Other University/Education Abroad
If you will be traveling out of the country, out of state, or even to another UC or a CSU and wish to take coursework that you want to count toward requirements for one of the four MCD Biology majors, you must get UCSC faculty approval prior to taking the class to ensure that it will be accepted to satisfy major requriments.
Follow these instructions to submit a course for articulation:
1. Obtain a copy of the course description and syllabus for the course you wish to articulate. The syllabus should include a week-by-week list of lecture topics, the textbook used, and the means by which the course will be evaluated. Include any other course materials as available.
2. Using the UCSC General Catalog, determine if there is a similar course taught here at UCSC. If there is a similar course, indicate that course on the articulation form. If there is not a similar course, indicate the credit you hope to receive for the course, i.e. upper-division elective credit.
3. Fill out and Submit the Articulation Request Form
Your requested articulation will be reviewed by a faculty member and you will be notified of the outcome by email.
Articulations can take 2-4 weeks to process. Do not wait until the last minute to submit your request. Education Abroad Program students are required to articulate their proposed coursework prior to going abroad.
Things to Consider:
Once matriculated, freshmen admitted in Fall 2019 and later must receive permission from the department to satisfy the BIOL 20A, BIOL 100, BIOL 105, BIOL 101 or BIOL 110 requirements with courses taken at other institutions. Students who wish to receive credit toward the major for these or other courses taken either at UC Santa Cruz or at another institution should fill out the Exception to Policy form before enrolling.
At least half of the upper-division courses (numbered BIOL 100-190) required for the major must be taken through the biological sciences program at UC Santa Cruz, not as transfer credits from another department or institution.
Regardless of the grading scale at the university you are attending, you must complete the course with a C or better to receive credit at UCSC. Courses with a grade of C- can not be used to fulfill major requirements.
If you are taking a course at another institution that is a prerequisite for a course you plan to take in any academic quarter at UCSC, you will not be able to enroll until you have submitted your unofficial transcript (showing the name of the school, your name, the date, the name of the course and the grade you earned) to mcdadvising@ucsc.edu.
For more information, see the Transfer Information and Policy in the Course Catalog
