University of California-San Diego

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Quarter
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of California-San Diego Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Specifically, the university has a Cross-Registration, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. University of California: San Diego is unique in its study options. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of California: San Diego.

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Russian, Spanish

Philosphy and Religion:

Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia

Physical Sciences:

Atomic/Molecular Physics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Physics, Planetary Sciences

History:

History – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Animal Physiology, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cellular Biology/Histology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology

Mathematics:

Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General

Public Administration and Service:

Public Policy Analysis

Social Sciences:

American Government/Politics, Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer Systems Analysis, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Management Science

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Popular majors:

thirty-seven percent social sciences, sixteen percent biology, nine percent communications per journalism, eight percent psychology, seven percent visual and performing arts, six percent computer and information sciences, five percent communication technologies

English Language and Literature:

American Literature, English, English Composition, English Language & Literature – General, English Literature (British)

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Science, Mathematics/Computer Science, Neuroscience

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 30th of November. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 70.

University of California-San Diego Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 42% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 93%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of sixty dollars regular application fee, sixty dollars out-of-state application fee, sixty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were nine thousand, eight hundred and twenty-five total number of transfer students who applied and four thousand, eight hundred and twenty-four total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 30th of November. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 31st of December and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 2nd of March. the SAT subject section score is due the 31st of December. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 31st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 30th of November. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of April. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of June.

University of California-San Diego Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Leadership and Music/Drama. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Leadership and Music/Drama. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-nine percent scholarships per grants and forty-one percent loans per jobs.

University of California-San Diego Students

University of California: San Diego offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 42 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. In addition, the student body consists of ninety-seven percent in-state students, three percent out-of-state students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, forty-three percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, eleven percent hispanic, thirty percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, twelve percent race per ethnicity unreported, ninety-nine percent in top 10th of graduating class, one hundred percent in top quarter of graduating class, one hundred percent in top half of graduating class, ninety-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher and five percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74. In addition, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately twenty thousand, three hundred and thirty-nine degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand, eight hundred and seventy-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and three thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine graduate enrollment.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-five percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, seven-JUL deadline for housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as aquarium-museum, performing arts center, student-run co-ops, supercomputer center, nature preserves, electron beam lithography facility, art gallery, center for music experiment, structural engineering lab. This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Incidentally, the school is located 12 miles from San Diego.

University of California-San Diego Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Football
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Softball
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Volleyball