University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, USA
Since its founding in 1965, the University of California, Santa Cruz, has earned international distinction as a university with high-impact research and an uncommon commitment to teaching and public service.
The campus was welcomed into the Association of American Universities in 2019 while also being ranked No. 2 for social mobility, honors that together underscore the impact and quality of the campus’s research and graduate and undergraduate education.
A campus with world-class facilities and one of the most visually spectacular settings in higher education, UC Santa Cruz offers rigorous academic programs and cutting-edge research opportunities that teach students how to think, not what to think.
A commitment to environmental stewardship and community engagement are central to UCSC’s core values.
From 652 students in 1965, the campus has grown to its current enrollment of more than 18,000 students. Undergraduates pursue bachelor’s degrees in 59 different majors supervised by divisional deans of arts, engineering, humanities, physical & biological sciences, and social sciences. Graduate students work toward graduate certificates, master’s degrees, or doctoral degrees in more than 40 academic programs under the supervision of the divisional and graduate deans.
Website: https://global.ucsc.edu
VSE Season 2, 2021-22: Courses offered by University of California, Santa Cruz (Spring 2022)
Important - Read Before Applying
In VSE Season 2, 2021-22, UC Santa Cruz offer courses from both its Winter 2022 and Spring 2022 quarters. However, VSE students can only apply for ONE course from either (NOT both) the Winter 2022 quarter OR the Spring 2022 quarter. If you have made more than one application to courses offered by UC Santa Cruz, only the FIRST course application will be processed. Subsequent applications will be automatically withdrawn.
Application Deadline
Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
Mar 1, 2022, 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
Academic Requirements
Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's academic requirements listed below:
- Minimum GPA of 2.5 (on 4-point scale), or equivalent.
- In good academic standing, with endorsement from the home university to participate in APRU VSE.
For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at UCSC.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's English language proficiency requirements listed below:
All applicants who attend a school in a country where English is not the native language or whose language of instruction at their home institution is not English must adequately demonstrate English competency as a part of the application process.
Applicants may demonstrate competency by submitting scores from one of the following tests:
-IELTS (International English Language Testing System): Overall band score of 6.5 or higher*, includes IELTS Indicator Exam (through Fall 2022)
-TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): Minimum score of 550 on the paper-based test or 80 on the Internet-based test, includes TOEFL iBT Home Edition
-SAT (March 2016 or later) Writing & Language Test: 31 or higher
-SAT (prior to March 2016) Writing Exam: 560 or higher
-ACT combined English-Writing or English Language Arts portion: 24 or higher
-AP English Language and Composition, or English Literature and Composition: 3, 4, or 5
-IB Standard Level examination in English: Literature, or Language and Literature: 6 or 7
-IB Higher Level examination in English: Literature, or Language and Literature: 5, 6, or 7
-Duolingo English Test (DET): Minimum score of 115 (through Fall 2022)
For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at UCSC.
Course Information
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The number of credits is shown as provided by the course offering university. The credit structure at the course offering university may be different from the one at your home university. Please contact the VSE Coordinator of your home university for credit transfer information.
Course enrollment is subject to final approval from your home university and the course offering university.