About Admissions: Mission and Purpose

It is the mission of the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools, in conjunction with other components of the campus, to provide programs, activities, and services for prospective and current students, parents, school and community college personnel, and the general public that:

• attract and enroll an undergraduate student body with highly competitive academic capabilities which is representative of the diversity of the people of California;
• increase the presence and awareness of UC San Diego through marketing, promotional, and recruitment activities to prospective students and their parents, high schools, community colleges, and the general public; and
• encourage and increase cooperative educational relationships between UC San Diego and California high schools, community colleges, and educational organizations.

Principles of Service

• We have a variety of valued clients—current students, faculty, staff, alumni—but prospective students, their family members, secondary/ independent and post-secondary counselors/ advisers are our most important clientele, and our service and the manner in which we deliver it reflect that primacy.
• We aim to serve students attending UC San Diego who bring prior college credit or who participate in approved overseas and domestic study programs.
• We strive to be effective, efficient, informative, up to date, and organized.
• We are friendly, courteous, and helpful to external and internal clients. To the greatest degree possible, our clients are given personalized and supportive attention.
• Each member of our staff is a valuable resource for all other staff members. We help each other. Our actions show concern for each other and fully integrate the UC San Diego Principles of Community.

Questions? Contact Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools, (858) 534-4831.

The Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools is an integral part of Student Affairs and is a member of Admissions and Enrollment Services, which also includes The Financial Aid Office, The Office of the Registrar, and the Information Technology Unit.