Selective Major Application Filing and Deadlines

Filing Process

Current Biology majors should not submit a Selective Major Application; you will want to follow the change of major process on the Selective Major page.

• If you are a non-biology major who started UC San Diego as a freshman and are within your first six quarters at UC San Diego, you may apply for consideration of admission into any of the biology majors that the Division offers during an active application cycle.
• Do not use Tritonlink to request a change of major. You will need to apply through the Selective Major Application process.
• Before submitting an application, please ensure you have reviewed all Selective Major Admission Criteria.
• Submit your application once the application opens. Day and time of application submission will be considered when making admission offers.
• Current quarter grades will be taken into consideration for the applicable application cycle (e.g. fall grades will be considered for the fall application).
• Applications will be reviewed after the application cycle closes and term grades have been finalized.
• Once all applications have been reviewed, applicants will be notified of the outcome via the Virtual Advising Center (VAC).
• If offered admission, you will need to accept the offer by using the link within the VAC acceptance message. You must complete all steps within the acceptance process, by the specified deadline, in order to successfully change your major.
• Students are expected to be aware of the below timelines and deadlines, and to check their @ucsd.edu email account regularly. If offered admission, failure to take action by the specified date and time will result in a rescinded offer.

Deadlines

Application