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GRADUATE OPPORTUNITY AND THE DIVERSITY-ENHANCEMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Applicants assisted by the Graduate Opportunity Program must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. During the application process, the Graduate Opportunity Program can help students by providing insight into the process and by distributing information about various graduate academic and fellowship programs. The primary goals of the program are to increase the number of applicants through extensive outreach and to increase the number of enrolled students from diverse backgrounds through effective recruitment. Early in the application process, applicants who feel that their acceptance into the academic community at UC Santa Cruz will contribute to the diversity of the institution should contact the assistant to the graduate dean for outreach and recruitment, at (831) 459-5905.
Enrolled students are then assisted through formal and informal group orientations, individual advice about academic matters, financial aid, postdoctoral opportunities, and the provision of information about career planning, health care, and housing.
The Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship Program is a merit-based diversity-enhancement fellowship program that provides financial support to assist students from diverse backgrounds to pursue and successfully complete a doctoral degree. This fellowship is awarded to entering students who have overcome significant obstacles to achieve a baccalaureate-level degree, and whose economic, educational, or social background contributes to the intellectual diversity of the graduate student population. Applicants should refer to the information under Financial Support in the application to gain a better understanding of this fellowship. Fellowship recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship and the Dissertation-Year Fellowship are part of the University of California's Academic Career Development Program.
If you have questions about the Cota-Robles and Graduate Opportunity Programs, contact the Division of Graduate Studies, (831) 459-4109.
FEES, TUITION, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
All graduate students pay quarterly registration fees; those who are not California residents also pay nonresident tuition. The university makes a strong effort to provide financial support to graduate students who are making normal progress in their program of studies. Teaching assistantships and graduate student researcherships are administered by the departments; fellowships and grants, by the Division of Graduate Studies (based on the recommendations of the departments); and student loans, by the Financial Aid Office.
U.S. citizens and permanent residents should submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, since many UCSC fellowships and grants are only awarded to students who have completed it. (If you are admitted to one of UCSC's graduate programs, you will receive a FAFSA form from us along with your offer of admission. Please note, however, that international applicants are not eligible for need-based financial aid.)
For current information about financial support, refer to the Graduate Study at the University of California, Santa Cruz, application or to the UCSC General Catalog. Further information about student loans is available from
UC
Santa Cruz Financial
Aid Office
201 Hahn Student Services Building
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-2963
E-mail: fin_aid@ucsc.edu
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER
The campus accommodates students with disabilities and welcomes their attendance at UCSC. The Disability Resource Center provides the following to help meet the needs of students with disabilities: counseling and advising; mobility services; special parking; assistance with registration and enrollment; test-taking accommodations; equipment loans; reader, note-taker, and interpreter services; and liaison and referrals to appropriate resources, services, and agencies.
The office mails an informational letter to assist prospective students with questions they may have before being admitted. (Prospective students should also contact their local office of the California Department of Rehabilitation regarding benefits and assistance.)
The Disability Resource Center is located at 146 Hahn Student Services Building and can be reached by telephone at (831) 459-2089 (voice) or (831) 459-4806 (TTY), or by e-mail at drc@ucsc.edu.
Campus Access for People with Mobility Impairments
Transportation and Parking Services, in coordination with the Disability Resource Center, provides accessibility maps, vans equipped with wheelchair lifts that can transport students to any point on campus, and authorization to use parking spaces for the disabled, which are adjacent to all campus buildings. Most buildings on campus have wheelchair-accessible ramps, modified rest rooms, and other facilities. If necessary, classes are rescheduled to meet accessibility needs.
Questions
and concerns:
about program accessibility should be addressed to the
director of the Disability Resource Center, at (831)
459-2089 (voice); (831) 459-4806 (TTY);
about transportation, physical, or computing access to the
campus should be directed to (831) 459-3759 (voice/TTY).
HOUSING
On-Campus Housing
Twenty apartments for single graduate students are located on the west side of campus, between Kresge College and the Jack Baskin Engineering Building. City and campus bus stops are nearby. On-site parking is available for residents.
The apartments were designed with privacy, energy conservation, and aesthetics in mind. The wood-frame units have cedar exteriors and are bordered by redwood forest on two sides.
Four students share each apartment, which has a living and dining room, a kitchen, two bathrooms, four single bedrooms, an outdoor deck, and abundant closet and cabinet space. The units are fully furnished, although residents supply their own linens, cooking utensils, and household supplies. Common facilities include a laundry room and lounges with computer terminals and a large-screen television.
Generally, first-year graduate students are given priority in assignment of apartments. For further information about these apartments, contact the Campus Housing Office, 245 Hahn Student Services Building, (831) 459-2394, or e-mail housing@ucsc.edu. For information on the 42-space camper park--available to students who own recreational vehicles--contact Graduate Student Housing, 401 Heller Drive, (831) 459-5712.
Graduate students may also apply to the individual colleges for a limited number of resident preceptorships. These positions offer an on-campus apartment as a stipend and the opportunity to participate in a college community.
Family Student Housing
Students with families may live in Family Student Housing, a group of unfurnished two-bedroom apartments located on the west side of campus. These apartments are in demand, and students often wait up to 15 months for a vacancy. Those interested should apply as soon as possible. Further information is available from the Family Student Housing Office, Community Building, (831) 459-2549.
Off-Campus Housing
The local community offers a range of housing possibilities, but locating suitable housing can take some time. Students who intend to live off campus are encouraged to begin their search about four to six weeks before classes start. To assist students looking for housing in the community, the Community Rentals Office (CRO) maintains current rental listings and names of students who want to share living accommodations. These listings may only be used in the program office, and some form of photo identification (such as a driver's license or passport) and proof of application or admission to a graduate program are required. Upon request, the CRO will mail information on average monthly rental costs in the Santa Cruz area and a listing of local motels and campsites for temporary housing. The Community Rentals Office, located in the Social Sciences 2 Building, Room 56, is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Summer hours vary. For further information, call (831) 459-4435, or e-mail comrent@ucsc.edu.
CHILD CARE AND YOUTH PROGRAMS
Several child care programs are offered on campus. Enrollment is limited, and since most programs have waiting lists, early application is encouraged.
The UCSC Children's Center offers two programs: a subsidized Child Development Center serves preschool-aged children, with fees on a sliding scale and priority given to low-income students, and a fee-for-service infant/toddler program for children aged 3 months to 36 months. Information on these programs is available from the Children's Center Office at Family Student Housing, (831) 459-2967.
Family Student Housing sponsors several youth programs for children of residents as part of its Family Services Program. For information, contact the Family Services Program Office, (831) 459-4085.
A child care facility operated by a community contractor is located near the main entrance to campus and serves children aged 2 H through 6 years. For information on fees and applications, contact the Granary Child Development Center, (831) 426-3831.
The county of Santa Cruz offers a child care switchboard that lists licensed child care homes in the county on a geographic basis. The phone number for the switchboard is (831) 476-8585.
RECREATION
To make it convenient to use campus physical education, recreation, and sports facilities, field houses are located on the east and west sides of campus. Both field houses offer the following: gymnasium, weight room, tennis courts, outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, equipment center, and locker room. In 2000, a state-of-the-art Wellness Center opened in the East Field House area. In addition, the East Field House area includes a dance studio, a martial arts room, handball/racquetball courts, a half-mile jogging track, sports fields, and a 50-meter swimming pool. A strength-training and cardiovascular-fitness court is located near the east jogging track.
The UCSC boating facility is located at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, about five miles from campus. The boating program offers instruction and recreation using a variety of sailing and rowing vessels.
All facilities are open daily during academic terms and are available for individual recreation whenever they are not being used for classes or other scheduled activities.
A range of activities, workshops, classes, off-campus outings, and special events are scheduled quarterly. There are also recreation clubs (most are coed) that feature some combination of recreational participation, advanced instruction, and individual competition. Recently active clubs include scuba diving, skiing, fencing, yoga, creative movement, aikido, ninjitsu, tai chi, and swing dance.
The Outdoor Equipment Rental Center offers a variety of recreational equipment including surfboards, wet suits, and high-quality backpacking and camping gear. For those interested in planning their own outings, the Recreation Office can provide assistance. The Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports can be reached at (831) 459-2531.
SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS
Since its founding in 1965, the University of California, Santa Cruz, has gained national recognition for combining innovative academic planning with the research and scholarship strengths traditional to the University of California system. As a result, the campus has attracted a remarkably well qualified group of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as an outstanding faculty. The current enrollment of the campus is about 12,000 students, of whom some 1,200 are graduate students.
The small size of the graduate programs at Santa Cruz fosters close working relationships between students and faculty and a high level of interaction among students. Students are encouraged to do independent research, and students and faculty from different fields often pursue interdisciplinary research interests.
The Santa Cruz campus operates on a quarter-based academic year and uses grades, as well as a Narrative Evaluation System, to record academic performance.
Undergraduate education at Santa Cruz is organized on a collegiate basis. Nine residential colleges divide a large university into smaller academic and social communities, and an additional college is under construction. Each college has a distinctive quality derived from its core course and extracurricular programs, its faculty and their academic disciplines, and its architectural style. Graduate students are welcome to affiliate with one of the colleges.
Central campus resources include the McHenry Library, the Science Library, the Theater Arts and Music Centers, the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center, and the Bay Tree Bookstore, as well as computing and science laboratories, lecture halls, athletic facilities, and restaurants. A new Graduate Student Commons is scheduled to open in 2000-01. All are within walking distance of each other and of the colleges. They are also linked by a system of free minibuses.
UC Santa Cruz is located 75 miles south of San Francisco on 2,000 acres of meadows and redwood-forested hills overlooking Monterey Bay. The campus occupies the site of the historic Cowell Ranch, whose old buildings and fences have been carefully preserved.
SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY
The city of Santa Cruz, with a population of 55,000, was originally founded as a Spanish mission. Santa Cruz is a well-known recreational area and center for the arts. It is a friendly, cosmopolitan community with a strong awareness of environmental and political issues. Arts-and-crafts exhibits, local theater companies, a symphony orchestra, fine restaurants, and a contemporary live-music scene combine to make Santa Cruz an enjoyable place to live. The city is noted for its many beautifully restored Victorian houses.
The Santa Cruz area is famous for its mild weather and miles of beaches. Recreational opportunities include hiking through redwood forests, bicycling along mountain roads, and surfing, sailing, and scuba diving. Throughout the year the university sponsors a variety of group outings, such as river-rafting and skiing trips.
The metropolitan centers of the San Francisco Bay Area are within easy driving range. By car, Berkeley and San Francisco are less than two hours from campus; San Jose, Silicon Valley, Stanford University (Palo Alto), Monterey, and Carmel are within an hour's drive.
The
campus is three miles from downtown Santa Cruz. The Santa
Cruz Metropolitan Transit District offers bus service that
runs at regular intervals between the campus and the
downtown area. Student ID cards serve as bus passes.
