Frequently Asked Questions

Email the department at cstms@berkeley.edu.

No. Courses that apply towards the STS Minor must be for a letter grade. 

Students can only use one course from another university or college to complete the STS Minor. 

Petitions are requests to include elective courses currently not on the approved list for the STS minor. For each course not currently on the approved list, you will be asked to submit the syllabus and a brief justification for the course’s inclusion. Note that the petition itself is part of the STS Minor Application form. 

Students must take the required upper-division core course. The core class is typically only offered during the fall semester. The core class is STS C100 (cross-listed as HIST C182C or ISF C100G).

Students must complete the STS minor application. It is advised, but not required, that students try to complete or enroll in one STS minor elective before applying for the STS Minor.