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Why Choose Revelle College

Revelle College, established in 1964, was the first college established at UCSD.  It was named in honor of UCSD's founder, Roger Revelle, a man the New York Times described as one of the world's most articulate spokesmen for science. A recipient of the President's Medal for Science, Revelle is best known for his seminal work on global warming.

Revelle College opened in 1964 during the post-Sputnik era of the "space race." Revelle emphasizes a solid background in the liberal arts and sciences as the foundation for a contemporary education.

Academics

The standards of the faculty are reflected in the Revelle College’s rigorous General Education Requirements. Students with interests in all academic disciplines are welcome at Revelle. Students should be prepared to take a year of calculus, a five-quarter Humanities sequence with an integrated intensive writing program, five quarters of science (biology, chemistry, and physics), American Cultures, Social Science Fine Arts, and the equivalent of a fourth-quarter  foreign language proficiency.

Transfer students who have completed TAG or IGETC must satisfy the calculus (three quarters), science (five quarters), and language (completion of a fourth quarter or third semester college language course) requirements.

Academic Profile of Revelle Students

Typically, 65-70% of Revelle students graduate with a science or engineering major, 20-30%, with a social science major, and 10%, with an arts and humanities major. A high percentage of Revelle College students enroll in graduate or professional school, graduate with double majors, design individualized interdisciplinary majors, work on a research project, or graduate with University honors.

Revelle College Student Life

The ample residence hall rooms (the most of any college at UCSD) are located between the meeting area of Revelle Plaza, the grass field of the La Jolla Project (AKA Stonehenge), and Galbraith Hall. We are a two minute walk to the professional theater district (including the La Jolla Playhouse Theater), 10 minutes to the Scripps Aquarium, 15 minutes to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and 20 minutes to the Pacific Ocean. Revelle College has the oldest traditions on campus (Roger Revelle's Birthday party and the annual Watermelon Drop), and boasts last year’s winner of the campus-wide Spirit Night. The College Student Affairs Unit oversees student government, a range of college activities and organizations, and a year-long leadership development program (Emerging Leaders Program).