Students are advised to declare a major as soon as possible. University policy requires all students to declare a major before enrolling for their third year (or equivalent). Junior transfer students must declare a major during their second quarter at UCSC. Students who remain undeclared after these deadlines will not be able to enroll in classes until they have declared a major.

The declaration of major process takes time – it is recommended that you begin this process as soon as possible.

The following steps will guide you through the process of declaring the Anthropology Major or Minor. If you are declaring an Anthropology Minor then you MUST declare your major BEFORE coming to the anthropology department. If you are declaring the Combined Anthropology/Earth Sciences Major you must speak directly with both the Anthropology Undergraduate Adviser and the Earth & Planetary Sciences Undergraduate Adviser.

Major Qualifications

In order to qualify for the major, students must have received a "C" or better in at least one lower-division anthropology course (ANTH 1, 2 or 3) and have received either a "C" or better in a second lower-division anthropology course or be enrolled in a second lower-division anthropology course at the time of declaration. 

Students should submit a petition to declare by completing the petition for major/minor declaration form as soon as they complete the major qualification (MQ) courses or reach their declaration deadline quarter, whichever comes first. 

Students petitioning when the campus declaration deadline is imminent (i.e. in their sixth quarter, for students admitted as frosh), will either be approved, denied, or provided with conditions (e.g. completion of some courses with certain grades) that will be resolved within at most one more enrolled quarter, even if they have not completed MQ courses. 

Major/Minor Declaration Process

STEP 1: Make a copy of the Academic Planning Form (click on the image below). 

 

STEP 2: Make an appointment in Slug Success to meet an Anthropology Peer Adviser to review major requirements and start making an your academic plan. 

STEP 3: Share your Academic Planning Form Google Doc with the Anthropology Undergraduate Adviser (anthugra@ucsc.edu). It is very important that you complete this step, as you will not be declared until you do so!

STEP 4: Complete a Petition for Major/Minor Declaration (once you have completed Major Qualifications) 

Log into MyUCSC first and then click on this link: Petition for Major/Minor via MyUCSC. If you are not yet logged into MyUCSC, the petition can also be accessed by going to MyUCSC and navigating to the Student Homepage and selecting the Undergraduate Student eForms tile > Petition for Major/Minor 

If you are a transfer student, you must provide the department with an unofficial copy of your transcript from any institution where you took anthropology courses that you would like to apply to the major requirements. Please do this as soon as possible as it may effect your enrollment in anthropology courses that have prerequisites.