Fulfillment Tracks
In order to fulfill your experiential learning requirement, you must complete an approved course from one of the give experiential learning tracks. Many experiential learning opportunities involve an application or other approval process to be completed before enrolling in the class satisfying the requirement, so advance planning is critical. Special studies 198 or 199 courses can also be approved to meet the requirement, but require students to submit a course proposal. Explore the different tracks to view the approved courses within them and select a class that is right for you!
Updated Approved Course List
An updated approved course list is effective as of Fall 2024. The previous approved course list was only effective through Summer 2024. To minimize any impacts to long-term planning, students who entered the university prior to Fall 2024 can write into the Virtual Advising Center to request an exception to this change.
Once you've enrolled in a class from the previous approved course list, you can send a message asking to have it applied to your experiential learning requirement and your degree audit will be manually updated. Again, please note that you must wait until you've registered for the previously approved course to submit this request.
Community Engagement
Do you want to help make San Diego a better, more vibrant place to live?
Internship and Apprenticeship
Are you looking to get real-world experience in your field while building your résumé?
Research and Design
Would you like to learn how to do research from some of UCSD's most esteemed professors and scholars?
Global Experience
Have you always dreamed of traveling across the country—or across the world?
Approved Course Lists
Winter 2025 Approved Course List
View all courses approved to automatically fulfill the experiential learning requirement offered during Winter 2025.
Updated Approved Course List
View all courses approved to automatically fulfill the experiential learning requirement, effective as of Fall 2024.
Previous Approved Course List
View all courses approved to automatically fulfill the experiential learning requirement, effective through Summer 2024.
Virtual Advising Center
Use the Virtual Advising Center to submit questions about the experiential learning requirement at any time, or visit drop-in hours on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
