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.

A few important notes:

• The requirement shall be satisfied by passing, with a grade not lower than C- or P, a one-quarter course expressly approved by the Undergraduate Council for that purpose. 
• Test-based credit (AP/IB) does not fulfill JTCCER. If you have AP credit for ESYS 10, it will not satisfy the requirement.
• 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: 

Test-based credit (AP/IB) does not fulfill JTCCER. If you have AP credit for ESYS 10, it will not satisfy the requirement.

Please check the academic department's website for details on when courses are offered.