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Dept of Urban Studies and Planning Course Information

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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).

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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.

UCSD Undergraduate Petition form

Special Topics Course Descriptions

USP 142C: Sustainable Food Systems

  • Automatically counts as a USP upper-division elective.
  • Can count as a RED upper-division elective.  If taken for RED please send a message to DUSP advising so your degree audit can be updated.
  • Application required.

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USP 158A: Advanced Topics in RED: Real Estate Data Modeling

  • Automatically counts as a RED upper division elective.
  • Can count as a USP upper-division elective. If taken for USP please send a message to DUSP advising so your degree audit can be updated.

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USP 165C: Health and the Built and Natural Environment

  • Automatically counts as a USP upper-division elective.
  • Can count as a RED upper-division elective. If taken for RED please send a message to DUSP advising so your degree audit can be updated.

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