Earl Warren College
Earl Warren College opened in the fall of 1974, and currently
enrolls more than 4,500 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.
During his governorship, he served as an ex-officio member of the
Board of Regents of the University of California 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, Earl 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.
The college derives its core values
from Earl Warren’s judicial examination
of the relationship between the individual and society. All students in the
college explore this critical nexus and its profound implications
in the required course
Ethics and Society. Earl Warren College also administers two campus-wide
interdisciplinary minors, Law and Society and Health Care-Social
Issues (open to all UCSD students),
that further pursue the study of the college’s guiding precept. The
college employs the scales of justice in its logo, and the symmetry of this
image led
to the adoption of the college’s philosophy, “Toward a life in
balance.” Warren
College strives to encourage students in the discovery of that essential
balance as responsible citizen-scholars through their years at UCSD and beyond.
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. The Earl Warren College administration encourages
students to identify their abilities and interests, examine career possibilities,
and
prepare for the future over the course of their undergraduate years at
UCSD. The required, two-course Warren College Writing Program
provides a strong
grounding in written argumentation and prepares students for the demands
of creating college-level
analytical papers. The Warren College Writing Center offers all Warren
students extra-curricular assistance in honing their writing skills.
The college-administered
Academic Internship Program affords students the opportunity to explore
classroom theory in a professional work environment. In addition,
Earl Warren 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 a major and two secondary
areas of academic focus, enable students to cover a wide range of material
while concentrating on specific topics in depth. The diversity
of
its academic program has made Earl Warren College an exciting home for
students who seek flexibility in designing their own educational paths.
General-Education Requirements
The Earl Warren College faculty firmly believes 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 social sciences, arts and humanities,
and the 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 for a letter grade
only.
Ethics and Society: After completion of
Warren Writing 10A-B, all students must complete a course titled “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 a 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 sciences and sciences.
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 needed. 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 an 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. In lieu of an Area Study, a student
may choose to declare a minor in a department or an interdisciplinary
program.
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 or Area Study, 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, an Earl 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
Earl 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 Earl Warren College general-education
requirements. (See “Earl
Warren College” in
the section “General
Education Requirements.”)
The Warren College Honors
Program
The Warren Honors Program offers students educational, cultural,
and social experiences designed to broaden their intellectual interests.
The activities vary annually and are planned to foster student
interaction and promote a sense of community. Entering freshmen
with a high
school GPA of 3.8 or above and SAT I scores of 700 reading/700
math/700 writing are eligible to participate in the Honors Program.
Students remain in the program until thirty-six units of UCSD credit
are completed. After that, a cumulative GPA of 3.7 on all units
completed at UCSD must be maintained to remain in the program.
Students who do not qualify for the Honors Program at the time
of admission, and all transfer students, may join as soon as a
cumulative GPA of 3.7 is attained on twelve or more units completed
at UCSD.
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/academiclife/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 science, humanities,
and social science
majors and enriches
student participation in the health care professions. The
program is administered
by Earl 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).
Earl 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 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 Earl 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 Pass/Not Pass
only, and each
student is
limited to
four seminars
for credit.
Academic
Internship Program
Earl 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 |