UCLA Summer Sessions and Special Programs
Fee Overview

Please note that unit fees are subject to change by action of the UC Regents at anytime.

Three types of programs are offered during UCLA's summer session: Individual Academic Courses, Online Graduate-level Engineering Classes, Institutes and Special Programs, Travel Study Programs. Below is a summary of the fee structure for these programs.

For information about refunds, please visit the payment section of our Web site. If you enroll in any UCLA Summer Sessions course(s) and later withdraw (drop all classes), you will be charged a $100 nonrefundable processing fee even if you drop before the classes begin. You will not be charged the $100 fee as long as you remain enrolled in at least one class.

Individual Academic Courses
Students may enroll in one or more academic courses offered by UCLA's various academic departments each summer. For a complete list of course offerings, please consult the UCLA Schedule of Classes. Tuition for these courses is calculated based on the number of academic units that the course carries. For example, the six-week course, "Introduction to Psychology" (PSYCH 10), is a 4-unit course, whereas the twelve-week "Intensive Elementary Chinese" (CHIN 8) course carries 15 units of credit. The tuition for CHIN 8 would therefore be greater than the tuition for PSYCH 10. In addition to unit fees, students pay either a Campus Fee (UC students) or a Registration Fee (Visiting Students). An Instructional Enhancement Initiative Fee (IEI) is charged on a per-unit basis to courses offered by the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. UCLA students wishing to enroll in individual academic courses must register through URSA, the university's online records system. All other students begin their registration process here.

Online Graduate-Level Engineering Classes
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) at UCLA is proud to announce its offering of courses from its new Master of Science (M.S.) Online program. Students not currently enrolled in the M.S. degree online program are eligible to enroll into these courses during summer time.

*Charged only to students who are not matriculated in the Masters of Science in Engineering Online degree program.

Institutes and Special Programs
These programs are generally intensive, full-day programs which range in length from one to six weeks. Institutes and Special Programs vary in the number of academic units they carry and frequently include off-campus excursions as part of their curriculum. All students must register for these programs using this Registration Form. Here is an overview of this year's Institutes and Special Program fees:

Travel Study Programs
Each summer UCLA offers students a wide variety of Travel Study programs that take students on unique learning adventures around the globe. Led by UCLA faculty, these programs generally carry 8 or more units of academic credit and last from four to six weeks. All students must register for these programs using this Registration Form. Below is an overview of this year's program fees:

Staff Discount

UCLA staff members are eligible for a discount during the summer term if they've been employed by UCLA for the previous six months and have a career appointment of at least 50% time or a casual appointment of 100% time. The discount waives the $300 Registration/Campus fee. UCLA staff members pay the remaining per-unit fees at the non-UC student rate.

To apply for a staff discount, please send an e-mail to enroll@summer.ucla.edu including your employee identification number. Then visit the Summer Sessions site for online registration. Please note that staff members who are also continuing UCLA undergraduate or graduate students are not eligible for the discount. Their Summer Sessions fees are automatically assessed at the lower UC student rates.