College Scholars Program

Updated April 2023

The UC Santa Cruz College Scholars Program (CSP) provides a stimulating home for highly motivated students to have community with like-minded peers during their first and second years as they explore research at a research university. Each year, we recruit and support a diverse cohort of College Scholars across all five academic divisions and all ten colleges who show potential to cultivate academic and non-academic strengths in a learning community. Between 20 and 25 students are housed in close proximity in each college and together participate in an enriched program of study designed to prepare them to take advantage of opportunities for undergraduate research at the upper division. Across four quarters, students have access to supplementary activities, special courses, small seminars, and a faculty research colloquium to explore what questions drive researchers and what forms research can take. To facilitate participation in these program requirements, CSP students receive priority enrollment during their time in the program. 

Researchers work in many sectors including academia, education and educational policy, foundations, government and public policy, housing and urban development, journalism, law, marketing and sales, medicine, public health, tech, and more!

College Scholars Admissions

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Frosh: In Fall 2022, the College Scholars Program moved to admitting the full cohort of scholars in the fall quarter. Each year approximately 250 new frosh join the College Scholars Program. A selected group of frosh admitted to UC Santa Cruz are invited to join the program based on a variety of strengths evident in their application and with a mind to balancing the cohort across colleges and academic disciplines. 

The admissions office sends out the invitations and provides instructions on how students can accept the invitation when they accept their offer of admissions.  

If you have any questions, please email us at honorscholars@ucsc.edu

Inquiries regarding the College Scholars Program can be directed to the College Scholars Program Coordinator at honorscholars@ucsc.edu. Virtual Slug Success appointments are also available.

CSP: Events & In the News  

Summer Session Enrollment Open Now!
More Information: summer.ucsc.edu
Diverse Voices in Fisheries Science Seminar Series - Dr. Verena Wang
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Virtual event- Zoom ID: 951 6378 4829; Password: fisheries
More Information: calendar.ucsc.edu
Careers in the Field of International Education
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Virtual event- register at ucsc.zoom.us
More Information: global.ucsc.edu
Womxn in ECE/CSE Lunch Series
Date and Time: Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 12:00pm 
Location: Baskin Engineering Lanai (if raining, join us in E2-599)
More dates through June 8, 2023
More Information: calendar.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz Launchpad 2023 - previously known as "Get Hired"
Date and Time: Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Cocoanut Grove- 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Register: here
More Information: calendar.ucsc.edu
Fulbright Webinar: Fulbright Application Process
Date and Time: Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10:00am
Location: Virtual event- join here
More Information: calendar.ucsc.edu
UCSC Indie Game Playtesting Night @ Silicon Valley Campus
Date and Time: Friday, May 26, 2023 at 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: UCSC Silicon Valley Campus, Event Center; 3175 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara, CA
More Information: meetup.com
CITRIS Tech for Social Good 2023 Student Project Showcase
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Virtual event- register at ucsc.zoom.us
More Information: calendar.ucsc.edu
Resume 101
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: UCSC Silicon Valley Campus; 3175 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95054
More Information: calendar.ucsc.edu
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