English Language Requirements

UC Santa Cruz requires all international applicants to meet English language requirements for admission. In most cases, if less than three years of your secondary schooling was with English as the language of instruction, you must meet an English proficiency requirement.

English language policies differ for undergraduate and graduate students. See below for information on each.

• Degree seeking
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
• Non-degree seeking (visiting) student
  • EAP
  • Exchange