A little about youDates and Deadlines
Important dates and deadlines for students applying to UC Santa Cruz for Fall 2021:
| August 1, 2020 | UC Application for Admission available online |
| October 1, 2020 | |
| October 15, 2020 |
EXTENDED application deadline for UCSC TAG |
| December 15, 2020 | EXTENDED DEADLINE: UC Application filing deadline for fall 2021 applications. $70 per campus, $80 for international students |
| January 8, 2021 | EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR TRANSFERS ONLY: UC Application filing deadline for fall 2021 applications. |
| January 31, 2021 |
Transfer Academic Update (TAU) deadline for fall 2021. Transfer students must submit a TAU, even if they have no changes to report. |
| March 2, 2021 |
Deadline for submitting the FAFSA or Dream App, and (for CA students) the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form to receive a Cal Grant for upcoming academic year |
| March 2-May 1, 2021 |
UC Santa Cruz Financial Aid Office requests supporting documentation from applicants and sends preliminary aid estimates to most new freshmen (sent to most new transfer students March 1-June 1) |
| March 15-31, 2021 |
Fall 2021 admissions decisions appear on my.ucsc.edu for all on-time freshmen applicants |
| March 17-April 30, 2021 |
Fall 2021 admissions decisions appear on my.ucsc.edu for all on-time transfer applicants |
| April 1, 2021 |
Room and board rates for next academic year are available from Housing |
| April 2021 | |
| May 1, 2021 |
Frosh admission acceptance due online at my.ucsc.edu and pay required fees and deposits |
| Late May 2021 |
Frosh Housing contract deadline. Complete the online housing application/contract by 11:59:59 (Pacific Time) on the deadline date. |
| June-August, 2021 | |
| June 1, 2021 | Transfer admission acceptance due online at my.ucsc.edu and pay required fees and deposits |
| Mid-June 2021 | Advising and enrollment information provided – frosh and transfers |
| Late June 2021 |
Transfer Housing contract deadline. Complete the online housing application/contract at by 11:59:59 (Pacific Time) on the deadline date. |
| July 1, 2021 |
All transcripts are due to the UC Santa Cruz Office of Admissions from new incoming students (postmark deadline) |
| July 15, 2021 | All official test scores are due to the UC Santa Cruz Office of Admissions from new incoming students (receipt deadline) |
| September 2021 | |
|
September 15-23, 2021 (approx.) |
Fall Move-in |
| September 15-23, 2021 | |
| September 23, 2021 |
Classes Begin |
