UCSD Summer Session

A: UCSD Students:

E-bill notices are sent to your UCSD issued e-mail when your bill is ready to be viewed and paid. Summer Session can not guarantee that you will receive an E-Bill notification. Only one notice is emailed per student, per session. It is the student's responsibility to pay fees per the Session I, Session II and Special Session calendars. If your parents pay your fees, notify them as soon as you enroll in a course to avoid having your classes cancelled. For more information contact Student Business Services.

Payment Deadlines:
June 22, 2009 (Session I and Special Session)
July 27, 2009 (Session II)

Do not wait for a billing notification or statement.  Any student enrolling in classes after May 27th (Session I) or June 7 (Session II) may not receive an account statement in time to avoid course cancellation or late fees.

Visiting Students:

The student record system will calculate your fees and Student Billing Services will mail your billing statement after you enroll. Your bill will be available to view and pay beginning May 27. Summer Session can not guarantee that you will receive a billing statement. Billing statements are not needed to pay fees. Each student has access to the system and can verify fees owed and paid. You are strongly encouraged to view and pay your invoice on-line as soon as possible beginning May 27, 2009. It is the student's responsibility to pay fees per the Session I, Session II and Special Session calendars. For more information contact Student Business Services.

Do not wait for a billing notification or statement.  Any student enrolling in classes after May 27th (Session I) or June 7 (Session II) may not receive an account statement in time to avoid course cancellation or late fees.

A: Your options are eCheck, paper check, cash, or money order. For more information please visit Ways to Pay Your Bill, or contact Central Cashier at (858) 534-3725.

A: No.
If you mail your payment, please allow at least 10 days for delivery and payment processing. Full payment must be posted by the Cashier's office to your account by the enrollment/fee deadline. Any fees mailed but not posted will not be counted as paid by the deadline. It is highly encouraged that you pay on-line or in person if you are paying near the payment deadlines.

Payment Deadlines:
June 22, 2009 (Session I and Special Session)
July 27, 2009 (Session II)

A: It depends.
If you are enrolled in courses before the payment deadlines and do not pay your fees, you will be dropped from all courses for non-payment.
Payment Deadlines:

June 22, 2009 (Session I and Special Session)

July 27, 2009 (Session II)

If you enroll after the first payment deadline and before the last cancellation deadline, you will be assessed a late fee. Any fees not paid in full will cause all courses in that session to be dropped for non-payment.
Last Cancellation for Non-Payment of Fees Deadlines:
July 6, 2009 (Session I)
August 10, 2009 (Session II)
June 24, 2009 (Special Session)

If you enroll after the last cancellation deadline, you will not be dropped for non-payment but additional fees may be assessed and a hold may be placed on your record.

If you are on a waitlist, you will not be responsible to pay the course fee for the waitlisted course until you are actually added to the class. As space becomes available, the system automatically adds students to courses. You must carefully watch your waitlist status because you can be added at any time. If you are automatically added, course fees will become due. Any unpaid fees, including fees for courses added through the automatic waitlist process can cause you to be dropped for non-payment.
Automated Waitlist Dates
April 13- June 26, 2009 (Session I)
April 13 - July 31, 2009 (Session II)
April 13 - June 26, 2009 (Special Session)

If you are a financial aid student, your courses are not automatically cancelled for non-payment. To avoid being charged for courses you do not attend, students must drop their courses or withdraw (if you are dropping your units to 0). You can receive a grade of "F" for courses that you do not drop and do not attend, and you may be billed for the courses. Please be aware of all of the courses that you are enrolled in at all times.

A: The system sends an email to the student's email on file. Delivery is not guaranteed. Instructions on how to re-enroll are included in this email. Automated cancellation is scheduled for:
June 24 and July 6 for Session I
July 29 and August 10 for Session II and
June 24 for Special Session for students that have not paid fees in full. Students are encouraged to check their email regularly.

A: Maybe.
Financial aid students who have applied on time and who have been verified as eligible financial aid recipients will not have their courses automatically cancelled for non-payment.

However, financial aid students are required to drop any courses they can not attend. If you do not drop classes that you do not attend, you may receive a grade of "F" for that class. You may also be responsible for any fees associated with that class. If you intend to withdraw from a session, you must submit a withdraw form to the Registrar's Office.

Students who have not correctly completed the financial aid process may be dropped for non-payment.

A: Please contact the UCSD Financial Aid Office  at
(858) 534-4480 BEFORE enrolling in any courses. 

California Veterans Fee Waiver
Summer Session per unit fees are only waived for UC matriculated students. Students are responsible for other fees such as the material and technology fees. See Veterans Affairs for more information.

A: If your parents or a company are paying your fees, you are still responsible for having your fees paid on time. Please be sure your parents or your company are aware of the Session I, Session II and Special Session calendars associated with all courses you are enrolled in. Students whose accounts are not fully paid by the fee deadlines are dropped from courses unless the student has been approved for financial aid.

A: No.
Summer Session fees are due and payable by the deadlines listed below.  Failure to pay by the deadline will result in a student being dropped from all courses in that session.

Payment Deadlines:
June 22, 2009 (Session I and Special Session)
July 27, 2009 (Session II)

Automated Waitlist Dates
April 13- June 26, 2009 (Session I)
April 13 - July 31, 2009 (Session II)
April 13 - June 26, 2009 (Special Session)

A: Technology fees must be manually reversed.  In order to have this fee removed, please  send an email to summer@ucsd.edu and include your name, PID and that you have dropped all of your classes and would like the technology fee removed from your account.

A: UCSD Students: do not pay an application fee.

UC Visitors: from any UC campus pay a once-per-summer $50 non-refundable application fee.

Other Visitors: pay a once-per-summer $100 non-refundable application fee.

A: Summer Session fees have not yet been set for summer 2009. 
    The 2008 fees were:

Most courses are 4 units. The Schedule of Classes has units listed per courses.  

A: Limited financial aid funds may be available to continuing UCSD students. Students from other UC campuses must contact their home campus regarding financial aid.  Financial aid is not available to non-UC students.

A: Prior to the refund deadline, you may obtain a credit to your account for any course fees simply by dropping your course.  If you would like this credit to be sent to you in the form of a check, you will need to contact the Cashier's Office at (858) 534-3726.

After the refund deadline, you will need to petition Summer Session in order to obtain a credit for your fees.  The petition form can be obtained here.  Summer Session is only able to give refunds after the refund deadline in specific circumstances.  For more details, please see our section on refunds, located here.

A: Yes.
Students are automatically added to courses as space becomes available.
Students are encouraged to check their class status on a regular basis because students can be added at any time that the waitlist is active.
If you are automatically added to a course, course fees immediately become due. Students must pay all summer fees prior to the payment deadlines.

Any unpaid fees, including fees for courses added through the automatic waitlist process will result in all summer classes being dropped for non-payment.

Payment Deadlines:
June 22, 2009 (Session I and Special Session)
July 27, 2009 (Session II)

Automated Waitlist Dates
April 13- June 26, 2009 (Session I)
April 13 - July 31, 2009 (Session II)
April 13 - June 26, 2009 (Special Session)

A: Students are automatically added to courses as space becomes available. Please keep in mind, waitlists are processed on a first come, first served basis. Not all students may be accommodated.

Once classes have begun, waitlisted students are encouraged to attend class to attempt to add the course by obtaining the instructor's signature on an add/drop card. To complete your enrollment in the course an add/drop card must be submitted to the Registrar's office(Student Services Center, Suite 261) by the late add period deadlines.

Students are encouraged to check their class status on a regular basis because they can be added at any time. If you are automatically added to a course, course fees immediately become due. Students must pay all summer fees prior to the payment deadlines.

Any unpaid fees, including fees for courses added through the automatic waitlist process will result in all summer classes being dropped for non-payment.

Payment Deadlines:
June 22, 2009 (Session I and Special Session)
July 27, 2009 (Session II)

Automated Waitlist Dates
April 13- June 26, 2009 (Session I)
April 13 - July 31, 2009 (Session II)
April 13 - June 26, 2009 (Special Session)

 

A:
UCSD Students
UCSD Students do not need to apply for Summer Session. Students are assigned an appointment time during the week of April 6-10. UCSD students may enroll beginning on April 13th.

Visiting Students
The Visiting Student Application will be available in early April.  Students may apply for summer 2009 as soon as the application comes on-line.  Visiting student enrollment begins April 20th.

A: You may get a PID/PAC by following the instructions on TritonLink.

A: No, your student PID/PAC can be used to enroll in Summer Session courses.

A: High school students may enroll in lower-division courses (numbered 1-99) that do not have prerequisites. See the High School Students section of this website for more details and the required forms.

A: No, unless you are a high school student.
Visiting students need only fill out the on-line application, obtain a PID and PAC, enroll using Web Reg and pay their fees by the deadline to successfully enroll. 

High school students who are entering grades 10-12 are welcome to apply to take classes during summer.  Please refer to the section dedicated to high school student enrollment for more information.

A: Attending Summer Session does not entitle a student to enroll during any other academic quarter at UCSD. In addition, attending Summer Session does not guarantee admission to the University. 

A: Grades are usually available two weeks after the end of final examinations.

UCSD Students: Grades are automatically posted to your records and can be viewed in TritonLink.

UC Visitors: Transcripts are automatically sent to your home UC campus.

Other Visitors: To obtain your grades, you may check TritonLink or order a transcript from the Registrar's Office. User ID/PID and Password/PAC number, are required to access your grades.

A: To order an official transcript, complete a Transcript Request Form or call (858) 534-3153. Transcripts for visiting UC students are automatically sent to your home campus. Non-UC students can order an official transcript about two weeks after the end of the session. See also How to Request a Transcript.

A: Maybe
To determine if a UCSD Summer Session course is transferable, contact the institution you wish to transfer courses to and ask if they will accept the course credit.

A: You can reset it here.

A: You can drop classes in two ways. You can either go to Web Reg and drop your class there or you can fill out a drop card and turn it in to the Registrar's Office. If it if your only class, you'll need to withdraw from the session.

A: If you are not receiving financial aid in the summer, you have two options to drop all of your classes. You can either go to Web Reg and drop your class there or you can fill drop cards and turn them in to the Registrar's Office.

If you are a financial aid student, you MUST fill out a withdrawal form and return it to the Registrar's Office. You will be able to drop all but your last class on-line or with a drop card but you will be required to use the withdrawal form in order to drop the last class. If you attempt to drop your last class after the Registrar's Office is closed, you can fax in the form or slip it under the door of the office. Forms will be honored as of the day they are received.  For further details, please see the Summer 2008 Withdrawal Instructions.

A: If you are a financial aid student, you MUST fill out a withdrawal form and return it to the Registrar's Office. You will be able to drop all but your last class on-line or with a drop card but you will be required to use the withdrawal form in order to drop the last class. If you attempt to drop your last class after the Registrar's Office is closed, you can fax in the form or slip it under the door of the office. Forms will be honored as of the day they are received.  For further details, please see the Summer 2008 Withdrawal Instructions.

A: You can add classes in two ways. You can either go to You can either go to WebReg and add your class there, or you can fill out an add card and turn it in to the Registar's Office.

A: Once a deadline has passed, you can petition for an exception to the university regulations.  Common petition requests are for a retroactive drop, retroactive add and a change of grade.

It is helpful to read and understand the CEP guidelines regarding petitions as the process has changed as of Fall 2008.  The guidelines can be found here.

To initiate a petition, you will need to fill out the petition form which can be printed from this link.

Next, you will need to work with the department which offered the class for which you are petitioning.  They will assist you with obtaining the professor and departmental signatures needed to further process the petition.  Once the departmental signatures are obtained, the petition will be sent to your college.  Visiting students who do not have a college will be assigned a college.

If approved by the college, the petition is then sent to CEP for final approval.

If CEP approves the petition, it will be sent back to the college for notification to the student and any additional actions that may be required.

A: The guidelines can be found here.

A: The petition form can be found here.