Biological Sciences PhD Graduate Course Options

Find course descriptions, instructors, and schedules:

• Please refer to the UCSD Schedule of Classes for official schedules.
• The Tentative Course Offerings page provides information about planned course offerings, including quarter and instructor.
• Course descriptions can be found in the UC San Diego General Class Catalog.

Request a prerequisite/restriction waiver:

1. Submit a prerequisite/restriction waiver request via the UC San Diego Course Pre-Authorization System. *Student User ID/PID and Password/PAC required*
2. A submission confirmation email will be sent to the student's @ucsd.edu account.
3. Once a final decision is made on the prerequisite waiver request, an email will be sent to the student's @ucsd.edu account.

Important Notes:

• If the prerequisite/restriction waiver request is approved, it is the student's responsibility to add (or waitlist, if full) the course via WebReg. All standard add/drop deadlines apply.
• Final decision time will vary and is dependent on instructor response time.
• System availability coincides with the release of the Schedule of Classes for the given quarter and is available until 4:00pm on Friday of the second week of classes.