SCUBA Announcement for the 2026-2027 Academic Year
9/26/2026 9:28:00 PM | Banana Slugs Recreation
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - For the 2026-2027 Academic Year the Athletics & Recreation Department will once again reimburse up to $500 for 25 currently enrolled students per quarter.The course may be taken one time with any SCUBA dive shop of the student's choice in the state of California and covers course fees from a certifying agency approved by WRSTC (such as NAUI, PADI, SDI, or SSI), and dive gear rental only.
In order to qualify for reimbursement the course and forms must be fully completed between the first and last day of the quarter and reimbursement will be issued on a first come first serve basis. Dates and approved courses are indicated below:
Fall quarter: Basic/Open Water course eligible, the quarter begins on Sept. 19, 2026, instruction ends on Dec. 4, 2026, and the deadline to initiate a reimbursement is Dec. 11, 2026.
Winter quarter: Basic/Open Water, Advance and/or Rescue course eligible, the quarter begins on Jan. 4, 2027 and instruction ends on March 12, 2027, and the deadline to initiate a reimbursement is March 19, 2027.
Spring quarter: Basic/Open Water, Advance and/or Rescue course eligible, the quarter begins on March 29, 2027 and instruction ends on June 4, 2027, and the deadline to initiate a reimbursement is June 10, 2027.
To assist in transparency of availability for reimbursements, please be advised there are currently 25 remaining reimbursements for this current quarter. Last Updated: Sept. 24, 2026.
To initiate reimbursement please complete the CruzFly reimbursement process. Instructions are below.
If you don't already have an account click the following link to request a CruzFly account: CruzFly Account Authorization Form
Below are the options to select and information needed to fill out each section of the form:
- I am preparing this form as the: Account Holder
- Account Type: Student Expense Reporter
- Account Holder Information: this is your information. (leave the vendor ID blank).
- Delegate Information: Carolina Soler (csoler@ucsc.edu)
- Supervisor Information: Cristen Babik (cbabik@ucsc.edu)
- CruzFly Divisional Authorizer: Chris Spells (chspells@ucsc.edu)
- Account Holder UCSC Affiliation: Student/ Student Employee
- Account Action: Create New Account
- Will this Access be temporary or Ongoing?: Ongoing
- Primary FOAPAL Organization Code: 680526
- Press SUBMIT
Once the form is signed by those listed above it will go to the CruzFly office to create your account. You will receive a notification when your account is ready.
Submit a Reimbursement in CruzFly:
Once you have an account you can follow the guide to add an out of pocket expense to a report. Below is the set up and FOAPAL info you need.
In order to qualify for reimbursement the course and forms must be fully completed between the first and last day of the quarter and reimbursement will be issued on a first come first serve basis. Dates and approved courses are indicated below:
Fall quarter: Basic/Open Water course eligible, the quarter begins on Sept. 19, 2026, instruction ends on Dec. 4, 2026, and the deadline to initiate a reimbursement is Dec. 11, 2026.
Winter quarter: Basic/Open Water, Advance and/or Rescue course eligible, the quarter begins on Jan. 4, 2027 and instruction ends on March 12, 2027, and the deadline to initiate a reimbursement is March 19, 2027.
Spring quarter: Basic/Open Water, Advance and/or Rescue course eligible, the quarter begins on March 29, 2027 and instruction ends on June 4, 2027, and the deadline to initiate a reimbursement is June 10, 2027.
To assist in transparency of availability for reimbursements, please be advised there are currently 25 remaining reimbursements for this current quarter. Last Updated: Sept. 24, 2026.
To initiate reimbursement please complete the CruzFly reimbursement process. Instructions are below.
If you don't already have an account click the following link to request a CruzFly account: CruzFly Account Authorization Form
- An active CruzID and a Vendor ID are required to obtain a CruzFly account and to ultimately receive a reimbursement. Complete and submit the Payee Setup 204 Form to obtain a Vendor ID.
- Completion of the Access to Information Statement is required for all new CruzFly accounts.
- Student accounts also need to include the name and email address of a UCSC Employee to act as a Delegate.
Below are the options to select and information needed to fill out each section of the form:
- I am preparing this form as the: Account Holder
- Account Type: Student Expense Reporter
- Account Holder Information: this is your information. (leave the vendor ID blank).
- Delegate Information: Carolina Soler (csoler@ucsc.edu)
- Supervisor Information: Cristen Babik (cbabik@ucsc.edu)
- CruzFly Divisional Authorizer: Chris Spells (chspells@ucsc.edu)
- Account Holder UCSC Affiliation: Student/ Student Employee
- Account Action: Create New Account
- Will this Access be temporary or Ongoing?: Ongoing
- Primary FOAPAL Organization Code: 680526
- Press SUBMIT
Once the form is signed by those listed above it will go to the CruzFly office to create your account. You will receive a notification when your account is ready.
Submit a Reimbursement in CruzFly:
Once you have an account you can follow the guide to add an out of pocket expense to a report. Below is the set up and FOAPAL info you need.
- Initial Approver: Carolina Soler
- Account Code: 001260
- Org: 680526
- Fund: 20371
- Activity Code: No Activity
- Attach receipt and certificate of completion
- Submit
