Getting Started in major Biology B.S.: 2023-2024 Entering 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. |
Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term… |
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...and should take these courses their first term: |
This plan is based on completion of all recommended transfer course work. Please check the Introduction to the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology for Transfer Canvas Modules for other recommendations. |
If unable to enroll in the courses listed above: |
Contact a Molecular, Cell and Developmental undergraduate advisor via the Introduction to the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology for Transfer Canvas Modules or by email: mcdadvising@ucsc.edu (when emailing, please be sure your College is in the Subject line). |
Special enrollment procedures: |
Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time. |
Skills important for success in this major: |
Critical and logical thought, complex problem solving using scientific rules and methods, deductive and inductive reasoning. |
Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from: |
Knowing that the suggested course load is two major requirement classes per quarter, along with their associated labs. If students do not have additional general education requirements to satisfy, they can utilize the third course each quarter to pursue other interests and get to full time enrollment as necessary. |
Links to Review: |
Program Description (Catalog) |
Advisor Contact Information: |
Christine, Kylie, Leanna, and Mariah Email: via Introduction to the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology for Transfer Canvas Modules or mcdadvising@ucsc.edu (when emailing, please be sure your College is in the Subject line). |