Earl Warren College
Earl Warren College opened in the fall of 1974, and currently
enrolls more than 4,600 students. The college is named for the
former Chief Justice of the United States and the only three-term
governor of California. A native Californian, Justice Warren earned
his college and law school degrees at the University of California
(B.L. 1912; J.D. 1914). During his governorship, he served as an
ex-officio member of the UC Board of Regents for eleven years.
He also saw public service as District Attorney of Alameda County
and as Attorney General of California.
As governor during an era
of lightning growth for California, Justice Warren developed
the State Department of Mental Hygiene and led reforms of the prison
system in California by establishing the Board of Corrections and the Prisoner
Rehabilitation Act. In his final role as a public servant, he was Chief Justice
of the United States Supreme Court, which, under his leadership, elaborated
a
doctrine of fairness in such areas as criminal justice, voting rights, legislative
districting, employment, housing, transportation, and education.
Earl Warren
College is committed to preparing its students for active roles
in society in their postbaccalaureate years. Whether students wish to continue
their
education in graduate or professional school, to seek an immediate career,
or to pursue other options, the college stands ready to assist. Students
are advised
by the Warren College administration to identify their abilities and interests,
examine career possibilities, and prepare for the future over the course
of their undergraduate years at UCSD. In addition, the College
is a strong supporter
of
international education and encourages students to pursue the many opportunities
that are available for study abroad.
The college’s students and faculty
represent all disciplines offered at UCSD. Graduation requirements, which
consist primarily of one major and two secondary
areas of study, enable students to develop a program covering a wide range
of material while also focusing on specific areas. The diversity of its
academic program has made Warren College an exciting home for students
who seek maximum
flexibility in designing their own education.
General-Education Requirements
The Warren College faculty has a
firm belief that each student should have the opportunity to
develop a program best suited
to his or her individual
interests within a framework that ensures both depth and breadth of
study. All students
are required to have significant exposure to the humanities and fine
arts, the
social sciences, and the natural sciences. The faculty and staff of
the college provide extensive advising on individual academic programs
and
possible career
implications within each program. Students who enroll at Earl Warren
College are required to work within the following academic
plan:
Warren College Writing Program: Each student must complete
a two-course sequence in writing, Warren Writing 10A-B, within
four quarters following
successful
completion of the UC Entry Level Writing requirement.
Ethics and Society: After completion of
Warren Writing 10A-B, all students must complete a course entitled “Ethics
and Society” offered jointly
by the Departments of Political Science and Philosophy (Political
Science 27/Philosophy
27). This course must be taken by the end of the second year at UCSD
for letter grade only.
Formal Skills: All students must satisfy
the formal skills requirement by completing two courses chosen
from an approved list that includes
calculus, computer programming,
statistics, and symbolic logic.
Programs of Concentration/Area
Studies: These ensure a significant exposure to the three
disciplines: humanities/fine arts, social
science, and natural
science.
All students are required to complete two focused collections
of courses outside the areas of their majors.
For students other than B.S. Engineering majors, two Programs
of Concentration are required. Each program requires six courses
outside
the discipline
of the major. A minimum of three courses must be upper division.
In lieu of
a Program
of Concentration, a student may choose to declare a minor in
a department or interdisciplinary program.
For B.S. Engineering
majors, each student must complete two
Area Studies, one in the humanities/fine arts and one in
the social
sciences. Each
of these Area
Studies consists of three courses. A minimum of one course
must be upper division.
All interdisciplinary Programs of
Concentration and Area Studies must be approved by the Earl Warren
College Academic
Advising
office. All
minors
must be approved
by academic departments or programs.
Advanced Placement
Credit
Advanced Placement (AP) units may be substituted for corresponding
lower-division course work in a Program of Concentration
or Area Study. In general,
a maximum of twelve units may be applied toward a Program
of Concentration and a maximum
of eight units may be applied to an Area Study.
Majors
Earl Warren College students may pursue any of the departmental
or interdisciplinary majors offered at UCSD. For details
on the specific
major department
requirements, refer to the “Course, Curricula,
and Programs of Instruction” section
of this catalog.
A student may declare a double major
upon the approval of both academic departments and
the academic advising
office.
If the
two majors are
from noncontiguous
disciplines, one Program of Concentration or Area Study
from the third discipline will be
required. If the two majors are from the same discipline,
two Programs of Concentration or Area Studies will
be required from each of
the remaining noncontiguous disciplines.
Earl Warren
College Individual Studies Major
This major is designed to meet
the needs of students who have a definite academic interest for
which a
suitable major is
not offered
at UCSD.
The student must
submit a written proposal explaining the merits
of the program and why it cannot be accommodated within
existing
UCSD majors.
The proposal
must
first
be approved
by a faculty adviser and then approved by the College
Executive
Committee.
Minors
In lieu of a Program of Concentration, Earl Warren
students may pursue a departmental minor to fulfill
general-education
requirements.
An
approved departmental minor
applied toward the general-education requirement
will be posted to the student’s
official transcript. Upper-division courses taken
for the departmental minor may not overlap with
courses in the major, the Programs of Concentration,
or
the Area Studies.
Pass/Not Pass Grading Option
Programs of Concentration and Area
Studies courses may be fulfilled by courses taken on the Pass/Not
Pass basis.
Major
requirements
and prerequisites
are
required to be taken on a graded basis. The
total number of Pass/Not Pass units may not
exceed one-fourth (25 percent) of a student’s
total UCSD units.
Graduation Requirements
To receive a B.A. or B.S. degree from Earl
Warren College a student must:
- Satisfy
the University of California requirements in American
History and Institutions,
and
in UC Entry Level
Writing Requirement.
(See “Undergraduate
Admissions, Policies and Procedures.”)
- Fulfill the general-education requirements
described above.
- Complete one course
in Cultural Diversity in U.S. Society to be chosen from an
approved list.
This
course may overlap
with the
major,
the general-education
requirements, or an elective.
- Successfully
complete a major chosen from those regularly offered at UCSD
or, with
permission, a Warren College
Individualized Study
major.
- Attain a minimum cumulative
GPA of 2.0. Major GPA requirements may
differ
by department.
- Satisfy the senior
residency requirement that thirty-six of
the last forty-five
units passed
must be completed
as a registered
Warren
College
student.
- Pass a minimum of
180 units for the B.A./B.S. degree. A minimum
of
60 of
these units must
be taken at the
upper-division level.
Transfer
Students
For students who completed
their lower-division general-education
requirements at an
accredited four-year college
or students who completed
a system-wide
or campus-wide approved core
curriculum
in a California community
college prior to entering
UCSD, the only
additional general-education
requirements are two
upper-division courses
noncontiguous to the discipline of
the major. For these students,
the cultural diversity graduation
requirement,
#3 above,
is waived.
All other transfer students
must complete
the Warren College general-education
requirements. (See “Earl
Warren College” in
the section “General
Education Requirements.”)
The Warren College Honors
Program
The Warren College
Honors Program is offered to students
with
a broad range
of interests
and a
history of
outstanding scholastic
achievement.
The program
offers
students the opportunity
to work closely with faculty
throughout
their academic
career at
UCSD. High
school seniors with
a GPA of
3.8 or above,
SAT I scores
of 700 verbal/700 mathematics,
SAT II writing score of
700, or who are
National
Merit
Scholars or Regents
Fellows,
are
eligible
for
admission to the program.
Students may participate
in the
program until thirty-six
units of UCSD credit
are completed.
After that,
a cumulative GPA
of 3.5 on
all units
completed
at UCSD must be maintained
to remain in the program.
Entering transfer
students with
a GPA of 3.8
based on at least thirty-six
units of
college work are
also
eligible. Other students
with strong academic
credentials may also apply.
(For more information,
see “Warren
College” in the section “Courses,
Curricula, and Programs
of Instruction.”)
The
Warren College Scholars
Seminars
Freshmen who meet
the Warren Honors Program requirements
may qualify
for admission
to the Scholars Seminars
by submitting a writing
sample. Students
who are invited
to participate in the
two interdisciplinary seminars
enroll in Warren 11A-B.
The seminars replace
the required Warren
College
writing courses
and must
be taken for a letter
grade. http://warren.ucsd.edu/honors.
Warren
College Interdisciplinary Programs
Law and Society
The Law and Society Program
at UCSD offers courses,
speakers, and events
that emphasize
the interrelationship
and complexity
of legal,
social,
and ethical
issues in their historical
context.
The interdisciplinary
minor offers students
the opportunity to
examine the role
of the legal system
in society and to
study specific legal
issues
from the perspectives
of the social
sciences and the
humanities. Students
benefit from the
program by learning
how to analyze and understand
legal implications
related to policy and decision
making. The program
is administered
by Warren College
and
is open
to all undergraduate
students
at UCSD with
an interest in law.
http://warren.ucsd.edu/law.
Health
Care—Social Issues
The Health Care—Social Issues
Program at UCSD is designed to enhance student competence
in analyzing complex social
and ethical implications related to health
care issues by
offering an interdisciplinary minor, events, and speakers
from a wide range of disciplines. Students gain an understanding
of how the economy,
culture, technology,
social, and psychological processes affect modern health
care. The curriculum complements natural science, humanities,
and social science
majors and enriches
student participation in the health care professions. The
program is administered
by Warren College and is available to all UCSD students with
a general interest in health care. http://warren.ucsd.edu/health.
Educational
Enrichment
Students are encouraged
to earn credit
toward graduation by participating
in a study abroad
program through
the University
of California’s Education
Abroad Program
(EAP).
Warren College offers
students an option
to complete an
EAP Program of
Concentration with
an emphasis
in either humanities/fine
arts
or social
sciences.
EAP participants
study in over 150
institutions
in
thirty-five
countries.
Students may
choose to study
abroad for a
full academic year
or for a shorter
term. Most EAP
programs require
a minimum of 2.5–3.0
cumulative GPA
and junior standing
at the time of
participation.
One-Unit
Undergraduate Seminar
The
One-Unit Undergraduate Seminar Program
is a campus-wide
program
administered
by Warren College.
The purpose
is to (a) foster
closer interaction
between
undergraduate
students and faculty members;
and
(b) introduce
undergraduates to exciting areas
of intellectual
interest. Generally,
the seminars
are accessible
to
students
at all
levels with no
prerequisites.
Enrollments
are limited
to twenty-five
students per
seminar. Grading is P/NP
only, and each
student is
limited to
four seminars
for credit.
Academic
Internship Program
Warren
College administers an
Academic Internship
Program available
to
students from
all six colleges.
The
program
is based on
the conviction
that
quality education
results from
a combination
of classroom
theory
and practical
experience.
Participants work full- or
part-time for
a public or
private organization.
Placements
match students’ major
areas of academic
study and correlate
with their
career goals. Students
may enroll
for one, four, eight,
or twelve units
per quarter,
with a maximum
of four internships
and/or sixteen
units of internship
credit.
Although most
placements
are in the San Diego
area, the Academic
Internship
Program is international
in scope and
varied in offerings.
Students might
work for a
senator in Washington;
the governor
in Sacramento;
a legal-aid
office in Los
Angeles; a
business, a T.V. station,
research lab
or social service
agency in San
Diego; a public
relations firm
in London;
or any number of
other possibilities.
Working closely
with faculty
advisers, students
write research
papers that
integrate their academic
backgrounds
and internship experience.
For more information,
see
listing under “Academic
Internship
Program.”
Honors
Quarterly provost’s honors, honors at graduation,
departmental honors, and Phi Beta Kappa honors are awarded. For
additional information see “Honors” in
the Index.
Honorary Fellow
of the
College
Harry
N.
Scheiber, Historian |