Welcome New Fall 2021 Admits!

ENROLLMENT: June 17
Enrollment and other services will be available to you using the Academic Information System (AIS), available through the MyUCSC Portal. New graduate students may begin the enrollment process June 17. If you need technical support, including help with your CruzID and Blue or Gold Password, please call (831) 459-4357 or email help@ucsc.edu. If you need help enrolling in a class, call the enrollment Help Line at (831) 459-4412 or email registrar@ucsc.edu.

Your CruzID is your UCSC account, sometimes referred to as your username, that gives you access to many campus services and systems. Your CruzID is the beginning part of your UCSC email address. For example, in the email sammyslug@ucsc.edu, then "sammyslug" is the CruzID.

You will need your CruzID and Gold Password to access MyUCSC:

CruzID: <cruzID>
Password: <Your Gold Password>

MCDB Track - please enroll in the following courses after June 17. Please note all of the courses will be in-person, except for the Monday and Friday seminars.

CB3 Track - please enroll in the following courses after June 17:

BMEB Track - please enroll in the following courses after June 17:

MICRO Track - please be sure to enroll in METX 200 for a letter grade (ABC grading) and in METX 292 with the S/U option. 
Please enroll in the following courses after June 17:

You will enroll in additional courses after you attend your advisory meeting during PBSE Orientation. All students are required to enroll in at least 15 units/quarter.

STATEMENT OF LEGAL RESIDENCE
The Statement of Legal Residence should be completed (even if you believe that you are a California resident) and submitted to the Office of the Registrar so that your resident status can be determined for tuition purposes. Failure to return the completed form will result in your status being classified as a non-resident and being billed accordingly.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Please visit International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) for more information: https://isss.ucsc.edu/students/newlyadmitted/index.html.

All international students must complete an I-20/DS-2019 Request. Students currently attending another U.S. school will need to discuss a SEVIS transfer with that school. You should receive an email directly from ISSS about preparing and submitting these forms.

PAYROLL INFORMATION
Paychecks for Teaching Assistants, Graduate Student Researcher, Fellowship recipients and Financial Aid are disbursed through the Student Business Services (831-459-2159) or the Physical & Biological Sciences (PBSci) Accounts Payable Office (831-459-3650) or BSOE Accounts Payable Office.

• Student Business Services is responsible for financial aid, fellowship and scholarship checks. SBS sends your payment as either direct deposit, or paper check to your permanent addresses as stated in your MyUCSC account, depending on the funding classification and your MyUCSC student account setup. It is highly recommended that you establish direct deposit as a payment option as soon as possible.
  • Make sure your MyUCSC Student Portal is up to date with your current address and all contact information. We recommend checking your MyUCSC student Portal at least once a month to check for any bills or fees posted to your account.

• PBSci and BSOE Accounts Payable distributes your Teaching Assistant (TA) and Graduate Student Research (GSR) checks to your home mailing address as listed on UCPath, unless your UCPath account is set up as direct deposit.

The departments strongly urge all students to sign up for direct deposit with FAST, SBS and PBSci/BSOE Accounts Payable.

Stipend Amounts:

PBSE (BMEB, CB3, MCDB, and MICRO tracks) pays its Graduate Student Researchers a quarterly stipend of $8,973 and its Teaching Assistants $7,523. Effective 10/1/2021, Teaching Assistants will increase to $7,748 per quarter, and Graduate Student Researchers will increase to $9,242 per quarter.

Registration/tuition fees ($6,443 per quarter) are charged to the faculty advisor's grants when supported as a GSR and to the Graduate Division if supported as a TA. Teaching Assistants may be required to pay a small offset fee (~$340) to the Registrar each quarter.

• GSR and TA pay dates are as follows:
  • Nov 1, Dec 1, Jan 1 (Fall)
  • Feb 1, March 1, April 1 (Winter)
  • May 1, June 1, July 1 (Spring)

• Quarterly fellowships (Regents' Fellowships, Cota-Robles, Chancellor's Fellowship, Dean's Fellowship, and Graduate Fellowships) pay dates are on the first day of each quarter.

Fellowships awarded for less than the full academic year will be paid in equal installments Fall and/or Winter quarter (if the award is larger than one quarter of fellowship) unless you contact the Graduate Division requesting a change in this payment schedule.

If you are waiting for a check, then it is always a good idea to check with the correct office to confirm the status of your account (outstanding bills, address information, correct set-up). Incorrect mailing addresses and outstanding bills can cause unexpected delays and minimize disbursement payments.

CAMPUS MAILING ADDRESS

MCDB Track students - Your mailing address is: 

         
CB3 Track students - Your mailing address is:

BMEB Track students - Your mailing address is:

HELPFUL URLs

SAVE THE DATE

Your attendance is mandatory at the PBSE Orientation and Graduate Division Orientation.