Why Take a Freshman Cluster
Advantages of Taking a Freshman Cluster
- Study with distinguished faculty from different disciplines
- Delve into thematic, interdisciplinary material
- Join a vital intellectual community
- Complete a third of your general education requirements
- Satisfy the College general education seminar requirement
- Fulfill the Writing II requirement
- Receive priority enrollment in English 3 (Writing I) class, fall or winter quarter.
- Receive College Honors credit for all three quarters
- Receive priority enrollment for winter and spring quarters
- Satisfy pre-requisites for certain minors


The UCLA Freshman Clusters brings students into year-long learning communities that build collegiate-level intellectual skills, and introduces the goals and benefits of studying in a research university. more >>