Information & Resources for Ethnic Studies Students
Student Petition Form for non-ETHN Courses
Courses from other departments or colleges can be petitioned by uploading specific documents into our ONLINE PETITION SUBMISSION WEBSITE. You are required to upload two documents. The first is a Student Petition Formwith your information on the form and the request also needs a detailed syllabus with academic readings and assignments. Upload a completed Student Petition Formand the syllabus for review via the Ethnic Studies ONLINE PETITION SUBMISSION WEBSITE.
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The Director of Undergraduate Studies is attending to Student Petition requests but, please note it is a slow process of careful review and comparison. During the Academic Year, it may take 6 to 8 weeks for results.You will be notified by email or via VAC with the results or you may receive a request for more information.
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Please note that Student Petitions will not be reviewed during certain times of the year due to university holidays or breaks. Expect the following breaks:
Winter Break after Week 10 and reviews will resume Week 3 of Winter Quarter.
Spring Break after Week 10 and reviews will resume Week 3 of Spring Quarter.
All of Summer Break after Week 10 of Spring Quarter, and then reviews will resume Week 3 of Fall Quarter.
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Below is are two examples of what to write in a Student Petition
REQUEST:
To review and approve ETST 002 from UC Riverside as a lower-division Ethnic Studies elective and to meet the DEI requirement.
REASON for REQUEST:
To use ETST 002 as a lower-division elective for my Ethnic Studies minor and/or complete my DEI requirement.
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REQUEST:
To review and approve EDS 116 Equity Minded Education in Student Affairs at UCSD as an upper-division Ethnic Studies elective.
REASON for REQUEST:
To use EDS 116 for the upper-division for my Ethnic Studies Double Major.
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Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Grade Option for Spring 2020 Courses ONLY
Typically, except for independent study course electives (ETHN 197, 198, or 199) which are always taken with a Pass/Not Pass grade option, undergraduate students majoring in Ethnic Studies may take up to two courses, and students minoring in Ethnic Studies may take up to one course with a Pass/Not Pass option.
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For Spring Quarter 2020 Ethnic Studies is waiving this limit and any courses taken P/NP during this period will not count toward the above limits for majors or minors. In addition, UC San Diego has deemed that any course taken P/NP in Spring 2020 will not count towards the 25% cap on P/NP courses for the Bachelor’s degree. Students must still select the P/NP option via WebReg and may change their selection of P/NP or Letter Grade through the end of Week 10 (6/5/2020).
To view the official deadline dates visit this UC San Diego webpage:
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Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Grade Option for Fall 2020 Courses
Per the request of the University, Ethnic Studies will support Student Petitions for additional P/NP courses due to the circumstances associated with the coronavirus pandemic and remote learning.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Grade Option for Spring 2020 Courses ONLY
For Spring Quarter 2020 graduate students in the Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program may select to take their courses with the S/U grading option instead of the standard Letter Grade.
DEI Courses and Petitioning DEI from other institutions
Although our ETHN courses are about diversity, equity and inclusion, not all of them are on the DEI list.
Only the specific courses on the DEI list are applicable: dei-list-of-
If you are taking an ETHN course that is not on the DEI list it cannot be added to the DEI list. The Academic Senate will not approve petitions for the UC San Diego courses that are not already on the DEI list .
If you took a course at another college or university, you can petition the course by providing a robust syllabus with the readings/authors and assignment and submit a Student Petition. Scroll up to the top of this webpage and follow the instructions for submitting a Student Petition carefully.
Wait List Policy and Procedures
Read more about waitlist by clicking on the blue banner below.
Wait List Policy & Procedures
Wait List Policy and Procedures
Automated Wait Lists
When courses are full and have reached capacity a student can opt to add themself to the waitlist. Waitlist does not guarantee enrollment. You are essentially waiting for a vacancy.
Waitlists at UC San Diego are automated by WebReg. When a seat in a course becomes available because an enrolled student has decided to drop, the first eligible student on the waitlist will be automatically enrolled by WebReg. UCSD establishes an end date for the waitlist and it typically terminates automatically the Thursday of Week 2 of the quarter. Each person on the waitlist waits to see if a space becomes available in the course or section. You have decided if you are willing to wait for the opportunity to enroll. Electing to place yourself on the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment.
