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Labor Studies Major Requirements (Effective Fall 2019) 

To be admitted to the Labor Studies major, students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 with at least 12 units completed at UCLA, and must have completed all non-language Labor  Studies preparation courses. These courses can overlap for two majors, without any limitation.

Preparation for the Major
(3 courses)

1 Required Lower Division Course

  • LBR S TD 10

2 Elective Lower Division Courses

  • Select from AF AMER 1, M5, ASIA AM 10, 20, 40, 50, CHICANO 10B, GENDER 10, GEOG 4, HIST 2B, 8B, 12A, 12B, 12C, HNRS 82, POL SCI 60, PUB PLC 10A, 10B, SOCIOL M5, 51, SPAN 44, and related courses (by petition).

Major Requirements
(48 Units)

Required Core Course (4 Units)

  • LBR STD 101

5 Labor Studies Electives (20 Units)

5 Elective Upper Division Courses (20 units)

  • Select from: AF AMER CM113, M173, ASIA AM 113, M116, CHICANO M125, M127, M128, 129, ECON 150, 151, GENDER 102, M137E, M163, HIST 141B, 146A, 146B, 146C, M150C, POL SCI 116A, M180A, PUB PLC 141 ,145, SOCIOL 157, M163, 171, 173, and related courses (by petition).

Labor Studies Major requirement updates starting Summer 2025:

Students declared before Summer 2025:

  • Capstone requirement (8 units)
    • Option 1 – Labor Summer Research Program 2025
      • LBR STD 191 A – Summer Session B 2025 (3 weeks)
      • LBR STD 191B – Summer Session C 2025 (3 weeks)
    • Options 2
      • LBR STD 191 – It will be offered in Winter and Spring 2026
      • LBR STD course – Any Labor Studies course

Students declared in and after Summer 2025:

  • Capstone requirement (4 units):
    • Option 1: LBR STD 191 – It will be offered Winter, Spring 2026
    • Option 2: Labor Summer Research Program (6 weeks)
      • LBR STD 194A – Capstone course
      •  LBR STD 194C – It will count as an upper-division elective

Note: A maximum of 20 upper-division units (typically 5 courses) can overlap and be in common between two majors. This applies to major requirement courses only, and not preparation for the major courses.

Each major requirement course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better.

Transfer Students

Transfer applicants to the Labor Studies major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one interdisciplinary labor history or one social structure and contemporary conditions course related to labor and/or social movements.