UC Santa Barbara attracts top graduate students and faculty from around the world to actively engage in interdisciplinary and collaborative research through 50 graduate programs and 100 interdisciplinary research institutes. You have been chosen from a highly competitive applicant pool to contribute to the research and teaching that is central to UC Santa Barbara's graduate community.
Now that you have been admitted, the following information will guide you on how to accept our offer, contact your department, get situated in Santa Barbara, and begin your graduate career.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your department or the Graduate Division. We are happy to assist you.
To officially accept or decline our offer of admission, you must submit the online Statement of Intent to Register (SIR), located within your online application. Please submit the SIR as soon as possible - we are eager to hear from you!
If you have received a funding offer: In accordance with the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) resolution on financial support offers, we must be in receipt of your acceptance of your funding offer no later than April 15. Be sure to follow the instructions in the funding letter you received to formally accept the offer. In addition, you must also officially accept your offer of admission by submitting your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) via the graduate application system prior to June 15.
To finalize your admission you must send final/official transcripts from all post-secondary educational institutions attended, at which you completed one or more full academic terms (or equivalent), including community colleges, summer sessions, and extension programs. Unofficial transcripts, including those uploaded to your application, do not take the place of official documents under any circumstance.
If you have earned a degree(s) from an institution(s) outside of the United States, you are required to complete and submit a WES Course-by-Course ICAP evaluation that includes all post-secondary study. Be sure to review all information on the Admitted International Students web page to ensure proper compliance.
Official transcripts must be sent to the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division directly from the institution. If sending paper documents by mail, official transcripts must be sent to the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division directly from the school in the institution's sealed envelope, with all official seals and stamps intact.
UCSB Graduate Division
Attn: Graduate Admissions
3117 Cheadle Hall
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2070
If sending electronic documents, transcripts must be sent directly from the institution using their approved official transcript or document delivery service. Be sure to supply the document delivery service with the Graduate Division's document submissions email address: transcripts@graddiv.ucsb.edu. Electronic document delivery services approved by UC Santa Barbara include Parchment, eSCRIP-SAFE, National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), Credential Solutions, and eTranscript CA. Transcripts sent as email attachments or using cloud storage services will not be accepted.
Official transcripts must show all of the following:
Transcripts are not considered final until all degrees reported have been finalized and conferred. Records submitted to UCSB will not be copied, returned, or sent to another institution.
If you were admitted for fall quarter, final/official transcripts must be received by September 1st. For winter, spring or summer admission, final/official transcripts must be received before the first day of instruction of the quarter to which you are admitted.
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 WES Course-by-Course ICAP evaluation that includes all post-secondary study. All degrees reported on your application must be finalized before proceeding with the evaluation.
Students who have completed degree(s) and/or coursework outside of the United States should review all information on the Admitted International Students web page to ensure proper compliance.
As documents are received, the notes in your Decision Letter and the Required Documents tab of your eApp will be updated to reflect any items that are still pending. Please review these notes carefully to determine which documents have not yet been received and/or processed. Once all required documents and materials have been received and processed, your admissions status will be updated to Unconditional.
While every effort is made to process documents in a timely manner, we recommend checking for updates to your status beginning 6-8 weeks after your documents were received by the Graduate Division. If you sent your documents over the summer and no update has been made to your Required Documents tab or admissions status by October 15th, please contact us at gradadmissions@graddiv.ucsb.edu.
If your documents are delayed for any reason and will not arrive by the deadline, please email us at gradadmissions@graddiv.ucsb.edu.
If you believe you may be unable to meet the other requirements for submitting official documents as outlined here, please contact your previously attended institution(s) for further instructions. Students are expected to arrange for the secure delivery of official academic records (including WES evaluations, degree verifications, etc., if applicable) from each post-secondary institution attended.
Note: Exceptions are considered only in rare circumstances where students can clearly demonstrate that every attempt has been made to request the required documents from the institution. Please contact your institution and discuss all available options before contacting the UCSB Graduate Division.