Undergraduate Advising: Current Students: Declare a Major

Students must complete all steps to officially be a declared major.

• Print out the Declaration of Major Checklist for your major.
  • DECLARATION OF MAJOR CHECKLISTS:
    • Bioengineering
    • Bioinformatics
    • Computer Engineering
    • Computer Game Design
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Information Systems Management

• Print out your unofficial AIS transcript from https://my.ucsc.edu/.

• Print out a UCSC STUDY PLAN – DECLARATION OF MAJOR/MINOR form.

• Enter your contact information and complete the UNIVERSITY, GENERAL EDUCATION, and COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS on the DECLARATION form.

• Submit the UCSC STUDY PLAN – DECLARATION OF MAJOR/MINOR form to your college for their approval and signature on the first section.

• Create a proposed course plan for your major using the curriculum chart for your major for the curriculum year that you are following.

• Write your proposed course plan on the back of your major curriculum chart. Please consult the general catalog for course pre-requisites and the SOE class schedule.

• Peer Advisors are available to assist with creating a plan during express advising hours which are from 1:30 – 3:30pm Monday - Friday. You may also contact a Peer Advisor by sending email to peer-advisors@soe.ucsc.edu.

• Drop off your DECLARATION OF MAJOR CHECKLIST at the SoE Undergraduate Advising Office (Rm. 225 Baskin Engineering) during their open hours (Monday - Friday  9:00 – 11:00am & 1:30 - 3:30pm), to obtain a faculty advisor and SOE GPA verification.

• Pick up your DECLARATION OF MAJOR CHECKLIST - generally 24 HOURS after dropping off.

• Take the completed DECLARATION OF MAJOR CHECKLIST, transcripts, and plan to the assigned faculty advisor. Meet with your assigned advisor to sign your DECLARATION OF MAJOR CHECKLIST, and review and sign your proposed study plan BEFORE you transfer this information to the UCSC STUDY PLAN – DECLARATION OF MAJOR/MINOR form.

• Make an appointment with a BSoE staff advisor to review and sign your declaration of major form.  Bring your completed DECLARATION OF MAJOR CHECKLIST and your signed UCSC STUDY PLAN – DECLARATION OF MAJOR/MINOR form to this appointment.