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Application & Enrollment

Returning Summer only students must complete a new Summer Session online application each year. 

Current UCSD Students

Enrollment is a 3 step process and begins April 15, 2013 for UCSD students. You will be able to see your appointment time by signing in to WebReg during the week of April 8 - 12, 2013. Current UCSD students do not need to complete a Summer Session Application. UCSD students can enroll directly through WebReg beginning April 15, based on your appointment time which can be found on TritonLink.

  1. Enroll in courses via WebReg from April 15 to July 8 for Session I and from April 15 to August 9 for Session II.
  2. Pay for enrolled courses. You will be able to pay for Session I or Special Session courses starting May 23, 2013. You will be able to pay for Session II courses starting June 29, 2013. If you do not pay for your courses by the fee deadlines, you will be dropped from your courses. Financial Aid students: you may not be dropped for nonpayment, which means If you forget to drop unwanted courses, you may receive a grade of "F" for non-attendance and be billed for the courses.
  3. Double check your academic record to confirm that you are enrolled in the correct course(s).

Incoming Freshman and Transfer Students to UCSD

  1. Fill out the on-line application beginning April 22, 2013.
  2. Request preauthorization from the department offering the course if you are taking a class with pre-requisites or an upper-division course.
  3. Enroll in courses via WebReg from April 22 to July 8 for Session I and from April 22 to August 9 for Session II.
  4. Pay for enrolled course. You will be able to pay for Session I or Special Session courses starting May 23, 2013. You will be able to pay for Session II courses starting June 29, 2013. If you do not pay for your courses by the fee deadlines, you will be dropped from your courses.
  5. Double check your academic record to confirm that you are enrolled in the correct course(s).

Visiting UC Students

Enrollment for Summer Session begins April 22, 2013 for Visiting UC students.

  1. Obtain a UserID and password (also known as a PID and PAC). If you have ever applied to UCSD or if you have taken Summer Session classes at UCSD before, you already have a PID. If you have forgotten your PID, please call the Student Affairs Manager (858) 534-8277. When you create your UserID and Password, you will be sent an email with your UserID and will be asked to create a password. DO NOT LOSE THIS PASSWORD. You will need it to make changes to classes, order transcripts and pay your bill on-line. If you lose your password, please visit this site.
  2. Apply via the Summer Session online application beginning April 22, 2013. The application will automatically prompt when you enter your UserID and Password (PID and PAC). Students must complete a new application every year. 
  3. Request preauthorization from the department offering the course if you are taking a class with pre-requisites or an upper-division course.
  4. Enroll in courses via WebReg from April 22 to July 8 for Session I and from April 22 to August 9 for Session II.
  5. Pay for enrolled course. You will be able to pay for Session I or Special Session courses starting May 23, 2013. You will be able to pay for Session II courses starting June 29, 2013. If you do not pay for your courses by the fee deadlines, you will be dropped from your courses.
    If you are a UC financial aid student, you will not be dropped for nonpayment or non-attendance. If you forget to drop unwanted courses, you will receive a grade of "F" for non-attendance and be billed for the courses.
  6. Double check your academic record to confirm that you are enrolled in the correct course(s).

International Students

Are you a non-US citizen not currently attending UCSD or another UC school?

If so, you are considered an international student.

All international students must work with UCSD Extension in order to attend UCSD in the summer.

Please click here for more information at the UCSD Extension website.

High School Students

Enrollment begins April 22, 2013 for high school students.

High school students are enrolled into UCSD Summer Session by Summer Session staff via the High School Enrollment and Registration Form (PDF). In order for your application to be considered complete, please include:

  1. Current transcript (minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA)
  2. High School Enrollment and Registration Form (PDF)
  3. Teacher/Counselor Recommendation Form (PDF) (needed for students entering 10th and 11th grade in Fall 2013, students entering 12th grade in Fall 2013 do not need this form)

Please turn in the completed application packet to our office via email, mail, fax, or in person. Our contact information is listed here.

Students who will be graduating high school in Spring 2013, please follow the instructions below for visiting students and enroll yourself via the online application.

High school students are allowed to enroll in lower-division courses. Lower-division courses are courses that are numbered 1-99.

Once students are accepted into the Summer Session program, the Summer Session Office creates the academic record and enrolls the student into the class listed on the application form.

If any changes are to be made to course selections after the application is submitted, please contact the Student Affairs Manager via email at summer@ucsd.edu and explain the changes. All changes must be submitted in writing. High school students are not allowed to make changes to their own courses via WebReg.

Once a student is enrolled in selected courses, the Summer Session Office will email an enrollment confirmation as well as the student PID and PAC to the email address listed on the application.

UCSD Alumni, US College Student and All Other Visiting Students

Enrollment for Summer Session begins April 22, 2013 for visiting students.

  1. Obtain a UserID and password (also known as a PID and PAC). If you have ever applied to UCSD or if you have taken Summer Session classes at UCSD before, you already have a PID. If you have forgotten your PID, please call the Student Affairs Manager (858) 534-8277. When you create your UserID and Password, you will be sent an email with your UserID and will be asked to create a password. DO NOT LOSE THIS PASSWORD. You will need it to make changes to classes, order transcripts and pay your bill on-line. If you lose your password, please visit this site.
  2. Apply via the Summer Session online application beginning April 22, 2013. The application will automatically prompt when you enter your UserID and Password (PID and PAC). Students must complete a new application every year. 
  3. Request preauthorization from the department offering the course if you are taking a class with pre-requisites or an upper-division course.
  4. Enroll in courses via WebReg from April 22 to July 8 for Session I and from April 22 to August 9 for Session II.
  5. Pay for enrolled course. You will be able to pay for Session I or Special Session courses starting May 23, 2013. You will be able to pay for Session II courses starting June 29, 2013. If you do not pay for your courses by the fee deadlines, you will be dropped from your courses. If you are a UC financial aid student, you will not be dropped for nonpayment or non-attendance. If you forget to drop unwanted courses, you will receive a grade of "F" for non-attendance and be billed for the courses.
  6. Double check your academic record to confirm that you are enrolled in the correct course(s).