UC Santa Cruz students, faculty and researchers are working together to make a world of difference Within our extraordinary educational community, students participate in the creation of new knowledge, new technologies, and new works of human expression. From helping teachers improve their skills, to building more efficient solar cells, to working to save endangered sea turtles, our focus is on improving our planet and the lives of all its inhabitants.

Undergraduates are able to choose from 62 majors, 35 minors and 50 concentrations in the arts, engineering, humanities, physical and biological sciences, and social sciences. All undergraduate students, whether they live on or off campus, are affiliated with one of 10 Residential Colleges at UC Santa Cruz. Each college provides academic support and sponsors events that enhance the intellectual and social life of the campus, in addition to housing students in small-scale residential communities. Every college community includes students with diverse backgrounds and academic goals. College affiliation is independent of choice of major, and assignments are based upon space availability.

Course restrictions:
Information Management, Journalism and Law courses in all UC campuses are not available to exchange students.

In general, limited engineering, business/management, legal studies and architecture courses are available. Some majors (fields of study) are not open to Exchange students or have restrictions on enrolment.

For more information on undergraduate exchange, please refer to http://www.eap.ucop.edu/reciprocity/undergraduate/

Course descriptions:
http://reg.ucsc.edu/catalog/index.html

Academic calendar:

• Fall Quarter: end September to mid December
• Winter Quarter: beginning January to end March
• Spring Quarter: end March to mid June

*Note: Students may apply to start their exchange term in the Fall and Winter Quarter only. They may apply for 2 quarters of exchange in either the Winter Quarter (ie to start their exchange in the Winter Quarter and remain at UC for the Spring Quarter) subject to the approval of their faculties/schools.

Application deadlines:
Please obtain information on deadlines and application procedures from your faculty's Student Exchange Programme (SEP) Administrator/Coordinator.

On-campus:
The colleges at UC Santa Cruz are instrumental in creating the learning communities and supportive environment that characterize the Santa Cruz experience. All undergraduate students, whether they live in university housing or not, are affiliated with one of ten colleges. In addition to housing students in small-scale residential communities, each college provides academic support, organizes student activities, and sponsors events that enhance the intellectual and social life of the campus. Every college community includes students with diverse backgrounds and academic goals. Your college affiliation is independent of your choice of major, and assignments are based upon space availability and student preferences. For more information, go to http://www.housing.ucsc.edu/.

In addition to the housing options available at the Colleges, new transfer and EAP students are also eligible to live at The Village, University Inn, or University Town Center. (http://housing.ucsc.edu/sponsored-housing/index.html)

Off-campus:
Community Rentals Office (CRO) offers current listings of available rentals in the off campus community. Rental listings, forms and resource information are available on the office's web page at http://housing.ucsc.edu/cro/.

Other Housing Resources:
Craigslist: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/

Useful Links:

• University website: http://www.ucsc.edu
• UC Education Abroad Programs Reciprocal Exchanges: http://eap.ucop.edu/

Health insurance:
T he University of California requires that all students be covered by a health insurance plan. All undergraduate students and all full-time graduate students are automatically enrolled in the university sponsored Undergraduate Student Health Insurance Plan (USHIP) or Graduate Student Health Insurance Plan (GSHIP) unless they choose to submit an insurance waiver with proof of comparable coverage.

USHIP is an affordable health insurance plan tailored to the health care needs of UCSC students. It features year-round, world-wide coverage using the Blue Cross network, and includes prepaid access to care at the UCSC Student Health Center for illness or injury. This means students can receive convenient, high quality on-campus care when they are sick or injured without having to be concerned about cost or availability of the care they need. The USHIP plan provides optimal coverage for services on campus and in the Santa Cruz community, and peace of mind for both parents and students.

For further instructions on insurance waiver or information, please refer to the Student Health Center website: http://www2.ucsc.edu/healthcenter/billing/insurance.shtml.

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