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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(DolphinResearchatUCSC’sLongMarineLabPicturedAbove)ugr.ue.ucsc.edu

•FieldStudyandInternshipsinNearbySiliconValleyandMontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary

•InternationalandNationalHonorsSocietiesSuchasPhiBetaKappaandtheGoldenKeyInternationalHonourSociety

WOrLdWide reCOgniTiOn•1stworldwideforresearchimpact

in molecular biology and genetics (2008, Science Watch)

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

•2ndworldwideforresearchinfluence(2013, Times Higher Education World University Rankings)

•2ndnationallyforuniversitiesunder50 years old (2014, Times Higher Education)

•Oneofthetopbest-valuepublicuniversities in the U.S. for the third year in a row (2014, Princeton Review)

LeAder in SCienTifiC reSeArCh In2013,PresidentBarackObamapresentedUCSantaCruzastronomerSandraFaberwiththeNationalMedalofScienceforherpioneeringresearchontheformationandevolutionofgalaxies(seephotoatright).

ucsc.edu/about/achievements

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A Location Like No Other

•Aspectacularcampusfeaturingredwoodforests,panoramicviewsoftheMontereyBay,andopenmeadows•ThenearestUCcampustoSiliconValley,aworldwidecenteroftechnologicalinnovation•1.5hoursbycarfromSanFrancisco•NexttotheMontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary,withuniqueopportunitiestostudymarinelifeindiverseecosystemssuchaskelpforests•Over300sunnydaysayear•Outdoorrecreationalopportunities:beaches,stateforests,hikingtrails•ConvenienttodowntownSantaCruz,withshops,restaurants,andmovietheaters,andtotheocean(about1mileawayfromcampus)

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UCSC University-Affiliated Research

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rarely will you find a location as inspiring as

Santa Cruz, where opportunities and convenience

are combined with magnificent natural beauty.

for a virtual tour of UCSC with panoramic photos,

see youvisit.com/ucsc.

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Academic Life at UCSCStudents can choose from 66 majors, 44 minors, and

51academicconcentrationsintheArts,Humanities,

engineering, Physical and Biological Sciences, and

Social Sciences.

AnthropologyApplied Physics*Art*Astrophysics(minoronly)Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology*Biology*Business Management

Economics*Chemistry Biochemistry EnvironmentalChemistryClassical StudiesCommunity StudiesCritical Race and Ethnic

StudiesCognitive Science*Dance(minoronly)Earth Sciences EnvironmentalGeology OceanSciences PlanetarySciences ScienceEducationEarth Sciences/AnthropologyEastAsianStudies(minoronly)

Ecology and Evolution*Economics*Economics/Mathematics*Education(minoronlyforundergraduates)ElectronicMusic(minoronly)Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies/

Biology

Language Studies Chinese French German Italian Japanese SpanishLatin American and Latino

StudiesLatin American and Latino

Studies/Global EconomicsLatin American and Latino

Studies/LiteratureLatin American and Latino

Studies/PoliticsLatin American and Latino

Studies/SociologyLegal StudiesLinguistics TheoreticalLinguisticsLiterature CreativeWriting* English-languageLiteratures FrenchLiterature GermanLiterature GreekandLatinLiteratures ItalianLiterature ModernLiteraryStudies Pre-andEarlyModern Studies Spanish/LatinAmerican/ LatinoLiteratures WorldLiteratureand CulturalStudies

Marine Biology*

Environmental Studies/Earth Sciences

Environmental Studies/Economics

Feminist Studies Culture,Power,and Representation Law,Politics,andSocial Change Science,Technology, andMedicine SexualityStudiesFilm and Digital Media* CriticalStudies* IntegratedCritical Practice* Production*German StudiesGlobal Economics*GlobalInformationandSocialEnterpriseStudies(minoronly)

History AmericasandAfrica AsiaandtheIslamic World EuropeHistory of Art and Visual

Culture ReligionandVisual Culture

Human Biology*Italian StudiesJazz(minoronly)Jewish Studies

Mathematics ComputationalMathematics MathematicsEducation PureMathematicsMolecular, Cell, and

Developmental Biology*MusicNeuroscience*PhilosophyPhysics*Physics (Astrophysics)*Physics Education*Plant Sciences*

PoliticsPsychology*Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)Education(minoronly)

Sociology*Spanish Studies LanguageandLinguistics LiteratureandCultureSustainabilityStudies(minoronly)Theater Arts Dance DesignandTechnology Drama

Jack Baskin School of engineering*

AppliedMathematics(minoronly)

Bioengineering AssistiveTechnology: Cognitive/Perceptual AssistiveTechnology: Motor Bioelectronics BiomolecularBioinformaticsComputer Engineering ComputerSystems DigitalHardware Networks

RoboticsandControl SystemsProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Science: Computer

Game DesignElectrical Engineering Communications,Signals, Systems,andControls Electronics/OpticsNetwork and Digital TechnologyRobotics EngineeringStatistics(minoronly)Technology and Information

Management

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

*Requires additional screening.

UndergrAdUATe mAJOrS (in BOLd) & minOrS (Offered in mOST mAJOrS) (academic concentrations listed below the major)

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UC SAnTA CrUz AdmiSSiOnS infOrmATiOn fOrJuniOr-LeveLTrAnsfersTudenTs

followingno later than the end of the spring 2015 term:

1.Completeatleast60semesterunitsor90quarterunitsofUC-transferablecoursework.

2.CompletethefollowingUC-transferablecoursepatternwithminimumC(2.00)grades.Eachcoursemustbeatleast3semesterunits/4quarterunits:a.TwoEnglishcompositioncourses

TheselectionprocessfortransferstoUCSantaCruzreflectstheacademicrigorandpreparationneededforadmissiontoamajorresearchinstitution.Junior-leveltransferstudentsselectedforadmissionareexpectedtograduatewithintwoyearsoftheirinitialenrollment.

Selection Criteria:TobeconsideredforadmissionbyUCSantaCruz,junior-leveltransferstudentsmusthavecompletedthe

UC Santa Cruz Transfer Admission Guarantee (UCSC TAG)UCSCTAGisdesignedforCaliforniacommunitycollegetransferstudentsatthejuniorlevel.TheUCTAGapplicationmustbesubmittedonlinebetweenSeptember1and30,2014forfall2015consideration.admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/transfer-students/tag.html

UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP)UCTAPisanonlinetooldesignedforCaliforniacommunitycollegestudentsinterestedintransferringtoUC,includingthosewhoareseekingaTAG.Theplannerhelpsstudents

b.Onecourseinmathematicalconceptsandquantitativereasoning

c.fourcoursesfromatleasttwoofthefollowingsubjectareas:artsandhumanities,socialandbehavioralscience,andphysicalandbiologicalsciences

3.Completerequiredlower-divisioncoursesfortheintendedmajor.*

4.EarntherequiredGPAfortheintendedmajor.*

5.EarnatleastanoverallUCGPAof2.40,buthigherGPAsaremorecompetitive.

*Major-specificscreeningcriteriacanbefoundat:admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/transfer-students

OthercriteriathatmaybeconsideredbyUCSantaCruzinclude:•CompletionofUCSantaCruzGeneralEducationcourses•CompletionofIGETC•CompletionofanAS/ATdegree•Participationinhonorsprograms•Performanceinhonorscourses

ASSISTComprehensivearticulationinformation,includingtransferablecourseagreements(TCAs)forallCaliforniacommunitycolleges,isavailableontheASSISTwebsiteatassist.org.

tracktheirprogresstowardmeetingUC’sminimumrequirements,andallowsUCstafftocommunicateimportantinformationtoprospectivetransferstudents.uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu

Applicants with International Academic RecordsUCSCwelcomestransferstudentsfromoutsidetheUnitedStates.WerequireallapplicantswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishtoadequatelydemonstrateEnglishcompetencyasapartoftheapplicationprocess.OneofthewaysthattransferstudentsmayfulfillthisrequirementisbycompletingtwoUC-transferableEnglishcompositioncourses(notESL)intheU.S.withgradesofB(3.00)orbetter.admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/international-students/intl-transfer.html

Admission and Selection

Applying for Admissionuniversityofcalifornia.edu/apply

Application available: August 1, 2014

Application filing period: November 1-30, 2014

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Student Life at UCSC African/BlackStudentAlliance

AnthropologySocietyAsian/PacificIslanderStudentAllianceEducationforSustainableLivingProgram(ESLP)EverettProgram(formerlyGlobalInformationInternshipProgram)FilipinoStudentAssociationInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE)MockTrialatUCSC

Come live and learn

with us in a rigorous,

yet caring academic

environment that

supports your

success!

GeTinvOLved!sOmeOfOur150+ STUdenT OrgAnizATiOnS

ModelUnitedNationsatUCSCMovimientoEstudiantilChicano/adeAztlan(MEChA)Pre-VeterinaryClubQueerStudentUnionandAlliesStudentAllianceofNorthAmericanIndians(SANAI)StudentEnvironmentalCenter(SEC)UniversityEconomicsAssociation(UEA)

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

“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.”

admissions.sa.ucsc.edu/studentprofile

STUdenT PrOfiLe

CheLSey KLimOWiCz

Major:SociologyHometown:Fullerton,CaliforniaTransferredfrom:FullertonCollegeMemberofUCSC’sProgramInCommunityandAgroecology(PICA)

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highLighTS fOr TrAnSfer STUdenTSHousing & Campus Life•ThepopularTransferCommunity,alive-incommunityprovidinganacademicallyandsociallysupportiveenvironment•Aresidential-collegeaffiliationatoneof10UCSCcolleges,providingsmallercommunitiesoflivingandlearning,andadvising•Atwo-yearcampushousingguarantee•Freeaccesstocampusshuttlesandbusestogetaroundcampusandtown

Health & Safety•Acommitmenttocampussafety,withpoliceandfirestationsrightoncampus•TheStudentHealthCenteroncampus,providingmedical,counseling,andpsychologicalservices

Sports & Recreation•Intercollegiateathleticsandaworld-famousrecreationprogram•NCAADivisionIIIteamsinmen’s/women’sbasketball,cross-country,soccer,swimming/diving,tennis,andvolleyball;women’sgolfandtrack.goslugs.com

Student Support Services•ServicesforTransferandRe-entryStudents,providingacademicandpersonalsupport.stars.ucsc.edu•Servicesandorganizationsformilitaryveteransandformerfosteryouth•Internationaltransfershaveanarrayofservicesavailabletothem,includingvisaandimmigrationadvisingfromUCSC’sInternationalScholar&StudentServices(ISSS).ieo.ucsc.edu

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enrOLLmenT fACTSAdmiSSiOn fACTS

2014 admission rate for transfers:57.2%

Fall 2014 transfer admission GPA (mean):3.41

new transfer student hometowns,fall2013

MontereyBayArea/SantaClaraValley 28.7%LosAngelesArea/SouthCoast 27.0%SanFranciscoBayArea 23.3%CentralValleyArea 12.0%SanDiegoArea 7.0%OtherNorthernCalifornia 1.2%OutofState 0.5%International 0.4%

• 3,329transferstudents

• 1,009newtransferstudentsenteredfall2013

• 1,335re-entrystudentsaged25orover(forundergraduates)or29orover(forgraduatestudents)

• Totalenrollmentforfall2013:17,203

15,695undergraduates

1,508graduatestudents

• Undergraduates:52.8%women;46.7%men;0.5%unknown

UC Santa Cruz facts & figures

Undergraduate ethnicities

UCSantaCruzseekstoenrollandgraduateastudentbodyofdiversecultural,racial,geographical,andsocioeconomicbackgrounds.Infall2013,theethniccompositionofundergraduateswasAfricanAmerican,3.7%;NativeAmerican,1.1%;AsianAmerican/PacificIslander,25.6%;Chicano/Latino,29.5%;Euro-American,36.8%;international,1.1%;notstated,2.1%.

Class size:

•Lectureclassesarebrokenupintosmallerdiscussionsections,withmoreindividualattentionforstudents.

•65%ofundergraduatecourseshavefewerthan30students;77%havefewerthan50.

Student/faculty ratio: 20to1

Undergraduate research:over60%ofundergraduatesconductresearchduringtheirUCSCcareers.

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Paying for a UCSC Education

finAnCiAL AidIn 2013-14, more than $260 million in student aid was distributed to UC Santa Cruz undergraduates. For more information, please see financialaid.ucsc.edu

Blue and gold Opportunity Plan UC’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan pays for educational and student services fees for California resident students with family incomes less than $80,000 a year. universityofcalifornia.edu/blueandgold

middle Class Scholarship This scholarship is for California resident students with total family income under $150,000. The scholarship amount is based on a sliding scale. admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/glossary

The Undergraduate dean’s Award, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, is given to selected non-California resident transfer students who have demonstrated outstanding academic and personal accomplishments. The award is payable over two years and is applied to a student’s non-resident tuition.

eSTimATed UndergrAdUATe exPenSeS 2014-2015* On Campus Off Campus

TuitionandFees* $13,398 $13,398FoodandHousing 14,730 9,792BooksandSupplies 1,440 1,440Transportation 573 1,260PersonalExpenses 1,800 1,878CampusHealthInsurance** 2,415 2,415Resident Totals $34,356 $30,183

Non-ResidentTuition* 22,878 22,878Non-Resident Totals $57,234 $53,061

*Tuitionandfeesaresubjecttochange.Forupdatedinformation,seefinancialaid.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.

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After GraduationrecenTALumni&THeircurrenTAcTiviTies

sOmeWeLL-KnOWnALumni

Ariel Anders(computerengineering,’12),graduatestudentattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),researchingroboticsattheComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLaboratory.

Kristoffer hellén (history,’13),winneroftheUCSCSteckAwardforthebestseniorthesisof2013,graduatestudentattheUniversityofIndiana,studyingRussianHistory.

maya rudolph (art,’95),actressandcomedian,formercastmemberofSaturday Night LivewhoserecentfilmandTVcreditsincludeBridesmaidsandThe Maya Rudolph Show.

dr. Sage Weil (computersciencePh.D.,’07),founderandCTOofdatastoragecompanyInktank,whichwasrecentlyacquiredbyRedHatSoftwarefor$175million.