At UC Santa Cruz, undergraduates have opportunities to publish, to present their findings at conferences, to travel worldwide, and to gain research and scholarship opportunities usually reserved for graduate students.

Following are just a few of our extraordinary students.

Students Who Began as Freshmen	Transfer Students
Mee Cha Computer game design	Josh Karrasch Psychology
Allysa Evans History with a concentration in the Americas and Africa	Diane Pederson Computer science
Angel Martinez Health sciences	Michelle Romero Intensive-track Literature
Will McIntyre Music B.M. and American studies double major	Bryce Walker Art
Irene Vasquez Environmental studies/ economics combined major	Christopher Waters Theater arts
Alisa Yuasa History and art double major	Halima Williams Health sciences