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College/Department Contact and Process

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College (link to website) Contact Process Notes
Students should complete the first section of the Study Plan - Declaration of Major/Minor, filling out their university, general education, and college requirements. 
College Eight Sara Walsh Drop off the petition at the College Office (College Eight Academic Bld, 114) during our open hours (M-F, 9-Noon and 1-4). The petition will usually be ready for pick-up within 3 business days.
College Nine Bob Taylor The Advising Office is located in Social Sciences 2, Room 150. No appointment is necessary and you may see any advisor on a drop-in basis during the hours of 9-12 and 1-4.
College Ten Olivia Chan The Advising Office is located in Social Sciences 2, Room 150. No appointment is necessary and you may see any advisor on a drop-in basis during the hours of 9-12 and 1-4.
Cowell College Cathy Schender Drop off the petition at the College Office. The petition will be ready for pick within 3 business days.  No appointment is necessary, but you may see any advisor during the hours of 9:30-12pm and 1-3:30pm, Monday-Friday on a drop-in basis or by appointment (call 459-2253).
Crown College Crown Advising Bring your form to the Crown College Office (across from the mailroom). You may drop off your form with the college assistant or see an academic advisor. For our walk-in advising schedule or to make an appointment, stop by or call 459-2665. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9 - 12 and 1 - 4.
Kresge College Ursula Oberg Students bring the form to the Kresge College Office to make arrangements to meet with an adviser.  Drop-ins, appointments, and group sessions will be available at various times during the quarter. To schedule an appointment in advance, call the Kresge College Office at 831-459-2071 or instant message kresgeoffice on AIM.
Merrill College Merrill Advising Student brings form to meet with an Advisor. The Advising Office is located in the Merrill College Office. You may see any advisor during daily advising or by calling 459-2144 to make an appointment. Daily advising is open everyday except Thursday from 10:00 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 3:00.
Oakes College Homayun Etemadi Students bring the form to the Oakes College office and meet with an academic preceptor. Students can either make an appointment or come to drop-in advising hours. Sign-up sheets for appointments are available at the Oakes front desk on Mon-Fri from 9-12 and 1-4 (or call 459-2558).
Porter College Sue Roth
9-2273		 The Advising Office is located in the Porter College Main Office (D-104). No appointment is necessary and you may see any advisor on a drop-in basis during the school year.  Appointments are recommended for multiple and complex programs.
Stevenson College Michelle Taylor Advising Hours

Drop-in Hours *
(All day drop-ins hours the first week of classes)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday:
10:30 -11:30 a.m. & 1:30 -2:30 p.m.

Thursday:
1:30 -2:30 p.m.

Appointments *

Monday-Friday
9:00 -10:00 a.m. & 3:00 -4:00 p.m.

To make an appointment, ask a quick question, or to confirm hours, call 831-459-4930 or Instant Message:

AIM: stevensoncollege
MSN: stevensoncollege
Yahoo!: stevenson_college

* Office and drop-in hours are subject to change

Department (link to declaration website) Contact Process Notes
American Studies View department web page for major requirements.  To declare the major, please call Donna at 459-4658 for an appointment.
Anthropology Stephanie Crider Open Hours:
Monday - Friday, 10-12
Monday - Thursday, 1-3

Students are welcome to drop-in during those times to declare their majors and discuss the Anthropology degree.
Art Jude Pipes ENTERING FROSH (FALL QUARTER): Declare pre-art at orientation or before the first day of class to be eligible to enroll in lower division studio and foundation classes.

SOPHMORES: Must declare the pre-art major the first quarter of their sophomore year to be able to complete the requirements on time.

JR TRANSFERS: Must pass portfolio review before becoming eligible to declare Art.
Biological Sciences bioadvise@biology.ucsc.edu

Instructions for declaring a Ecology and Evolutionary Biology BS, Marine Biology BS, or Plant Science BS can be found here: http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/advising/declaration/instructions_eeb.html

Instructions for declaring a Biology BA or BS, Health Science BS, Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology BS, or Neuroscience BA or BS can be found here: http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/advising/declaration/instructions.html

The Biology Advising Office is open for drop in advising Monday - Friday, 1-3pm and Wednesday mornings from 10am-12pm in 387 Thimann Labs. If you have further questions about declaring, please feel free to email us at bioadvise@biology.ucsc.edu
Chemistry
Biochemistry		 Cheryl Lira Declare the Major (Biochemisrty and Molecular Biology & Chemistry)
The Advising Office is located in the Chemistry Dept. Office, Physical Sciences Building, Room 230. No appointment is necessary and you may see the advisor on a drop-in basis during the hours of 11-12 noon and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Community Studies Joanie Peterson The Community Studies Advising Office is open for drop in advising Monday - Thursday 9-12 and 1-4 in 215 Oakes.

Instructions for declaring the Community Studies major can be found here:   http://communitystudies.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/admissions.php
Earth and Planetary Sciences Cathy Smith The Department Advisor's office (Earth and Marine Sciences A251) is open for walk-in advising M-F, 8:30-11:30  a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.  You may also call 459-2504 or email csmith@pmc.ucsc.edu for an appointment.

The Declaration of Major form will also require a faculty advisor's (Patrick Chuang) signature after completing the study plan with the staff advisor (Cathy Smith).  His office is located in E&MS A254 and his office hours will vary each quarter.  You may contact him for an appointment at pchuang@pmc.ucsc.edu.
Economics Lisa Morgan

Tamara Schmidt

 Declaration sessions are mandatory for those seeking to declare the major/minor. Workshop times, dates and drop-in hours are available on-line (http://econ.ucsc.edu/Ugrad/advise.shtml) and at the department office. Students must have a minimum combined GPA of 2.8 in Econ. 1 & 2 to declare and are advised to bring in verification of their grades, which can be printed off the student portal, to the declaration of major advising session. Students who do not bring in verification of their grades could have their form delayed up to 48 hours.
Education education@ucsc.edu Students who wish to receive advising may email education@ucsc.edu for an appointment.
Engineering, School of advising@soe.ucsc.edu School of Engineering (SoE) Advising Office is open for drop in advising Monday - Thursday 1:30 - 3:30 pm in Jack Baskin Engineering room 225.
Instructions for declaring a major in SoE can be found here:  http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/advising/undergraduate/
Environmental Studies Maria Ruby

Open Hours: advisement hours posted at department and sent to proposed majors via email

Students can email questions to mruby@ucsc.edu

Instructions for declaring an Environmental Studies, including combined majors with Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences or Economics can be found here:
http://envs.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/declaring_a_major.php
Feminist Studies Nicolette Czarrunchick Feminist Studies:  View the FMST website for major reqs., etc. http://feministstudies.ucsc.edu
To declare the major, make an appointment with Nicolette Czarrunchick at 459-2461.
Film and Digital Media Contact the Film and Digital Media Department. Students are encouraged to visit the Film & Digital Media web site http://film.ucsc.edu/ for more information about the major and minor.

Prior to declaring the Film and Digital Media major, students must complete course 20A, and either 20B or 20C, with a grade of B- or better. Courses 20A, 20B, and 20C must be taken for a letter grade by students intending to major in film and digital media. Students who have met the B- grade minimum for declaration of the major, may choose to take course 20P as the third lower-division requirement.

Once students have met the minimum lower-division course and grade requirement to declare the Film & Digital Media major, the process begins at the college: Students obtain the declaration of major form and  have section i signed by their college advisor.  Once students have met with their college advisor, the next step is to attend one of the weekly declaration of major meetings lead by the Film & Digital Media Department Advisor.  At this meeting, students develop a course-plan for completing the major in the time the student has remaining at UCSC.

Please contact the Film & Digital Media department for the declaration of major meetings schedule.
History
Classical Studies
German Studies
East Asian Studies Minor
Jewish Studies Minor		 Stephanie Bauman Students should consult each programs webpage for declaration instructions. NOTE: Pre-declaration workshops are mandatory for those seeking to declare the history major. Workshop times and dates are available online. For those seeking to declare a minor come during Drop-In Advising hours posted on the History website: http://history.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/schedule.php
History of Art and Visual Culture Elena Lledo Prospective majors must complete two of the lower-division 10-series courses in history of art and visual culture before declaring the major. All students considering this major should consult with the history of art and visual culture undergraduate adviser as soon as possible. Students must complete the worksheet for declaring the major in preparation for a meeting with a faculty adviser to finalize the Proposed Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition form.

For further information please go to our web site: http://havc.ucsc.edu/
Latin American and Latino Studies Advising for the major is by appointment only. Students may call 459-4354 to schedule an appointment. The undergraduate advisor can be reached at 459-2119
Linguistics/Language Studies ling@ucsc.edu Linguistics and Language Studies majors are required to attend a Major Declaration & Orientation Meeting. Sign-ups are on our door: Humanities One #209. Any changes will be listed on this door.

Final Spring 2007 orientation: May 22, 2007.

We will declare students over the summer.  If you would like an appointment, please email us:  ling@ucsc.edu
We'll be scheduling these appointments after June 15, 2007.
Legal Studies legalstudies@ucsc.edu Legal Studies majors are required to attend a Major Declaration Orientation. Sign-ups are on the Legal Studies & Politics bulletin board next to Merrill 23. Any changes will be listed on the door to Merrill 27.

Final Spring 2007 orientation is April 18.
Literature Emily Gregg or Julie Hannah Brower All students must complete LIT 1 or its equivalent prior to declaring the Literature major.
Mathematics Andrea Gilovich Please email Andrea to schedule an appointment.
Music Kate Coburn ADVISING HOURS
Drop-in:
Monday through Friday:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Declaring a Major:  Students need to have a Primary Instrument Instruction Authorization form signed by their Applied Lesson Instructor, as well as the Study Plan - Declaration of Major/Minor form.  Students are required to see a Music Faculty Adviser.
Philosophy Katrina Rudd To declare the major, make an appointment with Katrina Rudd by phone Mon-Thurs at 459-2070 or by email at krudd@ucsc.edu.

The offices are located in 5 Cowell Commons.
Physics Teri Pennington Advising Hours:  M-F 9a-12p and 1p-4p.

To declare major, students can drop in during advising hours or call 459-2329.
Politics polimajor@ucsc.edu Politics majors are required to attend a Major Declaration Orientation. Sign-ups are on the Legal Studies & Politics bulletin board next to Merrill 23. Any changes will be listed on the door to Merrill 27.

Final Spring 2007 orientation is April 18.
Psychology Donna Baldini
Virginia Dell Lichac		 ENTERING FROSH (FALL QUARTER): Attend  a mandatory pre-psychology declaration workshops.  The schedule is posted at the start of instruction, every quarter:  http://psych.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/prepsych.php
NOTE: Pre-Psychology major status is required for enrolling in Psych 3/Research Methods and Psych 10/Intro to Dev Psych

CONTINUING SOPHMORES AND JUNIORS, (with less than 120 completed units): Attend  a mandatory pre-psychology declaration workshops.  The schedule is posted at the start of instruction, every quarter:  http://psych.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/prepsych.php
Pre-Psychology major status is required for enrolling in Psych 3/Research Methods and Psych 10/Intro to Dev Psych

JR TRANSFERS: Obtain a signed, major declaration form from your college, then see the Psychology Undergrad  Advisor.  Drop in hours: MWF, 10-11:45am, TTH, 1-3:45pm.
Sociology Heather Lewis Please see the Sociology website for declaration and major requirements: http://sociology.ucsc.edu.

To declare, students should attend a Major Declaration Session. Current dates are posted on the website, as well as on the bulletin board outside the Sociology Department office. For more information about the declaration sessions, please see our declaration session page: http://sociology.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/declaration.
Theater Arts Angela Beck Make an appointment to declare with Angela Beck, at 459 2974.