University Requirements
The University requirements must be completed by all UC San Diego students in addition to general-education requirements.
The University requirements must be completed by all UC San Diego students in addition to general-education requirements.
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 UC San Diego General Catalog for guidelines.
Knowledge of American history and of the principles of American institutions under the federal and state constitutions is required of all candidates for a bachelor's degree.
Refer to the UC San Diego General Catalog for guidelines and the approved course list.
A knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion is required of all candidates for a bachelor's degree. This requirement shall be satisfied by passing, with a grade not lower than a C- or P, a four-unit course expressly approved by the Committee on Educational Policy for that purpose. A list of approved courses is provided in the UC San Diego Catalog.
The establishment of this new graduation requirement for incoming first-year students, beginning Fall 2024, is designed to empower our students with the knowledge and skills needed to confront the urgent global challenge of climate change.
Requires twelve or more 4.0-unit, upper-division courses in addition to lower-division prerequisites for the major.
See the major department for details.
No more than one-fourth (25%) of an undergraduate student's units completed at UC San Diego may be graded Pass/Not Pass.
A Pass requires a grade of C- or higher.
GPA is not affected by a Pass/Not Pass grade, but students do receive units and course credit for a Pass.
Most majors and minors require a letter grade in all course work.
To comply with the University Minimum Progress regulation, students must complete 36 units during each academic year (Fall - Summer).
If a student is on leave or approved for Part-Time Status in any quarter, they will be exempt for the entire period.
For Students Who Entered Prior to Fall 2019 - Maximum Unit Limitation
For Students Entering Fall 2019 and Later - Quarter Limitation
A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate. Some majors have an additional minimum GPA requirement for the major.
See the major department for details.
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