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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].

See campus announcement for more info: https://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/Notices/2023/2023-11-16-3.html 

 

Current List of JTCCER Approved Courses: 

Please check the UCSD catalog for details on when courses are offered.

For Students- JTCCER Course Offerings Per Quarter

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 

For Faculty- JTCCER Course Requirement Information

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.