Welcome to UC San Diego! Megan Schuck Academic Advisor Extension International Programs

Where is San Diego?

UCSD and San Diego

The Ten UC Campuses Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz

2 nd largest city in California 2 nd largest city in California 7 th largest city in United States 7 th largest city in United States Population: 1.3 million in city; more than 2.8 million in county, (County Area: 12,000 km 2 ) Population: 1.3 million in city; more than 2.8 million in county, (County Area: 12,000 km 2 ) San Diego Mission Beach Downtown San Diego Mission Beach La Jolla Shores

America’s #1 City for Business: San Diego Forbes Magazine/Milken Institute survey ■ Most-diversified high-tech economy ■ Biotech, communication, software, and information technology information technology

UC San Diego and Surrounding Area Many beaches are walking distance

UC San Diego UC San Diego was founded in 1960 and celebrated its 50th anniversary during the academic year.

UCSD #2 University in the US by the Washington Monthly #5 in R&D expenditure #1 undergraduate bioengineering program #14 in annual world-class university ranking (2013) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University #10 in the field of Engineering /Technology and Computer Sciences (2012) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University 6 Nobel Prize winners on current faculty #1 Surf School in the United States by Surfline Top-Ranked University

UC San Diego Student Center

The Geisel Library Contains several specialized campus library holdings Has over 3 million bound volumes Has over 25,000 paper and electronic journals The Geisel Library is the symbol of UCSD The Super Computer Center

The Business Schools The Rady School of Management –Executive and MBA programs –Brings together business and technology The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) –Focusing on business and area studies for the Pacific Rim. –Training business people and government officials

The Arts The Theatre and Dance Department –Ranked #3 in the nation –Students have the opportunity to work at the famous La Jolla Playhouse on campus. Department of Music –Faculty and students frequently perform together in concerts, on recordings, and at national and international venues. Department of Visual Arts –One of the most highly ranked art programs within a university in the country –Includes: Painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, computing in the arts, film, video, photography, and criticism

A History of Faculty and Alumni Nobel Prize Winners at UC San Diego Year Recipient Department 1934 Harold UreyChemistry 1962 Francis CrickPhysiology/Medicine 1963 Maria Goeppert-MayerPhysics 1970Hannes AlfvénPhysics 1974George PaladeSchool of Medicine 1975Renato DulbeccoSchool of Medicine 1975 Walter KohnChemistry 1990Harry MarkowitzEconomics 1995Paul CrutzenScripps Institute 1995Mario MolinaChemistry/Biochemistry 1996Rolf ZinkernagelPathology 2002Sydney Brenner School of Medicine Robert EngleEconomics 2003Clive GrangerEconomics 2008Roger TsienChemistry/Biochemistry

Extension International Programs and the English Language Institute

UC San Diego Extension International Programs English Language Institute Certificate Programs University Credit Programs

University and Professional Studies (UPS) 12 units (full-time) UCSD or Extension courses and Academic Advising Official UCSD or UCSD Extension transcript Credit may be transferred to another American university or college or the home institution Eligibility to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT) after three (3) consecutive quarters (9 months) Nils Nilson, Norway

Class planning for the UPS program To view possible classes for the quarter of your UCSD attendance, go to: Then, click on “Full Schedule of Classes.”

Select Search Term

On this screen you can search courses by: subject, department, code, section id, by professor or course title. On the right side of the screen you can select courses based on level such as: lower division, upper division and/or graduate. When you have made your selection of the below categories, click the ‘Search’ button 1.Quarter 2.Subject/Department 3.Level

EXAMPLE: If you searched for Winter Quarter 2013, ANTH-Anthropology, course # 1-99 and , your results would look like this:

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