MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising
Welcome to Molecular, Cell & Developmental (MCD) Biology Undergraduate Advising!
Click one of the links below to be directed to that page:
- Important Announcements
- Global and Community Health, BS and Human Biology, BS Major Advising
- Winter 2025 Enrollment Guide
- Winter 2025 Enrollment Information
- Fall 2024 Enrollment Information
- Fall 2024 Enrollment Guide
- Spring 2024 Quarter Newsletter
- Important Dates for Spring 2024
- MCD Biology Student Opportunities Email Google Group
- How to Contact MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising
- MCD Biology Staff
Important Announcements
Global and Community Health, BS and Human Biology, BS Major Advising
Starting Fall 2024, Global and Community Health, BS and Human Biology, BS majors should reach out to the Global and Community Health Program for Advising.
Please see their website or email gchBSadvising@ucsc.edu for more infromation and to schedule an appointment for advising.
Winter 2025 Enrollment Guide
The Winter 2025 Enrollment Guide has been published to the Enrollment Webpage. Please be sure to review the Enrollment Guide to answer some frequently asked questions regarding Winter 2025 course offerings and other enrollment questions.
Winter 2025 Enrollment Information
Winter 2025 Frist Pass and Second Pass
- Enrollment Prep Week Begins November 7th, 2024 to November 14th, 2024
- The Winter 2024 Schedule of Classes has been released!
- First Pass Appointments: November 15th, 2024 to November 20th, 2024
- Credit Limits:
- Senior Standing: 19-credit limit
- Junior, Sophomore, and Frosh Standing: 14-credit limit
- Appointments every half hour - 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- First-pass enrollment remains open from your assigned enrollment appointment opens until
- Credit Limits:
- Second Pass Appointments and Waitlist: November 22nd, 2024 to December nd, 2024
- Credit limits:
- Enrolled: 19-credit limit
- Waitlist: 14-credit limit
- Appointments every half hour - 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Credit limits:
Helpful Enrollment Links
- MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising's Enrollment Guide
- Office of the Registrar - Enrollment Information: Everything you never knew you wanted to know about enrollment, especially the technical aspects and enrollment times
- Key Dates for Registration and Enrollment
- FAQs for Students: Enrollment Appointments - How to check your enrollment date and time and much more!
MCD Biology's Comprehensive Requirement/DC Labs
Due to a reduction in Advising Staff, the MCD Biology Department will not be closing our Comprehensive Requirement/DC Labs for the Winter 2025 quarter.
Students graduating in Winter 2025, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025 should look to enroll in a Comprehensive Requirment/DC Lab for the Winter 2025 quarter if eligible/have met all the prerequisites for the Lab.
If the lab is full, please add yourself to the waitlist. We are hoping to hold a few seats to release during Second Pass Enrollment however, please note that all Comprehensive Requirement/DC Lab courses have a maximum capacity of 16 or 20 students depending on the lab. Please see the Enrollment webpage for specific infomration on the Comprehensive Requirement/DC Lab courses being offered for the Winter 2025 quarter.
Full/Closed Class - What Should I Do?
Always prioritize qualification courses and/or Core Four (BIOL 100, 101, 105 and 110) courses during first pass enrollment. We try to hold some seats in courses until second pass enrollment.
The ONLY WAY to request a seat in a course that is FULL is to get on a waitlist during second pass enrollment. A spot on the waitlist does not guarantee a spot in the class, so make sure you have a back up plan.
If you are not able to enroll or waitlist during your enrollment appointments, it may be because:
- You are missing a prerequisite
- You have an enrollment hold (check your portal for details)
- You have exceeded the number of units you are allowed to enroll in or waitlist
If you were unable to waitlist or add a class from your portal due to an enrollment restriction on the course (i.e. not being a declared MCD Biology major), you can complete the Enrollment Request Form for Winter 2025 a few weeks before the First Day of Instruction on Monday, December 16th, 2024.
*Note: The Enrollment Request Form does not override holds or prerequisites.
The reason we wait to open the form is because many enrollment problems/challenges that students are encountering right now will be resolved well in advance of the first day of class or they may decide that they are no longer interested in taking the class.
Though the MCD Biology Department does try to hold a few seats in a class, once the class is full/reaches capacity, no additional seats will be available. Generally, by the end of the first week of instruction, all seats available in a course are opened or the course is fully enrolled.
Fall 2024 Enrollment Information
BIOL 86: Research Deconstruction: MCD Biology
The MCD Biology Department is offering 1 section of BIOL 86: Research Deconstruction: MCD Biology this upcoming Fall 2024 quarter. Please see the course description below.
BIOL 86 Course Description:
Explores scientific principles and logic through research seminars in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. Additional topics may include diseases, stem cell biology, and other medically relevant areas in biomedical research.
Credits/Units: 3
Please note the prerequisites for this course are:
Mathematics 3 or equivalent (i.e., mathematics placement examination score)
Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements
Enrollment is restricted to Declared Biology, BS; MCD Biology, BS; and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, BS majors; sophomore, and junior students. Other majors will be considered if space is available.
Capacity: 50 students
If you are interested in BIOL 86 and would like to request a permission number, please complete the Interest Form for Fall 2024 - BIOL 86: Research Deconstruction:MCD Biology
Fall 2024 Frist Pass and Second Pass
- First Pass Appointments for Continuing Students: Tuesday, May 21st - Friday, May 24th, 2024
- Second Pass Appointments and Waitlist for Continuing Students: Wednesday, May 29th - Monday, June 3rd, 2024
- Continuing Students Open Enrollment: June 3rd to August 2nd, 2024If the course has open seats, students can enroll via their MyUCSC
- NOTE: Continuing student enrollment will close at 11:59pm on August 2nd, 2024 to allow incoming students the opportunity to enroll
- Continuing Students Open Enrollment: June 3rd to August 2nd, 2024If the course has open seats, students can enroll via their MyUCSC
- New Student Enrollment
- Fall 2024 Frosh Enrollment begins Monday, August 12th - Friday, August 16th, 2024
- Fall 2024 Transfer Enrollment begins Monday, August 19th - Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
- All Student Enrollment
- Enrollment opens for All students restarts on August 26th, 2024
Helpful Enrollment Links
- MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising's Enrollment Guide
- Office of the Registrar - Enrollment Information: Everything you never knew you wanted to know about enrollment, especially the technical aspects and enrollment times
- Key Dates for Registration and Enrollment
- FAQs for Students: Enrollment Appointments - How to check your enrollment date and time and much more!
MCD Biology's Comprehensive Requirement/DC Labs
Due to extremely limited space, the Comprehensive Requirement/DC labs (BIOL 129L and BIOL 115L) are “closed” and will show “0 of XX Enrollment” during First Pass - Be sure you add yourself to the waitlist for the class during Second Pass. MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising will be monitoring the waitlists for BIOL 129L and BIOL 115L - Be sure you are checking your UCSC.edu email account for updates regarding enrollment in one of the labs.
If you are in the Santa Cruz area during Summer, check out the Summer Session website and course offerings (be sure to change the search term to Summer 2024) - MCD Biology is offering some Core upper division courses this summer as well as 2 DC Lab courses!
Full/Closed Class - What Should I Do?
Always prioritize qualification courses or the Upper Division Core Courses (BIOL 100, BIOL 101, or BIOL 105) during first pass enrollment. We usually hold some seats in courses until after second pass enrollment, so don’t assume that a class is full or closed just because it has a waitlist.
The ONLY WAY to request a seat in a course that is FULL is to get on a waitlist during second pass enrollment. A spot on the waitlist does not guarantee a spot in the class, so make sure you have a back up plan.
If you are not able to enroll or waitlist during your Second Pass enrollment appointments, it may be because:
- You are missing a prerequisite
- You have an enrollment hold (check your portal for details)
- You have exceeded the number of units you are allowed to enroll in or waitlist
If you were unable to waitlist or add a class from your portal, you can complete the Enrollment Request Sign In Sheet for Fall 2024 about 2 weeks before the First Day of Instruction: Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 8am!
*Note: The Enrollment Request Sign In Sheet does not override holds or prerequisites.
The reason we are waiting until a couple of weeks before the first day of class to open the form is because many enrollment problems/challenges that students are encountering right now will be resolved well in advance of the first day of class or they may decide that they are no longer interested in taking the class.
Fall 2024 Enrollment Guide
The MCD Biology Departments Undergraduate Enrollment Guide has been posted to our Enrollment Webpage as well as sent out to students via Slug Success Message.
Please check out our Enrollment Guide for MCD Biology Department specific information regarding Fall 2024 Enrollment.
Spring 2024 Quarter Newsletter
Please see our Spring 2024 Quarter Advisng Newsletter at the link below:
MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising Spring 2024 Newsletter
Important Dates for Spring 2024
Important Dates to note for Spring 2024 (Most dates on the Registrar's Academic and Administrative Calendar):
- March 15th, 2024: Spring 2024 Open Enrollment
- Credit limit: 19 units
- March 25th, 2024: Minimum Credit Limit Enforced (12 units for Undergraduate Students)
- April 1st, 2024: Instruction Begins for the Spring 2024 quarter
- Deadines:Withdraw from the quarter and receive full registration fees refund
- April 3rd, 2024: Undergraduate Enrollment Deadline (Must be enrolled in at least 1 course)
- April 10th, 2024: Permission Number Required to Enroll in any class
- Need to request a permission number? Complete the Enrollment Request Sign In Sheet for Spring 2024.
- April 19th, 2024: ADD/DROP/SWAP Deadline
- Undergraduate Part-Time Program Deadline
- April 19th, 2024: MCD Biology Spring 2024 Appeal Deadline
- April 20th, 2024: Late Add by Permission Begins ($10 fee)
- April 26th, 2024: Declaration Deadline
- Deadline for Fall 2022 Frosh Students
- Deadline for Fall 2022 Frosh Students
- June 10th to June 13th, 2024: Finals Week
- June 18th, 2024: Spring 2024 Grades Due from Faculty
MCD Biology Student Opportunities Email Google Group
Join our Student Opportunities Email Google Group: MCDB FWD Opportunities!
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This email list will be forwarded opportunities shared with MCD Biology Advising from: other departments at UCSC, California state graduate schools, job, scholarship, research, training, volunteer & internship opportunities. You can unsubscribe at any time.
How to Access MCD Biology Advising
Please see our How to Contact MCD Biology Advising page for more information on MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising options.
Know what type of advising you are looking for? Check out the specific advising pages below for availability:
- MCD Biology Peer Advising Calendar
- MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Drop-in Calendar
- MCD Biology Advising Email
- MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Appointments Instructions
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Leanna Kylie Jeannette |
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MCD Biology Faculty Advisor: |
John Tamkun |
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