Class Registration
University policy requires continuous registration for students from the first quarter of enrollment in a program until completion of the degree. To be considered a registered student, students must be enrolled in coursework or ECL 299 (research) units and pay tuition and fees for the quarter. Unless on approved part-time status, full-time registration in at least 12 units is required. Students who do not register for a full quarter or longer are considered withdrawn from their program. There are some special registration statuses, such as the Planned Educational Leave Program (PELP) or Filing Fee, a reduced fee status to finish the last quarter final requirements. It is important to enroll, register, and pay tuition and fees in a timely manner to avoid late fees and delays in financial support.
https://grad.ucdavis.edu/registration
Information for newly admitted students
List of required next steps: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/newly-admitted-students
How to Register
Visit this link for more comprehensive registration information: https://registrar.ucdavis.edu/registration/register
Using Schedule Builder (https://my.ucdavis.edu/schedulebuilder/index.cfm), you can:
• Search for classes, and view class details and critical class messages.
• Check for registration holds and errors.
• Create and save multiple schedules with varying classes and sections for the same quarter.
• View your schedule in both list and calendar formats.
• Register for a full schedule (all classes) or one class at a time.
• Swap (add & drop) classes and sections in one action.
Using the Class Search Tool (https://classes.ucdavis.edu/):
• Choose the classes you wish to take. There may be several offerings (sections) of the course, or there may be only one section. Each section has its own CRN.
• Select alternative choices and their CRNs, and write them on your worksheet in case your first choices are unavailable. Be sure to select a CRN for each part of a multiple-part course that does not use the combined schedule.
• Class selections saved in the Class Search Tool do NOT download into Schedule Builder.
If you have selected a variable-unit course or course requiring the consent of the instructor for enrollment, you will see the @ symbol instead of the CRN in Schedule Builder and the Class Search Tool. Obtain the CRN from the department offering the course, and then enroll using Schedule Builder.
Students without existing enrollment by the 10th day of instruction will not be able to register for courses; see Late Schedule Adjustments.
Graduate Studies Registration resources: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/registration
Registration Tips
• Once registered, even for just one class or unit, all students become financially liable and responsible for full-time tuition and fees for the term.
• Students remain financially liable and responsible for the term's tuition and fees unless they file a Cancellation/Withdrawal Form with the Office of the University Registrar by the first day of instruction.
• Financial Aid recipients must enroll for a minimum of 12 units (including workload units) during Pass One to ensure disbursement of any financial aid. Be sure to register for 12 units prior to the Registration Freeze.
• Wait-listed courses do not count toward full-time enrollment status or the 12-unit financial aid minimum, but wait-listed courses do count toward the registration unit limit per pass.
• The Registration Freeze goes into effect on the Student Fee Payment Deadline. The registration freeze allows for payments to be properly applied to the student account balance due, provides an opportunity to for the Drop for Non-Payment process, and moves paid students into open classes from the wait-list.
• Students are dropped from their classes if they have not paid their current university tuition, fees and any outstanding balance due by the Student Fee Payment Deadline; remember to pay your fees on time!
• Students who no longer wish to remain enrolled in classes for the term must complete a Cancellation/Withdrawal Form. Students should not use or expect the Drop for Non-Payment process to remove them from their classes, or relinquish them from their financial responsibility and obligations for the term.
• Undergraduate students will be prevented from enrolling in courses that are considered an illegal repeat. Please review the information for the specific illegal repeat error as you may be eligible to enroll after you have resolved a pending grade or obtain appropriate approval.
• Courses canceled by the department are dropped from your schedule automatically.
• It is your responsibility to verify your enrollment and course schedule prior to the start of each term.
• There is no automatic fee reduction for enrolling in fewer than full-time units; see either Part-Time Status or Employee-Student Reduced Fee.
GGE Core Courses and AOE Courses
List of all core courses and AOE courses and when they are offered. (Subject to change. Please contact instructor for verification and for days/times)
https://ecology.ucdavis.edu/ecology-core-courses-and-aoe-required-courses
GGE Seminar (ECL 298s) and Group Study (ECL 290s) Courses*
List of available ECL 298 and ECL 290 courses
https://ecology.ucdavis.edu/seminar-group-study-courses
*Note: Course info is subject to change. Check Schedule Builder (https://my.ucdavis.edu/schedulebuilder/index.cfm) or Class Search Tool (https://classes.ucdavis.edu/) for the full list, course details, and updated info.
How to get CRN to register for ECL 299s
Contact Program Coordinator for the ECL 299 CRNs. You are required to register for at least 1 unit of ECL 299 with your Major Professor every quarter. Do NOT register for other subject 299s (for example: ESP 299, PLS 299, SSC 299, ANS 299, WFC 299, etc.). It is required per the degree requirements that you register for ECL 299 research units and not 299s from other programs.
Fall Schedule (Sample)
ECL 200AN (5 unit)
ECL 296 (1 unit)
ECL 299 (varies – filler to reach 12 total registered units for the quarter)
Elective (in consultation with Major Professor; typically 4 units)
UC Davis General Catalog
List of all courses available at UC Davis: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/course-search/