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Getting Started in Agroecology: Fall 2024 Transfers

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Students are admitted to UC Santa Cruz with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major, although transfer students' records are screened for preparation for many majors at the time of admission. Junior transfer students must be formally declared by the deadline in their second quarter of enrollment.

Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:	If you listed this major on your UCSC admission application, your record has been screened for major preparation. Review transfer screening, getting started, and major qualification requirement sections in the General Catalog.
Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…	Review the major's section of the General Catalog.
...and should take these courses their first term:	ENVS 80F: Introduction to Agroecology & Food Systems STAT 7/L:Statistical Methods for Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences (must be taken with lab) Either One of the following: ANTH 2 / SOCY 1 / SOCY 10 / SOCY 15 / PHIL 22 / PHIL 24 / PHIL 28 / PHIL or BME 80G (if not completed prior to transfer) OR ENVS 24 (if not completed prior to transfer)
If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:	Contact the advisor at envsadvi@ucsc.edu.
Special enrollment procedures:	Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time. We strongly recommend meeting with an ENVS advisor before enrollment to discuss your transfer credit and create an academic plan.
Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from:	The suggested course load is two major classes per quarter; if students do not have additional general education requirements to complete, they can utilize the third course each quarter to pursue a minor, do an ENVS, internship, or take other classes of interest.
Other Information:	Transfer students need to complete all lower division courses, including STAT 7/L, before enrolling in ENVS 100/L in winter or spring quarter. However, students who are taking their last lower division requirement in fall (STAT 7/L), may petition to enroll in an upper division environmental studies elective in fall, before taking ENVS 100/L in winter.
Links to Review:	Program Description (Catalog) Department Website ASSIST.ORG
Advisor Contact Information:	Cassie Isaacson envsadvi@ucsc.edu 405 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building