Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (JTCCER)
A knowledge of climate change is required of all candidates for a Bachelor’s degree who are admitted to UC San Diego as a first-time, first-year student in Fall 2024 or thereafter.
About the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement
The establishment of this new graduation requirement for incoming first-year students, beginning fall 2024, is designed to empower our students with the knowledge and skills needed to confront the urgent global challenge of climate change. UC San Diego has long been a leader in climate change research. The JTCCER builds upon the faculty’s commitment by expanding educational engagement with climate change across a range of disciplines and responds to the growing demand by undergraduates for climate-related courses and content.
Starting with the first-year student cohort entering in fall 2024, candidates for the Bachelor’s degree will be required to complete a one-quarter course approved by the Academic Senate to fulfill the JTCCER.
A few important notes:
- The JTCCER does not increase the number of courses required for graduation. Many courses approved to satisfy the JTCCER overlap with existing general education or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion courses, as well as courses that apply to major and minor requirements.
- Incoming transfer students are exempt from completing the JTCCER. We will explore applying the requirement to transfer students in the future.
- Satisfaction of the JTCCER does not apply to students matriculated prior to Fall 2024. Students not subject to the requirement, but interested in climate change are welcomed and encouraged to enroll in one of these courses but are not required to do so. The list of currently approved courses can be [found here].
Please check the UCSD catalog for details on when courses are offered.
Here is the projected list of JTCCER courses for the Fall 2024 Quarter.
Courses are contingent upon enrollment.
FALL 2024
Course No. |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Dept |
ANAR120 |
Documenting Climate Change |
Garvin, Arianna Christina |
ANTH |
ANTH10 |
Climate Justice |
Stewart, Alexander B |
ANTH |
BIEB174 |
Ecosystems and Global Change |
Barton, Andrew David |
BIOL |
BIEB174 |
Ecosystems and Global Change |
Cleland, Elsa Eleanor |
BIOL |
CGS134 |
Gender and Climate Justice |
Chatti, Deepti |
CGS |
ENVR30 |
Intro to Environmental Studies |
Cezo, Katharine |
ENVR |
PHIL148 |
Philosophy and the Environment |
Callender, Craig Adam |
PHIL |
PHYS12 |
Energy and the Environment |
Meyertholen, Andrew D. |
PHYS |
POLI117R |
Bending/Curve: Climate Change |
Forman, Fonna |
POLI |
SIO109R |
Bending/Curve: Climate Change |
Forman, Fonna |
SIO |
SIO15 |
Natural Disasters |
Laske, Gabi |
SIO |
SIO167 |
Geoarchaeology |
Rivera-Collazo, Isabel C |
SIO |
SIO20R |
The Atmosphere |
Russell, Lynn M. |
SIO |
SIO20R |
The Atmosphere |
Russell, Lynn M. |
SIO |
SIO25 |
Climate Change and Society |
Hildebrand, John A |
SIO |
SIO30 |
The Oceans |
Aarons, Sarah Miranda |
SIO |
SIO30 |
The Oceans |
Gille, Sarah T |
SIO |
SIO40 |
Life and Climate on Earth |
Barbeau, Katherine |
SIO |
SYN150 |
Defining Scope/Changing Planet |
Gladstein, Jill M |
SYN |
SYN150 |
Defining Scope/Changing Planet |
Pending |
SYN |
SYN150R |
Defining Scope/Changing Planet |
Vega, Adrian |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Atkinson, Arthur Laird |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Hom, Kirstyn Courtney |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Iatarola, Briana Marie |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Rosenberg, Ryan Glenn |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Tawater, Hanna Jean |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Browne, Emily |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Bishop, Graham |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Pending |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Rock, Martin |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Meyer, Leslie Rose |
SYN |
SYN2 |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Vega, Adrian |
SYN |
SYN2R |
Inquiring/Changing Planet |
Difruscio, Mark |
SYN |
USP2 |
Urban World System |
Pezzoli, Keith |
USP |
VIS157 |
Environmentalism/Arts & Media |
Williams, Alena J |
VIS |
JTCCER Call for Courses
Faculty are encouraged to submit courses for consideration to fulfill the JTCCER requirement. It is essential to discuss how the proposed course is aligned with the mission and goals of the JTCCER Requirement. The course should have substantial contributions from least two of the four following categories: (1) Scientific Underpinnings, (2) Humanistic and Social Dimensions, (3) Climate Solutions, and (4) Project Based learning and about a Climate Change Topic.
For Faculty interested in creating or submitting a course for JTCCER approval, please visit the Academic Senate website for course submission.