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The UCSC/University of New Hampshire (UNH) and UCSC/University of New
Mexico (UNM) exchange programs offer students an opportunity to enhance
their academic majors—or investigate other fields of study—while
experiencing a year or a term in a different educational environment.
The experience also provides students with another perspective—an
expansion of social, cultural, economic, and political horizons.
UC Santa Cruz and the University of New Hampshire formalized a student
exchange program in 1983, and the first exchange occurred during the
1983–84 academic year. The University of New Mexico was added in
1992, with the first students participating in 1993–94. The program
is administered at UCSC by the Office of the Registrar.
The program limits 10 students to UNH and five students to UNM each
year. Priority is given to students who plan to participate in the exchange
program during their junior year. Selection is based on class standing,
UC Santa Cruz academic records, the application essay, and relevance
to your academic program at UCSC.
Both UNH and UNM follow a semester calendar. UCSC students may enroll
in the exchange program for a semester or a full year. Most students
choose to participate for the full year or the fall semester only.
During the exchange, students remain registered at UC Santa Cruz and
pay their regular UCSC fees. No tuition or registration fees are paid
to UNH or UNM.
UNH and UNM guarantee on-campus housing for exchange students. Students
contract directly with UNH and UNM for specific room and board plans.
Room and board costs for a semester are slightly more than for a quarter
at UCSC; expenses for a full year are much lower than for three quarters
at UCSC.
UCSC students are eligible for all student services and programs at
UNH and UNM except financial aid and competition in intercollegiate
athletics. Students receiving UCSC financial aid continue to do so during
the exchange. However, work-study awards cannot be earned through employment
at UNH or UNM.
Participants are responsible for transportation costs and arrangements
to and from New Hampshire or New Mexico.
A normal program of studies on exchange is four 4-credit classes each
semester or 32 semester credits for the year. These transfer to UCSC
as 48 quarter credits towards the 180 credits required for the degree.
The Office of Admissions will review proposed course work to determine
if it is transferable. Liberal arts undergraduate academic courses are
transferable; however, vocational, technical, applied, and personal
development courses are not transferable (e.g., nursing). Each department
of study determines the applicability of UNH and UNM courses toward
requirements for the major. Letter grades earned while at UNH and UNM
will not be calculated into the UCSC
GPA or the UC GPA.
Each semester at UNH and UNM includes 15 weeks of instruction and a
week of examinations. Fall semester begins in the last week of August
and ends during the third week of December. Spring semester begins about
the third week of January and extends through the third week of May.
General catalogs from UNH and UNM are available for your review at the
Office of the Registrar, 190 Hahn Student Services Building. The 2008–09
Domestic Exchange Program Application is located at www.reg.ucsc.edu/students/dexchange_app.pdf
or at the Office of the Registrar. A special informational meeting
is set up each year for prospective applicants to meet with UCSC students
who have participated in the exchange program and UNH and UNM students
currently enrolled at UCSC. The informational meeting, usually scheduled
in February, provides an opportunity for UCSC/UNH and UCSC/UNM exchange
participants to share their experiences and to respond to questions
about academic programs, housing, and student life. Applications will
be available at the meeting. The date and location of the meeting will
be announced in January.
Applications, including a brief essay
and a proposed course plan approved by your college, your department,
and the Office of the Registrar, are due March 7, 2008. Selected applicants
must have the approval of their department adviser and college academic
preceptor or adviser in order to participate in the exchange. All applicants
will be notified about their status before the quarter break. Successful
applicants will be expected to confirm their participation at the beginning
of spring quarter.
UNH is a land-grant
institution founded in 1866. It enrolls about 11,000 students; about
85 percent of whom are undergraduates. In addition to a full spectrum
of majors in the arts and sciences, its curriculum includes degree programs
in agriculture, business, education, and engineering. The campus, comprised
of 200 acres, is bordered by nearly 4000 acres of university-owned woods,
fields, and farms. The university is located in Durham, a small colonial
village of about 6,000 people near the Massachusetts border, about 75
miles north of Boston.
UNM is a state supported
university founded in 1889. It enrolls about 30,000 students; about
80 percent of whom are undergraduates. Distinctive educational programs
include business and management, communications, architecture, and environmental
design. UNM offers nearly 100 fields of study in the arts, humanities,
engineering, social sciences, and natural sciences. The campus is situated
on 645 acres in the city of Albuquerque. Albuquerque, the largest city
in New Mexico, has a population of 400,000 and is situated in the center
of the state.
Joan Noble
Special Programs
Office of the Registrar
190 Hahn Student Services
jcnoble@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3459
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