Course Planning and Enrollment
Course Planning Information
Students are encouraged to meet with a Neuroscience Advisor to ensure they are on track with fulfilling the neuroscience major/minor requirements. College Counselors can assist with ensuring that all other University and College requirements are satisfied.
The following documents are provided to assist with course planning for the neuroscience major/minor. Please note that students’ respective course plans may look differently than the sample course plans provided below. These sample course plans serve as general guides, and every student will have varying course plans based on a range of factors including course availability, transfer credit, personal obligations, etc.
Neuroscience majors are encouraged to model their course planning after the Physics Early Path to fulfill the major preparation coursework requirements.
Students may choose to complete some major preparation coursework outside of UCLA over summer. It is recommended to utilize ASSIST or Transferology to check course equivalencies. If there are no equivalencies listed, students should consult with the respective UCLA department to review the course(s) they are planning on completing. Upon successful completion of courses at another institution, official transcripts should be sent to UCLA Undergraduate Admission.
To satisfy neuroscience major/minor upper division requirements with coursework completed outside of UCLA, students must go undergo a petition process (see below for details).
Petition Process for Coursework Completed Outside of UCLA to Satisfy Upper Division Requirements
- Obtain a current copy of the course syllabus and fill out a petition form. *If there is a similar course offered at UCLA that is currently approved as an elective for the neuroscience major/minor, please also submit a course syllabus for that course.
- Submit the materials to neurosci@ucla.edu so that it could be reviewed by the Department Chair.
Please note: Any course petitioned to satisfy major/minor upper division requirements must articulate to UCLA as upper division credit
To satisfy neuroscience major/minor upper division requirements with UCLA courses outside of the approved list of electives, students must go undergo a petition process (see below for details).
Petition Process for UCLA Courses Outside of Approved List of Electives to Satisfy Upper Division Requirements
- Ensure that the course is upper division (numbered 100 through 199) and that the topic/content is related to neuroscience.
- Obtain a current copy of the course syllabus and fill out a petition form.
- Submit the materials to neurosci@ucla.edu so that it could be reviewed by the Department Chair.
Enrollment Information
- Student should refer to their Degree Audit Report (DARS) on MyUCLA to track their progress toward their degree requirements and guide their enrollment. The DARS lists all degree requirements, including neuroscience major/minor requirements, that need to be completed by a student’s Degree Expected Term (DET).
- The Neuroscience Advising Office does not utilize PTE numbers, nor can we guarantee enrollment in courses. We highly recommend prioritizing enrollment in neuroscience major/minor requirements on the first pass. If a course becomes filled, it is suggested to monitor enrollment through the second week of the quarter that the course is offered in case seats become available.
- Please check the Class Notes (click the Information icon to view) for enrollment-related information for courses.
- Some courses may be restricted based on class standing or for students declared in a department’s majors on the priority and first passes, so ensure to verify when you are able to enroll in a course.
- Students are expected to have satisfied any course requisites prior to enrollment.
- Neuroscience advisors send out a quarterly email including approved major elective courses being offered in the upcoming quarter prior to enrollment. Please note that not all approved major elective courses are offered every quarter, nor is there a guarantee of enrolling in these courses when they are offered due to varying enrollment restrictions for certain courses/departments.
- The Neuroscience Advising Office only manages enrollment in NEUROSC courses, so please directly contact the respective department for courses outside of the neuroscience program for enrollment assistance, or if you have any questions about course equivalencies.
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