Description:
Summer Discovery at UC San Diego offers students the opportunity to explore San Diego, its surrounding cities and to participate in a wide array of academic course and activities. This awe-inspiring 1,976 acre campus is forested with giant eucalyptus trees, impressive contemporary architecture, 11 libraries, outstanding athletic facilities, and unlimited California sunshine. The New York Times recently wrote, “UCSD, only 40 years old, has built a global reputation in such diverse fields as bioengineering, genetics, oceanography and the neurosciences. UCSD has five Nobel laureates on its faculty - and has been designated a national super computer center.”
UCSD’s 16,000 undergraduate students study at a family of six colleges that combine the intimacy of a small liberal arts college with the academic resources of a major university. US News and World Report ranks UCSD 7th in the USA among state colleges and universities. Summer Discovery students live in the ultra-modern Canyon Vista Residence Hall complex, overlooking the UCSD’s Ecological Reserve. Students are housed primarily in six-room suites, which include double, triple and single bedded rooms, and a lounge and private bathroom/shower facilities. Rooms are equipped with study desks, shelves, dressers and ample closet space. Our residence is adjacent to basketball and sand volleyball courts, Canyonview Aquatic Center with an Olympic-size pool, plus a climbing wall and weight room close by. The residence hall is coed, with single-sex suites. In-house facilities include TV lounge, laundry room, and Summer Discovery office. Next door is the Canyon Vista Dining Commons.
UCSD college credit courses are offered in cooperation with UCSD Summer Sessions. Summer Discovery students earn 4 UCSD college credits for each course taken. Students attend regular freshman level classes, taught by professors and distinguished visiting faculty. UCSD college credits are transferable to most colleges and universities nationwide. Class size varies from large lecture-based classes (with smaller discussion sections) to small seminar classes.
With over 70 miles of beaches and average temperature of 75°F, San Diego is the place to be this summer. San Diego and La Jolla offer a wealth of activities, entertainment and natural beauty. these include the world famous San Diego Zoo in historic Balboa Park, Torrey Pines Preserve, Mission Bay, the downtown Gaslamp Quarter, concerts and pro sporting events. To the east, the Laguna Mountains and Borrego Desert offer boundless beauty, hiking and camping. Summer Discovery students can partake in the best of all worlds, with the civilized metropolis of San Diego 12 miles away and the jet-set village of La Jolla (population 30,000) at our doorstep. Students will have the opportunity to visit nearby colleges, including San Diego State University, University of San Diego, and UCLA. In addition, students will have the opportunity to participate in a wired of array of activities and excursions including trips to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Knott’s Soak Water Park, Disneyland, Universal Studies and much more.
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