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UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Official telephone: (831) 459-0111
Fax number: (831) 429-0146

Website: www.ucsc.edu
Screen last updated on: August 2008

Academic CalendarTOP
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-September, early January, and late March.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, July September, January, and April.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

Academic ExperienceTOP
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, business mgmt economics, literature
Majors with the lowest enrollment: German studies, Classical studies, psychobiology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Full-time faculty: 366 men, 200 women
Part-time faculty: 112 men, 125 women
Faculty degrees: 95% PhD
Graduation rate: 70% within six years

UC Santa Cruz

Required Undergraduate CurriculumTOP
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

Programs OfferedTOP
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in anthropology, art history, astrophysics, biology, chemistry/biochemistry, computer engineering, computer science, earth science, East asian studies, economics, education, electronic music, film and digital media, history, Italian studies, jazz, Jewish studies, journalism, language studies, Latin american and Latino studies, legal studies, linguistics, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, politics, psychology, sociology, South and Southeast asian studies, and theater arts.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: UCDC, UC SAC
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: U of New Hampshire, U of New Mexico
Study abroad opportunities:
Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Army ROTC: offered off-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus

Degrees OfferedTOP
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Doctor of Education
  • Doctor of Education
  • Doctor of Music Arts
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Master of Arts
  • Master of Fine Arts
  • Master of Fine Arts
  • Master of Science

Advanced Credit/PlacementTOP
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

Diplomas OfferedTOP
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • German Studies
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • History, General
  • Italian Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies, General
  • Linguistics
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Mathematics, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Sociology
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Women's Studies
 
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