Eleanor Roosevelt College

Additional Educational Opportunities

UC San Diego Undergraduate Seminars

Undergraduate seminar courses are designed to let students explore subjects outside their primary academic interests and broaden their exposure to other intellectual pursuits.

In each course, a small group of students (no more than 25) meets with a senior research professor to gain an overview of his or her field and individual work.  This arrangement allows students to interact with professors in a way not possible in freshman and sophomore lecture courses, which usually have large enrollments.

The seminars carry one unit of credit each.  A maximum of 4.0 undergraduate seminar units are allowed toward graduation, and the seminars must be taken Pass/No Pass. 

Seminar titles, instructors, and meeting times and places are listed in the Schedule of Classes.  Each sponsoring department or college numbers its undergraduate seminars: for example, Econ 87, MAE 87, Warren 87, ERC 87. 

There are specific seminars open only to freshman numbered "87".  These can be found at: http://ugseminars.ucsd.edu/FSP_studentPortal.htm

There are other seminars numbered "90" open to all students.  You may find these courses on Tritonlink by department or college.

Senior Seminar Program

Senior Seminars will provide upper division students with an opportunity to meet with faculty in a small class environment.  Senior Seminars will carry one unit credit, will be graded P/NP, meet for 8-10 hours during a quarter, and are limited to 20 students. These can be found at: http://ugseminars.ucsd.edu/SSP_studentPortal.htm

AIP: Academic Internship Program

The Academic Internship Program is a valuable form of professional training which provides students with the opportunity to test their career interests in an off campus setting and earn academic credit at the same time. You are eligible to apply through AIP if you are a junior or senior and have:

  • 90 units

  • At least 2 upper-division courses

  • 2.5 GPA (3.0 for law firms & medical labs)

Transfer students must have completed two quarters, full time, at UC prior to date of applications.

Over 1500 Internships are available in the summer and during the academic year.  For more information please contact the AIP offices at 858-534-4355, or see their website at http://aip.ucsd.edu.

UCDC: University of California Campus in Washington, D.C.

UCDC offers an exciting opportunity for students to live, work and study in the nation’s capital.  It is available Fall, Winter, and Spring quarter.  To find out more about the UCDC program, call 858-534-3750, or see their website at http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/UCDC.shtml.



UCCS: University of California Center in Sacramento

UCCS offers opportunities to take coursework and gain internship experience in the California State Capital. To read more about the UCCS program, visit: http://uccs.universityofcalifornia.edu.   You can call the AIP office at 858-534-4355 to set up an appointment  to discuss UCCS.