Prospective Students

Interested in becoming a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz? Students must declare themselves 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

Program

Website

Contact

Undergraduate

Undergraduate Admissions

admissions.sa.ucsc.edu/inquiry

Graduate

Graduate Admissions

gradadm@ucsc.edu

Non-degree Seeking (Visiting) Students

Program

Website

Contact

Summer Session

Summer Session

summer@ucsc.edu

UCSC Exchange Program

UCSC Exchange Students

Home University Exchange Liaison

UCEAP

UCEAP

Home University EAP Liaison and/or uc-reciprocity@eap.ucop.edu

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