MCB is not an impacted major. In order to declare the MCB major, you must have completed Biology 1A/1AL and Chemistry 3B (or be concurrently enrolled in them and past the 5th week deadline to drop classes), have at least a 2.0 overall gpa, a 2.0 gpa in the lower-division prerequisites for the major, and know which emphasis you will declare. (Note: As a transfer student, you must have completed at least one semester at UC Berkeley and have received a 2.0 GPA in the courses that you've taken for the major.)

 Check list before you declare the major:

• Have a 2.0 overall GPA
• Have a 2.0 in the prerequisites you've taken for the major
• Have completed or are currently taking Bio 1A/1AL (but only after week 5 of the semester) (Transfer students: see note above.)
  
• Know which emphasis you want to declare
• Review the courses in the major and if you must take electives, develop an idea of which you think you might take
  

Once you have done all of the above, here are the steps to declare.

• Sign up for our listserve on our main page (left side).
  
• Come to the Undergraduate Affairs Office (UAO), where the Intake Advisor will give you a Curriculum Planning Form that is specific to the emphasis you have chosen.
  
• Fill that out and bring it back to the UAO along with a

• Current transcript (from Bearfacts),
• Petition to Declare the Major form,
• Transfer transcripts, if applicable (unofficial).

The Intake Advisor will review the forms to be sure that you have what is necessary and then direct you to a staff advisor, who will review with you your academic record in MCB and help you to create a plan for completing the major.

Only after you have developed and reviewed your plan with a staff advisor, do you take your packet to a faculty advisor for signature, after which you must bring it back to the UAO for processing. First step though - UAO, not the faculty advisor.

Once declared, you will be required to meet with an MCB UAO advisor each semester to review your progress toward the major before you receive an advisor code (unique to each semester) in order to be able to use TeleBears. (Note: You need to enter the advisor code only once per semester - the first time you use TeleBears.) We will inform you, via email, when the advisor codes are available, but generally this is two weeks before TeleBears begins.

The Undergraduate Advising Office location and hours show on the right.