UC Sandiego Six Colleges

LaTina
Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:10:18 +0000

Their GE requirements are different.

Revelle’s general education program requires:

* A 5-course core sequence known as Humanities (HUM) that offers an interdisciplinary approach to history, philosophy, and literature, with a focus on ideas and forms of expression from the Western humanistic tradition that exert a major influence on modern America. Revelle Humanities includes instruction in university-level writing.

Three 4-unit courses in calculus

Five 4-unit courses in the natural sciences (one course in Biology; four courses in Chemistry and Physics). Sequences are available for both science and non-science majors.

Two 4-unit courses in the same social sciences

One 4-unit course in American Cultures

One 4-unit course in fine arts

Proficiency in a foreign language (can be satisfied by completion of the fourth quarter language course).

Three focused 4-unit courses in a discipline unrelated to the student’s major


Muir’s general education program requires:

* One 3-course sequence in the social sciences (anthropology, cognitive science, critical gender studies, economics, ethnic studies, political science, psychology, or sociology)

One 3-course sequence in mathematics (calculus), the natural sciences (biology, chemistry or physics), or environmental studies

Two 3-course sequences in humanities, foreign languages, and fine arts (history, literature, music, philosophy, theatre and dance, or visual arts)

A 2-course sequence in university-level writing in the Muir College Writing Program


General education at Marshall

Marshall’s general education program promotes education that includes an understanding of one’s role within a diverse cultural and economic range and encourages students to participate in community and public service programs.

Marshall’s general education program requires:

* A 3-quarter (1-year) core sequence called Dimensions of Culture (DOC) which explores the American experience through the complex and controversial issues regarding the social and political implications of inequality and the asymmetries of power associated with historical and contemporary racial, ethnic, gender, and class hierarchies. Dimensions of Culture includes instruction in university-level writing.

2 courses in the humanities

1 course in the fine arts

1 course each in biology, chemistry, and physics (courses available for both science and non-science majors)

2 courses in mathematics and logic

4 disciplinary breadth requirements (non-contiguous to the student’s major)

Public service – optional

Minor – optional


Warren’s general education program requires:

* Two courses in ethics and society. Taught by faculty from the departments of philosophy and political science, these courses prepare students to make informed decisions regarding the moral conflicts of our time, especially those with social, political, or legal dimensions, in their roles as citizens, professionals, and members of their communities.

Two courses in formal skills (calculus, symbolic logic, computer programming and/or statistics)

Two courses in university level writing through the Warren Writing program

For students pursuing B.A./B.S. degrees in the arts and sciences: Two programs of concentration, both noncontiguous to the major and to each other, 12 courses total*

For students pursuing B.S. degrees in engineering: One area of study in the humanities/ fine arts and 1 area of study in the social sciences, 6 courses total*


ERC’s general education program requires:

* Making of the Modern World (MMW), a 6-quarter program, comparatively examines the politics, economics, society, and religion of the world’s great civilizations from pre-history to the 21st century. By studying Western and non-Western civilizations each quarter students develop skills in comparative analysis. Two quarters include intensive instruction in university-level writing.

Two courses in quantitative methods (choices available for science and non-science majors)

Two courses in the natural sciences (choices available for science and non-science majors); two courses in the fine arts (includes study of both Western and non-Western arts)

0-4 courses in a foreign language (may be met by proficiency or course work)

Three courses in a regional specialization

Minor: optional. Students may combine foreign language and regional specialization course work to create a minor focusing on a particular geographic area.


Sixth College’s general education program requires:

* The year-long Culture, Art and Technology (CAT) core sequence includes 2 quarters of intensive instruction in university level writing.

One course in Computing

Seven courses in the methods, practice, and modes of inquiry in the arts and humanities, social sciences, sciences, biology, and engineering

One course in exploring data

Two courses in societal and ethical contexts

Two courses in art making

0.5-1.5 practicum

Minor: optional


I listed the colleges in order of which colleges’ GE requirements would be less of a pain.