All incoming transfer students are expected to have completed Econ 1, 3 and Math 10A or 20A, Math 10B or 20B and Math 10C or 20C. Prospective Management Science majors should also complete Econ 4 and Math 18 (Linear Algebra) prior to transferring to UC San Diego.
Prior approvals for substitution of transfer courses for UCSD requirements are required by some colleges and departments. Ask your college or department advisor for additional information. Writing courses are restricted at some colleges. You must take all of your writing courses at UCSD if you attend:
Allow up to 3 weeks after receipt of the official transcript for transfer credit to be evaluated and posted by the Office of the Registrar. Check with your college or department for additional reviews or approvals of your transfer work once it’s been posted to your UC San Diego record.
All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice. For course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog 2022–23, please contact the department for more information.
Students planning to transfer must complete the minimum major preparation coursework to be considered for admission into the majors listed below. Any major not listed below does not require screening for minimum major preparation; however, applicants are encouraged to complete major preparation.
Transferring UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies Credit. Many UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies courses can be transferred to UC San Diego or other colleges or universities. The transfer of credit is determined solely by the receiving institution.
For international students holiding F-1 visas, all three of our rigorous majors (Economics, Business Economics, Management Science (major has sunset as of WI22) and Joint Math/Econ), offer especially valuable work visa options in the United States, because these majors are considered STEM fields (STEM stands for ...
Though more than 90% of UC San Diego transfer students are from California community colleges, we also accept transfer students from other UC campuses and from four-year institutions. UC San Diego accepts transfer courses from accredited post-secondary institutions similar in content to those offered in the UC system.
All units earned for UC-transferable courses will be counted towards graduation. Students may transfer a maximum of 105 lower-division quarter units to UC San Diego from other institutions. 1 semester credits = 1.5 quarter units. Courses from other UC campuses will be factored into your UCSD GPA.
UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies—like all other UC San Diego schools, colleges and departments—is accredited by WASC through the University.
According to the most recent (2017) U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs, the UC San Diego Department of Economics is ranked as the 17th best Ph.
The most popular majors at University of California, San Diego include: Cognitive Science, General; Computer Science; Anatomy; International/Globalization Studies; Economics, General; Biochemistry; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Mechanical Engineering; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; and Chemistry, Other.
36.6% (2020)University of California San Diego / Acceptance rate
The acceptance rate for transfer students applying to UCSD is around 56%. As such, roughly 10,000 transfer students are admitted into UCSD each year.
4.07Average GPA: 4.07 The average GPA at UCSD is 4.07. This makes UCSD Extremely Competitive for GPAs. (Most schools use a weighted GPA out of 4.0, though some report an unweighted GPA. With a GPA of 4.07, UCSD requires you to be at the top of your class.
UC has a specific way to calculate the grade point average (GPA) it requires for admission. California applicants must earn at least a 3.0 GPA and nonresidents must earn a minimum 3.4 GPA in all A-G or college-preparatory courses to meet this requirement.
Dropping Courses. You must submit an official, written request to Student Services to drop a course. Notifying your instructor or not attending is not an official drop. Only written requests submitted directly to Student Services will be processed.
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), the regional accrediting agency serving higher education institutions in California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Region.
36.6% (2020)University of California San Diego / Acceptance rate
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Minimum of one programming course in Java, C, or C++. For colleges with ASSIST articulation agreements, the minimum will be CSE 8A, CSE 8B, or CSE 11.
Minimum of one programming course in Java, C, C++, or Python. For colleges with ASSIST articulation agreements, the minimum will be CSE 8A, CSE 8B, or CSE 11.
Students must have a minimum 2.3 overall GPA across the major preparation classes.
Minimum of one programming course in Java, C, or C++. For colleges with ASSIST articulation agreements, the minimum will be CSE 8A, CSE 8B, or CSE 11.
Students must have a minimum 2.3 overall GPA across the major preparation classes.
Courses numbered between 1 and 199 are transferable. The institution must be recognized by the country’s Ministry of Education or higher-education authority. A student holding an F1/J1 visa planning to study in countries other than your country of citizenship.
Transfer work for new incoming students will be evaluated by the Office of Admissions.
Send transcripts electronically through Parchment, a safe and secure method of requesting your official transcript (s). If your school is registered with Parchment to send electronic transcripts, please order transcripts through your school's website or create an account with Parchment directly. We also accept transcripts electronically through eTranscriptCA, Credential Solutions, eScripSafe, Scribbles, SCOIR, and National Student Clearinghouse if your academic institution is registered with these e-transcript vendors.
Use the following general guidelines to make sure that your course units will transfer to UC San Diego: Courses should not repeat material you have already completed. Courses should be taken in the proper sequence. Courses should be substantially similar to those offered by the University of California.
Prior approvals for substitution of transfer courses for UCSD requirements are required by some colleges and departments. Ask your college or department advisor for additional information.
If a professor (or STAFF) is listed in the term, the course is currently scheduled to be offered in that term. The number of names shown by each course, will indicate the number of classes we will be offering of that course in that quarter.
Economics 181 in Winter Quarter will cover the theory, evidence, and practice of building state capacity in low and middle-income countries that is taught through a detailed case study of India. While the examples and context will be drawn from India, the conceptual issues covered in the course will be relevant to several developing countries.
Additional Courses in ESL or Physical Education. A maximum of 4 semester (6 quarter) units of Physical Education may be applied toward the 60-unit requirement to transfer. A maximum of 8 semester (12 quarter) units of English as a Second Language (ESL) may be applied toward the 60-unit requirement to transfer.
IGETC is a series of California community college courses that meet UC San Diego lower-division general education (GE) requirements at UC San Diego's Muir, Marshall, Roosevelt, Sixth and Warren colleges. Revelle College requires students with IGETC to complete these additional requirements before transfer, or while enrolled at UC San Diego: 3 courses in mathematics and 5 courses in natural science.
We strongly recommend that you also indicate an alternate major on your UC application and that your alternate major not be capped. If you are not admitted to a capped major, you may be admitted to your alternate uncapped major. If you are not admitted into a capped major or you have not selected an alternate major, you will not be admitted to the university.
All courses completed at a UC campus during a regular or summer session (excluding UC Extension) are transferable. UC Extension courses numbering 1–199 are also transferable. Completion of the 7-course pattern is not required for applicants from other UC campuses.
UC offers college credit to students who have taken and scored well on Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and A-level exams. Learn more about exam credit opportunities.
UC San Diego accepts transfer students at the junior (third year) level only. A transfer applicant may be considered in senior standing if he or she has completed: 70 semester units (or more) of lower-division coursework; and. 20 semester units (or more) of upper-division coursework.
Completion of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is strongly recommended for all students transferring from a California Community College (CC). IGETC Certification must be sent to UC San Diego Admissions to receive credit for completion.
Students who have completed a LD Anatomy w/ Lab and/or Microbiology w/ Lab at a Community College or another University may petition to use the course (s) towards their natural science area (must be UC transferable and be listed for units on academic history).
This course presents a selection of empirical applications and advanced topics that build on the material covered in ECON 102, Globalization. Students have the opportunity to analyze global trade and capital market data and to prepare a presentation and brief paper on a specific topic. Prerequisites:department approval required. May be taken concurrently with ECON 102 or after completion of ECON 102.
Probability and statistics used in economics. Probability and sampling theory, statistical inference, and use of spreadsheets. Credit not allowed for ECON 120A after ECE 109, MAE 108, MATH 180A, MATH 183, or MATH 186. Prerequisites:ECON 1; and MATH 10C or 20C or 31BH.
The aim of the course is to train students to present their research effectively to a broad audience. Students are required to prepare a formal presentation, and then to provide feedback on the presentations made by other students. Depending on student demand, meetings may be divided into multiple sections, based on field interests. Prerequisites: graduate standing, ECON 285.
ECON 118. Law and Economics: Torts, Property, and Crime (4)
ECON 1. Principles of Microeconomics (4) Introduc tion to the study of the economic system. Course will introduce the standard economic models used to examine how individuals and firms make decisions in perfectly competitive markets, and how these decisions affect supply and demand in output markets. ECON 2.
The emphasis is on theory, with some empirical illustration and motivation. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
Explores the dual role of cities as places of innovation and job creation but also places of great economic inequality and segregation over the last century . Studies the experience of American cities, identifying fundamental forces that made them prosper or decline. Connect cities to observed aggregate trends in innovation, job creation, and economic inequality. Practices use of GIS software to organize and analyze spatial data. Prerequisites:ECON 110A and (ECON 120A or ECE 109 or MAE 108 or MATH 180A or MATH 183 or MATH 186).
A maximum of 105 quarter units can be transferred to UC San Diego.
Please note: Seventh College only reviews petitions for the Alternatives requirement. Petitions to satisfy other degree requirements must be submitted to the relevant academic department or program .