Complete the Math Preparation and placement process. You can review your math skills for free to prepare you for placement or your next course. It takes up to three business days for ALEKS PPL placement to be posted in your student record. Completing the assessment by August 1 will ensure your placement is posted before enrollment begins for fall.
Review the General Catalog, especially the sample academic plans and major qualification policy.
EART 5/L or ANTH 1 and
The appropriate mathematics course based on placement.
EART 96: Academic Skills, a community building and academic success skills 2 unit course. Students will be automatically enrolled for Fall.Â
Additional considerations when developing your first quarter enrollment plan can be found in the First Quarter Enrollment Advising Guide 2025-26.
Melissa Fike, Undergraduate Advisor
epsadvising@ucsc.edu
Earth and Marine Science, A232A
Jade Loftus, Lead Undergraduate Advisor and Program Coordinator
epsadvising@ucsc.edu
Earth and Marine Science, A234A