{"id":10,"date":"2022-10-18T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-www-ucsc.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:39:25","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Academics<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Learning among leaders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leading at the intersection of innovation, social justice, and sustainability, our campus community
members use their voices, knowledge, and talents to create real change. Blaze your own learning trail. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What do you want to study?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With 74 majors, world-class teachers, and modern facilities, a wealth of knowledge is at your doorstep\u2014or your fingertips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Undergraduate majors and courses<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Postgraduate students learn in 66 graduate programs, in a prime location just 40 minutes from Silicon Valley and perched on the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate degrees and programs<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Explore the disciplines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Arts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Humanities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Social Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Baskin School of Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate Studies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The UCSC student experience fuses high-level academics with passionate engagement in the world. Here, you learn by doing, and we are routinely ranked among top universities for research excellence and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plan your academic year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Course catalog <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explore undergraduate and graduate degree course descriptions, faculty listings, information and expenses, the academic calendar, and more.
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See the general catalog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Schedule of classes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Academic year at a glance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Fall 2025
September 20 \u2013 December 12, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter 2026
January 5 \u2013 March 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2026
March 30 \u2013 June 11, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer 2026
June 22 \u2013 August 28, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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See the full calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Live and learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All undergraduate students choose one of our 10 colleges as their living\/learning community. Each college is like its own \u201cneighborhood,\u201d complete with traditions and history, academic support, activities, and events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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