Sixth College
OFFICE: Provost, Sixth College
Pepper Canyon Hall, 2nd floor
Web site: http://sixth.ucsd.edu
Courses
Culture,
Art, and Technology
See ”Culture, Art, and Technology” core
sequence.
Sixth College Honors Program
OFFICE: Academic Advising
Pepper Canyon Hall, 2nd floor
Sixth College Honors Program nurtures
academically high achieving students intellectually and socially,
increases their awareness
about opportunities of academic, social,
and cultural engagement, and motivates them to become community leaders
in Sixth College, at UCSD, and in communities outside the university.
- Through seminars, research, and social and cultural events,
students are introduced to the academic, cultural, artistic, and
social richness of the campus,
provide
information about resources, support students in finding extracurricular
activities, and create opportunities to make connections to people,
peers, faculty, staff,
and campus community leaders.
- Through special advising by Sixth College provost and Sixth
College associated faculty, honors students will receive mentoring
and guidance.
Freshman Honors Sequence
Students who have distinguished themselves
academically in their high schools are invited to participate in
the Freshman Honors
Program. The qualifications
are outstanding high school grade-point averages (3.8) and College
Board Scholastic Aptitude Test scores (SAT math: 700 and above,
and SAT verb:
700 and above).
In the fall quarter, freshmen are invited to enroll in SXTH 20—Freshmen
Honors Seminar, which is noted on the UCSD transcript for zero
units. Students who were not originally invited and who completed
at least twelve graded units
with a 3.7 cumulative GPA, will be invited to join the honors
program. Students need to maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA in order
to remain
in the honors program.
The weekly Freshman Honors seminars are
led by Provost Gabriele Wienhausen. Cultural and social events
such as lectures, hikes,
dinners, plays,
music events, and
visits to museums are also an important component of the program.
Sophomore Honors Sequence
Sixth College students who distinguish themselves
academically during their freshman year and maintain a minimum cumulative
GPA of 3.5
have two additional
academic
enrichment opportunities available to them:
- Second-year honors can participate in the Sixth College
Honors Apprentice Research Program by enrolling in SXTH 96 (2 units
P/NP)—Honors Project. Second-year
projects may extend for one to three quarters and may lead
to the creation of a Practicum project. Students are encouraged
to present their projects at
the
UCSD Undergraduate Research Conferences held each spring
and summer.
- A second option is participation in SXTH 60 (1 unit)—Sophomore
Honors Seminar, a series that deals with Technology and Society
and the Arts issues.
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