Introduction to Anthropology

If you are paying for a course with a purchase order, you must submit your purchase order on company letterhead:

• By email to unex-cashiering@ucsd.edu
• By fax: (858) 822-2243, attn: Financial & Business Services
• By mail to: UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, attn: Financial & Business Services, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0170F, La Jolla, CA 92093-0170.

Payment is due upon receipt of your invoice. We require the following information on all purchase orders:

• Company’s complete name and address
• Purchase order number
• Invoicing address and telephone number
• Point of contact (name, email, and telephone number)
• Student’s name, email, telephone number and mailing address
• Section ID number, course title, course dates and course fee amount
• Authorizing signature(s)

If you have any questions about purchase orders, please call us at (858) 534-3117.

All checks and money orders should be made out to UC Regents. We are unable to accept a check as payment when the check is dated more than three months before the transaction date. See the refund policy for more information.

Returned checks

There is a $25 service charge for checks returned due to insufficient funds, stopped payments or closed accounts. If your check is returned by the bank for any reason, you are still responsible for full payment unless you officially drop the course prior to the refund deadline.

In the event of a returned check, we will place a hold on your student record and will not approve any further enrollment or transcript requests until you have paid your account in full. We permanently revoke check-writing privileges for all two-time offenders.

When you enroll in a course, we authorize your credit card to make sure sufficient credit is available. A hold is then placed on funds equal to your total course fees until the enrollment is confirmed. Once your enrollment is confirmed, we will charge to your credit card account.

Credit card refunds

If you drop a course prior to the published refund deadline, the refund will be process will be initiated within one business day. You will be notified by a Student Services Representative when we have dropped you from the requested course. Refunds will be processed in the order they are received, the standard processing time is 7-14 days. If you have not received a refund within 2 weeks please contact unex-reg@ucsd.edu and we will expedite processing.

All refunds for payments made by credit card are issued to the card used during the original transaction. If the credit card used for the original transaction has expired, a credit may be issued to your UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies account in lieu of a refund. This credit can be used toward additional courses and fees at UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and is good for 15 months from the date the credit is issued.

Credit card disputes

Your credit card purchases are protected under the Fair Credit Billing Act. For more information, please visit the Federal Trade Commission website. Disputing a credit card purchase does not constitute officially dropping a course. You will still need to follow the required procedure to drop your course.

Yes, you are welcome to meet with the Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator for assistance with the enrollment process. However, there are no academic advisors for the Concurrent Enrollment program.
If you have questions about specific courses and requirements, including questions about pre-requisites, availability, or curriculum, you should speak with the UC San Diego academic department offering that course.

Students enrolling in courses through Concurrent Enrollment are not eligible to apply for federal grants and student loans because this type of financial aid is intended for students who are registered in an eligible degree program at an eligible school.

If you are enrolling through the UC San Diego Concurrent Enrollment Readmission Program, you may qualify for private educational loans through one of our UC preferred lenders. For more information, visit our Financial Resources – Private Education Loans or send an email to the Financial Assistance Coordinator at unex-finasst@ucsd.edu.

You can view the schedule of courses at on TritonLink. Not all courses offered every quarter will be available to Concurrent Enrollment students. Check with the academic department offering the course you are interested in if you have questions about specific courses.

You can also check with the academic department if you are unsure about course pre-requisites.

It is important to remember that enrollment in particular courses is not guaranteed through the Concurrent Enrollment program. Matriculated UC San Diego students have priority to enroll, and while departments will do their best to accommodate Concurrent Enrollment students, certain courses may not be available for Concurrent Enrollment students in certain quarters.

UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies will not check your pre-requisites before you enroll in courses through the Concurrent Enrollment program. You will not need to provide transcripts to UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. However, individual departments or instructors at UC San Diego may request to see transcripts or other proof of pre-requisites before approving your enrollment in certain courses.

The Concurrent Enrollment program does not have a traditional application. We have the Concurrent Eligibility and Online Resources Application, which students should complete before enrolling for the first time. This application will simply determine if you are eligible to participate in the Concurrent Enrollment Program.

UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies will not review academic pre-requisites, transcripts, credentials, etc. Students who complete the application will also receive their credentials to log in and complete the Academic Integrity Tutorial, which is required to enroll.

That is a question only you, or the institution receiving the transfer credit, can answer. Concurrent Enrollment students are taking courses for a variety of reasons, including:

• To complete pre-requisites for admission to graduate school, law school, medical school, etc.

• To transfer course credit to a home institution to complete a degree program

• To take courses not available at home universities or high schools

• For personal interest

• For work requirements

The transferability of credit earned through the Concurrent Enrollment program is up to the receiving institution. You should verify transferability with your home institution before enrolling in courses through the Concurrent Enrollment program.

It is important to remember that enrollment in particular courses is not guaranteed through the Concurrent Enrollment program. Matriculated UC San Diego students have priority to enroll, and while departments will do their best to accommodate Concurrent Enrollment students, certain courses may not be available for Concurrent Enrollment students in certain quarters.

Please email the LAUNCH Coordinator for instructions on how to request a certificate audit. A survey will also be sent to students who complete the program. A follow-up survey will also be sent a year after you complete the program.

If accepted, students are responsible for the $95 certificate application fee, textbooks, and any lab/materials fees. Some courses do not require any textbooks. Please refer to the course and certificate page for additional information. LAUNCH will only cover required courses needed to earn the certificate. We will not retroactively apply funds for courses taken in the past.

Yes, if the program you pursue only takes 1 quarter to complete. Students have a quarter after they graduate from UC San Diego to complete their certificate program. For example, if you are interested in the Accelerated Business Intelligence Program and you graduate from UC San Diego during Spring you’re welcome to take the accelerated program during Summer.

It depends on the certificate you are pursuing. It also depends on how many classes you take each quarter. Most certificate programs can take 1 – 2 years to complete. Students can also waive a required course if you have taken a similar course that is transferable. Students will need to check with the academic department for details. The fastest a student can complete a program is in one quarter. We have a few accelerated certificate programs (i.e. Paralegal and Business Intelligence Analysis) that only take one quarter to complete. Please refer to the certificate page for more information.

Instructions will be provided in the LAUNCH acceptance email. Students will submit their request using the Enrollment Request Form. This will only be provided to students who are accepted to the program. Reminders will also be sent when enrollment is open each quarter. See Academic Calendar for dates.

To apply for the LAUNCH program, you only need to submit a LAUNCH application. Please note that the LAUNCH application differs from the certificate program application. The LAUNCH application will be available on the dates listed above. Once accepted to LAUNCH, students are instructed to apply for the certificate program and pay the $95 certificate fee.

Yes, students are welcome to take more than one Extended Studies class each quarter. If this is your first time taking an Extended Studies course, I would recommend starting off with one course. Please keep in mind that students typically take Extended Studies courses concurrently with their UC San Diego courses. Some students will take more Extended Studies courses during the summer.

Students must notify the LAUNCH Coordinator of any changes in their status via email at launch@ucsd.edu. Dropping a course may affect your status in the program. If you are still within the timeline to complete the program and the drop is made by the refund deadline, LAUNCH will still be able to fund the dropped course when you re-enroll the next quarter. The refund deadline for each course can be found on the course page and your MyExtension account. Excessive drops may lead to withdrawal of the program. If your drop request was made after the refund deadline, students will be responsible to pay for the course fees when re-enrolling in the course again. Students will also be required to send an updated education plan.

Yes. Please view the other requirements listed above.

Yes, students are welcome to apply again if they are still eligible. If you did not get accepted, I would recommend taking advantage of the Student Grant Program. Students can still apply to LAUNCH after using the Student Grant Program.