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Application Basics

When To Apply=20

As a rule, UC Santa Barbara accepts applications = from=20 first-time freshman and junior-level transfer students = only.=20 See the chart below for current information on which = UC Santa=20 Barbara quarters are open.

UC Santa=20 Barbara Application Periods
	Fall 2009 =	Winter = 2010	Spring = 2010	Fall 2010 =
Filing Period	Nov 1-30, 2008	July 1-31, 2009	Oct 1-31, 2009	Nov 1-30, 2009
Open to Freshman = Applicants?	Now = Closed	Closed =	Closed =	Open =
Open to Junior-level = Transfer=20 Applicants?	Now = Closed	Closed =	Closed =	Open =
Open to International=20 Applicants?	Now = Closed	Closed =	Closed =	Open=20

Note: = UCSB=92s=20 colleges of Creative Studies and Engineering will = accept=20 applications for senior-level transfer = applicants.=20

Apply Online=20

Apply online at universityofcalifornia.e= du/apply.=20 The online application is available during application = filing=20 periods. Helpful prompts will assist you in completing = your=20 application thoroughly and accurately.

Application Fees=20

The filing fee for each University of=20 California campus you apply to is $60. For = international=20 applicants, the filing fee is $70 per campus. =

Fee waivers=20

Fee waivers are available to students = who meet=20 eligibility guidelines based on household size and = family=20 income. When you apply online, you may request a = review for a=20 fee waiver in section 8 of the UC application. If you = do not=20 meet the criteria for a fee waiver, you will be asked = to pay=20 by credit card, or you may select "Mail" as a payment = option=20 and a bill for the application fee(s) will be mailed = to you.=20

The fee waiver can be used to apply to up to = four UC=20 campuses. If you wish to apply to more than four = campuses, you=20 must pay the $60 fee for each additional campus. =

If=20 you have a paper fee waiver but want to apply online, = choose=20 "Mail" from the selection of payment options. When the = bill=20 arrives at your home, return it with the completed and = signed=20 fee waiver form.

Can I Apply Late or = Apply for a=20 Closed Term?=20

Filing deadlines are rarely extended.=20

To apply for admission after a filing period = has=20 ended, or for a UCSB term that will be closed to new=20 applicants, you must submit a written appeal. = Consideration=20 for appeals is based on your overall application and=20 extenuating circumstances.

In your letter of = appeal,=20 please include:

A statement describing your special = circumstances.=20
The quarter and year for which you are applying. =
Whether you are applying as a freshman or = transfer=20 student.=20
Intended major.=20
Full legal name (no nicknames).=20
Address and phone number.=20
E-mail address.=20
Date of birth.=20
The last four digits of your social security = number (if=20 applicable).=20
Copies of all transcripts.

Mail your = appeal to:=20

Admissions Review Committee
Office of=20 Admissions
1210 Cheadle Hall
Santa Barbara, CA=20 93106-2014

Or fax a copy to:
(805) 893-2676 =

Once Undergraduate Admissions receives your = appeal,=20 you should receive written notification of the = decision within=20 four to six weeks. If the appeal is granted, you may = then fill=20 out an electronic application online. (Note: The data = in your=20 application will need to match the data in your appeal = letter=20 for the online application to be processed.) =

If you=20 have already applied to UC, but wish to add UCSB as a = campus=20 choice, the process is the same. However, if the = appeal is=20 granted, you do not have to do anything more. The = central=20 processor will bill you for the application fee by = mail.=20

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