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 Class 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
American Cultures requirement
Words Across Cultures: Middle Eastern Worlds, Comp Lit & English (12 Units)
May fulfill requirements for Historical Studies, Arts & Literature, and American Cultures.
American Cultures requirement
Democracy: Philosophy, History & Literature (12 Units)
May fulfill breadth requirements in Historical Studies, Philosophy & Values, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts & Literature, as well as American Cultures and American History requirements.
Social & Behavioral Science breadth
Who We Are and How We Argue: Anthropology, Rhetoric & TBD (TBD Units)
May fulfill breadth requirement for Social & Behavioral Sciences.