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General Education Requirements

The General Education (GE) curriculum at Thurgood Marshall College is designed to provide students with:

  • The academic skills and basic knowledge to pursue any major.
  • Flexibility to enhance the curriculum with unique educational experiences.
  • The opportunity to enhance your critical writing skills through our unique freshman writing sequence focusing on contemporary American society and culture.
  • A broad liberal arts and science background relevant to today’s society.

Each of the General Education requirements is outlined below, along with a list of approved courses to satisfy that requirement.

GE Requirements for:

First Year Students

First-year students are defined as students who are enrolling directly from high school or who have not completed any college coursework beyond the summer after their high school graduation.

Requirements for First Year Students

Transfer Students

Transfer students are defined as students who have attended another college or university after high school graduation and who are transferring to UC San Diego with completed transferable coursework.

Requirements for Transfers Students

Want to overlap GE courses with your major?

Review our list of GE courses that can overlap with requirements of different majors.

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