- Over 100 college credit & enrichment courses
- 989 acre campus with its own beaches and lagoon on the Pacific Ocean
- Sports Plus in Tennis, Basketball, Surfing, Sailing & more
- Weekend Road trips to Los Angeles, the Hearst Castle and tons of beaches
- Aquatic Science and Surfing
- Research Mentorship Program in Humanities, Physical, Social and Natural Sciences
UCSB is an internationally renowned center for teaching and research. The breathtaking 989 acre campus is located approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles, and is beautifully situated on a promontory bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands to the west, and the Santa Ynez Mountains to the east. UCSB offers four different college credit programs. The Early Start, and Academic & Enrichment Programs feature approximately 50 classes in over 40 different fields. Also available are the intensive Research Mentorship Program where students partner with research scientists in the arts, humanities, social life, physical sciences, or engineering. An additional non-credit program will be offered, consisting of two enrichment courses. After class college prep, sports and recreation are also offered.
6 Week Credit and Enrichment Courses for Students Completing 9,10,11,12
UCSB’s beautiful campus is home to 18,200 undergraduate, 2,200 graduate students and 998 faculty members. The campus has a stunning physical environment and the research facilities of a world-class institution, creating a unique learning environment for Summer Discovery @ UCSB students. UCSB offers a wide array of undergraduate majors and graduate programs through three colleges: Letters and Science, Engineering and Creative Studies. UCSB is one of only 62 institutions elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities and the Newsweek guide to America’s best colleges named UCSB one of the country’s “hottest colleges” twice in the past five years.
Noted alumni of the University include actors Michael Douglas and Benjamin Bratt; singer/songwriter Jack Johnson; Dr. Robert Ballard, who discovered the remains of the Titanic in 1985 and athletic greats Brian Shaw of the L.A. Lakers and Olympic gold medal swimmer Jason Lezak. It is also home to 5 Nobel Prize Laureates who are members of the faculty.
All Summer Discovery students live together in one residence hall - a special feature of our programs. This enables students and staff to develop the close-knit community of living under one roof. Although students benefit from the greater university community, they have a distinct “home” on campus, which provides immeasurable social, educational and safety benefits.
Students live in a UCSB residence hall beautifully situated by the Pacific Ocean. Rooms are doubles and feature two beds, study desks and chairs, book cases, drawers, closets, and high speed internet connections. Outstanding in-house facilities include television/DVD lounges, ping pong and video games, laundry and computer room. There is a Summer Discovery program office, staffed day and night. Also available is the outdoor patio area, with picnic tables, volleyball and basketball courts, and two nearby outdoor pools.
- The health, safety and security of each student is our primary concern.
- Doctor appointments are arranged with the on-campus Student Health Service.
- For 24 hour/emergency care, students are taken to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, located 2 miles from campus.
- Summer Discovery staff make all medical appointments, transport and accompany students to medical facilities, obtain prescription medications and notify parents after medical visits.
- Summer Discovery resident counselors live in the same secure residence hall as the students.
- For additional safety, there are daily/nightly sign-ins and room checks.
- In keeping with a collegiate atmosphere, students are permitted to walk on campus and take the city shuttle bus into downtown Santa Barbara, but are required to be in small groups.
All buildings and facilities on the UCSB campus are within easy walking distance of our Residence Hall. Downtown Santa Barbara is a short drive away, and buses and Summer Discovery shuttles provide transportation.
- Summer Discovery maintains a fleet of passenger vans for class field trips, small excursions and medical transport. For large group excursions chartered buses with professional drivers are used.
- Summer Discovery is pleased to offer assistance in facilitating transportation via car, bus, train or plane. Summer Discovery provides escorted transfers to/from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) for $15 each way . Staff meet incoming flights in baggage claim and assist with departures. All plane arrangements are made through Musiker Travel, our own travel agency, at the lowest available fares. If students are being driven to Santa Barbara, directions are sent approximately one month prior to the program.
