at least one of which must be world literature).
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Foreign Language
Complete the equivalent of at least one year of foreign language.
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Preparation for the Major
Complete two courses, the College Writing requirement, and demonstrate literary proficiency in at least one language other than English as follows:
Comparative Literature
Select two courses from the following. With approval of the director of undergraduate studies, a comparable and appropriate lower-division course in another department may be substituted for one of the courses.
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Literary Proficiency
Literary proficiency in at least one language other than English, to be demonstrated by admission into one upper-division literature course in the original language.
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The Major
Ten courses as follows:
Upper-Division Comparative Literature
Upper-Division Literature in Primary Language
Complete three upper-division literature courses using original language texts in the primary language area.
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Upper-Division Literature in Secondary Language
Complete two upper-division literature courses using original language texts in the secondary language area. (Students may petition the student services adviser to take two upper-division literature courses in translation if their primary literature area is in a language other than English).
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Honors Program
The departmental honors program is open to Comparative Literature majors with a 3.5 departmental and a 3.25 overall grade-point average. Eligible interested students should contact the student services adviser to enter the program.
Honors Program Requirements
Departmental honors candidates must complete all requirements for the major plus the following. Candidates complete an honors research paper in two of the four required upper-division comparative literature courses, a fourth course in the primary literature area, and the following course with a core faculty member, in which they write an independent research paper of approximately 25 pages:
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Honors Research Papers
Complete an honors research paper (in addition to regular course requirements) in two of the four required upper-division comparative literature courses.
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Additional Primary Language Course
Complete a fourth course in the primary literature area.
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