- Employment: Verification of 20 or more hours per week of employment on letterhead from employer is required.
- Family responsibilities: Documentation of immediate family responsibilities is required.
- Medical: Verification from a doctor for serious or sustained illness or injury.
- Graduating senior status: May apply for only one of final three quarters of enrollment. Maximum of one quarter of part-time status will be approved for reason of graduating senior. International students in F-1 or J-1 visa status may apply in their final graduating term only.
Application and approval
- Complete the Part-Time Study Application (E-Form).
- Application deadline: By 11:59 PM PT on the Friday of Week 2 of the quarter, you must submit the application with supporting documents (if applicable), and be enrolled in 10 units or fewer.
- If you've already paid full registration fees and you are later approved for part-time study, then your student account will be automatically credited the difference. If you'd like to request a refund for credit on your student account, contact Student Financial Solutions.
- One full academic year (fall, winter and spring quarters)
- Two continuous quarters (fall and winter OR winter and spring)
- One single quarter (fall, winter or spring)
Change in status
- If you drop to 10 units or fewer after Friday of Week 2 of classes, you will not receive a fee reduction.
- If you receive a reduction in fees and you increase the number of units you're taking to 10.5 or more at any time in the quarter, you will be billed for the difference for full-time fees.
- If you make any adjustments to your schedule Weeks 2 through 4, please check your student account. If you see that you have been incorrectly assessed full-time tuition, please contact the Office of the Registrar.
- Any adjustments made after Week 4 could result in assessment of full-time fees. Courses dropped with a "W" grade are included in total enrolled units, including withdrawals from lab courses that may be adjusted later in the term.
Reduced fees and billing
If you have been approved for part-time study and are enrolled in 10 or fewer units by the Friday of Week 2, you are eligible for a reduction of:
- One-half of tuition
- One-half of nonresident supplemental tuition, if applicable
UC's Systemwide Tuition Stability Plan also known as Cohort Tuition
Beginning fall 2022, tuition will be adjusted for each incoming undergraduate class but will subsequently remain flat until the student graduates, for up to six years.
- Learn more about the Tuition Stability Plan and how it works at UC San Diego.
Part-time fee tables
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2024-2025
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2024–2025
Registration Fees
Fall 2024
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
Registration Fee Payment Deadline
9/20/2024
12/20/2024
3/21/2025
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2023-2024
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2023–2024
Registration Fees
Fall 2024
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
Registration Fee Payment Deadline
9/20/2024
12/20/2024
3/21/2025
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2022-2023
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2022–2023
Registration Fees
Fall 2024
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
Registration Fee Payment Deadline
9/20/2024
12/20/2024
3/21/2025
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2021-2022 or earlier
Undergraduates First Enrolled 2021–2022 or Earlier
Registration Fees
Fall 2024
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
Registration Fee Payment Deadline
9/20/2024
12/20/2024
3/21/2025
UC San Diego Fees
Fall 2024
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
Registration Fee Payment Deadline
9/20/2024
12/20/2024
3/21/2025
Other Fees:
UCSA Systemwide Fee: ($7.00 annually, effective Fall 2022) $3.00 Fall quarter, $2.00 Winter quarter, $2.00 Spring quarter.
International Student Visa Administration Fee: All first-time enrolled international first-year, transfer and graduate students will be assessed a one-time visa administration fee of $150.00 during their admitted term.
Undergraduate College Activity Fee:
- Muir, $17.00 per quarter
- Revelle, $9.00 per quarter
- Thurgood Marshall, $12.99 per quarter
- Warren, $10.94 per quarter
- Eleanor Roosevelt, $15.00 per quarter
- Sixth, $14.96 per quarter
- Seventh, $12.98 per quarter
Health Insurance is required as a condition of enrollment. Students are automatically enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) however, students already covered by an insurance plan may qualify for a health fee waiver. Please see the Student Health Insurance Plan page for more information, including waiver criteria, submission process and deadline.
Non-California Residents: See Residence for Tuition Purposes.
Cost of Attendance
To see estimated cost of attendance information that includes tuition and fees, living expenses (i.e. food and housing), books, course materials, and more, please see the Financial Aid and Scholarships Cost of Attendance page. Please note that the Cost of Attendance does not reflect reduced tuition for students who are approved for part-time study.
- Your college
- Registrar's Office
- Summer Session
- International Services and Engagement Office
Part-Time & Half-Time Study
- Half-Time Study (Graduate Students)
- Part-Time Study (Undergraduate Students)
- Application deadline: By 11:59 PM PT on the Friday of Week 2 of the quarter, you must submit the application with supporting documents (if applicable), and be enrolled in 10 units or fewer.