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Getting Started in Global and Community Health B.S.: 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 Global and Community Health, BS on your UCSC admission application, your record has been screened for major preparation. Students who did not apply to Global and Community Health, BS and are interested in applying to declare the major should check the Qualification requirements in the Catalog and contact MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising on how to potentially qualify and declare the major. Review Major Qualification Requirements in the General Catalog.
Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…	Complete the Introduction to the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology for Transfer Canvas Modules An invitation to join will be sent to your UCSC.edu email address on or around July 18th Review the Academic Planning Website Be sure to submit your Academic Plan to the Introduction to the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology for Transfer Canvas Modules Assignment for review by an adviser! Students interested in the Global and Community Health, BS - Biomedical Concentration should take the Spanish Placement Exam early in their academic program. Results may take 3-4 business days to process. Review the Health Sciences (formerly Human Biology) Internship website - All Global and Community Health, BS Majors (either the Biomedical or Public and Community Health concentrations) must complete an Internship. See the website for upcoming informational sessions.
...and should take these courses their first term:	GCH 1: Foundation for Global and Community Health (if interested in the Global and Community Health major) BIOL 105: Genetics (if interested in Global and Community Health, BS Biomedical Concentration) or BIOL 100: Biochemistry if CHEM 8B was completed previously Any lower division courses you have not completed before transferring to UCSC: Math 11B: Calculus with Applications or Math 19B: Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics CHEM 8B: Organic Chemistry STAT 7/L: Stat Methods for Biological, Environmental and Health Sciences with Lab PHYS 6A: Introductory Physics 1 and PHYS 6L: Introductory Physics 1 Laboratory (if interested in Global and Community Health, BS Biomedical Concentration) Second and/or third courses can be selected from the UCSC Course Highlights List that will be provided to you prior to your enrollment appointment for Fall 2024. 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.
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) Department Website Course Articulation Information (assist.org) Health Sciences Internship website MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising website
Advisor Contact Information:	MCD Biology Department Undergraduate Advising Team: Jeannette, 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).