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4. Enrollment LimitsGraduate StudentsThe normal courseload for graduate students is12 units per quarter. Only registered studentscarrying a minimum load of 8 units are eligibleto be appointed as graduate student researchersor as teaching assistants; to receivefellowships and most forms of financial aid; andto be eligible for campus and extramuralbenefits and services (University Housing,Student Health Service, etc.).Graduate students should consult withdepartmental advisors about recommendedcourse work and unit load prior to each quarter.Generally speaking, there is no part-timestatus for graduate students at UCSB, nor arethere reduced fees for a reduced courseload.Most lending agencies demand repayment ofloans if a student is not registered or is carryingless than a normal courseload. The Bureau ofImmigration and Customs Enforcement requiresinternational students to be engaged in a fullcourse of study while at UCSB.College of Creative StudiesStudents in the College of Creative Studiesnormally take four courses totaling at least 15units each quarter and are not required to filepetitions for excess programs.College of EngineeringStudents in the College of Engineering aresubject to the following course enrollmentlimits:• 12 units—Minimum load for full-time standing.• 14.5 units—Maximum number for any studenton academic probation. Also recommendedfor students with disabilities or part-timeemployment.• 17 units—Maximum allowable for first-quarterfreshmen without petition to the dean of thecollege.• 18 units—Maximum without petition to thedean of the college for all other students inthe college.Undergraduate students in the College ofEngineering must pass at least 36 units eachacademic year. At least three-fourths of the unitspassed must include courses prescribed for themajor. Complete details of this requirement arecontained in the UCSB General Catalog.Make Sure WeCan Get InTouch With YouActivate your U-MailAccount today at:www.umail.ucsb.eduCollege of Letters and ScienceStudents in the College of Letters and Scienceare subject to the following course enrollmentlimits:• 12 units—Minimum load for full-time standing.• 17 units—Maximum without petition to thedean of the college for students on academicprobation.• 21 units—Maximum without petition to thedean of the college for all other students.The average course load for students in theCollege of Letters and Science is 15–17 units perquarter.5. AttendanceYou must attend the classes you register forbeginning with the first day of instruction. If youcannot attend due to reasons beyond yourcontrol (such as serious illness), notify yourinstructors. The Office of Student Life can assistyou if you are too ill to contact your instructors.Although some instructors will drop studentswho are absent from their classes, it is normallyyour responsibility to drop any class that you donot wish to complete. If you do not attend aclass and do not drop it officially by thepublished deadline, you will receive a failinggrade.6. Address VerificationAll students MUST update or confirm theiraddress information as new students and everyfall quarter. Additionally, you are encouraged toupdate your address information as necessarythroughout the year. UCSB mail is not forwardedby the U.S. Postal Service.New and Returning StudentsA block may be placed against your registrationif you do not update or confirm youraddress by:1. Using GOLD (at gnet.ucsb.edu) afterDecember 1.2. Turning in a Change of Address form to theOffice of the Registrar after December 1.Refer to the section “Privacy of StudentRecords” on page 19 for information regardingyour rights pertaining to academic records.7. University E-mailU-Mail (University e-mail) is now being used forstudent notification by course instructors andadministrative departments including the Officeof the Registrar. All UCSB students shouldobtain a U-Mail account and keep it active.1. If you have not already done so, activateyour U-Mail account today atwww.umail.ucsb.edu.2. Forward your U-Mail to another e-mailservice, if you prefer. Your U-Mail accountmust be active for this to work.3. Check your e-mail frequently to be sure thatyou do not miss any critical notices.4. Contact the U-Mail help desk at 893-5542with any problems you are having activatingyour account.5. When communicating with universitypersonnel, you should use your U-Mailaccount, rather than any other, to authenticateyour identity.Want to takeclasses in Venturaor Santa Maria?UCSB offers additionalopportunities for studentsto enroll in selected upperdivisionand graduateclasses. Information isavailable on the Off-Campus Studies website at:www.ocs.ucsb.edu8. UCSB Classes inVentura and Santa Maria11UCSB offers live and Internet videoconferencingcourses every quarter at the UCSB VenturaCenter located at 3585 Maple St., Suite 112,Ventura, CA 93003, as well as at the UCSB SantaMaria Center located at Allan HancockCollege, 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria,CA 93454. In Ventura, courses are available inthe following disciplines: anthropology, English,history, law and society, political science,psychology and sociology. In Santa Maria,courses are available in the following disciplines:English and history. Occasionally,courses from other disciplines are provided tosatisfy General Education requirements. Coursesin computer science and engineering (availablein Ventura) are televised exclusively, with labstaking place on the main Santa Barbara campus.Live classes are held once a week for threehours between 4 and 7 p.m. or between 7 and10 p.m. Televised courses are broadcast fromcampus, the Ventura or Santa Maria Centers.Course exams are held simultaneously with thelive class. Students interested in course offeringsin these disciplines can check course titles.times, and enrollment codes atwww.ocs.ucsb.edu, or they can contact theUCSB Ventura Center at (805) 644-7261, or theUCSB Santa Maria Center at (805) 922-6966, ext.3363.