Saturday, September 20
See the move-in schedule and other arrival details.
View the interactive campus map and the campus walking map to help you get around campus. Use this time to walk around and become familiar with the campus.
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D Card Services – Pick up your student ID Card
Congratulations on becoming a Banana Slug!
If you submitted your photo through CloudCard by July 25, and you received an email stating it was approved, your card will be ready for you:
- If you are living on campus, your ID card will be waiting for you when you check-in on your move-in day
- If you are living off campus, your ID card will be at the ID Card Services Office located on the second floor of the Bay Tree Campus Store beginning September 18 during customer service hours.
If you did not submit a photo by July 25, you can pick up your card at the ID Card Services on or after September 29 (once you submit your photo and after your photo gets approved). If you have yet to submit your photo, please upload your photo – follow the photo submission guidelines carefully to get your photo approved.
Please Note: You will need a government-issued photo ID, along with your UCSC Student ID number, to pick up your student ID at ID Card Services.
Appointments for UC Required Immunizations
**Call 831-459-2500 or schedule online through Health e-Messenger**
All incoming UC students are REQUIRED to receive certain vaccinations and tuberculosis (TB) screening. Students may receive required immunizations at the Student Health Center by scheduling an appointment through Health e-Messenger or calling (831) 459-2500. These are offered at no cost for students with UC SHIP.
Student Housing Services
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Phone or Email
831-459-2394, housing@ucsc.edu
Student Housing Services staff are available via email, phone, or Zoom to assist you with any questions about housing and dining charges, payment plan options, meal plans, and more. Contact information is available at housing.ucsc.edu.
Bay Tree Campus Store
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (PT)
Quarry Plaza
The Bay Tree Campus Store is your destination for a wide variety of Banana Slug apparel. The Campus Store also features Apple computers (at discounted education prices), Apple accessories, school supplies, art supplies, and gifts.
Purchasing Textbooks (Please note that textbooks are no longer sold on campus.)
The Bay Tree Campus Store Course Material Website operates completely online and can be visited at ucsc.textbookx.com. For more information, visit our website or call us at (831) 459-4216 or send an email to textbooks@ucsc.edu.
ID Card Services will be open at the Bay Tree Campus Store on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fall Welcome Week Information Table
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Quarry Plaza
Stop by to get your questions answered, meet other students, and chat with the Orientation Team.
BIPOC Outdoors: Garden of Eden Hike
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Register at this link: https://ucsantacruz.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78akwojDu5PJYyO
Meet at Stevenson College (register in advance please)
BIPOC Outdoors is a series that aims to bridge the gap between marginalized students and outdoor recreation while simultaneously fostering community with one another. This event includes a beginner to moderate, mostly flat (some incline/decline) 1.5 hr hike (approx 3 miles) from Stevenson College, meeting in the Quad between the Stevenson Event Center and Wagstaff Fireside Lounge, to the Garden of Eden (a rocky swimming hole nestled along the San Lorenzo River). Lunch will be provided and we would love to enjoy a fun day in the sun and the water with you all, before hiking back to campus! This supports the PoCSC's goal of providing students of color with community-building opportunities and representing BIPOC sustainability practices. For more information please email us at pocsc@ucsc.edu.
Residential Computing (ResNet)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PT)
Rachel Carson College Room 258
ResNet assists with residential networks (including ResWiFi and ResWiFi-devices) as well as with minor computer repairs. Staff will be available via SlugHub, phone, and email. In-person support is by appointment only. Call ResNet at 831-459-4638, email resnet@ucsc.edu, or book an appointment at https://appt.link/ResNet/In-Person-Appointment. Visit our website resnet.ucsc.edu for more information.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
12:00 – 4:00 p.m. (PT)
669-900-6833 (When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 956 3664 8776 followed by #)
See the Contact Information page for full details.
Advisors are available on a drop-in basis to assist students and their families with any questions regarding their financial aid awards, loan requirements, and more.
