To Graduate, Take A Climate Change Course

To Graduate, Take A Climate Change Course

This fall, UC San Diego implemented a new graduation requirement that will impact about 7,000 graduating seniors in 2028. To meet the requirement, students will need to take a course with a minimum of 30% climate-related content and includes two of the following criteria: scientific foundations, human impacts, mitigation strategies, or project-based learning.

“The most important thing is that UC San Diego wants to make sure we’re preparing students for the future that they really will encounter,” said Sarah Gille, a physical oceanographer and member of the committee creating the innovative graduation requirement.

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