Mandatory Advising
Interacting with advisors can help you clarify your objectives and achieve your goals. Choose one of the topics below to learn more about advising you'll need in order to meet College requirements, and when.
First Year Transfer Students (Winter Quarter)
Mandatory advising for new transfer students occurs in Winter Quarter. The goal of mandatory advising for new transfer students is to ensure that you have the opportunity to meet your major advisor, develop an academic plan for your major classes, discuss helpful resources, and address any questions or concerns you may have.
Important Dates
Your mandatory advising hold will go into effect on March 15. It is important that you follow all mandatory advising steps so that your registration is not blocked after that date. Prior to March 15, you will be able to add, change, and drop classes as usual.
How to Release Your Hold
Step 1:
This can be saved as a draft in OASIS (located in the Academic Plan section of "Forms & Petitions").
Not sure what major requirements you still need to complete? Start by check out the "Degree Worksheets" section of OASIS for all your remaining major classes. You can also find PDF versions of the Degree Worksheets on the math major pages.
Step 2:
Meet with an academic advisor in the Math Department to review your academic plan, discuss campus resources, etc. You can either meet with Dawn or Marji (your staff advisors).
Second Year Sophomore Students (Spring Quarter)
Mandatory advising for second year students occurs in Spring Quarter. The goal of mandatory advising for second year students is to ensure that you are making good progress towards your major requirements, connect you with helpful resources, and answer questions that you may have.
Important Dates
More information coming soon.
How to Release Your Hold
Step 1:
Update your academic plan in OASIS to reflect plans for next 3 quarters. This can be saved as a draft in OASIS (in the Academic Plan section of "Forms & Petitions").
Start by checking out the "Degree Worksheets" section of OASIS for all your remaining major classes. You can also find PDF versions of the Degree Worksheets on the math majors page.
Step 2:
Meet with an academic adviser in the Math Department to review your academic plan, discuss campus resources, etc. You can either meet with Dawn or Marji (your staff advisors).
To meet with Dawn or Marji, please schedule an appointment.
Step 3 (optional):
It is recommended that you create yourself a resume to begin looking for job and/or research opportunities. The ICC has great workshops to attend, take advantage of your campus resources here at UCD.
QUESTIONS?
Contact studentservices@math.ucdavis.edu
Fourth Year Seniors (Fall Quarter)
Mandatory advising for seniors occurs in Fall Quarter. The goal of mandatory advising for seniors is to ensure that you are on track to graduate, plan for your transition out of college, and plan your next steps towards your professional goals.
Important Dates
Your mandatory advising hold will go into effect on December 15. It is important that you follow all mandatory advising steps so that your registration is not blocked after that date. Prior to December 13 you will be able to add, change, and drop classes as usual.
How to Release Your Hold
Step 1:
This can be saved as a draft in OASIS (located in the Academic Plan section of "Forms & Petitions").
Not sure what major requirements you still need to complete? Start by check out the "Degree Worksheets" section of OASIS for all your remaining major classes. You can also find PDF versions of the Degree Worksheets on the math major pages.
Step 2:
Meet with an academic advisor in the Math Department to review your academic plan, discuss campus resources, etc. You can either meet with Dawn or Marji (your staff advisors).
After you complete the steps above, your hold will be lifted within 2 weeks.