Students

UC Santa Cruz Campus Tour

UC Santa Cruz Admissions Office

Tutoring, mentoring, test preparation, and other special academic support and enrichment programs

• The California State Summer School in Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) is a new pre-college residential experience at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz that gives participating high school students access to the laboratories of UC scientists and engineers, enabling them to explore advanced topics not traditionally offered in high school curricula.

• The UC College Prep (UCCP), based at UC Santa Cruz, program provides Advanced Placement and honors courses on the Internet, so that more students are competitive in their applications to UC and other universities.

School & Community Partnerships

School/University partnerships

• The Educational Partnership Center (EPC)

Educational Research

Educational equity

• The Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) at UC Santa Cruz is a federally supported research initiative on the education of cultural and linguistic minority students and those placed at risk by factors of race, poverty, and geographic location.

Effective teaching practices

• The New Teacher Center (NTC) at UC Santa Cruz is dedicated to teacher development and new teacher training and support.

Enrichment Activities

Museums, Galleries, and Gardens

(please note that (1) next to the name indicates that there are resources (other than tours) available for K-12 teachers and students; (2) indicates online collections available to the public.)

• Arboretum (2)
• Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery (1)

Science Centers

• The Seymour Marine Discovery Center at UC Santa Cruz is a one-of-a-kind experience with marine animals, science educators, and interactive materials for K-12 students.

Humanities

• Dickens in the Classroom at UC Santa Cruz is a workshop for English literature teachers that demonstrates strategies for teaching Dickens in the schools.

UC websites for K-12 students and their families

• UCSC's "SlugVideo" shows live views of the Santa Cruz beach

Directory of Programs

For additional programs at the UC Santa Cruz campus, see the Directory of Programs.

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