Enrollment & Registration

Enrollment & Registration: Use WebReg to enroll in 12 units. You must enroll first before the system knows how much to bill for fees. Fees must then be paid by the deadline, which are usually automatically covered by the department for eligible students. Iris Vazquez (ivazquez@ucsd.edu) will contact you if there is an exception or contact her if your bill is not cleared out and you are eligible.

See TritonLink's calendar for Enrollment and Registration deadlines

What to Take: All Students

• An individualized course program is designed for each student in conjunction with the advisor. Course work may be prescribed by the First-Year or Thesis Advisor based on results of the Placement Examinations and the student's research concentration. Students should take into account their teaching schedule and duties when planning their course program.
• Minimum 12 units upper-division courses (numbered 100-199) and graduate level courses (numbered 200+). Lower-division courses do NOT count toward the 12 unit minimum or toward MS or PhD degree requirements; however, grades earned in them DO count in your overall UCSD GPA. If courses or units are dropped, others must be added to maintain the minimum 12 units required to remain in good academic standing.
• First year students and students who have not advanced to candidacy for the doctorate must take all courses for a letter grade with the exceptions of Chemistry 500, Chemistry 299 (or thesis research) and courses that are offered S/U only.
• Lecture courses: As chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.
• Chem 500 (TEACHING, 4 units): Enroll every quarter you TA. Attend the affiliated weekly TA Training seminar only the first quarter you TA in our department.
• Chem 251 (GROUP MEETING, 2 units): Take Chem 251 EVERY quarter AFTER officially joining a group. There are a number of faculty associated with each section ID of Chem 251; the Schedule of Classes shows all the faculty affiliated with each section ID, but WebReg shows only one of the faculty. For this reason, you need to use the Schedule of Classes to determine the correct section ID for your advisor. Notify Sonha Castelli, PhD Coordinator if you do not see a section identified for your advisor. Enrolling in the incorrect section can result in administrative penalties impacting your academic record.
• First-year students may not enroll in more than 4 units of Chem 251 in their first three quarters at UCSD.
• Chem 299 (THESIS RESEARCH, up to 12 units/quarter). For students who are conducting thesis research in a particular group. First-year students may not enroll in more than 8 units of Chem 299 in their first three quarters at UCSD.
• Seminar in Your Field (Chem 227 Inorganic, Chem 236 Physical, Chem 295 Biochem, Chem 296 Organic) (2 units each). All seminars may not be offered all quarters. For first-year students, seminar units do not count toward the 12 unit minimum.

Additional Information for First Year Students

• Non-biochemistry Division grad students enroll in Chem 297 (NON-THESIS RESEARCH, 4 units). Enroll in Chem 297 one time only, the first quarter you spend an entire quarter in one research group. In practice, this is normally in Winter or Spring quarter, after a group has just been joined. Chem 299 is taken in future quarters (see above and “Note:” below).
• Biochemistry Division grads enroll in Chem 298 (NON-THESIS RESEARCH ROTATIONS). Enroll in 4 units in Fall, and 0-4 units in Winter depending on the number of rotations. Chem 299 is taken once a group is joined (see above and “Note:” below).
• In Spring quarter, 1st year students take Chem 250 (First-Year Seminar, 2 units). This is the ONLY seminar course that counts toward the 12 unit minimum.
• Note: You are not considered to have joined a group until after Council has approved the request. Students interested in joining a lab outside the department must additionally complete and Outside Faculty Funding Form.