Academic Resources
Helpful Enrollment Information
- How to enroll in classes
- How to add a class
- How to wait-list a class
- How to drop a class
- How to change grading option or units
- Pass/ No Pass grading
- How to Withdraw from the quarter
- Part - time study
- Enrollment & Registration Calendar
- Quarterly Deadlines
- Request enrollment exceptions through the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy)
- Use the UCSD Course Catalog to read course descriptions and view important enrollment limitations
Grades and Academic Standing
Overview on UC San Diego's Academic Regulations & Policies.
Instructional Media
Some instructional videos if you are into that kind of thing
- Academic Terms to Know
- Enrollment Terms to Know
- How to Petition a Course for General Education
- Summer Session
- Two-pass Enrollment
- MCWP 125 for Transfers
- Academic Success & Resources
- 200 Majors - How Do I Decide? Choosing a major as undeclared/undecided.
These short zines are built to be quick references, guides, or tips on helping you make more of your education!
Majors & Minors
- Majors available at UC San Diego
- Capped majors
- How to declare or change a major
- How to declare a double major
- Minors available at UC San Diego
- How to declare a minor
- Major and Minor Department and Program Advisors
- Undeclared or undecided on your major? See Planning for Undeclared. The Career Center provides a variety of online assessment tools to help find your strengths and narrow down your interests.
- Muir Special Projects Major
- Muir Special Projects will allow you to complete a Bachelor of Arts in an individualized major.
- To qualify, you must have at least a 3.25 GPA and a faculty sponsor for your major.
- Your MSP major must include a final thesis or creative work as the final requirement of your major.
- The MSP major cannot be used to take a customized version of an existing major or to duplicate a capped major to which you have not been admitted.
- MSP information and application.
- MSP contract for students taking MSP 199 as part of the major.
Academic Planning
- Use these sample 2, 3 and 4 year plans to draft your own academic plan.
- Use the Degree Planner to organize your graduation plan and get it reviewed by advisors.
- Use your Degree Audit to track your progress to finishing your degree requirements.
Summer School
- Summer Session at UCSD
- Summer session at a community college
- Community college courses do not count toward your UC GPA
- Only UC-transferable courses can fulfill UCSD requirements
- You can look up course equivalents and UC transferable courses on assist.org
- Summer session at another UC Campus
- Courses at other UCs will give you units and count toward your GPA
- Most courses taken at another UC will not automatically fulfill major or GE requirements; you will need to submit an undergraduate petition to use a course for your major or a GE petition to have a course count for your Muir GEs
- Once you finish your GEs, you must submit your transcripts to UCSD Admissions to have them added to your UCSD records
- See our video on Summer Session.
Inter-College Transfer to Muir from Another UCSD College
Due to our high enrollments and difficulty accommodating transfer students in our Muir Writing Writing Program, Muir College is not accepting Inter-College Transfers at this time.
- Transfers between colleges are not automatic. They are petitions for an exception that may be denied in any quarter.
- In order to transfer to Muir from another UCSD college, you must show that you will graduate at least two quarters faster in similar course loads by transferring to UCSD. We are typically looking for a difference of at least 5 classes and two quarters of enrollment between what you would need to do at your original college and what you would need to do at Muir.
- You must be in good academic standing to transfer to Muir.
- You must have completed equivalents to MCWP 40 and MCWP 50 before a transfer to Muir. Transfer students with IGETC are still required to complete either MCWP 125 or MCWP 50 after transfer to Muir, which does not usually make Muir the best option for IGETC transfer students.
- If your goal is to save time, you will typically be able to find a similar curriculum and savings in time to degree at other UC San Diego colleges, and should discuss alternate plans with an advisor at your current college.
- You would not meet with a Muir academic advisor to plan your inter-college transfer. You must meet with an advisor at your current college to plan and submit your form.
Tutoring & Learning
- Tips for academic success
- Overview of Campus Resources for Academic Success
- Tutoring and Study Programs by Department
- Teaching & Learning Commons
- Content Tutoring at the Academic Achievement Hub
- Office of Academic Support & Instructional Services (OASIS)
- Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center Study Lab
- Resources & best practices for first generation student success
- Help for non- native English speakers
- Study Habits
- What is the best way to study?
- Where to Study on Campus
- Develop & analyze your learning skills and style with a Learning Strategist (through the Teaching & Learning Commons).
- Study Skills Workbook
Health & Wellbeing
- Office for Student Health & Well-being
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) | 858-534-3755
- Student Health Services | 858-534-3300
- The Zone | 858-534-5553
- Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD) | 858-534-4382
- UCSD Recreation | 858-534-4037
- CARE at SARC | 858-534-5793
Petitions & Forms
- Academic Disqualification Appeal (routed via DocuSign)
- Enrollment Authorization System (EASy) for exceptions to prerequisites and to file for special studies courses
- FERPA Consent Form Waiver (routed via DocuSign)
- Inactive Student Evaluation form (Routed via DocuSign)
- Maximum Unit Limit Appeal (routed via DocuSign)
- Muir General Education Petition
- Part-time Study
- Priority Posting of Degree request (routed via DocuSign)
- Quarter at a Glance Planner form (PDF)
- Quarter at a Glance Planner form (Excel)
- Readmission
- Readmission After Academic Disqualification College Readmission Evaluation Form (routed via DocuSign)
- Retroactive Degree and Diploma Application (routed via DocuSign)
- Self-Assessment Quiz
- Undergraduate Student Petition (General)
- Undergraduate Request for Withdrawal
- Verifications of Enrollment or Official Transcripts
* Muir College does not provide verification of grades or enrollment. See TritonLink for more details.
For more information on using DocuSign to route your petition, please see DocuSign:Overview.
