2014 / 2015

admission guide

Transfer Students

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A Global Leader in Education & Research

Part of the renowned University of

California system that includes UC

Berkeley and UCLA, UC Santa Cruz

is known for the worldwide impact

of its research and teaching and

its commitment to undergraduate

education.

ACAdemiC OPPOrTUniTieS

•IntensiveProgramsofStudy

•OpportunitiesforUndergraduateResearchinCutting-EdgeFields(ProfessorJacobRosen’sBionicsLabPicturedAbove)ugr.ue.ucsc.edu

•FieldStudyandInternshipsinNearbySiliconValleyandMontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary

•InternationalandNationalHonorsSocietiesSuchasPhiBetaKappaandtheGoldenKeyInternationalHonourSociety

•First-YearHonorsProgram

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CLASS SizeS

Lectureclassesarebrokenupintosmallerdiscussionsections,withmoreindividualattentionforstudents.Seepage13forspecificinformation.

WOrLdWide reCOgniTiOn

•2ndworldwideforresearchinfluence(2012, Times Higher Education World University Rankings)

•1stworldwideforresearchimpact in molecular biology and genetics (2008, Science Watch)

•1stnationallyfor research impact in physics(2007,Science Watch)

•1stnationallyforpublicationimpactin the computer engineering Ph.d. program(2010,NationalResearchCouncil)

•LeaderinscientificresearchIn2013,PresidentBarackObamapresentedUCSantaCruzastronomerSandraFaberwiththeNationalMedalofScienceforherpioneeringresearchontheformationandevolutionofgalaxies,amongothercontributions(seephotoatright).

ucsc.edu/about/achievements

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Academic Life at UCSCStudents can choose from over 60 majors in the Arts,

Humanities, engineering, Physical and Biological

Sciences, and Social Sciences.

AnthropologyAppliedPhysics**Art**Astrophysics*BiochemistryandMolecularBiology**Biology**BusinessManagementEconomics**

Chemistry Biochemistry EnvironmentalChemistryClassical StudiesCommunity StudiesCognitiveScience**Dance*Earth Sciences EnvironmentalGeology OceanSciences PlanetarySciences ScienceEducationEarth Sciences/AnthropologyEastAsianStudies*EcologyandEvolution**Economics**Economics/Mathematics**ElectronicMusic*Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies/

BiologyEnvironmental Studies/Earth

SciencesEnvironmental Studies/

Economics

UndergrAdUATe mAjOrS & minOrS

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Latin American and Latino Studies

Latin American and Latino Studies/Global Economics

Latin American and Latino Studies/Literature

Latin American and Latino Studies/Politics

Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology

Legal StudiesLinguistics TheoreticalLinguisticsLiterature CreativeWriting** English-languageLiteratures FrenchLiterature GermanLiterature GreekandLatinLiteratures ItalianLiterature ModernLiteraryStudies Pre-andEarlyModernStudies Spanish/LatinAmerican/LatinoLiteratures WorldLiteratureandCulturalStudiesMarineBiology**Mathematics ComputationalMathematics MathematicsEducation PureMathematics

Feminist Studies Culture,Power,andRepresentation Law,Politics,andSocialChange Science,Technology,andMedicine SexualityStudiesFilmandDigitalMedia** CriticalStudies** IntegratedCriticalPractice** Production**German StudiesGlobalEconomics**GlobalInformationandSocialEnterpriseStudies*

History AmericasandAfrica AsiaandtheIslamicWorld EuropeHistory of Art and Visual

Culture ReligionandVisualCultureHumanBiology**Italian StudiesJewish StudiesJazz*Language Studies Chinese French German Italian Japanese Spanish

Molecular,Cell,andDevelopmentalBiology**

MusicNeuroscience**PhilosophyPhysics**Physics(Astrophysics)**PhysicsEducation**PlantSciences**Politics

Psychology**Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)Education*Sociology**Spanish StudiesTheater Arts DesignandTechnology Drama

jack Baskin School of engineering**

AppliedMathematics*Bioengineering Bioelectronics Biomolecular RehabilitationBioinformaticsComputer Engineering ComputerSystems DigitalHardware Networks RoboticsandControl SystemsProgramming

Computer ScienceComputer Science:

Computer Game DesignElectrical Engineering Communications,Signals,Systems,andControls Electronics/OpticsNetwork and Digital

TechnologyRobotics EngineeringStatistics*Technology and Information

Management

Undergraduate Programs: admissions.ucsc.edu/majors

Graduate Programs: graddiv.ucsc.edu/prospective-students/Programs.html

*Minor

**Requires additional screening.

UndergrAdUATe mAjOrS & minOrS (reLATed ACAdemiC COnCenTrATiOnS LiSTed BeLOW THe mAjOr)

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Student Life at UCSC African/BlackStudentAlliance

AnthropologySocietyAsian/PacificIslanderStudentAllianceEducationforSustainableLivingProgram(ESLP)EnvironmentalMediaProjectGreenCampusProgramInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE)MockTrialModelUnitedNationsatUCSC

Come live and learn

with us in a rigorous,

yet caring academic

environment that

supports your

success!

GetInvoLved!Someofour150+ STUdenT OrgAnizATiOnS

MovimientoEstudiantilChicano/adeAztlan(MEChA)Pre-VeterinaryClubStudentAllianceofNorthAmericanIndians(SANAI)StudentEnvironmentalCenter(SEC)UniversityEconomicsAssociation(UEA)UniversityEntrepreneurshipOrganization

admissions.ucsc.edu/why-ucsc/organizations.html

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TrAnSfer STUdenTS AT UCSC HAVe:

•ThepopularTransferCommunity,alive-incommunityprovidinganacademicallyandsociallysupportiveenvironment

•Aresidential-collegeaffiliationatoneof10UCSCcolleges,providingsmallercommunitiesoflivingandlearning

•Atwo-yearcampushousingguarantee

•Freeaccesstocampusshuttlesandbusestogetaroundcampusandtown

•ServicesforTransferandRe-entryStudents,providingacademicandpersonalsupport

•Servicesandorganizationsformilitaryveteransandformerfosteryouth

•Acommitmenttocampussafety,withpoliceandfirestationsrightoncampus

•TheStudentHealthCenteroncampus,providingmedical,counseling,andpsychologicalservices

•Intercollegiateathleticsandaworld-famousrecreationprogram

•UC’sBlueandGoldOpportunityPlan,whichpaysforeducationalandstudentservicesfeesforCaliforniaresidentstudentswithfamilyincomeslessthan$80,000ayear

“I am the Community Meals Coordinator at the Program In Community and Agroecology (PICA) for the 2012-2013 school year. We are a residential community at The Village that not only lives together, but cooks with one another, participates in weekly workdays at our Sustainable Living Center’s gardens, and encourages an intentional sustainable lifestyle through garden education.

“There is so much support from the transfer community at UCSC. I would recommend any Services for Transfer and Re-entry Students (STARS) program events, especially the two-day-long workshop that is held before the start of the fall quarter. I also participated in a two-unit STARS course that really helped me develop my academic skills as a university student.”

STUdenT PrOfiLe

CHeLSey KLimOWiCz

Major:SociologyHometown:Fullerton,CaliforniaTransferredfrom:FullertonCollege

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UC SAnTA CrUz AdmiSSiOnS infOrmATiOn fOr jUniOr-LeVeL TrAnSfer STUdenTS

Qualifying for the University of California

1.Completeatleast60semesterunitsor90quarterunitsofUC-transferablecollegecreditwitha

TheadmissionandselectionprocessfortransferstoUCSantaCruzreflectstheacademicrigorandpreparationneededforadmissiontoamajorresearchinstitution.

minimumgrade-pointaverage(GPA)of2.40(2.80fornon-residentsofCalifornia).Nomorethan14semester/21quarterunitsmaybetakenonapass/notpassbasis.

2.Completethefollowingcoursepatternrequirements,earningagradeofC(2.00)orbetterineachcourse:

•TwoUC-transferablecollegecourses(3semesteror4–5quarterunitseach)inEnglishcomposition;and

Admission and Selection

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Youcanfindmoredetailedinformationbyvisitingadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer

Selection by UC Santa Cruz

UC-qualifiedtransferstudentswillbeselectedprimarilyonthebasisofacademicperformanceandpreparation,asassessedbyacomprehensivereviewofthefollowing:

•OneUC-transferablecollegecourse(3semesteror4–5quarterunits)inmathematicalconceptsandquantitativereasoning;and

•FourUC-transferablecollegecourses(3semesteror4–5quarterunitseach)chosenfromatleasttwoofthefollowingsubjectareas:theartsandhumanities,thesocialandbehavioralsciences,andthephysicalandbiologicalsciences.

•GPAinallUC-transferablecourses

•completionofandperformanceinlower-divisionprerequisitecoursesinyourproposedmajor

•completionofaspecifiedpatternofcoursesthatmeetgeneraleducationrequirements

•participationinacademicallyselectivehonorsprogramsandperformanceinhonorscourses

Applying for Admission

ApplytoUCSantaCruzbycompletingtheUCapplication:universityofcalifornia.edu/apply.Theonlineapplicationexplainsthefilingprocessandinstructionsforsubmittingyourapplication.

The application filing period for fall quarter is November 1-30.

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rarelywillyoufindalocationasinspiringas

Santa Cruz, where opportunities and convenience

arecombinedwithmagnificentnaturalbeauty.

A Location Like No Other

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•Agorgeouscampusfeaturingredwoodforest,panoramicviewsoftheMontereyBay,andopenmeadow

•ThenearestUCcampustoSiliconValley,aworldwidecenteroftechnologicalinnovation

•NexttotheMontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary,withuniqueopportunitiestostudymarinelifeindiverseecosystemssuchaskelpforests

•Over300sunnydaysayear

•Outdoorrecreationalopportunities:beaches,stateforests,hikingtrails

•ConvenienttodowntownSantaCruz,withshops,restaurants,andmovietheaters

STUdy On THe BeAUTifUL CenTrAL COAST

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enrOLLmenT fACTSAdmiSSiOn fACTS

2013 admission rate for transfers:54.9%

Fall 2013 transfer admission GPA (mean):3.31

• 2,622transferstudents

• 1,219newtransferstudentsenteredfall2012

• 1,295re-entrystudentsaged25orover(forundergraduates)or29orover(forgraduatestudents)

• Totalenrollmentforfall2012:17,404

15,978undergraduates

1,426graduatestudents

• Undergraduates:53.1%women;46.5%men;0.4%unknown

UC Santa Cruz facts & figures

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new transfer student hometowns,fall2012

LosAngelesArea/SouthCoast 26.3%MontereyBayArea/SantaClaraValley 25.6%SanFranciscoBayArea 25.6%CentralValleyArea 11.8%SanDiegoArea 8.5%OtherNorthernCalifornia 1.7%OutofState 0.4%International 0.1%

ethnic composition of undergraduates

Class Size:63%ofundergraduatecourseshavefewerthan30students;74%havefewerthan50.

Student/faculty ratio: 19to1

Over60%ofundergraduatesconductresearchduringtheirUCSCcareers.

UCSantaCruzseekstoenrollandgraduateastudentbodyofdiversecultural,racial,geographical,andsocioeconomicbackgrounds.Infall2012,theethniccompositionofundergraduateswasAfricanAmerican,3.2%;NativeAmerican,1.3%;AsianAmerican/PacificIslander,25.0%;Chicano/Latino,27.0%;Euro-American,39.5%;international,0.3%;notstated,3.7%.

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Paying for a UCSC Education

finAnCiAL AidIn2012-13,morethan$250million in student aid was distributed to UC Santa Cruz undergraduates.

for more information, please see financialaid.ucsc.edu

Blue and gold Opportunity Plan (see page 7): university ofcalifornia.edu/blueandgold

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underGraduateexpenSeS,2013-2014* On Campus Off Campus

TuitionandFees(estimated)* $13,398 $13,398FoodandHousing 14,409 10,350BooksandSupplies 1,419 1,419Transportation 690 1,380PersonalExpenses 1,539 1,647CampusHealthInsurance** 1,293 1,293Resident Totals $32,748 $29,487

Non-ResidentTuition 22,878 22,878Non-Resident Totals $55,626 $52,365

*Tuitionandfeesaresubjecttochange.Forupdatedinformation,seefinancialaid.ucsc.edu/cost.shtml

**Medical health insurance is mandatory. Students also have the option to purchase dental and vision insurance. The campus medical health insurance charge will be waived for students who provide proof of insurance to the campus Health Center.

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Services for Transfer and re-entry Studentsstars.ucsc.edu

Campus Address 1156HighStreetSantaCruz,California95064

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Adam Cline(filmanddigitalmedia,’12),videographerandmusicianwhoseYouTubechannel,AsianGlow,hasover25,000subscribers.

Hannah Perlkin and emily Tucker (marinebiology,’12),winnersofan$85,000NationalScienceFoundationgranttostudyseagrass,nowworkinginabiologylabatUCSC.

Carson Watts (sociology,’12),winnerofUCSC’sGabrielZimmermanMemorialScholarship,workingforagrassrootscampaignthatfundraisesforenvironmentalandsocialjusticeissues.

Kelvin filer(politics,’77),LosAngelesSuperiorCourtJudgeresponsibleforanumberoflandmarkdecisions.

dr. Kathryn Sullivan (EarthsciencesPh.D.,’73),ActingUnderSecretaryofCommerceforOceansandAtmosphereintheObamaAdministration.