Visiting High School students may take classes online or commute to campus for in-person classes through our Commuter option. No residential housing is available. High school students can enroll in sessions that do not conflict with their return to high school in the fall.

Below are options for students taking their first undergraduate courses at UC Santa Cruz. All classes are 5 credits unless otherwise indicated. Session dates and deadlines are found on our academic calendar. Lower-division courses are numbered 1-99, and upper-division courses are numbered 100-199. We recommend starting with a lower-division class for your first undergraduate course. Still, you can take an upper-division class if you meet the prerequisites - just be prepared for more intensive reading and writing along with a heavier overall workload (see Workload and Course Expectations).

Pre-Med, Pre-Dental and Public Health programs are science-intensive. A strong foundation may allow you to take more advanced classes in college, and courses in different subject areas can prepare you with a broad academic background.

Session 1 - June 23 - July 25

• BIOE 20C [Online] - Ecology and Evolution [meets one year of the (D) Science A-G requirement]
• BIOL 88 [Online] - Studies in Medicine: Its Art, History, Science, and Philosophy  [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]
• LALS 56 [Online] - The Right To Health  [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]

Session 2 - July 28 - August 29

• BIOL 81A [Online] - Nutrition of Sport  [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]
• GCH 1 [Online] - Foundations for Global and Community Health [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]
• HIS 151 [Online] - History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from Antiquity to the Enlightenment  [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]

Mathematics

We offer many MATH classes - we are happy to help you select the right level.

If you have passed high school geometry, any UC Santa Cruz Summer Session MATH course will meet the (C) MATHematics A-G requirement.

Lower Division MATH Overview (course numbers less than 100)

• MATH 3 is Precalculus.
• MATH 11A is Calculus with Applications 1, and MATH 11B is Calc 2.  
• MATH 19A is Calculus for the Sciences, and MATH 19B is Calc 2.
• MATH 21 is Linear Algebra
• MATH 22 is an Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables.
• MATH 23A and MATH 23B are Vector Calculus 1 and 2.
• MATH 24 is Ordinary Differential Equations

While visiting high school students are not required to show proof of prerequisites for MATH courses, it is always in your best interest to have met them.

Related Coursework:

Session 1

• ANTH 2 [In Person] Session 1 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]

Session 2

• ANTH 3 [Online] - Introduction to Archaeology  [meets the (G) College-preparatory elective A-G requirement]