2015/ 2016

admission guide

International First-Year Students

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WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION

(2008, Science Watch)

(2007, Science Watch)

(2013, Times Higher Education World University Rankings)

(2014, Times Higher Education)

(2014, Princeton Review)

LEADER IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH In 2013, President Barack Obama presented UC Santa Cruz astronomer Sandra Faber with the National Medal of Science for her pioneering research on the formation and evolution of galaxies (see photo at right).

A Global Leader in Education & Research

Pictured Above)

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see

A Location Like No Other

featuring redwood forests, panoramic views of the

meadows

center of technological innovation

Francisco and less than an

International Airport; about 1 mile from the ocean

with unique opportunities to

forests

CALIFORNIA: THE GOLDEN STATE

agriculture, research, and new ideas

and other famous places

ADVANTAGES TO

LOCATION

Lick Observatory

UC Santa CruzCampus

San Jose

SantaClara

CabrilloCollege

Watsonville

Marina Salinas

Gilroy

Monterey

Carmel

SanFrancisco

Oakland

OaklandInternationalAirport

San FranciscoInternationalAirport

Santa Cruz

San Jose International Airport

Monterey Regional Airport

Monterey Bay

miles

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Monterey BayAquarium

UCSC University-Affiliated Research

Center at NASA Ames

UCSC Extension Silicon Valley

UCSCMontereyBay Education, Science, and Technology Center

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Los Angeles

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San JoseSILICONVALLEY

Sacramento

Monterey

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Academic Life at UCSC

AnthropologyApplied PhysicsArt

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

BiologyBusiness Management

EconomicsChemistry

Classical StudiesCognitive ScienceCommunity StudiesCritical Race and Ethnic

StudiesDanceEarth Sciences

Ocean Sciences

Earth Sciences/Anthropology (minor

Ecology and EvolutionEconomicsEconomics/Mathematics

undergraduates)

Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies/

BiologyEnvironmental Studies/

Earth Sciences

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 Literature Creative Writing*

Studies

Cultural StudiesMarine BiologyMathematics Computational

Mathematics

Pure MathematicsMolecular, Cell, and

Developmental BiologyMusic

Environmental Studies/Economics

Feminist Studies Culture, Power, and

Social Change

and Medicine

Film and Digital Media Critical Studies* Integrated Critical

Practice* Production*German StudiesGlobal EconomicsGlobal Information and Social

(minor

History Americas and Africa Asia and the Islamic World

History of Art and Visual Culture

Human BiologyItalian Studies

Jewish StudiesLanguage Studies

Chinese French German Italian

Spanish

NeurosciencePhilosophyPhysicsPhysics (Astrophysics)Physics EducationPlant SciencesPoliticsPsychology

SociologySpanish Studies

Theater Arts Dance

Drama

Applied Mathematics (minor

Bioengineering

Cognitive/Perceptual

Motor Bioelectronics BiomolecularBioinformaticsComputer Engineering

Networks

Computer ScienceComputer Science:

Computer Game DesignElectrical Engineering Communications, Signals,

Network and Digital Technology

Robotics EngineeringStatisticsTechnology and

Information Management

Undergraduate Programs: admissions.ucsc.edu/majors

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

*Acceptance by application only

& MINORS

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(chosen from the subjects

listed above or another course

for freshmen to UC Santa Cruz reflects the academic rigor and preparation needed for admission to a major research institution.

Qualifying for the University of California

Subject Areas

Performance

and Awards

Preparation Programs

3.40 or better in these courses with no grade lower than a C.

scores alone.

and

Selection by UC Santa Cruz

As a selective campus, UC Santa Cruz is unable to offer admission to all

admission to freshman applicants

described on

trained Admissions readers conduct an

Requirement

visit

to learn how to meet

Application available: August 1, 2014

Application filing period: November 1-30, 2014

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Student Life at UCSC

HIGHLIGHTS FOR INTERNATIONAL FROSHHousing & Campus Life

UCSC colleges, providing smaller communities

intensive core seminar

Support

support and advising just for international students

start in the fall (airport pickups available for students attending Summer Orientation)

Health & Safety

fire stations right on campus

Sports & Recreation

recreation program

track.

AMSA UCSC Premedical ChapterCantonese Student Association

(CASA) Centro Americanos UnidosChinese Student Association

Information Internship Program)Indian Student Organization (ISO)

Model United Nations at UCSCMuslim Student Association (MSA)

School

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“In Australia, we don’t have the same college experience because few students live on campus. Here, students become a family because we live together, we eat together, and we share things that only a family should know. Through this community, I’ve learnt how to open myself up to people and accept others.”

“All my professors are clear and helpful. They treat you like friends and make you feel quite comfortable. Some of them are hard, but I promise you will receive much more than you expect.”

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Canada

ENROLLMENT FACTS

15,695 undergraduates 1,508 graduate students

52.8% women; 46.7% men; 0.5% unknown

ADMISSION FACTSNumber of countries represented by fall 2014 applicants: 97

U.S. states represented by fall 2014 applicants: all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., Guam, the Northern Mariana

2014 admission rate for frosh: 57%

(percentages of all admits whose scores fell in the ranges below)

UC Santa Cruz seeks to enroll and

cultural, racial, geographical, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In fall 2013, the ethnic composition of undergraduates was African American, 3.7%; Native American, 1.1%; Asian American/Pacific Islander, 25.6%;

American, 36.8%; international, 1.1%; not stated, 2.1%.

Class size:

up into smaller discussion sections, with more individual attention for students.

courses have fewer than 30 students; 77% have fewer than 50.

Student/faculty ratio: 20 to 1

Undergraduate researchover 60% of undergraduates conduct research during their UCSC careers.*mean

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Paying for a UCSC Education ON CAMPUS OFF CAMPUS

uition and Fees* $13,398 $13,398

Books and Supplies 1,440 1,440

Resident Totals $34,356 $30,183

Non-Resident Totals $57,234 $53,061

financialaid.ucsc.edu/cost.shtml

**Campus health insurance is mandatory. The campus medical health insurance charge will be waived for students who provide proof of insurance.

online connection to UC Santa Cruz Admissions!

facebook.com/UCSCAdmissions twitter.com/ucsc_admission

International Admissions admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/international-studentsE-mail internationaladmissions@ucsc.edu admissions@ucsc.edu

admissions.ucsc.edu/ campustours

ieo.ucsc.edu

Santa Cruz, California 95064 USA

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