UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSpecial programs in Marine Science, Surfing and Research Mentorship Program4 or 6 Week Programs Available
Prices ranging from $6,499 - $7,999Photo GalleryWatch our Video

Dates & Prices

  • 6 Weeks6/24 - 8/5$7,999Residential Program
  • 4 Weeks6/24 - 7/20$6,499Residential Program

Please note that 2012 prices are subject to increase by UC Regents

Tuition includes: Term fees, full academic college credit and enrichment program, use of facilities, housing, 3 meals daily (2 meals daily on weekends) while on campus, recreation pass, activities, trips and excursions per catalog, blanket and pillow.

Not included: Airfare, airport transfers (available for $15 from Santa Barbara each way), books and classroom materials, course supplements, meals eaten off campus, medical expenses, laundry, linens, souvenirs, and personal spending money (approximately $75-$125 per week suggested).

 

UC Santa Barbara - Overview

  • Premier UCSB program for high school students completing grades 9, 10, 11, 12
  • 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 & more
  • Weekend Road trips to Los Angeles, Hearst Castle and beaches

UC Santa Barbara Special Programs

Why UC Santa Barbara?

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 south, and the Santa Ynez Mountains to the north. UCSB offers four different college credit programs. The Early Start, and Academic & Enrichment Programs feature approximately 80 classes in 40 different fields. Also available is the intensive Research Mentorship Program in which students partner with research scientists in the arts, humanities, social and physical sciences, or engineering. Alternatively, a non-credit program is offered, consisting of two enrichment courses. After class a college prep, sports and recreation are also available.

The University of California, Santa Barbara

The UCSB campus is home to 19,000 undergraduate, 3,000 graduate students and 1,100 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 61 institutions elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. U.S. News and World Report ranked UCSB number 10 in its annual listing of top 50 Public National Universities.

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.