Eighth College
Eighth College is the eighth college at the University of California San Diego with the theme "Engagement & Community". Eighth College will welcome its first undergraduate students in Fall of 2023 and its first transfer students in the Fall of 2025.[1] The college's school color is purple.[2]
Eighth College | |
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UC San Diego | |
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Established | 2021 |
Status | Undergraduate, Liberal Arts |
Colors | Eighth College Purple |
Provost | Angela Booker |
Core course | Critical Community Engagement (CCE) |
Residential Area | Theatre District Living & Learning Community |
Website | https://eighth.ucsd.edu/ |
Curriculum
Eighth College has a core curriculum named "Critical Community Engagement". CCE consists of 4 courses, one being upper-division.[3] The courses aim to prepare students to engage with the local San Diego community, as well as a broader global community with hands-on learning, involving an interaction-based course.
Residential life

Eighth College students will primarily be housed in the new Theatre District Living & Learning Neighborhood (TDLLN),[4] which is the southernmost residential area on campus, just south of Revelle College.[5] The dormitories at TDLLN are some of the tallest on the West Coast, up to 21 stories tall, providing 2000 beds and a net increase of 300 parking spaces.[6][7] The community was set to open by fall 2023, but due to construction delays, only one building was finished in time.[8][9]
References
- "Meet Eighth College". eighth.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- "Colleges and Schools | UC San Diego Bookstore". www.ucsandiegobookstore.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- "Engagement Program". eighth.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- Danziger, Malinda (2021-04-27). "All Part of the Plan". Triton. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- Project Update, UC San Diego (2023-07-20). "Microsoft PowerPoint - TDLLN_AugustUpdate(web_version)" (PDF). University of California San Diego. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- Sutherland, Jacob. "UCSD Proposes Eighth College Dormitory to be One of the Tallest on the West Coast". The UCSD Guardian. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- Mackin-Solomon, Ashley. "UCSD's Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood scheduled to break ground Jan. 4". La Jolla Light. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- "Residential Life at Eighth". eighth.ucsd.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- Gregorczyk, Kasia. "Construction delays at UCSD impacting beds available for fall". FOX 5 San Diego. Nexstar Media. Retrieved 2023-07-20.