Admitted Students
- What to Do Immediately
- Before You Arrive on Campus
- When You Arrive on Campus
- International Students
- Undocumented Student Guide
Congratulations on your UC San Diego admission! As a newly admitted international student, please complete the additional steps listed below.
All admitted applicants who have earned a degree(s) from an institution(s) outside of the United States are required to complete and submit a Course-by-Course evaluation to have their admission finalized. Please select one of the following companies to complete your Course-by-Course evaluation:
*Please note that a Course-by-Course evaluation is not required to apply for an I-20 or DS-2019.
Please wait until you have accepted your offer of admission and set up your UCSD password/PID to enable you to complete this step.
All newly admitted students to a UC San Diego degree program are REQUIRED to request and obtain a Form I-20 (certificate of eligibility for non-immigrant F-1 students) or Form DS-2019 (certificate of eligibility for non-immigrant J-1 exchange visitors) reflecting their intentions to enroll in a program of study with UC San Diego. This is true for all students who wish to study in the U.S. under the F-1 or J-1 visa status, even if they already hold a valid F-1 or J-1 visa stamp, or plan to transfer their SEVIS record from another U.S. Institution to UC San Diego.
Requests for the Form I-20 or Form DS-2019 must be made to UC San Diego's International Services and Engagement Office (ISEO) through the following steps:
Visit ISEO's iNewStudent.ucsd.edu page to understand how to apply for your F-1 or J-1 visa, prepare for arrival to UC San Diego, International Student Orientation, and more! For questions regarding your I-20/DS-2019 or F-1/J-1 Visa, please visit iContact.ucsd.edu.
International Graduate Students must attend the International Student Orientation. This is in addition to the Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs New Graduate Student Orientation.
English Language Requirement for International Teaching Assistants (TA)
In order to serve as a Teaching Assistant for the first time at UCSD, international graduate students whose first language is not English must be certified as having the requisite English language oral communication skills (regardless of year in the program). International graduate students who are appointed as a Teaching Assistant without being certified are subject to having their TA appointment rescinded by the hiring unit or the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs. This policy does not apply to students who serve as Teaching Assistants in courses conducted in a language other than English.
Please visit this website for detailed information around language proficiency requirements and scores needed to serve as a teaching assistant.The Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and International Students and Programs Office (ISPO) are offering a series of webinars this spring and summer to provide information to incoming international graduate students. Presentations will be posted here after the webinars have ended.