Campus Resources & Employment 

Students are eligible to apply for Instructional Assistant (IA), Teaching Assistant (TA), Reader, or Tutor positions within UC San Diego. 

Open positions can be found under "Instructional Assistant Employment" using the following link: https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/employment/opportunities/index.html

If selected for these positions, you will be responsible for paying any course fees originating from enrollment in the courses required for the IA/TA-ship or reader/tutor position. This means, paying an additional $951.00 per unit of the course you are required to enroll in.  Our department/program will NOT be providing any support towards these course fees associated with an IA, TA, reader, or Tutor  appointment.

Partial Fee Remission 

The total amount covered by fee remission per quarter is $6,913.25 and any other costs associated with the program would still remain on your financial balance.

Notifying DDMP

Dr. Ma and Dr. Ettouati will have to approve any type of TA employment for DDPM students, before proceeding with accepting any offers. Please also notify your Graduate Coordinator, Kiana Adams via email (kiadams@ucsd.edu) if you apply for one of these appointments so she can facilitate the approval process. 

If you are applying to one of these positions, and the application asks you to name a faculty advisor, the most appropriate faculty would be Dr. Ma or Dr. Ettouati if you can’t bypass the faculty adviser field.

Document Fee (one-time in Fall for new students): $100.00

International Students VISA Administration Fee: $150

Campus-Based Fees (Registration, Recreations, GSA , etc.): $878.25 in Fall  , $778.25 in Winter and $778.25 in Spring

Mandatory Grad Health Insurance (can be waived): $ 1,881.00 per qtr.

MS Course Fees (tuition – non-resident/resident): $951.00 per unit

Refund Deadlines: 

The refund schedule is based on calendar days starting with UCSD’s first day of instruction (regardless of the date of the actual first class meeting for DDPM MS courses.) The refund policy does not apply to UC SHIP, which is not eligible for refund. Students should refer to the 2025-2026 Enrollment and Registration Calendar for the official first day of instruction each quarter.

Campus Registration Fees Refund Deadline Schedule:

• 0 -1st day of instruction (100% refund)

• 2nd-7th day of instruction (90% refund)  

• 8th-18th day of instruction (50% refund)

• 19th-35th day of instruction (25% refund)

• 36th day-end of the quarter (0% refund)          

MS Course Fee Refund Deadline Schedule: 

• Up to and including 2nd day of instruction (100% refund)

• After 2nd day of instruction (contact the Graduate Administrator, Kiana Adams)

Student Financial Solutions 

Student Financial Solutions (SFS) sets up your student account automatically when you enroll. SFS bills any charges due to UCSD to your student account. Use this website to find additional financial information including cashier services, student card discounts, and account holds. 

Triton Pay

View your bill and make payments using Triton Pay!

Use this link to view additional TritonPay tutorials such as:

• How to View and Pay Your Bill 

• Payment Options 

• How to View Charges, Activity Details, and E-Bill Statements

• How to Set Up Auto Pay

• How to Set Up SMS Notifications

Triton Registration Installment Plan (TRIP)

What is TRIP?

• The Triton Registration Installment Plan allows you to pay your mandatory tuition and registration fees in three monthly installments rather than in one lump sum payment.

• To take full advantage of the benefits of this program, it is best to apply before the first billing due date of each quarter. However, you can still enroll until the second billing due date of the quarter.

• There is a $40 fee to enroll in TRIP each quarter. This fee is due up front when enrolling in TRIP.

• Fees that are NOT covered by TRIP include:

  •  Housing

  •  Books/Bookstore

  •  Parking fees

  •  Student Health Services fees

  •  Miscellaneous charges

View this video to learn more about the TRIP program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tjyv3s7Q9I 

Financial Aid & Scholarships Office 

Use this link to explore graduate resources such as FAFSA and timelines

• Our program contact is Monserat Arango - marango@ucsd.edu 

Use this link to explore student veterans resources such as services and programs, events, and benefits.

Additional Links: 

• Financial Resources 

• VA Benefits 

Use TritonLink to access: 

• Advising and grades

• Classes and enrollment 

• Financial tools

• Personal tools and forms 

This site will  also provide grades, academic history, financial aid status, and billing information.  Students may also use the site to change and update contact information.

UC San Diego’s Learning Management System​

• Log In: https://canvas.ucsd.edu 

• For help, please contact IT Service Desk: https://support.ucsd.edu/its/​

• Your username is your UCSD email address without @ucsd.edu​

• Your password is the one you use for your email address

Integrative and student-centered services at CAPS are designed to support you towards your academic success and personal development and well-being while at UC San Diego. To this end CAPS delivers:

• High quality, culturally-sensitive, and confidential counseling services, including individual, couples, family and group counseling, crisis/urgent care interventions, and referral services FREE of charge.

• Psychiatric services and consultation.

• Psycho-educational workshops and community connections.

• Student mentoring and advocacy.

• An APPIC-approved post-doctoral fellowship training program.

Use this link to explore CAPS services and resources!

Student Health Services 

Student Health Services provides quality primary medical and urgent care with support services such as laboratory, x-ray, pharmacy, nutrition, and optometry. We have board certified primary care physicians and nurse practitioners.  

Scheduling

You can schedule appointments by calling the main scheduling line (858) 534-3300 or by calling the provider's group directly. Many student health appointments can also be self-scheduled online in MyStudentChart: 

Log in to MyStudentChart > Click on Menu > Schedule an Appointment > Choose the type of visit you wish to schedule.

Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment. Our policy allows us to accommodate a late arrival if you check-in within 5 minutes of your scheduled appointment time.

If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, please cancel with at least 4 hours’ notice to avoid a $20 no-show fee.

For each appointment, please anticipate being in the clinic for at least 1 hour to allow for check in, the visit with the provider, completion of any labs, x-rays, or additional testing, and obtaining pharmacy items if needed.

The Zone 

The Zone is a lounge for student well-being designed to promote healthy, balanced living to UC San Diego students. The Zone works to support students within the 8 Dimensions of Well-Being and offers free programs such as:

• Art & Soul

• Career Development

• Financial Literacy

• Healthy Cooking Demos

• Active Well-Being

• Tea Time

• Therapy Dogs 

Between programs, The Zone is a lounge space to relax, hang out, charge your devices, fill up your water bottle, study, and de-stress. Find us at the heart of campus!

Location: Price Center Plaza, next to Jamba Juice
Fall Hours of Operation: Monday–Friday from 10am–6pm, excluding university holidays
Contact us: zone@health.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-5553
Instagram: @ucsdshw

The Basic Needs Hub provides resources and support including: 

1. Food Security

• • • Triton Food Pantry 

    • CalFresh

    • Food Recovery Network

    • Affordable Grocery Store Map

    • Grocery Shuttle 

2. Housing Resources 

• • • Housing Consultation 

3. Financial Wellness

• • • Emergency Loans

    • Cost of Attendance Appeals 

    • Financial Literacy   

Office for Students with Disabilities 

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) at UC San Diego works with undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students with documented disabilities, reviewing documentation and, through an interactive process with the student, determining reasonable accommodations. 

To request academic accommodations, or register with OSD, follow the steps provided here.

***Additionally, kindly inform your graduate coordinator, Kiana Adams, so she can assist with facilitating necessary accommodations.***

Explore Community Resource Centers including:

• Undocumented Student Services Center 

• Student Veterans Resource Center 

• LGBT Resource Center 

• Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American (APIMEDA) Center

• Black Resource Center 

• Intertribal Resource Center

• Raza Resource Centro

• Women's Center  

• Cross Cultural Center 

Use this link to explore UCSD dining options such as 

• Dining menus, hours, & locations 

• Triton2Go mobile ordering app & reusable container program

The Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) exists to advocate for the rights and interests of our diverse community, to provide for the enjoyment of social, cultural, and service-oriented events, and for the betterment of academic and non-academic life of all graduate and professional students at UC San Diego. 

Click here to get involved!

The Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) upholds the ideals of being a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university and aims to be the main resource for all matters related to graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. 

Student Life 

• Explore resources tailored to graduate students such as:

• Grad Life Events

• Health and Wellbeing 

• Professional Development 

• Student Spotlights