I’m currently looking at the comparison between UCSD colleges (http://provost.ucsd.edu/colleges/compare.html) but what are those colleges? Does that mean that they have separate campuses? Or people in the same college have classes together?
Also, when they say GE requirements, do I have to fulfill all of them prior to transfer (in my current community college)? Or does it mean that I can fulfill those after I get in?
Thankssss
They are residential colleges. For those living in campus housing, you live in the housing associated with your residential college. GE requirements may be fulfilled with course work taken either before or after transfer, though it is usually desirable for transfer students to complete as many GE requirements as possible before transfer (often through IGETC).
I think the only thing that are influenced by the colleges is where you live and your GE requirements.
No, I believe the classes are open to everyone and other than housing you’ll be mixed in with everyone.
Keep in mind, that my knowledge comes from an on campus visit and a little research when my kids were considering UCSD, so take it for what it’s worth.
This is from a knowledgeable poster on the UCSD thread @baktrax:
Muir
From http://muir.ucsd.edu/academics/transferstudents.html#Transfer-Programs-and-College-G
California Community College transfer students may complete the set our courses defined by the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) as clearing general education requirements. This will satisfy the 12 general education sequence courses, and will waive one Muir College Writing course. You will still need to take MCWP 50 or MCWP 125.
Revelle
From http://revelle.ucsd.edu/academics/transfer-information/igetc-tag.html#IGETC-Plus-Requirements
Revelle College welcomes students who transfer to UC San Diego with IGETC Certification, but Revelle does not accept IGETC as satisfaction of all its general education requirements. Students must complete the following additional general education requirements, either before transfer or while enrolled at UC San Diego:
Calculus Requirement: IGETC requires one year of math. Revelle requires 2 semesters (or 3 quarters) of calculus. Science and engineering majors complete these as prerequisite to any science or engineering major. Non-science majors can take a calculus track for non-science majors.
Science Requirement: IGETC requires two semesters (or 3 quarters) of science. Revelle requires a minimum of five quarters specifically in chemistry, physics and biology (see articulation agreements on http://www.assist.org for details). Science and engineering majors usually complete these as prerequisites to their majors. These may be additional requirements for non-science majors.
Marshall
From http://marshall.ucsd.edu/academics/general-education-requirements.html#GE-Requirements-for-Transfer-St
IGETC satisfies lower division requirements but you still have to take
Two (2) Upper Division Disciplinary Breadth3 courses, one of which must include significant writing
ERC
From http://roosevelt.ucsd.edu/academics/gen-ed/index.html#IGETC-or-Partial-IGETC-Certific
IGETC Certification
Agreement Details
Completion of all IGETC curriculum requirements from a California Community College.
Must be completed prior to transferring to UCSD, no exceptions.
Must send certification from the community college to UCSD Admissions Office to be verified and posted to your Academic History.
ERC Requirements
Complete two Making of the Modern World (MMW) courses: MMW 121 and MMW 122. Both must be taken for a letter grade.
Warren
From http://warren.ucsd.edu/academics/ge-reqs.html#With-IGETC/UC-or-4-Year-Recipro
Warren Writing
Academic Writing: WCWP100 - must be taken for a letter grade at UC San Diego
Upper-division Non-contiguous
Two four-unit, upper-division courses, non-contiguous (unrelated) to the major discipline. The courses must be taken through UC San Diego, Education Abroad Program, or another UC campus. They may be taken on a Pass/Not Pass basis and may be contiguous to each other.
Sixth
From http://sixth.ucsd.edu/academics/requirements/transfer-requirements.html#IGETC-or-TAG
If you have a IGETC/TAG certification, then you have already satisfied your lower division GE requirements and will only have the upper division GE requirements to complete: Practicum and CAT 125. Note: Transfer students must complete 1 quarter at UCSD before embarking on the Practicum Requirement.
thanks a lot!!!
I went to UCSD, and I’m going to clarify a couple of things.
The idea of the college system is to have a smaller community within a larger school. Every college has their own “philosophy” which influences their GE requirements. Colleges have events and such as well, but that really just determines who is planning the event. All students can and will attend any college event.
The primary difference between the colleges is that each college has different GE requirements. You can find the GE requirements for each college on their college website. If you are a transfer student, be sure to check the requirements for transfer students. Note that the GE requirements for transfer students listed above is for students who have completed IGETC, but the links should get you to (or at least in the vicinity of) the GE requirements for transfer students with and without IGETC. Also note that even though each college has their own GE requirements, that doesn’t mean you’ll be taking all of those classes only with students of your college. For example, a GE requirement might be “take a natural science class,” and you decide to take biology. Students of all colleges will be in that class, some taking it because of their GE requirements for their respective college, some for their major/minor requirements, some as an elective, and some just for fun or interest.
The UCSD campus is divided into the six college, and every college has dorms, apartments, a dining hall, a market, and lecture halls. Except for the dorms and apartments, every student in ANY college has access to all of these facilities, and you will like have classes located in any or every college. You can eat in any dining hall or buy things from every market. Saying what college something is in really only gives you an idea of where something is located on campus. Also, the colleges are all connected in one campus, so even though I saw that the UCSD campus is divided into six colleges, most people will never notice the division’s unless you look at the signs. It’s still one campus, and students of all colleges will be all over it. Looking at a map of UCSD might help you visualize this if it is unclear–the colleges are usually marked on the map.
This is not always true. I was a Muir student, and I have lived in Muir, Marshall, Warren, and Sixth during four years at UCSD. There are several different reasons why you might live in a different college, but the three main reasons are living in overflow housing if your college does not have enough housing, living in international student housing, and/or living in transfer student housing. Village is the transfer student housing and has students in all colleges (and even has transfer students and non-transfer students). Village housing is located in ERC, if that matters to you, but students in any college can live there.
This is mostly true, but there is one notable exception (and probably other small ones). Every college has their own unique writing sequence (from 2-5 courses, depending on the college). These classes will only have students of your college, but every other class can have students of any college. You are more likely to share classes with students in your major, rather than students in your college, for instance.