Dept of Urban Studies and Planning Course Information
2025-2026 Course Offering Matrix
USP Course Descriptions
Current Schedule of Classes
Course Pre-authorization
Some courses may have prerequisites or restrictions. If you are interested in taking a USP course but do not meet the pre-requisites, you can request pre-authorization using the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy).
Petition Submission
Submissions for courses, double majors, study abroad, and other course related petitions should be sent to usp@ucsd.edu. The UCSD Undergraduate Petition form is accessible below.
Special Topics Course Descriptions
USP 165C: Road Safety for All: Social, Urban Design, and Traffic Management Solutions
- Automatically counts as a USP upper-division elective.
USP 189: Urban Latin America
- Automatically counts as a USP upper-division elective.
