Dept of Urban Studies and Planning Course Information

2024-2025 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).

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

Can count as USP major/minor upper division elective automatically
Can count for RED majors/minors as an upper div elective - please message us via the VAC to update your degree audit if you plan on taking this

USP 189: Special Topics in Urban Planning: California Water Law & Policy

Can count as USP major/minor upper division elective automatically
Can count for RED majors/minors as an upper div elective - please message us via the VAC to update your degree audit if you plan on taking this

USP 189: Special Topics in Urban Planning: Inclusive Urbanism

Can count as USP major/minor upper division elective automatically

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USP 165B: Advanced Special Topics in Sustainability: Technology with Communities

Can count for both RED & USP major/minor upper division elective automatically

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USP 158A: Advanced Special Topics in Real Estate and Development: Environmental, Social, Governance

Can count as a RED major/minor upper division elective automatically
Can count for USP majors/minors as an upper div elective - please message us via the VAC to update your degree audit if you plan on taking this