Advising Forms
Use the resources below to track your major progress and create a personal academic plan.
For help with personal academic plans & graduation checks
Peer Advisors can help if you have any questions about major requirements, want a graduation check to confirm your progress in the major and remaining requirements, need assistance creating a personal academic plan before you are eligible to declare, or need help choosing a major or Catalog. You can find the schedule & instructions to access Drop-in Advising with a Peer Advisor on the Undergraduate Advising page.
A note about choosing a Catalog for Psychology
If you have already declared the Psychology major and are unsure which Catalog you are following, you can find the term you declared in your UCSC portal (follow the instructions to find that information here). If you have not yet declared the Psychology major, you will choose your Catalog when petitioning to declare following these guidelines:
- Students who entered UCSC as frosh in Fall 2020 or later must choose the 2020-22 Catalog when declaring the Psychology major. Students who entered UCSC as frosh in Fall 2019 may choose the 2019 Catalog or the 2020-22 Catalog when declaring the Psychology major.
- Transfer students & students who entered UCSC as frosh before Fall 2019 may choose any Catalog when petitioning to declare the Psychology major.
- The only difference between the 2019 & 2020-22 Catalogs is that PSYC 20 is required for students declared on the 2020-22 Catalog. PSYC 20 is recommended but not required for students declared on earlier Catalogs.
Sample Major Academic Plans & Major Worksheets
Make a copy of a sample academic plan & major worksheet template below to your UCSC Google Drive to make edits. Sample plans are for students' personal use in academic planning, and major worksheets are helpful to track your progress. You will receive the link to your official major academic plan signed by an advisor when you have completed the declaration process for the Cognitive Science or Psychology major(s).
For details about all major requirements, visit the Cognitive Science, General Psychology, or Intensive Psychology major requirements pages.
Need an academic plan signed by an advisor? Submit a request through this form & an advisor will provide you with a plan via email.
Cognitive Science Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
General Psychology (2020-22 Catalog) Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
General Psychology (2019 Catalog) Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
General Psychology (2013-18 Catalog) Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
Intensive Psychology (2020-22 Catalog) Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
Intensive Psychology (2019 Catalog) Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
Intensive Psychology (2010-18 Catalog) Academic Plan & Major Worksheet
Cognitive Science/Psychology Double-Major Sample Plans & Worksheets
Interested in double-majoring with Cognitive Science and Psychology? Restrictions with double-counting upper-division courses will require special consideration in your academic planning.
Use the sample academic plans & worksheets below to plan your Cognitive Science/General Psychology or Cognitive Science/Intensive Psychology double-major (these plans work for the 2019-2022 Catalogs for General or Intensive Psychology).
Make a copy of a sample academic plan template below to your UCSC Google Drive to make edits. We recommend Drop-in Advising with a Peer Advisor for assistance with a double-major personal plan for Cognitive Science & Psychology.
How to declare the double-major: When pursuing a double-major with Cognitive Science and Psychology, students will declare either Cognitive Science or Psychology first, then add the second major at a later date when eligible. The Second Major Declaration instructions can be found on our Declaring Cognitive Science and Declaring Psychology pages!
Cognitive Science & General Psychology Double-Major Academic Plan & Worksheet
Cognitive Science & Intensive Psychology Double-Major Academic Plan & Worksheet
