Semester 1: End September to Mid December
Semester 2: Beginning January to End March
Semester 3: End March to Mid June

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	Division of the Arts Division of Humanities Division of Physical & Biological Sciences Division of Social Sciences Jack Baskin School of Engineering

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.

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.  

Please check with SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates.

On-campus housing:

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

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/.

The F-1 student visa is a temporary non-immigrant visa that is issued only to bona fide students who are qualified to pursue a full course of study at an academic institution. When applying for an F-1 visa, the individual must prove to a U.S. consular official that they wish to enter the U.S. temporarily and solely for purposes of study with no intention of abandoning their home country. The individual visits the Consulate or Embassy with the following documents: (1) SEVIS I-20 Form; (2) valid passport; (3) financial documents; (4) admission letter from school.

The SEVIS I-20 Form, Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant F-1 Student Status is prepared by the graduate or undergraduate admissions office after the applicant has been admitted and has completed the financial certificate. The SEVIS I-20 Form is then sent to the International Scholar and Students Office to be forwarded to the student with information.

http://oie.ucsc.edu/is3/faculty/policy.html

The 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.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.  

Breakdown of Costs	USD $
Accommodation	1,100
Food	300
Transport	80
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	150
Monthly Estimate	1,630

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accommodation:

	http://www.housing.ucsc.edu/

Cost of Living:

	http://eap.ucop.edu/Documents/ReciprocalExchanges/1213/StudentGuide_Money.pdf

Course Information:

	http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc/aci/index.html