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 Application is now Open!
Please review the Application and Enrollment page for detail information.
Schedule of Classes 2025
The Schedule of Classes for Summer Session 2025 is now available!
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: