Student Time-to-Degree Handbook

Instructions for Enrolling in Classes

MBIDP graduate students must enroll in a minimum of 12 units per quarter (excluding summer when no enrollment is required).  In addition to any lecture, seminar or TA courses you might be taking, you must enroll every quarter in either Directed Individual Research (596) prior to your advancement to candidacy, OR Research-Dissertation (599) after your advancement to candidacy  - both on an S/U basis.  Most of the 596/599’s have variable units between 2 and 12.  Just make sure you end up with a minimum of 12 units.

Most faculty have an individual 9-digit ID number for their 596 or 599.  HOWEVER, if your mentor’s appointment is in a non-Ph.D.-granting department such as Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics, Urology, etc., you may use a Biological Chemistry 596 or 599 number – but for Greg Payne only  [596 ID is 529-960-218 (Sec 18: Payne, GS); 599 ID is 529-990-217 (Sec 17: Payne, GS).]

Note: Fall Quarter individual studies course IDs, section numbers, and instructor names are posted after Labor Day for most departments.

To find your mentor's 596/599 ID# in the online Schedule of Classes (www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/):  Just past the "Select Term" and "Select Subject Area" boxes is the heading "Select Individual Studies Courses."  On the individual studies page, select the appropriate quarter.  Then choose the subject area, which would be your mentor's home department.  Scroll down to the 596 (or 599) listings and find your mentor's name and ID#.  BE CAUTIOUS!  Make sure you copy down the correct number, especially that last digit, as that is all that separates one instructor from another! 

Be sure to check for the correct 596 or 599 ID# EVERY QUARTER!  Do NOT assume the number will always be the same!

If you have a TA assignment, you may need to enroll in that department's 495 instructional course.  See the Schedule of Classes or ask the Student Affairs Officer in the TA department for the appropriate course ID number.

After you have enrolled in all of your classes be sure to go back and check your final study list for accuracy!  Contact the MBIDP Graduate Office if you have any questions.