UC SAN DIEGO COLLEGES
FIRST-YEAR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
QUARTER COURSES
5 Humanities 5-course sequence includes intensive university-level writing.
3 Mathematics 3 courses in mathematics to include one course in calculus and two courses chosen from an approved list.
5 Natural Science 5 courses to include 1 course in each Biology, Chemistry, Physics and 2 additional natural science courses from an approved list. Separate sequences available for science and non science majors.
2 Social Science
1 Fine Arts
Selected from Music, Theatre & Dance or Visual Arts.
0-4 Language other than English Can be met by proficiency or coursework.
QUARTER COURSES
2 Muir College Writing Program 2-course sequence, MCWP 40 & 50.
3 Social Sciences
3 Social Science.
3 Mathematics or Natural Sciences
A 3-course sequence. Options are available for non-science majors.
6 Fine Arts, Language other than English or Humanities
Two 3-course sequences from two of these areas.
"Sequences must come from a defined set of courses, typically in one department or area of study.
QUARTER COURSES
3 Dimensions of Culture Diversity, Justice and Imagination, includes intensive university-level writing.
2 Mathematics, Statistics and Logic
2 courses chosen from an approved list. Choices available for non-science majors.
3 Natural Science
1 course each in Biology, Chemistry and Physics; choices available for nonscience majors.
2 Humanities and Cultural Studies 2 courses in specified domestic and selective global cultures.
1 Fine Arts
1 appreciation-based course in Music, Theatre & Dance or Visual Arts.
4 Disciplinary Breadth
4 courses outside of your major; 2 must be upperdivision; 1 must be writing intensive. Public Service option may fulfill one upperdivision disciplinary breadth requirement.
QUARTER COURSES
2 Warren College Writing Program 2-course sequence of intensive instruction in university-level argumentative writing.
2 Ethics and Society
2 Formal Skills Calculus, Symbolic Logic, Computer Programming and/or Statistics.
12 Programs of Concentration (PofCs) for B.A./B.S. degrees (except engineering)
2 PofCs, not related to each other and outside the major discipline. Each PofC contains 6 courses.
6 Area Studies for B.S. degrees in engineering
2 Area Studies, 1 in the Humanities/Fine Arts and 1 in the Social Sciences. Each containing 3 courses.
– Optional, a minor may be used in lieu of a PofC or Area Study if outside the major discipline and unrelated to the discipline of the other PofC or Area Study
QUARTER COURSES
5 Making of the Modern World 5-course sequence includes 2 quarters of intensive instruction in university-level writing.
2 Quantitative and Formal Skills Choices available for science majors and non-science majors.
2 Natural Sciences Choices available for science majors and non-science majors.
0-4 Language other than English Can be met by proficiency or coursework.
1 Fine Arts
3 Regional Specialization Courses must be from one geographic region and at least 2 courses must be upper-division.
QUARTER COURSES
3 Culture, Art and Technology
Includes 1 quarter of critical reading and 2 quarters of intensive instruction in university-level writing and digital literacy.
11 Breadth Requirement
1 Informatioin Technology Fluency
(2 social science courses)
1 Social Analysis (2 social science courses)
2 Narrative, Aesthetic and Historical Reasoning (2 humanities courses)
2 Analytical and Scientific Methods (2 science courses)
1 Exploring Data (1 statistics course)
1 Structured Reasoning (1 math/logic course)
2 Art Making
2 Upper-division Requirements
Experiential learning course or project (can overlap with your major requirements).
CAT 125: Public Rhetoric and Practical Communication.
QUARTER COURSES
3 Synthesis Courses
• 2 lower-division courses of intensive instruction in university-level writing.
• 1 upper-division projectbased course.
10 "Alternatives" Courses 2 from each of the following:
• Arts
• Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Natural Science & Engineering
• Quantitative Reasoning
1 High Impact Course (such as a departmental capstone, internship, practicum, mentored research, or study abroad)
4 Critical Community Engagement Courses
• 2 writing-intensive courses
• 1 community-engaged work course
• 1 upper-division projectbased capstone course
10 Breadth Requirement Courses
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• Quantitative Methods & Engineering
