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DUSP Course Planning Information

2025-2026 Course Offering Matrix

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USP Course Descriptions

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Current Schedule of Classes

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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).

Request Pre-authorization

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 165A: Advanced Special Topics in Housing: Historic Preservation

  • Automatically counts as a USP upper-division elective.
USP 165A WI26 Flyer

 

USP 165B: Technology with Communities

  • Automatically counts as a USP and RED upper-division elective.
USP 165B WI26 Flyer

USP 165C/265C: Health and the Built and Natural Environment

  • Automatically counts as a USP upper-division elective.

USP 165C WI26 Flyer