Find Your People, Your Place & Your Passions
L&S First-Year Pathways is designed for first-year undergraduate students in the College of Letters & Science. Students get to choose a cluster of three courses and learn alongside the same small group of peers throughout the first semester. Dive into interesting topics, jumpstart your academic journey, and build meaningful connections with L&S First-Year Pathways!
Early Class Enrollment
Pathways provides priority enrollment into 3-4 courses for incoming first-year students
New Friendships
A chance to make friends with other new students through shared personal interests
Small Cohort Experience
Learn alongside a cohort of 20-25 students, forming relationships with peers and faculty
Degree Progress
Each cluster satisfies major prerequisites and/or L&S breadth requirements
Clusters for Fall 2025
Historical Studies breadth
Who We Are and How We Count: History, Sociology & Statistics (12 Units)
May fulfill breadth requirements for Historical Studies and Social & Behavioral Sciences.
Reading & Composition
Numbers & Narratives: Math, History & Writing (12 Units)
May fulfill prerequisites for majors including Economics and History.
Physical Sciences breadth
The Petri Dish, The Parabola and The Pen: Chemistry, Math & Writing (13 Units)
May fulfill the Physical Sciences breadth and either the first OR second half of the Reading & Composition requirement.