Incoming Students

Welcome to the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, San Diego!

The major and minor programs in Astronomy and Astrophysics (A&A) will open for enrollment in Fall 2024.  The A&A majors are not capped and are open to all students interested in pursuing a STEM degree with a focus on astrophysical sciences. 

Sample course plans are available for both freshman and transfer students on our here, but students are advised to view our plans once published on plans.ucsd.edu.

We are planning to host First Year and Transfer Orientations in the beginning of August. Zoom links will be sent to your UC San Diego email in the summer. If you are unable to attend, we will provide a recording for your information. Dates/times coming soon!

Please click here to join the A&A mailing list for future updates and announcements.

In the meantime, please click here for a video recording of our most recent information session for continuing students, and click here for the PowerPoint slides to this event.