Why Summer Session?
- Accelerate progress towards your degree
- Enroll in courses that are difficult to enroll in during the fall, winter or spring quarters
- Enhance your career prospects
- Enrich your cultural and intellectual knowledge
FINANCIAL AID NOTE: UC San Diego Students, please review the UC San Diego Summer Session Financial Aid site for more info. Non-UC San Diego Students should contact their home campus for Financial Aid assistance.
ACADEMIC RIGOR NOTE: The majority of classes in the summer are the same you will find during the 10 week academic year terms (Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters), and are taught in 5 week sessions.
IMPORTANT: If you drop a course, be sure to do the following: check the refund schedule, contact housing, and contact financial aid.
Summer Steps
- Determine your eligibility to be a Summer Session student
- Campus health and safety regulations can be found on the Return to Learn website.
- Search the Schedule of Classes to find the course(s) you need
- In-Person: course will have an on-campus building and room
- Fully remote: course will have the building name RCLAS
- Hybrid: combination of an on-campus building and room assignment with building name RCLAS
- Visit Application and Enrollment to complete the summer session application
- Enroll in your course(s) via WebReg
- Pay summer fees
- Review Course Syllabus on Canvas.
- Complete Course Assignments
- Review transcript record
Summer Session 2025 Dates
Summer Session 1: June 30 - August 2
Summer Session 2: August 4 - September 6
Special Session: June 16 - September 19
Get in Contact with Summer Session Staff!
We are available to answer your questions by phone and email.
Main Phone: (858) 534-5258
Email: summer@ucsd.edu
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Living on Campus
Summer Housing
Housing is available to all eligible Summer students! Check your eligibility here: