Degree trends in 21 general fields of study and selected majors within the fields are reported for the University of California and California State University. Included are: changes in the number of degrees awarded from 1976-1977 through 1985-1986; the numbers of degrees awarded and percentage changes in specific majors; and changes in men's and women's interests and the increase of women in historically male-dominated specialties and similar data for ethnic minority and foreign students. Detailed descriptions of changes in student degree patterns for 1976-1977 and 1980-1981 and for 1981-1982 and 1985-1986 are reported by discipline, sex, ethnicity, and resident status for both the public universities. Appended are detailed graphic displays for each 5-year period and information on gains and losses for each discipline for men and women, minority and majority students, and resident and foreign students. Findings include: from 1976 to 1985, the number of bachelor's and doctoral degrees increased by 3.5% and 4.7%, respectively, while the number of master's degrees declined by 5.7%; and enrollments shifted away from programs in the humanities, letters, and social sciences and into business, computer science, and engineering. (SW)