Intercampus Exchange
A graduate student in good academic standing, who has completed at least one quarter in residence at UCSF can apply to register on any campus of the University of California through the Intercampus Exchange Program (ICEP).
This program is for graduate students in state-supported programs who are seeking opportunities to network with scholars and experience fields of study and facilities not available at UCSF. The Intercampus Exchange Program is intended to provide students the opportunity to occasionally enroll in courses unavailable on their home campus. It is not intended to permit students to take most or all of their coursework at other UC campuses. Students who wish to transfer to another UC campus and complete degree requirements there must submit an application for admission to that campus. This program runs during the fall, winter (where applicable), and spring academic terms only. Courses taken in the spring term at campuses using semesters will be recorded in UCSF's spring quarter.
Students must be enrolled in coursework or research units at UCSF while enrolled in units through Intercampus Exchange. Students will have library, health center, and other student privileges on both campuses. ICEP students are considered graduate students in residence on the home campus and are not formally admitted to the host graduate school and department. They may not have the same privileges as students enrolled in the host campus’s program. Grades earned at the host campus will be transferred to UCSF after the term and entered on the UCSF official transcript. A new application is required for each term in which the student plans to take courses at another UC.
Participation is limited to three ICEP courses per graduate student, and participating students must be in good academic standing. Students may elect to take all three in a same quarter, or spread courses out over several quarters. Participation in more than three Exchange courses may be permitted by exception, by adding a statement to the ICEP application form explaining the need for additional courses (i.e., by demonstrating that these courses are not available at UCSF).
Because the Intercampus Exchange application process requires coordination of services from different units at both campuses, the deadline for applications is four weeks prior to the start of the effective term at the host campus (please see deadlines below). If a student receives notification from an instructor or host department, they should attach this document to the application.
Eligibility
The exchange program is open to full-time registered graduate students in the state-funded programs listed below, and the student must meet all course prerequisite requirements, if any.
Application
Complete an Application for Intercampus Exchange Program.
Note that submission of an application does not guarantee approval to participate in the exchange program, even if approval was granted in a prior term, and/or if instructor approval has been given.
Requirements
- Students must clear all holds and file a UCSF study list during the exchange quarter before the application can be approved.
- Four signatures are required:
- Graduate advisor
- Dean of Graduate Studies on the home campus (UCSF applicants submit this form to the registrar's office who will proxy for the dean)
- Chair of the department in which the desired course is offered on the host campus
- Dean of the Graduate Division on the host campus.
Home campus signatures are required before the host campus will approve.
Forms must be signed by your graduate advisor and then e-mailed to [email protected] at least three weeks before the quarter begins.
Courses taken on another campus must be related directly to the student's degree program. Lower division undergraduate courses may not be taken on Intercampus Exchange.