The Department of Scandinavian welcomes transfer students and encourages them to choose one of our five new major concentrations. Our Undergraduate Student Services Advisor is available to help you plan course work towards a single major, but also for a double major or a minor.
To find out about admission to Berkeley as a transfer student click here for information.
Starting Fall 2027, students who select this major on their UC Berkeley application are automatically declared and do not need to take any other action to join the major. Any remaining declaration requirement courses that are not completed prior to transfer must be completed to graduate. Please refer to the website here for more information on Direct Admission.
Students do not have to take language prerequisites and Scandinavian 60 and 75 before applying for transfer to be considered for admission to UC Berkeley and the major in Scandinavian. Our language sequences begin each Fall at both the first- and second-year levels, and the required lower-division courses Scandinavian 75 (Nordic Culture and Values, offered each Fall Semester) and 60 (Heroic Legends of the North, offered each Spring Semester) can be taken upon arrival and completed within the first academic year at Berkeley. The total required units—including all upper-division requirements—can be completed within the four to five semesters allotted for transfer students to finish requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree.
If you are considering a major or double major, contact the Undergraduate Student Services Advisor as soon as possible after admission to Berkeley. Plan to start taking your first language course and Scandinavian 75 upon arrival in the fall. For information on requirements, click here.
If you plan to minor in Scandinavian, you should also contact our Undergraduate Student Services Advisor as early as possible to explore this option. For transfer students with a limited time to complete requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree, the sooner you explore this option the sooner we will be able to determine together whether adding a minor is workable. Students interested in the minor should plan a study list with an intent to minor with the Undergraduate Student Services Advisor. Click here for information on the requirements for the minor.