School of Biological Sciences Selective Majors Application

Transfer students must be admitted to a biology major at time of admission to UC San Diego in order to pursue a major within the School of Biological Sciences. Transfer students admitted to UC San Diego in a non-Biology major are not eligible to declare a biology major as a primary or secondary (double) major after matriculation to UC San Diego.

Eligibility Criteria
Non-biology majors who entered UC San Diego as freshmen may be eligible to apply for entrance into a biology major. Please note that available biology majors will vary based on the term of admission to UC San Diego.

To review a list of criteria that will be considered for entrance into a major offered by the School of Biological Sciences, please visit the Biology Selective Majors page.

Application Process and Deadlines
For more information about the candidate review process, please visit the Selective Majors Application and Filing Deadlines page.

It is critical you meet the deadlines below. You will be notified on the VAC (Virtual Advising Center) when a final decision has been made.
 
Status Future Future Registration Closed Closed
Term WI25 SP25 FA24 SP24
Open to students to apply 03/03/2025 05/26/2025 11/25/2024 05/26/2024
Student's deadline to apply or make changes 03/15/2025 06/07/2025 12/07/2024 06/08/2024
Department message applicants decisions (Approved / Denied) 03/16/2025-04/05/2025 06/08/2025-06/28/2025 12/08/2024-01/11/2025 06/09/2024-06/29/2024
Student first day to accept or decline offer 03/16/2025 06/08/2025 01/05/2025 06/09/2024
Student's deadline to accept or decline offer. Missing the deadline is considered a decline. 04/11/2025 07/07/2025 01/17/2025 07/05/2024
The application link will be available during the above stated timeframe.