University of California in San Diego is one of the top universities in the United States. It ia famous for its eight Nobel Prize winners on faculty and is ranked as the "hottest" university for science by Newsweek magazine. The school is situated on over five square kilometers, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is located in "America's Finest City," known for its superb weather, safety, natural beauty, tourist attractions, and excellent business and research environment. The English Language Institute and International Programs in UCSD offer the finest English language, university credit, and professional certificate programs in the United States. 

Participants:

The English as a Second Language Program (ESL) offers course work specific to the language needs of students for whom English is a second (or subsequent) language. This is a required course for all undergraduates who have not satisfied the UC Entry Level Writing requirement and who have been designated as needing the course based on their UC Analytical Writing Placement Examination. A combination of instructor recommendation, Entry Level Writing Exit Exam result, and a possible portfolio review places students in this course for another quarter, or in a college writing sequence. The program is taught cooperative agreement with the San Diego Community College District.

Other programs in English:
- Communication and Culture - $2,975
- Intensive Academic - $3,400
- Intensive Busines Fundamentals - $3,400
- Intensive Business - $3,400
- Intensive TOEIC - $3,400
- Intensive TOEFL - $3,400
- Intensive Legal English - $3,700
- Intensive Pre-University - $3,950