Degree Requirements for First Year Students
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University Requirements
Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)
The University of California requires all undergraduate students (including international students) to demonstrate a minimum proficiency in English composition within three quarters of entering the University.
Refer to the Analytical Writing Program for how to meet the ELWR.
American History and Institutions (AHI)
A knowledge of American history and of the principles of American institutions under federal and state constitutions is required of all candidates for the bachelor’s degree. Exception for all international students on F-1 or J-1 visas: the college will waive AHI at the end of the final quarter.
Refer to the UC San Diego General Catalog for how to meet AHI.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
A knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion is required of all candidates for a bachelor's degree. This requirement is satisfied by passing one four-unit course.
Refer to Undergraduate Education for the approved list.
Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (CCER)
A knowledge of climate change is required of all candidates for a Bachelor’s degree who begin their studies at UC San Diego in lower-division standing in Fall 2024 or thereafter.
The CCER is fulfilled by completing SYN 1 or SYN 1R.
Unit Requirements
- A minimum of 180 units; at least 60 units must be upper-division
- No more than 25% of UC San Diego course units graded on a Pass/Not Pass basis
- At least 35 of the final 45 units completed at UC San Diego
GPA Requirement
A 2.0 or higher GPA in all courses taken at University of California including: UC Summer Sessions, UC Education Abroad Program, UC Sacramento Center, and the UC San Diego Washington Program (UCDC).
General Education
The Seventh College GE curriculum is designed to be flexible and to complement any major.
Synthesis
The three-course Synthesis sequence includes two lower-division courses of intensive instruction in university-level writing and one upper-division project-based course. All three courses emphasize the importance of confronting large-scale, global issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Synthesis courses must be taken at UC San Diego for a letter grade.
SYN 1/SYN 1R - Offered Winter and Spring
Synthesis 1 asks students to critically examine through an interdisciplinary and antiracist lens how we communicate about the climate crisis in order to address the question of how we get people to respond and take action. Through a variety of assignments and activities, students develop an awareness of both the message of a text and how the author crafted that message. They learn how to assess the purpose, audience and context of different rhetorical situations.
Prerequisites: Seventh College students only, completion of UC Entry Level Writing requirement, must be taken for a letter grade to count toward Seventh College general education requirements. Students will not receive credit for both SYN 1 and SYN 1R (the remote version of SYN 1).
SYN 2/SYN 2R - Offered Fall, Winter, and Summer
Synthesis 2 builds upon the skills developed in Synthesis 1. In the first half of the quarter, students learn the links between climate change and racial justice. Using an anti-racist framework, students work in a small group to research an aspect of the climate crisis. In the second half of the quarter, students are introduced to project design and learn how to draft a proposal. Students learn how to determine the scope of a project based on such criteria as time, money, and potential impact.
Prerequisites: Seventh College students only, SYN 1/SYN 1R, must be taken for a letter grade to count toward Seventh College general education requirements. Students will not receive credit for both SYN 2 and SYN 2R (the remote version of SYN 2).
SYN 100 - Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer
SYN 100 is a project-based course that builds upon foundational skills by taking a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to complex global problems. Each section focuses on a different theme, challenge, or question related to the climate crisis. Despite the different class topics, all students will learn by designing and executing a team project that addresses their section’s theme. Browse SYN 100 offerings here.
Prerequisites: restricted to Seventh College students only, upper-division standing, completion of SYN 1/1R and 2/2R.
Alternatives
Alternatives courses can be completed any time throughout the undergraduate career, depending on individual academic goals and preferences. Alternatives courses may overlap with major, minor, and/or university requirements. Approved Advanced Placement (AP) credit, International Baccalaureate (IB) credit, and transfer credit will be applied.
Refer to the UC San Diego General Catalog to browse course descriptions. Remote "R" versions of approved courses will fulfill Alternatives requirements.
Alternatives courses can be taken for letter grade or P/NP.
Select two courses of interest from each of the following five areas:
Arts - 2 courses
CINEMATIC ARTS AND FILM STUDIES
FILM-071 - Fundamentals of Cinematography
FILM-072 - Fundamentals of Directing
FILM-073 - Fundamentals of Editing
MUSIC
MUS-001A - Fundamentals of Music A
MUS-001B - Fundamentals of Music B
MUS-002A - Basic Musicianship A
MUS-002B - Basic Musicianship B
MUS-005 - Sound in Time
MUS-006 - Electronic Music
MUS-007 - Music, Media and Technology
MUS-008 - American Music: Jazz Cultures (also DEI)
MUS-009 - Symphony
MUS-011 - Folk Music
MUS-012 - Opera
MUS-013 - Worlds of Music
MUS-014 - Contemporary Music
MUS-015 - Popular Music
MUS-017 - Hip-Hop (also DEI)
MUS-019 - Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music (also DEI)
MUS-020 - Exploring the Musical Mind
MUS-114 - Music and Ideas Since 1900
MUS-115 - Women in Music
MUS-151 - Race, Culture, and Social Change
THEATRE + DANCE
TDAC-001 - Introduction to Acting
TDDE-001 - Introduction to Design for the Theatre
TDDM-001 - Introduction to Dance Making
TDDM-005 - Site Specific Dance and Performance
TDGE-001 - Introduction to Theatre
TDGE-025 - Public Speaking
TDGE-040 - Dance and Social Movement(s)
TDHD-020 - Looking at Dance
TDPW-001 - Introduction to Playwriting
TDTR-010 - Introduction to Dance
TDGE-100 - Creating the Role of "Leader"
TDHD-175 - Cultural Perspectives on Dance
TDHT-010 - Introduction to Play Analysis
VISUAL ARTS
VIS-001 - Introduction to Art Making: Two-Dimensional Practices
VIS-002 - Introduction to Art Making: Motion and Time-Based Art
VIS-003 - Introduction to Art Making: Three-Dimensional Practices
VIS-006 - Race, Gender, and Robots
VIS-009 - Introduction to Digital Photography for Non-Majors
VIS-010 - Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
VIS-011 - Introduction to Visual Culture
VIS-022 - Formations of Modern Art
VIS-030 - Introduction to Speculative Design
VIS-041 - Design Communication
VIS-060 - Introduction to Digital Photography
VIS-070N - Introduction to Media
VIS-080 - Introduction to the Studio Major
VIS-083 - Photographic History
VIS-084 - Film History
VIS-085A - Media History
VIS-100 - Introduction to Public Culture
VIS-101 - Introduction to Urban Ecologies
VIS-102 - Democratizing the City
VIS-103 - Architectural Practices
VIS-125G - History of Socially Engaged Art
VIS-150 - Landmarks of World Cinema
VIS-152D - Identity through Transnational Cinemas
VIS-157 - Environmentalism in Arts and Media
VIS-157D - US Civil Rights in Art and Media
Humanities - 2 courses
Upper-Division Language Courses can be used to fulfill the Humanities requirement. Please contact Seventh College Academic Advising via the VAC (vac.ucsd.edu) for more information.
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS-010 - Introduction to African American Studies (also DEI)
AAS-011 - Introduction to Black Diasporic Studies (also DEI)
AAS-015 - Racism and Global Imperialism
AAS-170 - Legacies of Research on Disenfranchised Communities (also DEI)
AAS-185 - #BlackLivesMatter
ANALYTICAL WRITING PROGRAM
AWP-104 - Writing about Climate Change
CHINESE
CHIN-010CD - First Year Chinese: Dialect speakers III
CHIN-010CM - First Year Chinese: Mandarin speakers III
CHIN-010CN - First Year Chinese: Non-native speakers III
CHIN-020AD - Second Year Chinese: Dialect speakers I
CHIN-020AM - Second Year Chinese: Mandarin speakers I
CHIN-020AN - Second Year Chinese: Non-native speakers I
CHIN-020BD - Second Year Chinese: Dialect speakers II
CHIN-020BM - Second Year Chinese: Mandarin speakers II
CHIN-020BN - Second Year Chinese: Non-native speakers II
CHIN-020CD - Second Year Chinese: Dialect speakers III
CHIN-020CM - Second Year Chinese: Mandarin speakers III
CHIN-020CN - Second Year Chinese: Non-native speakers II
CLASSICAL STUDIES
CLAS-120 - Classical Diversities
GLOBAL SOUTH STUDIES
GSS-020 - Introduction to Global South Studies
HISTORY
HILD-007A - Race and Ethnicity in the United States (also DEI)
HILD-007B - Race and Ethnicity in the United States (also DEI)
HILD-007C - Race and Ethnicity in the United States (also DEI)
HILD-007GS - Race and Ethnicity in the Global World (also DEI)
HILD-008GS - Race and Ethnicity in the United States
HILD-030 - History of Public Health
HILD-040 - Anthropocene 1 - The Neolithic
HILD-041 - Anthropocene 2 - The Columbian Exchange, 1400–1750
HILD-042 - Anthropocene 3 - The Industrial Revolutions
HILD-043 - Anthropocene 4 - The Great Acceleration, 1945–Present
HIGL-144GS - The Singapore Model of Leadership
HISC-102 - Technology in World History
HISC-105 - History of Environmentalism
HITO-119 - Human Rights l: Introduction to Human Rights and Global Justice
JAPANESE
JAPN-010C - First-Year Japanese
JAPN-020A - Second-Year Japanese
JAPN-020B - Second-Year Japanese
JAPN-020C - Second-Year Japanese
JEWISH STUDIES
JWSP-003 - Intermediate Hebrew, Continued
LINGUISTICS
LIAB-001C+001CX - Linguistics/Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic
LIAB-100D+001DX - Linguistics/Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic
LIFR-001C+001CX - Linguistics/French Conversation/Analysis of French
LIFR-001D+001DX - Linguistics/French Conversation/Analysis of French
LIGM-001C+001CX - Linguistics/German Conversation/Analysis of German
LIGM-001D+001DX - Linguistics/German Conversation/Analysis of German
LIHI-001C+001CX - Linguistics/Hindi Conversation/Analysis of Hindi
LIHI-001D+001DX - Linguistics/Hindi Conversation/Analysis of Hindi
LIIT-001C+001CX - Linguistics/Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian
LIIT-001D+001DX - Linguistics/Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian
LIPO-001C+001CX - Linguistics/Portuguese Conversation/Analysis of Portuguese
LIPO-001D+001DX - Linguistics/Portuguese Conversation/Analysis of Portuguese
LISL-001C+001CX - Linguistics/American Sign Language Conversation/Analysis of American Sign Language
LISL-001D+001DX - Linguistics/American Sign Language Conversation/Analysis of American Sign Language
LISP-001C+001CX - Linguistics/Spanish Conversation/Analysis of Spanish
LISP-001D+001DX - Linguistics/Spanish Conversation/Analysis of Spanish
LIHL-112 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Filipino for Filipino Speakers
LIHL-113 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Armenian for Armenian Speakers
LIHL-114 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Vietnamese for Vietnamese Speakers
LIHL-115 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Korean for Korean Speakers
LIHL-116 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Arabic for Arabic Speakers
LIHL-117 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Persian for Persian Speakers
LIHL-118 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Cantonese for Cantonese Speakers
LIHL-119 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Hindi for Hindi Speakers
LIHL-124 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Intermediate Vietnamese for Vietnamese Speakers
LIHL-132 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Filipino for Filipino Speakers
LIHL-134 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Vietnamese for Vietnamese Speakers
LIHL-135 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Korean for Korean Speakers
LIHL-136 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Arabic for Arabic Speakers
LIHL-137 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Persian for Persian Speakers
LIHL-138 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Cantonese for Cantonese Speakers
LIHL-139 - Linguistics/Heritage Languages: Advanced Hindi for Hindi Speakers
LIGN-005 - The Linguistics of Invented Languages
LIGN-006 - Computers and Language
LIGN-007 - Sign Language and Their Cultures (also DEI)
LIGN-008 - Languages and Cultures in America (also DEI)
LIGN-101 - Introduction to the Study of Language
LITERATURE
LTFR-002A - Intermediate French I
LTFR-002B - Intermediate French II
LTFR-002C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts
LTGK-002 - Intermediate Greek (I)
LTGK-003 - Intermediate Greek (II)
LTGM-002A - Intermediate German I
LTGM-002B - Intermediate German II
LTGM-002C - Intermediate German III
LTIT-002A - Intermediate Italian I
LTIT-002B - Intermediate Italian II
LTIT-050 - Advanced Italian
LTKO-001C - Beginning Korean: First Year III
LTKO-002A - Intermediate Korean: Second Year I
LTKO-002B - Intermediate Korean: Second Year II
LTKO-002C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III
LTLA-002 - Intermediate Latin (I)
LTLA-003 - Intermediate Latin (II)
LTRU-002A - Second-Year Russian
LTRU-002B - Second-Year Russian
LTSP-001F - Spanish for Heritage Learners I
LTSP-002F - Spanish for Heritage Learners II
LTSP-003F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III
LTSP-002A - Intermediate Spanish I: Foundations
LTSP-002B - Intermediate Spanish II: Readings and Composition
LTSP-002C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition
LTSP-100A - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture
LTSP-100F - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners
LTWL-010 - Environmental Literature
LTWL-012 - Migration and Literature
LTWR-008A - Writing Fiction
LTWR-008B - Writing Poetry
LTWR-008C - Writing Nonfiction
LTCS-133 - Globalization and Culture
LTCS-155 - Health, Illness, and Global Culture (by petition)
LTWL-165 - Literature and the Environment
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL-013 - Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics
PHIL-016 - Science Fiction and Philosophy
PHIL-024 - Science and Pseudoscience
PHIL-026 - Science, Society, and Values
PHIL-027 - Ethics and Society
PHIL-028 - Ethics and Society II
PHIL-032 - Philosophy and the Rise of Modern Science
PHIL-035 - Philosophy in the Americas (also DEI)
PHIL-051 - Climate Ethics
PHIL-055 - Living in a Digital World
PHIL-139 - Global Justice
PHIL-148 - Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL-164 - Technology and Human Values
Natural Sciences and Engineering - 2 courses
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ASTR-001 - Stars and Black Holes
ASTR-002 - Galaxies and the Universe
ASTR-003 - Planetary Systems Near and Far
ASTR-004 - Life in the Universe
ASTR-010 - Astronomy and Civilization
ASTR-015 - Astronomy in Science Fiction
ASTR-065 - The Astronomy of Climate Change
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BILD-003 - Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
BILD-018 - Human Impact on the Environment
BILD-020 - Human Genetics in Modern Society
BILD-030 - Biology of Plagues Past and Present
BILD-038 - Dementia, Science, and Society
BILD-042 - Our Sustainable Future
BILD-044 - Scientific Perspectives for a Changing World
BILD-046 - Ecology of a Changing Planet
BICD-136 - AIDS Science and Society
BIEB-102 - Introductory Ecology - Organisms and Habitat
BIEB-130 - Marine Conservation Biology
BIEB-134 - Introduction to Biological Oceanography
BIEB-138GS - Biodiversity of the Galapagos Island and Mainland Ecuador
BIEB-140 - Biodiversity
BIEB-150 - Evolution
BIEB-174 - Ecosystems and Global Change
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM-004 - Basic Chemistry
CHEM-006A - General Chemistry I
CHEM-006B - General Chemistry II
CHEM-006C - General Chemistry III
CHEM-006AH - Honors General Chemistry I
CHEM-006BH - Honors General Chemistry II
CHEM-006CH - Honors General Chemistry III
CHEM-011 - The Periodic Table
CHEM-111 - Origins of Life and the Universe
CHEM-145 - Biofuels and Renewable Materials
CHEM-151 - Molecules that Changed the World
CHEM-171 - Environmental Chemistry I
CHEM-172 - Environmental Chemistry II
CHEM-173 - Atmospheric Chemistry
CHEM-174 - Chemical Principles of Marine Systems
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
CSE-190 - Topics in Computer Science and Engineering (by petition)
ENGINEERING, JACOBS SCHOOL OF
ENG-030 - Creative Problem Solving
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ENVR-030 - Environmental Issues: Natural Sciences
ENVR-110 - Environmental Law
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
ESYS-010 - Introduction to Environmental Systems
ESYS-101 - Environmental Biology
ESYS-102 - The Solid and Fluid Earth
ESYS-103 - Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions
PHYSICS
PHYS-001A - Mechanics
PHYS-001B - Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS-001C - Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
PHYS-002A - Physics - Mechanics
PHYS-002B - Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS-002C - Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
PHYS-004A - Physics for Physics Majors - Mechanics
PHYS-004B - Physics for Physics Majors - Fluids, Waves, and Heat
PHYS-004C - Physics for Physics Majors - Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS-008 - Physics of Everyday Life
PHYS-010 - Concepts in Physics
PHYS-011 - Survey of Physics
PHYS-012 - Energy and the Environment
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
SIO-001 - The Planets
SIO-003 - Life in the Oceans
SIO-010 - The Earth
SIO-012 - History of the Earth and Evolution
SIO-015 - Natural Disasters
SIO-016 - Geology of National Parks
SIO-020 - The Atmosphere
SIO-025 - Climate Change and Society
SIO-030 - The Oceans
SIO-035 - Water
SIO-040 - Life and Climate on Earth
SIO-045 - Volcanoes
SIO-046GS - Global Volcanism
SIO-050 - Introduction to Physical Geology
SIO-060 - Experiences in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
SIO-075 - Geological History of Earth
SIO-101 - California Coastal Oceanography
SIO-105 - Conservation Solutions
SIO-108 - Introduction to Paleoclimatology
SIO-114 - The Science and Analysis of Environmental Justice (also DEI)
SIO-116 - Climate Change and Global Health: Understanding the Mechanisms
SIO-116GS - Climate Change and Global Health: Understanding the Mechanisms
SIO-117 - The Physical Basis of Global Warming
SIO-132 - Introduction to Marine Biology
SIO-134 - Introduction to Biological Oceanography
SIO-140 - Wilderness and Human Values
SIO-141 - Chemical Principles of Marine Systems
SIO-142GS - Wilderness and Human Values Abroad
SIO-166 - Introduction to Environmental Archaeology—Theory and Method of Socioecodynamics and Human Paleoecology
Quantitative Reasoning - 2 courses
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BILD-005 - Data Analysis and Design for Biologists
BILD-062 - Introduction to Python for Biologists
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
COGS-003 - Introduction to Computing
COGS-008 - Hands-on Computing
COGS-009 - Introduction to Data Science
COGS-014A - Introduction to Research Methods
COGS-014B - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
COGS-018 - Introduction to Python
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
CSS-001 - Introductory Programming for Computational Social Science
CSS-002 - Data and Model Programming for Computational Social Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
CSE-003 - Fluency in Information Technology
CSE-004GS - Mathematical Beauty in Rome
CSE-005 - Principles and Practice of Artificial Intelligence
CSE-006GS - Mathematical Beauty in Rome Lab
CSE-006R - Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
CSE-008A - Introduction to Computer Science: Java I
CSE-008B - Introduction to Computer Science: Java II
CSE-011 - Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Java
CSE-170 - Interaction Design
DATA SCIENCE
DSC-010 - Principles of Data Science
DSC-020 - Programming and Basic Data Structures for Data Science
DSC-030 - Data Structures and Algorithms for Data Science
ECONOMICS
ECON-005 - Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
EDUCATION STUDIES
EDS-103 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Education Research
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ECE-005 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE-015 - Engineering Computation
ECE-025 - Introduction to Digital Design
HUMAN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES
HDS-060 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
LINGUISTICS
LIGN-017 - Making and Breaking Codes
MANAGEMENT, RADY SCHOOL OF
MGT-003 - Quantitative Methods in Business
MATHEMATICS
MATH-010A - Calculus I
MATH-010B - Calculus II
MATH-010C - Calculus III
MATH-011 - Calculus-Based Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH-018 - Linear Algebra
MATH-020A - Calculus for Science and Engineering
MATH-020B - Calculus for Science and Engineering
MATH-020C - Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
MAE-005 - Quantitative Computer Skills
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL-010 - Introduction to Logic
PHIL-012 - Scientific Reasoning
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI-005 - Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
POLI-005D - Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
POLI-030 - Political Inquiry
POLI-030D - Political Inquiry
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC-060 - Introduction to Statistics
PUBLIC HEALTH
PH-102 - Biostatistics in Public Health
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
SIO-113 - Introduction to Computational Earth Science
SIO-187 - Statistical Methods in Marine Biology
SOCIOLOGY
SOCI-060 - The Practice of Social Research
SOC-102 - Network Data and Methods
SOCI-103M - Computer Applications to Data Management in Sociology
SOCI-109 - Analysis of Sociological Data
VISUAL ARTS
VIS-042 - Creative Coding
Social Sciences - 2 courses
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH-010 - Climate Justice
ANTH-021 - Race and Racisms (also DEI)
ANTH-023 - Debating Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in American Societies (also DEI)
ANAR-120 - Documenting Climate Change
ANAR-146 - Feeding the World
ANBI-130 - Biology of Inequality (also DEI)
ANBI-131 - Biology and Culture of Race (also DEI)
ANBI-132 - Conservation and the Human Predicament
ANBI-174 - Conservation and the Media: Film Lab
ANSC-105 - Global Health and Inequality
ANSC-134 - The Politics of Environmental Change
ANSC-140 - Human Rights II: Contemporary Issues
ANSC-144 - Immigrant and Refugee Health
ANSC-147 - Global Health and the Environment
ANSC-149 - Conflict, Health, and Inequality
ANSC-185 - #BlackLivesMatter
ANSC-192 - Liberation Bound: Struggles Against Capitalism and Imperialism Worldwide
ANSC-193 - Capitalism and Nature
ANTH-104 - Transforming the Global Environment
ANTH-105 - Climate Change, Race, and Inequality (also DEI)
ANTH-106 - Climate and Civilization
ANTH-107 - Designing for Disasters, Emergencies, and Extreme Weather
ANTH-108 - Indigenous Peoples, Extractive Development, and Climate Change
ANTH-109 - Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, and Vulnerability
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES
CCS-123 - Politics and Policy of Climate Change
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
COGS-010 - Cognitive Consequences of Technology
COGS-020 - Exploring the Musical Mind
CRITICAL GENDER STUDIES
CGS-101 - Gender and Globalization
CGS-110 - Intersectional Struggles for Environmental Justice
COMMUNICATION
COMM-010 - Introduction to Communication (also DEI)
COMM-020 - Analysis of Media Forms and Cultures
COMM-030 - Digital Media Literacy (also DEI)
COMM-040 - Promotional Communication
COMM-050 - Presenting and Public Speaking
COMM-080 - Public Presentation and Persuasion - Speech and Debate
ECONOMICS
ECON-001 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON-002 - Market Imperfections and Policy
ECON-003 - Principles of Macroeconomics
EDUCATION STUDIES
EDS-040 - Nature, Community, and Education
EDS-114 - Cognitive Development and Interactive Computing Environments
EDS-124AR - Teaching Computation in the Digital World
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT COLLEGE
HMNR-100 - Human Rights I: Introduction to Human Rights and Global Justice
HMNR-101 - Human Rights II: Contemporary Issues
ETHNIC STUDIES
ETHN-001 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Land and Labor (also DEI)
ETHN-002 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Circulations of Difference (also DEI)
ETHN-003 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Making Culture (also DEI)
ETHN-102 - Science and Technology in Society: Race/Gender/Class
ETHN-103 - Environmental Racism
ETHN-108 - Race, Culture, and Social Change
ETHN-109 - Race and Social Movements
ETHN-117 - Organic Social Movements
ETHN-118 - Contemporary Immigration Issues
ETHN-136 - The Science and Critical Analysis of Environmental Justice (also DEI)
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLBH-020 - Introduction to Global Health
GLBH-105 - Global Health and Inequality
GLBH-147 - Global Health and the Environment
HUMAN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES
HDS-001 - Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences
HDS-133 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Developmental Science
HDS-175 - Power, Wealth, and Inequality in Human Development (also DEI)
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
LATI-010 - Reading North by South: Latin American Studies and the US Liberation Movements (also DEI)
LATI-050 - Introduction to Latin America
MANAGEMENT, RADY SCHOOL OF
MGT-166 - Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MGT-167 - Social Entrepreneurship
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI-011 or -011D - Introduction to Political Science: Comparative Politics
POLI-012 or -012D - Introduction to Political Science: International Relations
POLI-013 or -013D - Power and Justice (also DEI)
POLI-027 - Ethics and Society
POLI-028 - Ethics and Society II
POLI-104E - Environmental Law and Policy
POLI-104P - Science, Technology, and the Law
POLI-110M - Green Political Thought
POLI-111B - Global Justice in Theory and Action
POLI-122 - Politics of Human Rights
POLI-125A - Communities and the Environment
POLI-125B - The Politics of Food in a Global Economy
POLI-140D - International Human Rights Law: Migrant Populations
POLI-143 - New Modes of International Conflict: Cyber, Space, and Robots
POLI-150A - Politics of Immigration (also DEI)
POLI-162 - Environmental Policy
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC-001 - Psychology
PSYC-185 - Psychology of Climate Crisis
PUBLIC HEALTH
PH-040 - Introduction to Public Health
PH-050 - Primary Care and Public Health
SOCIOLOGY
SOCI-001 - Introduction to Sociology
SOCI-020 - Social Change in the Modern World
SOCI-030 - Science, Technology, and Society
SOCI-070 - General Sociology for Premedical Students
SOCI-111 - Local Lives, Global Problems (also DEI)
SOCI-125 - Sociology of Immigration (also DEI)
SOCI-127 - Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity (also DEI)
SOCI-130 - Population and Society
SOCI-133 - Immigration in Comparative Perspective
SOCI-149 - Sociology of the Environment
SOCI-171 - Technology and Society
SOCI-174 - Human Rights l: Introduction to Human Rights and Global Justice
SOCI-179 - Social Change
SOCI-185 - Globalization and Social Development
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE
TMC-015 - Introduction to Public Service in America (also DEI)
URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING
USP-002 - Urban World Systems
USP-142C - Urban Challenges: Sustainable Food Systems
USP-154 - Global Justice in Theory and Action
USP-170 - Planning for Sustainable Communities
USP-171 - Sustainable Development
USP-171GS - International Sustainable Development
USP-176 - International Planning and Development: U.S.-Mexico Border
High-Impact
The High-Impact requirement is satisfied by completing one course (2-4 units) selected from a variety of engaging experiential learning options. This course may overlap with major, minor, and university requirements.
The High-Impact course can be taken for letter grade or P/NP.
High-Impact Webinar
Learn about the various ways that you can meet this requirement by watching the High-Impact Webinar presented by Seventh College Advising and representatives from the Academic Internship Program and the Study Abroad Office.
Courses Numbered 195 to 199
Any 2-4 unit course numbered 195 to 199 will satisfy the High-Impact requirement.
- Courses numbered 195 or 196 - consult the relevant academic department or program for how to enroll
- Courses numbered 197, 198, or 199 - refer to How to Request Enrollment in Special Studies Classes
Department/Program Courses
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS-179 - Capstone for Black and African American Studies
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
ASTR-150 - Observational Astrophysics Laboratory
ASTR-154 - Data Science in Astronomy
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANAR-135 - Study Abroad: Ancient Mediterranean Civilization
ANAR-135S - Summer Study Abroad: Ancient Mediterranean Civilization
ANAR-155 - Study Abroad: Ancient Mesoamerica
ANSC-138 - The Cultural Design Practicum: Using Anthropology to Solve Human Problems (no prerequisites)
ANSC-169 - Culture and Environment: Research Seminar and Practicum (no prerequisites)
ANSC-173 - Ethnography in Practice (no prerequisites)
ANTH-128A - Climate Action Scholars: Community Engagement and Research (no prerequisites)
BIOENGINEERING
BENG-191 - Senior Seminar I: Professional Issues in Bioengineering
BENG-193 - Clinical Experience in Bioengineering
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BIMM-170 - Genomics Research Initiative Laboratory II
BISP-193 - Biology Education Research
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CENG-124A - Chemical Plant and Process Design I
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM-143C - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
COGS-108 - Data Science in Practice
COGS-122 - Start-up Studio
COGS-123 - Social Computing
COGS-127 - Data-Driven UX/Product Design
COGS-187B - Practicum in Professional Web Design
COGS-190A - Pre-Honors Project in Cognitive Science
COGS-194 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
COMMUNICATION
COMM-102C - Methods of Media Production Practicum: Practicum in New Media and Community Life (no prerequisites)
COMM-102M - Methods of Media Production Practicum: Studio Television
COMM-102P - Media Production Laboratory: Television and Analysis and Production
COMM-120N - Advanced Media Production: News Media Workshop
COMM-124A - Critical Design Practice/Advanced Studio
COMM-194 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
CSE-112 - Advanced Software Engineering
CSE-118 - Ubiquitous Computing
CSE-125 - Software System Design and Implementation
CSE-132B - Database Systems Applications
CSE-145 - Embedded System Design Project
CSE-147 - Introduction to Embedded Systems
CSE-148 - Advanced Processor Architecture Design Project
CSE-176A - Healthcare Robotics
CSE-176E - Robot Systems Design and Implementation
CSE-193 - Introduction to Computer Science Research
CRITICAL GENDER STUDIES
CGS-128 - Trasnational Feminisms
CULTURE, ART, AND TECHNOLOGY
CAT-124 - Sixth College Practicum (by TEA request only)
DATA SCIENCE
DSC-160 - Data Science and the Arts
DSC-180A - Data Science Project I
DESIGN
DSGN-100 - Prototyping
ECONOMICS
ECON-190 - Introduction to Research in Economics
ECON-191A+191B - Senior Essay Seminar A/Senior Essay Seminar B
EDUCATION STUDIES
EDS-135 - Working with Newcomer Communities in San Diego
*EDS-139 - Practicum in Teaching and Learning
EDS-155 - Climate Education for Climate Justice
EDS-190 - Research Practicum
* must be taken with one of the following approved corequisites: EDS-128A-B, or 129A-B-C, 130, 131, 133, 136, 137, 140, 141, 145, or 146
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ECE-115 - Fast Prototyping
ECE-140A - The Art of Product Engineering I
ECE-148 - Introduction to Autonomous Vehicles
ECE-190 - Engineering Design
ECE-191 - Engineering Group Design Project
ECE-193H - Honors Project
ENGINEERING
ENG-100D - Design for Development
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ENVR-105 - Conservation Solutions
ENVR-144 - Wilderness Training
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
ESYS-187A - Senior Internship Project I
ETHNIC STUDIES
ETHN-100C - Social Justice Praxis
ETHN-100H - Honors Research Design
ETHN-120D - Race and Oral History in San Diego (no prerequisites)
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLBH-111 - Health Frontiers in Tijuana
GLBH-150B - Horizons Honors Thesis Seminar II
HISTORY
HITO-193 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
HIUS-120D - Race and Oral History in San Diego (no prerequisites)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES
HDS-191 - Field Research in Human Development
HDS-193 - Advanced Research in Human Developmental Sciences
HDS-194A - Honors Thesis in Human Developmental Sciences
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTL-190 - Seminar in International Studies
INTL-190H - Honors Seminar in International Studies
JAPANESE STUDIES
JAPN-190 - Japanese Studies Research Seminar (no prerequisites)
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
LATI-131 - Gender as a Border (no prerequisites)
LATI-150 - Digital Oral History in Latin America
LATI-175 - Action & Knowledge Participatory Action Research: “Breaking the Monopoly” with Community-Driven Research (no prerequisites)
LITERATURE
LTSP-166 - Creative Writing
MANAGEMENT, RADY SCHOOL OF
MGT-102 - E-Commerce (no prerequisites)
MGT-108R - Applied Market Research (no prerequisites)
MATHEMATICS
MATH-111A - Mathematical Modeling I
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
MAE-148 - Introduction to Autonomous Vehicles
MAE-154 - Product Design and Entrepreneurship
MAE-155A - Aerospace Engineering Design I
MAE-156A - Fundamental Principles of Mechanical Design I
MAE-190 - Digital Storytelling: Dynamic STEM Communication (by petition, no prerequisites)
MUSIC
MUS-103A - Seminar in Composition I
MUS-132R - Recital Preparation
MUS-137D - Seminar in Jazz Studies I
NANOENGINEERING
NANO-120A - Nanoengineering System Design I
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL-115 - Philosophical Methods Seminar
PHIL-191A+191B - Philosophy Honors/The Honors Essay
PHYSICS
PHYS-124 - Laboratory Projects
PHYS-133 - Condensed Matter/Materials Science Lab
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI-117 - Bending the Curve: Solutions to Climate Change (no prerequisites)
POLI-191A - Senior Honors Seminar: Frontiers of Political Science
POLI-194 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
POLI-194SD - Local Internship Research Seminar
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC-111B - Research Methods II
PSYC-115B - Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology II
PSYC-116C - Laboratory in Clinical Psychology Research III
PSYC-117 - Laboratory in Educational Research and Outreach
PSYC-193L - Psychology Laboratory Topics
PSYC-194A - Honors Thesis I
PUBLIC HEALTH
PH-193 - Public Health Capstone I
PH-194 - Public Health Capstone II
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
SIO-109 - Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions (no prerequisites)
SIO-147 - Applications of Phylogenetics
SIO-194 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
SOCIOLOGY
SOCI-104Q - Qualitative Interviewing (no prerequisites)
SOCI-110 - Qualitative Research in Educational Settings
SOCI-188 - Field Research in Migrant Communities—Practicum
SOCI-188E - Community & Social Change in Africa
SOCI-194 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
SE-140A - Design of Civil Structures I
SE-143A - Aerospace Structural Design I
SE-165 - Structural Health Monitoring
SE-184 - Ground Improvement
THEATRE + DANCE
TDAC-122 - Ensemble: Undergraduate Production
TDAC-123 - Advanced Studies in Performance
TDDE-130 - Assistant Designer
TDDE-132 - Undergraduate Main Stage Production: Design
TDDE-190 - Major Project in Design/Theatre Production
TDDR-190 - Major Project in Directing
TDDR-191 - Major Project in Stage Management
TDHT-119 - Production Dramaturgy
TDPF-161 - Studies in Performance—Winter Production
TDPF-162 - Studies in Performance—Spring Production
TDPF-163 - Dance Repertory
TDPR-102 - Advanced Theatre Practicum
TDPR-104 - Advanced Practicum in Stage Management
URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING
USP-128A - Climate Action Scholars: Community Engagement and Research
USP-141A - Life Course Scholars Research and Core Fundamentals
USP-142A - Urban Challenges: Homelessness in San Diego Core Fundamentals
USP-177A - Urban Design Practicum (no prerequisites)
USP-179 - Urban Design, Theory, and Practice (no prerequisites)
USP-185A - Real Estate Finance and Development Studio I
USP-186 - Senior Sequence Research Proposal
USP-188 - Field Research in Migrant Communities—Practicum
USP-190 - Senior Honors Seminar
USP-193 - San Diego Community Research (no prerequisites)
USP-194 - Research Seminar in Washington, D.C.
VISUAL ARTS
VIS-108 - Advanced Projects in Art (by petition)
VIS-110F - Installation: Cross-Disciplinary Projects
VIS-110M - Studio Honors I
VIS-160A - Senior Project in Computing Arts I
VIS-181 - Sound and Lighting
VIS-182 - Advanced Editing
VIS-183A - Strategies of Self
VIS-190 - Design Master Studio
Academic Internship Program (AIP)
Any upper-division internship completed through AIP will satisfy the High-Impact requirement.
- UCDC - UCDC Research Seminar coursework may count toward Alternatives by petition.
- UC Center Sacramento
- Academic Department and Program Partnerships
- Find an internship
- Apply to earn credit for an internship found on your own
Study Abroad Programs
Any 2-4 unit course completed through Education Abroad Program (EAP), Opportunities Abroad Program (OAP), or Global Seminar will satisfy the High-Impact requirement. Learn how to participate in a Study Abroad program.
Other Experiential Learning Opportunities
Completion of the California Ecology and Conservation program will satisfy the High-Impact requirement.
Other credit-bearing experiential learning opportunities may be approved by petition.
Major Requirements
All UC San Diego majors require the equivalent of at least twelve or more upper-division courses (forty-eight or more units). Consult department and program advisors regarding major requirements and opportunities.