Join Us for Transfer Day!
At UC Santa Cruz, we love our transfer students! Transfer Day 2025 is an on-campus event for all admitted transfer students. Bring your family, and come celebrate with us on our beautiful campus! Look out for more information coming soon to this page.
Transfer Day
Saturday, May 10, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Admitted transfer students, join us for a special preview day designed just for you! This will be a chance for you and your family to celebrate your admission, tour our beautiful campus, and connect with our extraordinary community. Events will include campus tours led by a S.L.U.G. (Student Life and University Guide), next steps presentations, majors and resources tables, and live student performances. Come experience Banana Slug life – we can’t wait to meet you!
Campus Tour
Join our friendly, knowledgeable student tour guides as they lead you on a walking tour of the beautiful UC Santa Cruz campus! Get to know the environment where you may be spending your time for the next few years. Explore the residential colleges, dining halls, classrooms, libraries, and favorite student hangout spots, all in our lovely campus between the sea and the trees! Can’t wait? Take a virtual tour now!
Coastal Campus Tour
Coastal Biology Building 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location is off campus – a map can be found here
Are you attending the Coastal Campus events below? Please RSVP to help us plan! Thank you.
Located less than five miles from the main campus, our Coastal Campus is a center for exploration and innovation in marine research! Find out more about our innovative Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) programs, as well as the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, the Seymour Center, and other UCSC marine science programs – all on our gorgeous coastal campus right on the ocean!
- 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Labs tabling
- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Welcome by EEB faculty and undergraduate panel
- 2:30 - 4:00 p.m., Rotating tours
- 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Recap for additional questions & post-tour poll
- After 4:30 p.m., weather conditions permitting - Fireplace and s’mores!
Please note: To visit our Coastal Campus, we recommend that you attend morning events on the main campus at 1156 High Street, then drive to our Coastal Science Campus (130 McAllister Way) for the afternoon. Parking at the Coastal Science Campus is free.
Student Resources & Majors Fair
Is there tutoring available on campus? What about mental health services? How can you build community with your fellow Banana Slugs? This is a chance to begin connecting with some current students, faculty, and staff members! Explore your major, meet the members of a club or activity you’re interested in, and get connected with support services such as Financial Aid and Housing.
Dining Options
A variety of food and drink options will be available throughout campus. Specialty food trucks will be located on the outdoor basketball courts, and Cafe Ivéta, located in Quarry Plaza, will be open that day. Want to try a dining hall experience? Inexpensive, all-you-care-to-eat lunches will also be available at the five campus dining halls. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available. Bring a reusable water bottle with you – we’ll have refill stations at the event!
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