UC San Diego Campus Specific Admission & Graduation Requirements
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◊ ENROLLMENT: UC San Diego received 17,087 applications for fall 2011 (increase of 19% over fall 2010).
7,186 were TAG applicants. 7,611 transfer students admitted for fall 2011. Admit rate was 45% (decrease from fall 2010’s admit rate of 56%). More than 4,800 TAG admits.
UC San Diego admitted 298 from the waitlist and expect to utilize the waitlist again for fall 2012. The academic profile of our applicants, admits and accepts remains strong using the traditional measures of grades. For admits, the mean GPA was a 3.52.
PROFILE OF UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES:
◊ With its family of six colleges and 130 majors in a range of disciplines, UC San Diego combines the intimacy of a small liberal arts college with the academic resources of a major research university. Unlike most universities, your college affiliation is not based on your major field, but on the college's unique focus. Each college has its own programmatic theme, general education requirements, housing and staff.
Sixth College challenges its students to examine interactions between culture, art and technology to imagine the future.
Eleanor Roosevelt College is committed to a comprehensive general education that prepares students to succeed in the global and multicultural economy of the 21st century.
Earl Warren College emphasizes a close connection between undergraduate education and personal and career goals.
Thurgood Marshall College is centered on the belief that scholarship and social responsibility go hand in hand. Students are encouraged to participate in community and public service programs.
John Muir College stresses the spirit of self-sufficiency and individual choice. Flexible general education requirements enable Muir students to take an active role in shaping their individual academic programs.
Revelle College emphasizes intellectual challenge and preparation for competition in a complex world. It features a well-rounded, structured liberal arts curriculum, with concentrations in the arts and humanities, sciences and social sciences.
When applying to UCSD, students rank the colleges in order of preference. A students’ college preference will not affect their admission status.
□ UPPER DIVISION TRANSFER ADMISSION:
- All required coursework is to be completed by the end of Spring for Fall admission.
- Accepts transfer applicants for Fall only.
- Admissions decisions are based primarily on the overall GPA in UC-transferable courses. Some selective majors require a GPA higher than the GPA required for campus admission.
- ◊ Application Tips for Counselors and Students Fall 2012, Presenting Yourself on the UC Application (Including the Personal Statement) [PPT]
o FOR ADMISSION TO UC SAN DIEGO, STUDENTS MUST:
- Complete a minimum of 60 UC-transferable semester units (90 quarter units) by the end of spring term, prior to fall admission.
- Have a competitive GPA in UC-transferable courses and be in good academic standing. The average GPA for fall-admitted transfer students is usually at least 3.4.
- See: http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/transfers/requirements.html for more information.
□ ADMISSION UPDATES FOR SCHOOLS COLLEGES:
- Selective majors in the School of Engineering review GPA for admission to the major.
- Lower-division preparation for all majors is strongly encouraged. Applicants interested in selective majors must meet specific subject and grade requirements. Applicants to Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Bioengineering and Bioengineering-Biotechnology must meet specific major-preparation and grade requirements in order to be admitted to those majors. All Engineering applicants must complete all lower-division major-preparation courses determined by the Jacobs School of Engineering for the major.
- UCSD may offer students admission into an alternate major if they do not meet selection criteria for a first-choice major. Applicants to impacted majors in the Jacobs School of Engineering (Bioengineering or Bioengineering-Biotechnology) are strongly encouraged to complete all major-preparation classes. There also is a GPA requirement to be admitted. Students applying to an impacted engineering major should choose a non-impacted engineering major as their alternate choice.
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o TAG NOTES: Effective for the Fall 2012 admission cycle, the minimum grade point average requirement for participation in the TAG program will change from 3.0 to 3.5. http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/transfers/prep-programs/tag.html
∆ IGETC:
IGETC is accepted by John Muir, Earl Warren, Sixth and Thurgood Marshall Colleges only. Students completing IGETC are welcomed at Eleanor Roosevelt and Revelle Colleges; however, they must fulfill the specific general education requirements of those colleges. At UC San Diego, all majors are available to students in each college, so students who choose IGETC will not be restricted in their choice of major as a result.
MAJOR-SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
◊ Impacted Majors:
- Jacobs School of Engineering:
- Bioengineering
- Bioengineering:Biotechnology
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- All majors. For detailed information, please refer to biology.ucsd.edu/undergrad/enrollmentmanagement.html
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: ◊ Foreign Language College and Major Specific requirements
o HOUSING: The Village is a live community of apartments and retail spaces designed especially for transfer students. The neighborhood consists of eight buildings, one of which is a 14-story high rise with incredible ocean views. See: http://hdh.ucsd.edu/thevillage/.