UC Santa Cruz students and alumni looking for full-time career opportunities need look no further than SlugQuest—an online site that lists job openings targeted to UCSC graduates. You may connect to SlugQuest on the Career Center website. Another way to obtain a career position is to participate in the On-Campus Interview Program.
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Most courses at UCSC are taught as lectures or, when the class is small enough for considerable discussion, as seminars. A large number of courses require enrollment in a secondary discussion section scheduled at a different time from the primary course. Sometimes there is laboratory or fieldwork associated with a course.
The normal UCSC undergraduate program of study is three 5-credit courses per quarter or equivalent. In 12 quarters at UCSC, most students complete 180 credits. With a college’s approval, a student may be allowed to vary the course load.
Students who enter as frosh or sophomores are required to declare a major before enrolling in the equivalent of their third year. Students who enter as junior transfers are required to declare their major in their second quarter at UCSC.
Understanding Sustainability: Researching Environmental Justice at UCSC. 105. The Making and Influencing of Environmental Policy. 149. Political Economy of Food and Agriculture. 140. The Body in Rain: Environmental and Medical Intersections. 80L. Food Safety and Environmental Quality: The Complexities of a Safe Salad.
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. UCSC participates in men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
You can request a W or NP grade from MyUCSC:After you log in, click on the Enrollment tile and select Drop.Select the class from which you wish to withdraw, and click the Drop Selected Classes Button.Confirm your selection and select the Finish Dropping button.
Planning Your Academic Program Most UCSC courses are equivalent to 5 quarter credits and require approximately equal amounts of work: about 15 hours per week per course. You are normally expected to enroll in 15 credits each quarter; enrolling in a reduced or expanded course load requires special approval.
Full-Time Status The minimum load for a full-time student is 10 units of graduate and/or upper-division undergraduate course work. Part-time students can enroll for 5-8 units of graduate and/or upper-division undergraduate course work.
Withdrawal usually means the course remains on the transcript with a “W” as a grade. It does not affect the student's GPA (grade point average). Although students may be reluctant to have a “W” on their transcript, sometimes “W” stands for Wisdom.
Failing & Then Re-Taking a Class Croskey notes that dropping a class is better than withdrawing, but withdrawing is better than failing. “A failing grade will lower the student's GPA, which may prevent a student from participating in a particular major that has a GPA requirement,” Croskey says.
UC Santa Cruz received one of the most prestigious honors in higher education—election to the 65-member Association of American Universities (AAU).
Undergraduate students are expected to take a minimum of 15 credits and may enroll in up to 19 credits. Graduate students are expected to enroll in at least 10 credits and no more than 19 credits.
1. Despite its reputation for having some of the top science programs in the country, the 10 most popular undergraduate degrees last year were psychology, business management economics, literature, politics, history, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, film and digital media, and community studies.
All full-time undergraduates may enroll for up to 19 credits per term. Undergraduates with a cumulative UCSC GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 may enroll in up to 22 credits beginning the first day of instruction.
Though many people do take 18 credits in a semester, it is your individual experience and no one else's. An 18-credit semester may be worth losing some sleep over — but it's not worth losing your sanity. Pay attention to warning signs that you're doing too much and stop yourself short before it worsens.
UC Santa Cruz is a full-time enrollment institution. However, there are certain unique circumstances that may require a student to go Part-Time. In these situations, students would need to be approved for the Official Part-Time Program by the Office of the Registrar to prevent the billing of partial aid.
In addition, the Career Center offers advising and workshops on applying to graduate school. If you intend to pursue graduate study in a field not offered as a major at UCSC, you can often prepare for your intended program through one of the campus’s regular majors.
UCSC students should apply in their sophomore year or as juniors staying a 5th year. Both programs require a two-year commitment. In addition, a student should be in the process of completing specific introductory courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics because the program begins in the summer.
All new UC Santa Cruz students are expected to participate in an online orientation.This orientation begins the process of academic advising and provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of UCSC. After participating in online orientation, students may choose and enroll in classes for their first term.
Academic advising at UC Santa Cruz aims to assist students in clarifying their educational goals and in developing academic plans to achieve them. The core of UCSC’s advising system is housed in the colleges and academic programs and is supplemented by advising and support services throughout the campus.
AB540 Student Services provides a broad range of support services designed to address the needs of AB540 students. These services address the gaps that AB540 students face within the university and enhance student achievement. Services provided to students include mentoring, community-building events and programs, personal advising, and student-based support.
The Career Center— located at the Bay Tree Building, Room 305, in Qua rry Plaza—can be reached at (831) 459-4420. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer Orientation is held over the course of the summer and includes separate programs for first-year and transfer students. Orientation is mandatory for all students, and is a gateway to enrolling in the first quarter's classes. Fall Welcome Week, scheduled approximately five days prior to the beginning of fall quarter, ...
UC Santa Cruz is on the quarter system. Three quarters—fall, winter, and spring—constitute the regular academic year. Most courses are 5 quarter credits and require approximately 15 hours of work per week in a 10-week quarter (three hours per week, per credit). You are normally expected to enroll in 15 credits each quarter; enrolling in fewer than 12 or more than 19 credits requires approval. If you maintain a B average, you may enroll in more courses without special approval.
To do so, you must pass an average of 45 credits per year, to reach a total of 180 credits, the minimum total credits for graduation. Transfer students generally enter with 90-105 credits, and may need more than two years to complete all requirements, depending on their major.
Upper-division courses (numbered 100–199) are designed for junior and senior students, but may be open to first-year and sophomore students who have sufficient background, or instructor support. Graduate courses (numbered 200–299) are generally restricted to graduate students.
College Nine 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: International and Global Perspectives
College Ten 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: Social Justice and Community, fall quarter
Cowell 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: Imagining Justice, fall quarter
Crown 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies, fall quarter
Kresge 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: Power and Representation, fall quarter
Merrill 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: Reading Ourselves, Reading the World, fall quarter
Oakes 1, Academic Literacy and Ethos: Communicating Diversity for a Just Society, fall quarter