Academic Advising
Advising Week runs November 5th through November 12th. This is a good time to check your progress, choose courses for next quarter, and declare your major or narrow down your choice of major.
Priority enrollment for winter quarter begins Friday, November 13th. Most frosh begin enrolling on November 19th.
To find out your appointment time, log onto the my.ucsc.edu to view your Student Center. On the right side look for Enrollment Dates, click details, select Winter 2010, and your appointment times will appear. As soon as your first appointment time starts, you can enroll on-line in up to 14 credits on your first pass. The second date is the start of your second pass enrollment which will allow you to enroll in up to a total of 19 credits. For Enrollment FAQ's, click here.
Please carefully review all the information below for assistance in choosing and enrolling in classes for Winter 2010.
Thursday evening, November 12th, from 4:30-6:30 pm the Advisers will be in the Red Building at College Eight for Sunset Advising. We will also be doing PJ Advising in A Quad on November 17th, from 7:00-9:00 pm. Come by for one-on-one advising, get help picking winter classes and learn more about the Academic Advisement summary.
Take some time to review the winter schedule first, and make a list of possible courses you are interested in before you come see us.
College Advisers and Peer Advisers are available at the College Office for drop-in advising from 9:30 - 11:30am, and 1:30 - 3:30pm during advising week. To make an appointment to meet with an adviser at College Eight call 459-2361, or come by the College Eight office. The College Office is open from 9-12 noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
We encourage you to come in for advising. We have many resources available that can help you navigate through your academic career.
WRITING 2
First year students should plan to take Writing 2 in winter or spring 2010.
The Writing Program has posted descriptions for WRIT 2 classes offered winter quarter online at: http://writing.ucsc.edu/. These descriptions will give you an idea of what each class will focus on, including specific goals, the questions or issues at the heart of the course, as well as writing assignments, readings, and required books. Read carefully each of the course descriptions and enroll in the class that you think will be of most interest to you.
UCSC's policies require that students satisfy both the C1 and C2 requirements prior to their 7th quarter of enrollment.
Check out some valuable on-line resources below:
General Education requirements: go to the Navigator . Look for Chapter 3, Degree requirements, item #5, Courses that fulfill General Education Requirements.
Majors offered here at UCSC: go to Fields of Study in the UCSC General Catalog.
Learn how to read your Student Advising Summary, and how to declare your major: go to the UCSC Undergraduate Advising Center - Student Advising website
Stay informed about important deadlines go to the Academic and Administrative Calendar
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