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Part 2: Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree at San Diego

635. 
Academic Requirements of Seventh College
En 5/19/20
  • A)

    Degrees

    Seventh College will recommend candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, with designations of major.

  • B)

    General Education Requirements

     

    • 1)

      Synthesis: A three-course sequence that includes two lower-division courses of intensive instruction in university-level writing and one upper-division project-based course.

    • 2)

      Arts: Two courses selected from an approved list.

    • 3)

      Humanities: Two courses selected from an approved list.

    • 4)

      Natural Sciences and Engineering: Two courses selected from an approved list.

    • 5)

      Quantitative Reasoning: Two courses selected from an approved list.

    • 6)
      Social Sciences: Two courses selected from an approved list.
    • 7)

      High-Impact: One course selected from a variety of approved experiential learning options.

  • C)

    Transfer Students

    Students who have completed their lower-division General Education requirements at an accredited four-year institution and students who have completed a system-wide or campus-wide approved core curriculum in a California community college prior to entering UC San Diego must complete one upper-division project-based course and one high impact course. All other transfer students must complete the same General Education requirements as in (B).

  • D)
    • 1)

      Satisfaction of American History and Institutions; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR).

    • 2)

      Fulfillment of all general education requirements.

    • 3)

      Completion of a departmental or program major.

    • 4)

      A minimum of 180 units.

    • 5)

      A minimum of 60 upper-division units.

    • 6)

      At least 35 of the final 45 units completed at UC San Diego as an enrolled Seventh College student.

    • 7)

      A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.