The TRiO Student Support Services Program (SSSP) is committed to providing support and information that validates each student's experience and nurtures a sense of participation, belonging and empowerment. Through mentorship, academic programs, one-to-one counseling/advising, referrals to campus resources and social/cultural programming, we strive to maximize a student's involvement and success in the campus academic community. In addition to assisting students through to graduation, TRiO SSSP helps motivate and inform students to utilize services to enhance their preparation for the job market and/or graduate/professional school admission. TRiO SSSP is for students who are low-income, first generation and/or students with disabilities. Excellence, achievement, leadership and community building serve as the key elements to the individual and communal success of our students.

TRiO SSSP Summer Transition Enrichment Program (STEP) is designed to help first-year (Freshman and Transfer Students) to become more acquainted with UC San Diego to…

• SUCCEED instead of just SURVIVE at UC San Diego!
• Build a sense of CONFIDENCE!
• Gain a sense of KNOWLEDGE and BELONGING that will help you at UC San Diego.
• Meet staff, faculty, and other resources that will help you establish a long-lasting connection at UC San Diego.
• Meet current TRiO SSSP students.
• Build friendships with peers and mentors that will aid in your transition process.
• Belong to a support program until you graduate.
• Experience cultural events to help you meet other UC San Diego students.

Deadline to Submit Application:
Applications must be submitted no later than midnight (PST) on the following days:
Freshmen: Wednesday, June 16th
Transfers: Friday, June 25th
Access to application page will begin after May 1st.

Notice of Acceptance into STEP Beginning:
Freshmen: Tuesday, July 6th
Transfers: Monday, July 12th

STEP Begins: Sunday, August 8, 2010

STEP Ends: Saturday, August 14, 2010

Hours: 9:30am - 6:00pm.

Location: UC San Diego campus in Center Hall - Third Floor (OASIS) and the Cross Cultural Center (Price Center East).

Parking passes will not be provided. Daily passes may be bought at Parking Services for $8.00. Please click here for additional information.
http://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/transportation/permits/index.html

Housing will not be provided. Contact our UC San Diego commuter student services for accommodations assistance or Click below to see local hotels.
http://commuter.ucsd.edu/
http://www.sandiegohotels.com/
http://san-diego.hotelscheap.org/

Attire: Dress comfortably (i.e. tennis shoes for long walks), and in layers as we are near the ocean which means cold mornings, warm afternoons, and cold evenings. Click below to get local weather.
www.weather.com

Family Members and Guests are welcomed to attend the TRIO STEP orientation during the morning of Sunday, August 8th. After that orientation, visitors will not be allowed.

• Freshmen: Wednesday, June 16th
• Transfers: Friday, June 25th

Follow all instructions on the web application:

• Do not forget to include your essay responses
• Don't forget to mail or fax your income verification (1040 Tax Forms)

Helpful items to take care of ASAP to help facilitate your transition and enrollment process this summer:

• HEALTH INSURANCE: It is strongly recommended that all OASIS Transition Program Students acquire health insurance available for use in San Diego before entering any of our summer programs. Those students who attend our summer programs without health insurance will do so at their own expense. Those who have health insurance will be required to show valid proof upon entering our summer programs.
   
• COLLEGE ORIENTATION: Make sure to sign up and attend your college orientation. The sooner, the better. Please check the new student gateway at http://newstudent.ucsd.edu. Please complete all information as required by your college, in addition to signing up for orientation.
   
• IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS: Take care of all immunization requirements and send in verifying documents to UC San Diego Office of Admissions & Relations with Schools by August 1, 2010. Please be advised that you will NOT be able to register for Fall Quarter 2010 classes unless you have met all of the UC San Diego Immunization Requirements.
   
• ENTRY LEVEL WRITING REQUIREMENT FOR FRESHMEN: If you have not yet satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement (Subject A), please visit http://basicwriting.ucsd.edu for more information. This requirement can also be satisfied by taking an approved summer school class at a community college.
   
• MATH PLACEMENT FOR FRESHMEN: If you plan on taking any math or science courses, please visit http://mathtesting.ucsd.edu/ for more information. You must have some type of Math Placement test results in order to enroll in any UC San Diego math course and some science classes.
   
• TRANSCRIPTS: Please be sure that your final high school and/or community college transcripts are received by UC San Diego by the July 15th deadline! The transcripts should be sent to:
  
  UC San Diego Office of Admissions & Relations With Schools
  9500 Gilman Drive, 0021
  La Jolla, CA 92093 – 0021
  
  The final validation process of transcripts confirms that all freshman admissions provisions have been cleared. If you have received a grade lower than a "C", in any A-G coursework during grade 12, or your weighted GPA for A-G coursework in grade 12 is below a 3.0, you must provide a written explanation as soon as possible to the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools.
  
  PLEASE DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS TO OASIS!
   
• ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCORES: Make sure that UC San Diego’s Office of Admissions & Relations with Schools receives your Advanced Placement exam scores.
   
• UCSD E-MAIL ACCOUNTS: Begin to check your UC San Diego email accounts. This is the official mode of communication at UC San Diego. http://acs.ucsd.edu/students/
• PARENTS & FAMILIES: http://parents.ucsd.edu

Important phone numbers & web addresses:

• Admissions (858) 534-4831 http://admissions.ucsd.edu/dev3/ 
• Financial Aid (858) 534-4480 http://fao.ucsd.edu/ 
• Housing (858 )534-4010 http://hds.ucsd.edu/housing/ 
• UC San Diego General Info Line (858) 534-EDNA (3362)