Additional Services

Student ID Cards (affiliate identification card)

If you are currently enrolled at UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, you are eligible to obtain a UC San Diego affiliate ID card. You must provide valid, government-issued photo identification and be currently enrolled in courses at the time of purchase. All new and replacement cards are $25.

Students may use their lived name and lived personal pronouns in University records and systems. 

• If you submit a lived name, your legal name will no longer appear anywhere on your ID card.
• Our office cannot make these changes in person - you must use your Triton Student System account prior to submitting the I.D. request form. 

How to order an ID card:

• ID cards will be mailed within one week of payment to the address on file in your student record (if you would like to change your address please log into your Triton Student System account.

Once purchased, you may use your affiliate ID card to:

• Ride Campus Shuttles.
• Pay with Triton Cash. Triton Cash is accepted at more than 60 locations on and off the UC San Diego campus, and is a secure, safe and convenient alternative to cash.
• Receive student discounts at participating companies (e.g. some movie theaters).

Transportation & Parking

Click here for information about transportation and parking at UC San Diego.

Library Access

As a UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies student, you are eligible to purchase a UC San Diego Library borrowing card at the Geisel Library’s circulation desk. You must have a student ID card and be registered for the current quarter to be eligible.

For more information on borrowing privileges and purchasing a card, visit the UC San Diego Library website.

Textbooks

You can purchase textbooks from the UC San Diego Bookstore online, by phone and in person.

For up-to-date information on textbook requirements, including how to order your books, contact the UC San Diego Bookstore. Required and suggested textbooks for each course are displayed in the individual section information on the Extended Studies website, and are also available from the textbook department staff.

If you order by phone, please let the operator know that you’d like to place an order for an Extended Studies textbook. Payment is required at that time for the amount of the sale, taxes and any applicable shipping costs.

Once you’ve ordered online or by phone, you can:

• Pick up your books at the UC San Diego Bookstore.
• Have them shipped to your home or workplace.

Click here for bookstore hours and location.

Course Descriptions

Descriptions for current and future courses can be found by searching for your course here.

To order a course description for a past course, submit a Student Services Digital Request form.

Standard course description fee: $10 per request (includes up to three course descriptions). Standard orders are processed and mailed within seven business days after receipt of your request form and payment.

Rush processing: $20 per copy in addition to all other fees. Rush orders are processed and mailed within one business day after the receipt of your request form and payment. Rush orders are mailed via standard USPS mail delivery.

Email delivery: Available at no additional charge.

Faxed delivery: Domestic number: $5 per copy in addition to all other fees. International number: $10 per copy in addition to all other fees.

Federal Express shipping: $15 per address in addition to all other fees. FedEx will not deliver to a PO Box or military mailbox. Please provide a street address for FedEx delivery.
 

Name Changes

If you have changed your legal name and need to update your student record to reflect your new name, you will need to submit a Student Services Digital Request form. Changing your lived name does not require documentation and can be processed at any time in your student account.

For legal name changes, please provide:

• An original or certified copy of a marriage license, divorce decree, name change decree, Social Security card or government issued photo ID listing your previous name

      AND

• Government issued photo ID or Social Security card with your updated name
• If you have a preferred name, please also include that on your name change request form, this will help us properly identify you in our system. 

You may submit your documents:

• By fax: (858) 534-8527
• In person or by mail to either Student Services location

Lived Names and Personal Pronouns

UC San Diego has implemented a new name policy for students as of Fall Quarter 2023. Students may now enter a lived name, including first, middle and last. This change is in accordance with the University of California’s Gender Recognition and Lived Name policy. 

Lived name shall now be used in all places where legal name is not specifically required including the Canvas, class rosters, Student Campus ID cards, and in most other systems where you will interact with the university. Legal name will continue to be used for things such as generating bills, 1098-T documents, on transcript, Certificates, medical documentation and financial aid. 

You may also indicate a set of personal pronouns by which you would like to be identified. 
 
To update your lived name and personal pronouns by logging into your Triton Student System account.

 See our frequently asked questions for more information.

Address Changes

You can change your mailing address, email address or phone number online by logging into your Triton Student System account.