Programming
Through the Office of Summer Sessions, Transfer Edge is a six-week summer program designed to immerse incoming transfer students into the academics and culture at UCSB. The program serves as a bridge between prior educational experiences and the next chapter of your academic journey.
The Summer Transfer Transition Program (STTP), through the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), helps EOP transfer students adjust to student life at UCSB through an in-person week of opportunities to build support networks with current transfer students and UCSB staff who serve the student community.
Interdisciplinary (INT) courses are offered as a way to explore topics and issues that aren't limited by disciplinary boundaries. Many INT courses can help transfer students become more acclimated to UCSB. Such courses include:
- INT W120: Transferring to the Research University
- INT W188C: Transfer Exploration Seminar: Ways of Thinking & Practicing Communication
- INT W188E: Transfer Start Seminar: Economics
- INT 111: Emerging STEM Disciplines
- INT 186: Transfer Exploration Seminars
Through the Office of Admissions, recently admitted transfer students are invited to campus for an in-person event where students can meet various campus representatives, attend panels with current transfer students, and get a tour of campus!
Resources
Transfer Orientation is an important step in beginning your academic journey at UCSB!
Transfer Orientation dates: August 11-15, 2025 (You choose one day to attend)
Reasons to attend an in-person Transfer Orientation day:
- Meet with department advisors in your major
- Learn about UCSB's academic environment
- Learn about undergraduate research
- Become acquainted with other incoming transfer students
- Explore ways to get involved on campus
- Learn about campus life from current UCSB students
- Become familiar with the campus and what UCSB has to offer
The Transfer Student Module serves as a way to begin building your foundation as a student at UCSB.
Students who complete the Transfer Student Module by Monday, August 4th, and have spent at least 45 minutes completing the module will receive an earlier registration pass time.
*Please note that there is a "Transfer Orientation" fee of $78 that covers the module and an in-person Transfer Orientation session.
UCSB's Office of Financial Aid provides students with financial resources and related services necessary for students to achieve their academic goals. They are committed to providing accurate, user-friendly, responsive, and respectful service to students and their families.
Students interested in studying abroad should get in contact with UCSB's Education Abroad Program (EAP). UCSB EAP encourages students to take advantage of the programs offered through UCEAP to study abroad during their time at UCSB!