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 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…

• Review information about the major in the General Catalog.

...and should take these courses their first term:

Transfer students admitted to UC Santa Cruz in this major should contact the Physics Department undergraduate advisor as soon as possible to draw up an academic plan, specifying the two fields out of physics, chemistry, biology and earth sciences which they wish to specialize in. Because the program includes courses from several departments, and different students complete different courses prior to matriculation, an individual academic plan is essential for timely graduation.

If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:

• Sign up for a wait list when available. 
• Contact the department advisor who hosts the course you wish to enroll in, and the advisor who drew up your course plan. 
• For all other inquiries, including academic planning, contact physicsadvising@ucsc.edu 

Special enrollment procedures:

Students should also contact CalTeach as soon as possible after coming to UC Santa Cruz to be set up to enroll in the CalTeach internship courses, which are required for the major.

Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from:

Transfer students admitted to UC Santa Cruz in this major should contact the Physics Department undergraduate advisor as soon as possible to draw up an academic plan, specifying the two fields out of physics, chemistry, biology and earth sciences which they wish to specialize in. Because the program includes courses from several departments, and different students complete different courses prior to matriculation, an individual academic plan is essential for timely graduation.

Other Information:

• If any courses that are not articulated to UC Santa Cruz courses have been completed, they may be reviewed for equivalence if requested; course descriptions and other details may be needed for such a review.
• Students who are proposed in a different major and have advanced standing when they come to UC Santa Cruz require permission from the Science Education faculty program director to change into the major.

Links to Review:

Science Education Program Description (Catalog)
Department Website
Assist.org

Advisor Contact Information:

Physics Advising

(831) 459-1347 or physicsadvising@ucsc.edu
211A Interdisciplinary Sciences Bldg.