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Welcome to UC San Diego!

Welcome to UC San Diego!. Megan Schuck Academic Advisor Extension International Programs. Where is San Diego?. UCSD and San Diego. The Ten UC Campuses. Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz. San Diego.

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Welcome to UC San Diego!

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  1. Welcome to UC San Diego! Megan Schuck Academic Advisor Extension International Programs

  2. Where is San Diego?

  3. UCSD and San Diego

  4. The Ten UC Campuses Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles MercedRiverside San DiegoSan Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz

  5. San Diego Downtown San Diego Mission Beach Mission Beach • 2nd largest city in California • 7thlargest city in United States • Population: 1.3 million in city; more than 2.8 million in county, (County Area: 12,000 km2) La Jolla Shores

  6. San Diego • Most-diversified high-tech economy • Biotech, communication, software, and • information technology America’s #1 City for Business: Forbes Magazine/Milken Institute survey

  7. UC San Diego and Surrounding Area Many beaches are walking distance

  8. UC San Diego UC San Diego was founded in 1960 and celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2010-2011 academic year.

  9. UCSD Top-Ranked University • #2 University in the US by the Washington Monthly • #5 in R&D expenditure • #1 undergraduate bioengineering program • #14 in annual world-class university ranking (2013) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University • #10 in the field of Engineering /Technology and Computer Sciences (2012) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University • 6 Nobel Prize winners on current faculty • #1 Surf School in the United States by Surfline

  10. UC San Diego Student Center

  11. The Geisel Library Contains several specialized campus library holdings Has over 3 million bound volumes Has over 25,000 paper and electronic journals The Geisel Library is the symbol of UCSD The Super Computer Center

  12. The Business Schools • The Rady School of Management • Executive and MBA programs • Brings together business and technology • The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) • Focusing on business and area studies for the Pacific Rim. • Training business people and government officials

  13. The Arts • The Theatre and Dance Department • Ranked #3 in the nation • Students have the opportunity to work at the famous La Jolla Playhouse on campus. • Department of Music • Faculty and students frequently perform together in concerts, on recordings, and at national and international venues. • Department of Visual Arts • One of the most highly ranked art programs within a university in the country • Includes: Painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, computing in the arts, film, video, photography, and criticism

  14. A History of Faculty and Alumni Nobel Prize Winners at UC San Diego Year  Recipient  Department 1934 Harold Urey Chemistry 1962 Francis Crick Physiology/Medicine 1963 Maria Goeppert-Mayer Physics 1970 HannesAlfvén Physics 1974 George Palade School of Medicine 1975 Renato Dulbecco School of Medicine 1975 Walter Kohn Chemistry 1990 Harry Markowitz Economics 1995 Paul Crutzen Scripps Institute 1995 Mario Molina Chemistry/Biochemistry 1996 Rolf Zinkernagel Pathology 2002 Sydney Brenner School of Medicine Robert Engle Economics 2003 Clive Granger Economics 2008 Roger Tsien Chemistry/Biochemistry

  15. Extension International Programs and the English Language Institute

  16. UC San Diego Extension International Programs • English Language Institute • Certificate Programs • University Credit Programs

  17. University and Professional Studies (UPS) • 12 units (full-time) UCSD or Extension • courses and Academic Advising • Official UCSD or UCSD Extension transcript • Credit may be transferred to another • American university or college or the home • institution • Eligibility to apply for Optional Practical • Training (OPT) after three (3) consecutive • quarters (9 months) Nils Nilson, Norway

  18. Class planning for the UPS program To view possible classes for the quarter of your UCSD attendance, go to: http://students.ucsd.edu Then, click on “Full Schedule of Classes.”

  19. Select Search Term

  20. On this screen you can search courses by: subject, department, code, section id, by professor or course title. On the right side of the screen you can select courses based on level such as: lower division, upper division and/or graduate. When you have made your selection of the below categories, click the ‘Search’ button 1. Quarter 2. Subject/Department 3. Level

  21. EXAMPLE: If you searched for Winter Quarter 2013, ANTH-Anthropology, course # 1-99 and 100-198, your results would look like this:

  22. UC San Diego Extension International Programs For more information about any of our programs, please email: ups@ucsd.edu

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