If students wish to take advantage of the educational opportunities available at another UC campus, students may become an intercampus exchange graduate student there for one or more quarters. Students may take courses on more than one campus of the University during the same quarter. Please note that UC Berkeley and UC Merced are on a semester system; all other UCs are on a quarter system.
To participate in the program, students must first obtain approval from their faculty advisor, the Dean of the Division of Graduate Studies at UC Santa Cruz, the department chair of the host campus, and the Dean of the Graduate Division on the host campus. Application forms are available at the Division of Graduate Studies and should be submitted six weeks prior to the beginning of the quarter for which the exchange is requested. The exchange is valid for only one quarter at a time, so a new application form must be submitted for each term students wish to participate.
If a student enrolls for the Spring Semester at UC Berkeley or Merced, they must file an application and pay registration fees for both Winter and Spring quarters at UCSC.
Students can find the Application for the Intercampus Exchange Program for Graduate Students here
Intercampus exchange students will register and pay all fees at the Santa Cruz campus. Students must also contact the Registrar's Office on the host campus for course enrollment instruction. Since all campuses have advance enrollment, students will need to enroll in classes before the term begins on the host campus.