Each fall, winter, and spring, a maximum of 15 Dartmouth students attend UCSD on exchange for a term. The UCSD and Dartmouth calendars correspond closely. The experience offers the alternative of a state university while being located in the attractive suburb of La Jolla. The University comprises four colleges, each with a different educational orientation. Dartmouth students take courses at any of the colleges although the exchange program is with John Muir College where Dartmouth students live in dormitories.
Students earn a maximum of three credits.
Students are expected to devise a clear and coherent plan of study. Faculty regulations require that each student planning an exchange term be in good academic standing and secure the prior approval of the appropriate department or division at Dartmouth for all courses to be taken. Once the courses have been approved by the respective departments or divisions at Dartmouth, then COCA will act to approve the entire package of courses. If approved, up to four credits may be transferred toward the Dartmouth degree. Admitted first-year students may normally transfer no more than four course credits whether such courses have been taken prior to matriculation or subsequently.