IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION

The Academic Transition Program begins in September and ends June of the following year; however, support via telephone, email, and/or in-person contacts actually begin during the summer when OASIS Resource Counselors contact all OASIS Transition Program (OTP) students to address questions and concerns freshmen may have before entering the university in the fall.

It is highly recommended that students apply to and attend OASIS’ Summer Bridge (4-week, residential) program or TRiO Student Support Services' STEP (1-week, non-residential) summer program. If students cannot commit to these summer programs, then they may be considered for acceptance to ATP. (Summer Bridge can accommodate up to 130 students, whereas ATP can only accommodate up to 30 students.)

Important to note:

• All Summer Bridge students become ATP students after the four-week, residential summer program ends in August.

Dates

APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT ACCEPTANCE BEGINNING
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009

ATP SERVICES:

• Begin September and end in June of the following year.

Important Information

OASIS Transition Program applications must be submitted no later than midnight (PST) Wednesday, June 17, 2009 for freshmen. (If sent by post mail, must be postmarked by June 17, 2009).

• Follow all instructions on the web application
• Do not forget to include your essay responses
• Access codes will be given out May 1st. Application page will open after May 1st.

Helpful items to take care of ASAP to help facilitate your transition and enrollment process this summer:

• Make sure to sign up and attend your college orientation. The sooner, the better.
   
• IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS: Take care of all immunization requirements and send in verifying documents to UC San Diego Office of Admissions & Relations with Schools by August 1. Please be advised that you will NOT be able to register for Fall Quarter classes unless you have met all of the UC San Diego Immunization Requirements.
   
• If you have not yet satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement (Subject A), please visit http://basicwriting.ucsd.edu for more information. This requirement can also be satisfied by taking an approved summer school class at a community college. This is a critical requirement, so please take the Analytical Writing Placement Exam very seriously.
   
• If you plan on taking any math or science courses, please visit http://mathtesting.ucsd.edu/ for more information. You must have some type of Math Placement test results in order to enroll in any UC San Diego math course and some science classes.
   
• TRANSCRIPTS: Please be sure that your final high school and/or community college transcripts are received by UC San Diego by the July 15th deadline! The transcripts should be sent to:
  
  UC San Diego Office of Admissions & Relations With Schools
  9500 Gilman Drive, 0021
  La Jolla, CA 92093 – 0021
  
  The final validation process of transcripts confirms that all freshman admissions provisions have been cleared. If you have received a grade lower than a "C", in any A-G coursework during grade 12, or your weighted GPA for A-G coursework in grade 12 is below a 3.0, you must provide a written explanation as soon as possible to the Office of Admissions and Relation With Schools.
  
  PLEASE DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS TO OASIS!
   
• Make sure that UC San Diego’s Office of Admissions & Relations with Schools receives your Advanced Placement exam scores.
  
• Begin to check your UC San Diego email accounts. This is the official mode of communication at UC San Diego. http://acs.ucsd.edu/students/

Important phone numbers & web addresses:

CONTACT INFORMATION:

OASIS Transition Program Help Line (858) 534-2801, or email otp@ucsd.edu