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MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising

Welcome to Molecular, Cell & Developmental (MCD) Biology Undergraduate Advising!

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Important Announcements

SPRING 2023 ENROLLMENT:

Looking to enroll in a Senior Exit Lab/DC course (BIOL 115L, BIOL 129L, METX 119L)? See our Spring 2023 Enrollment Guide - Due to extremely limited space, to enroll in this course you will need to wait until Second Pass to add yourself to the waitlist - MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising will be monitoring the enrollment in this course. Be sure you are checking your MyUCSC account for enrollment in the course.

 

Looking to enroll in BIOL 130L? See our Spring 2023 Enrollment Guide - Due to extremely limited space, to enroll in this course you will need to wait until Second Pass to add yourself to the waitlist - MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising will be monitoring the enrollment in this course. Be sure you are checking your MyUCSC account for enrollment in the course.

 

Looking to enroll in BIOL 128: Developmental Neurobiology and have not completed BIOL 110? Please email mcdadvising@ucsc.edu to request a permission number.

 

Spring 2023 Enrollment Guide

 

Full/Closed Class - How to enroll

Always prioritize qualification courses and Core Four (BIOL 100, 101, 105 and 110) courses 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 enrollment appointments, it may be because:

  1. You are missing a prerequisite
  2. You have an enrollment hold (check your portal for details)
  3. 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 Spring 2023 a week before the First Day of Instruction: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 8am!

*Note: The Enrollment Request Sign In Sheet does not override holds or prerequisites. 

The reason we are waiting until the week 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.

Please see our How to Contact MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising page for how to contact an advisor.

We have posted our 2022-2023 Curriculum Plan - please note that the Curriculum Plan is subject to change.

Discontinuation of Human Biology, BS major and Transition to Global and Community Health program

 

February 27th, 2023

Spring 2023 Enrollment Guide

January 18th, 2023

MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising Winter 2023 Welcome Newsletter 

Join our New 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 Staff
MCD Biology Advisors:

Leanna

Christine

Kylie

Mariah

MCD Biology Faculty Advisor:

 John Tamkun
MCD Biology Curriculum Chair:

John Tamkun
MCD Biology Department Chair:

Grant Hartzog
MCD Biology Department Manager:

Teel Lopez