This summer CSE is one of several departments that will launch a new program for incoming transfer students arriving in Fall 2015. The Summer Academy will run from August 2 through September 5, and only transfer students majoring in computer science and engineering, biological sciences, electrical and computer engineering, or mathematics are eligible to apply to the five-week residential program on the UC San Diego campus. The program is partly modeled on the very successful Summer Program for Incoming Students (SPIS) launched two years ago to give incoming freshmen (pictured below) an opportunity to ease into campus life and get a strong foundation in computer science and programming prior to the start of the regular academic year.
Transfer students accepted for the Summer Academy will earn eight units between two gateway courses to upper-division to "set a strong academic foundation leading to success at UC San Diego." Students will benefit from heavy academic advising and career mentoring, while developing strong ties with faculty and staff. The overall cost of the residential program will be primarily covered by the university itself, to the tune of $3,500 per student. The balance of costs, which include tuition, fees, educational programs, housing, meals, books and supplies, is $2,500, to be borne by students and their families (although financial aid is also available to students who qualify and submit an application by the June 1 deadline). Organizers point out that students accepted into the Summer Academy program are likely to graduate sooner, which could in turn offset some of the upfront cost of the program.
Again, the deadline for incoming transfer students to apply for Summer Academy 2015 is June 1, and the same deadline applies to requests for financial aid under the 2014-15 FAFSA or California Dream Act. (Students who have already completed a financial aid application for 2014-15 should add UC San Diego's school code, 001317.)