Prospective Students

Interested in becoming a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz? Students must declare themselves as either degree seeking or non degree seeking. 

  • Degree-seeking students intend to pursue coursework leading to a degree from UC Santa Cruz.
  • Non degree seeking (visiting) students intend to take a limited number of courses and have no intention of earning a degree from UC Santa Cruz.

Please refer to the admissions contact information below.

Degree Seeking Students

ProgramWebsiteContact
UndergraduateUndergraduate Admissionsadmissions.sa.ucsc.edu/inquiry
GraduateGraduate Admissionsgradadm@ucsc.edu

Non degree Seeking (Visiting) Students

ProgramWebsiteContact
Summer SessionSummer Sessionsummer@ucsc.edu
UCSC Exchange ProgramUCSC Exchange StudentsHome University Exchange Liaison
UCEAPUCEAPHome University EAP Liaison
and/or uc-reciprocity@eap.ucop.edu

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Last modified: Apr 12, 2024