Mandatory Major Advising

Students in the Statistics and Data Science majors are required to fulfill a mandatory advising requirement several times throughout their time at UC Davis. The goals of mandatory advising are to encourage students to engage in their educational experience, proactively check their remaining requirements, and learn more about how to become involved in the department and UC Davis as a whole.  For students in senior standing, this is also the opportunity to discuss resources for their transition out of UC Davis and their goals for the future. 

A registration hold will be placed on student records but will be removed once they have met the mandatory advising requirement.  Students will be emailed additional details about the mandatory advising requirement once the hold is placed. Please contact the Statistics Staff Advisors at stat-advising@ucdavis.edu with any questions. 

Senior Students 

Hold Timeline: Fall Quarter

During Fall quarter, fourth year+ and second year+ transfer students will receive a hold.  Students will have until the end of Fall quarter to complete their Mandatory Advising Requirement. If the requirement is not met by the end of the quarter, students will not be able to make adjustments to their schedules. The hold will not impact Pass 1 or Pass 2 registration for Winter quarter.  

Mandatory Advising Requirement: 

  • Required
    • Create a Degree Worksheet for your major in OASIS.
    • AND make an appointment with a statistics staff advisor (Kim McMullen, Jeff Katz, or Viviana Gonzalez). 
  • Strongly Recommended

First Year Transfer Students

Hold Timeline:  Winter Quarter

During Winter quarter, all first year transfer students will receive a hold. Students will have until the end of Winter quarter to complete their Mandatory Advising Requirement. If the requirement is not met by the end of the quarter, students will not be able to make adjustments to their schedules. The hold will not impact Pass 1 or Pass 2 registration for Spring quarter.  

Mandatory Advising Requirement: 

Sophomore Students

Hold Timeline:  Spring Quarter

During Spring Quarter, all second year sophomore students will receive a hold. Students will have until the end of Spring quarter to complete their Mandatory Advising Requirement. If the requirement is not met by the end of the quarter, students will not be able to make adjustments to their schedules. The hold will not impact Pass 1 registration for Fall quarter. 

Mandatory Advising Requirement: 

  • Complete ONE of the following: