Earl Warren College
Warren College Courses, Curricula and Program
of Instruction
Earl Warren College opened in the fall of 1974 and currently
enrolls more than 4,000 students. The College is named for Earl
Warren, former chief justice of the United States Supreme Court
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 in 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
therefore encourages students to pursue the many opportunities
that are available for study abroad.
The colleges 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 particular areas in depth. 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 their possible career implications. Students who
enroll at Earl Warren College are required to work within the
following academic plan:
- Each student must complete a two-course sequence in writing,
Warren Writing 10A-B, within four quarters following successful
completion of the Subject A requirement.
- The college also requires that all students complete a course
entitled Ethics and Society, offered jointly by
the political science and philosophy departments (Philosophy
27/Political Science 27). Upon completion of Warren Writing
10A-B, Ethics and Society should be taken by the
end of the second year at UCSD for letter grade only.
- 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.
- To ensure a significant exposure to the three disciplinary
areashumanities/arts, social sciences, and natural sciencesall
students are required to complete two focused collections of
courses outside the areas of their majors. For all students
other than B.S. engineering majors, two focused collections
of courses (programs of concentration) are required, each
of which requires six courses outside of the major. A student
may choose to declare an optional department minor. In lieu
of a program of concentration, a student may choose to declare
a minor in a department or interdisciplinary program. These
areas of study must cover the two disciplinary areas outside
the students major. A few programs of concentration require
more than six courses.
For B.S. engineering majors, each student must complete an
area study in the humanities/arts and an area study in the social
sciences.
Each of these area studies consists of three courses of which
at least one must be upper- division level.
All programs of concentration and area studies must be
approved by the Earl Warren College Academic Advising office.
A brochure entitled Earl Warren College Academic Advising
Handbook will be provided to entering Warren students. All
minors must be approved by academic departments or programs.
Majors
Earl Warren College students may pursue any of the departmental
or interdisciplinary majors offered at UCSD. The majority of the
academic departments has established lower-division prerequisites,
which, must be completed prior to entry into upper-division major
courses. Students are strongly encouraged to work closely with
departmental faculty, staff advisers, and college academic counselors.
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 their academic advising office. If the
two majors are from noncontiguous discipline areas, one program
of concentration or area of study from the third noncontiguous
discipline area will be required. If the two majors are from the
same discipline area, two programs of concentration or area studies
will be required from each of the remaining noncontiguous discipline
areas.
The Earl Warren College Individual Studies 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 merit of the program
and why it cannot be accommodated within existing UCSD major offerings.
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 department minor applied toward the general education
requirement will be posted to the students official transcript.
Upper-division courses taken for the departmental minor may not
overlap with courses in the major, the program of concentration,
or the area studies.
Pass/Not Pass Grading Option
Some general education requirements may be fulfilled by courses
taken on the Pass/Not Pass basis. Earl Warren students are reminded
that major requirements and prerequisites must be taken on the
graded basis. The total number of Pass/Not Pass units may not
exceed one-fourth of a students 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 Subject A. (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 can be part
of the major, the general-education, or the electives.
- Complete a major chosen from those regularly offered at UCSD.
Each department determines the courses and grades required for
its major; generally this will include a set of twelve to twenty-two
upper-division courses. In addition, most majors require a certain
amount of introductory course work, and the beginning student
is urged to plan a program that will permit a wide choice of
major fields. For example, calculus is required for a significant
number of majors; a student who does not take this subject excludes
all these majors from further consideration.
- Attain at least 2.0 GPA overall. Major GPA requirements may
differ by department.
- Satisfy the college residency requirement that thirty-six
of the last forty-five units passed must be taken as a student
in the college.
- Pass a minimum of 180 units. A minimum of 60 units must be
taken at the upper-division level.
Transfer Students
For students who have completed their lower-division general
education requirements at an accredited four-year college, and
for students who have completed a systemwide or capuswide 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 area
of the major. For these students graduation requirement 3 [above]
is waived. All other transfer students must complete the general
education requirements above. (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.)
Educational Enrichment
Students may opt to study abroad through the University of Californias
Education Abroad Program (EAP) or UCSDs Opportunities Abroad
Program (OAP) while earning credit toward graduation.
EAP participants study in over 100 institutions in 34 countries,
many for a full academic year, others for a shorter term. Most EAP
programs require a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA and junior standing
at the time of participation, but there are some exceptions. OAP
can assist students in selecting from a range of study, volunteer,
internship, and educational travel programs. More information can
be found at http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/icenter/pao/.
Academic Internship
Warren College administers an Academic Internship Program available
to students from all five 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 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; 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.
Honors
Quarterly provosts 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
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