What is Summer Session?

UC San Diego's Summer Session offers two 5-week sessions and a special session and a speical sessoin with courses that vary in start and end dates that do not fall within the 5-week sessions. Summer Session offeres over 800 courses, including a large variety of online and hybrid courses.

Taking courses in the summer allows for students to accelerate progress towards their degree. Incoming transfer, freshman, high school seniors, and other non-matriculated students are welcome to apply! 

Summer Session Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide core courses needed by students for graduation from the University of California; to provide intensive and innovative academic programs not easily offered during the academic year; and to provide opportunities for ladder-rank faculty to teach in areas of student need, as well as provide opportunities for lecturers, visitors and graduate students to teach, when appropriate.

Summer Session is part of Division of Undergraduate Education. 

Email: summer@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-5258