UPDATED SLUG Aptitude Test

The land that UC Santa Cruz now resides on was acquired from ___ in 1961 and opened as a university in ___

Henry Cowell, 1965

The campus sits on ___ acres of land, though only ___% of the land is developed on.

2000, 45

Cowell's Theme

Pursuit of Truth in the Company of Friends

Stevenson's Theme

Self and Society

Merrill's Theme

Cultural Identities and Global Consciousness

Crown's Theme

Science, Technology, and Society

College Nine's Theme

International and Global Perspectives

Lewis's Theme

Social Justice and Community

Kresge's Theme

Power and Representation

Porter's Theme

Life is Short, Art Endures (Ars Longa, Vita Brevis)

Rachel Carson's Theme

Environment and Society

Oakes's Theme

Communicating Diversity for a Just Society

Name two resources / support services available at each of the colleges

Advising office, housing office

True or False: When students accept their offer of admissions, they are able to list their preferences of college affiliation, including "no preferences"

T

UCSC was ranked ___ for research impact in 2017 by ___

3rd, Times Higher Education

Current enrollment totals approximately ___ students; with about ___ undergraduates and ___ graduate students

20,000 , 18,000, 2,000

In 2016, UCSC received the highest score on the "Green Honor Roll" from ___

Princeton Review

UCSC was ranked ___ in the US for "Most Beautiful Coastal Campuses" by ___ in 2015

5th, Best Value Schools

___% of engineering undergraduates complete an internship and/or research before graduation

75

College Factual named UCSC in the top ___ colleges in the nation for a degree in Film, Video, and Photographic Arts

10 (#7)

Language Studies and Applied Linguistics offers instruction in ___ modern languages

10

The new ___ square foot building at the Coastal Biology Center at the ___ Coastal Science Campus and is said that only ___% will ever be built on

40,000, Long Marine Lab's, 25

The Division of the Social Sciences awards ___% of the total Bachelor Degrees from UC Santa Cruz

45%

Biomolecular Engineering professor, ____________, is the developer and director of _____________. He also leads UCSC's Cancer Genomics Hub (CGHUB).

David Haussler, Human Genome Project

What is the purpose of the Cancer Genomics Hub?

Provide a database and network of past and current cancer genome research

Alumnus ___ created the first Amazon website

Shel Kaphan

List the five most popular majors at UCSC as of 2023

Computer Science, Psychology, Business Management Economics, Computer Engineering, Biology

(T/F) Is the following major an interdisciplinary major at UCSC, explain why it's considered interdisciplinary?: Marine Bio

F

(T/F) Is the following major an interdisciplinary major at UCSC, explain why it's considered interdisciplinary?: Politics

F

(T/F) Is the following major an interdisciplinary major at UCSC, explain why it's considered interdisciplinary?: Computer Game Design

T; Work with Humanities and Art majors to develop their games

(T/F) Is the following major an interdisciplinary major at UCSC, explain why it's considered interdisciplinary?: Neuroscience

F

Jack Baskin School of Engineering was the first in the UC System to offer a ___ program and ___ program

Game Design, robotics engineering

What is the sub-concentration available for Film & Digital Media Students?

Integrated critical practices

(T/F) UCSC has one of the first and largest Feminist Studies Department in the United States.

T (Hey Barbie!)

Name at least one example of diversity in Engineering

Society of Women Engineers, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), Project AWESOME, MESA (Multicultural Engineering Program)

Name at least one theatre or dance production on campus

Rainbow Theatre, Chautauqua, Barnstorm, Random with a Purpose, AATAT (African American Theatre Arts Troupe)

What awards program offers support to undergraduate research projects in the humanities and offers up to 10 awards in the amount of $500 each are given each year.

Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards

Name the new science magazine at UCSC that was founded by recent Neuroscience and Mathematics alumnus Nick Lounsbury that communicates "science, [providing] an alternate means of education, and [connecting] students to researchers"

Scientific Slug

What is the internship open to all students, but offered by Sociology, that students can participate in that focuses on social enterprise and technology - from social media to web design - to build a just and sustainable world?

Everett Program

UCSC houses ___% of students on campus and ___% of freshmen

49, 96

What are some themed housing options students can opt to live in? Outdoor recreation, outreach and service, sustainable living, study intensive, continuing students, greek housing, major specific floors, co-ed rooms

Outdoor recreation, sustainable living, study intensive, continuing students

Name three places affiliated with UCSC that transfer students can live

Transfer communities (1 in each college, but Porter is biggest), UTC (University Town Center), Redwood Grove Apartments

What is the length of the housing guarantee for transfer students?

1 year

The largest lecture hall on campus is ___. How many does it seat?

Kresge Academic 3105, 600

___% of undergraduate courses have fewer than 30 students and ___% of undergrad courses have fewer than 50 students. What percent of courses have 100+ students? ___

64, 75, 15

Our student to faculty ratio is:

23:1

Our men's tennis team has won how many NCAA National Team Championships?

7

Who is the best OS?

Pieter