We are very pleased that you have chosen to attend the University of California, San Diego! We are sure that you will experience great intellectual and personal development as you work toward graduation.

As a new UCSD student (freshmen and first-year transfer students), the Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) - UCSD’s campus learning center - offers you many opportunities for academic enrichment and growth as you integrate into the university.

Through our OASIS Transition Programs (OTP), there are four opportunities to proactively engage in a structured first-year experience in order to ensure academic success and social satisfaction. OTP consists of the following:

Our year-long, community-oriented programs provide a tremendous benefit to UCSD by contributing to a campus environment of intellectual diversity and excellence. Such an educational environment is critical to prepare all aspects of the campus community for an increasingly pluralistic society. Therefore, one of our major goals is to further develop the talents and proficiencies OTP students bring to UCSD, which in turn maximizes their contribution to a diverse campus.

You will find that being a part of the OASIS family is an extremely rewarding experience that can seldom be duplicated! In the years ahead, the OASIS staff will be there to help you excel in your studies at UCSD through tutoring and mentoring services.

As an OTP student, you will participate in an OASIS Learning Community (OLC) weekly seminar each quarter of your first year. OLCs will provide you with a consistent small group of peers who you can collaborate with for study groups and other activities throughout the year. OLCs will also help you with tips and necessary tools to excel at UCSD.

Additional benefits of being an OTP student include participation in other academic year services, such as one-to-one conferences with staff, academic workshops for courses you are enrolled in your first year as well as referrals to other campus departments. These services will be provided by the OASIS Language/Writing Program, and/or the Math/Science Tutorial Program.