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New Undergraduate Student Guide

This guide helps you optimize your academic and student experience at UC San Diego as well as navigate your way through the many resources available to you on campus. The guide supplements the advice provided to you by your college, major department, and various administrative units.

Find out what you need to know:

Before you arrive on campus
- Freshmen
- Transfer students
Plan your class schedule for the first quarter
- Freshmen
- Transfer students
When you arrive, including Welcome Week
About tools for academic success and explore academic enrichment and resources
To make the most of services available to you around campus
To get involved and have fun!

Also check out a list of common terms and their definitions to help you crack the code often used around campus.

Welcome Week

Current Students