Please reference this page for all CSI details.
If you have any questions about the College Summer Institute, please contact our office at (310) 206-6685, or email us through the MyUCLA Message Center (with UCLA login or without UCLA login).
Check-in for CSI will take place during New Student Orientation session 103. All CSI students must attend session 103 to ensure they are enrolled in the appropriate courses for CSI.
Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE)
CSI students who enrolled in the writing option, and have not satisfied the Entry Level Writing requirement, will need to take the AWPE.
UC systemwide exam
Saturday, May 22
Students who need to take this exam will receive an email with registration instructions
UCLA administered make up exams that can be scored before CSI starts:
Monday, June 21st (5:00 pm – 8:00 pm PDT)
Monday, July 19th (9:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT)
In order to sign up for the make up exams you will need to go to this site and pay the $110 fee: https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/elwr/exam-day/exam-fee.html.
When you receive confirmation of your payment, you will need to send that to Tara Contreras (tara@humnet.ucla.edu) and specify on which date you prefer to take the exam. After your payment confirmation and preferred exam date has been confirmed, you will receive additional details about how to take the exam.
Once you have taken the exam and it has been scored, you will be eligible to enroll in the appropriate English composition course at New Student Orientation.
QUESTIONS VIA MYUCLA MESSAGE CENTER
Chemistry Diagnostic Test
If you enroll in Chemistry 14A for CSI you must take the online Chemistry Diagnostic Test.
The exam will be available online beginning May 1, 2021. Please complete the exam before July 1, 2021 so that your placement recommendation will be available at New Student Orientation. There is no charge for taking this examination and the results are advisory, not mandatory.
Math Diagnostic Test
Students who selected Math 31A for their CSI course are required to have the proper placement through the Math Diagnostic Test. This is an online exam offered through the Math department and must be taken before July 1, 2021. There is a fee of $20 fee (non-refundable) to take the exam.
For more information on the exam and instructions on how to take the exam online, please check the Math Diagnostic Test website .
All CSI students are encouraged to attend as many social activities as we offer! Even though CSI will be remote, the CSI coordinators will host online activities; the past these have been group study hours, trivia nights, games, and movies.
CSI students will receive email and text updates to events during the program.
Because CSI will be offered remotely in 2021, campus housing is not included in the program.
If you are in need of housing for summer, please call our office so we can connect you with the correct department to arrange housing.
Because CSI will be offered remotely in 2021, UC SHIP and access to the student health center (Ashe) is not provided during the program.
ENROLLMENT, PAYMENT, AND REFUND DEADLINES
Drop Policy:
While there is no deposit required to sign up for CSI, if you cancel after registering, you will be assessed a $150 processing fee.
| April 15 | CSI registration opens on My.UCLA |
| July 1 | Registration closes for international students |
| July 1 | Registration closes for domestic students |
| July 23 | Payment deadline (minus pending financial aid disbursements) |
| July 23 | Program drop deadline for full refund (minus $150 processing fee) |
| After July 29 | Any program cancellations or dropped courses may generate a partial refund, depending on when the change is made and/or what services were utilized |
To drop from the program, students must contact our office.
Fee Payment
Full payment of CSI fees will be due by Friday, July 23.
If you will be receiving financial aid for your fees, you will be responsible for paying the balance not covered by your financial aid by July 23.
Fees are paid on MyUCLA (on BruinBill, located under the “Finances and Jobs” tab). Late payment may result in holds on your records, registration cancellation, and/or collection actions. Your account, minus financial aid that is waiting to be disbursed, must be paid by July 23 in order to keep your reservation in CSI.
Processing Fee
While there is no deposit required to sign up for CSI, you will be assessed a $150 processing fee if you cancel your registration. The fee will reflected in your refund amount.
If you would like to make changes to your registration (i.e. changing a course) please contact our office at (310) 206-6685.
You may also email us through the MyUCLA Message Center:
- with UCLA login (students)
- without UCLA login (general public)
To register for CSI and participate in social events which may be off-campus, you will need to review and agree to the Waiver of Liability. If you are under 18 years of age when CSI starts, you will be emailed a form for your parents or guardians to complete which you will need to bring to the program.
To complete your registration for CSI you will also need to read and agree to the CSI Participant Agreement. If you are under 18 years of age when CSI starts, you will be emailed an agreement for your parents or guardians to complete which you will need to bring to the program.
(Paper copies of both forms will be available at check-in, but your parent or guardian will also need to be present if you are under 18.)