Graduate Program Reviews
As part of the continuing, critical analyses of academic programs and student learning at UC San Diego the Academic Senate performs scheduled program reviews to ensure superior educational quality throughout the campus.
All graduate programs are reviewed by a committee every eight years. The Division of Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs will work closely with the graduate program for committee selection, self-study preparation, and site visit logistics.
Following the site visit, the review committee submits a written report that is reviewed by the graduate program, student representatives, campus administration, and Graduate Council. The graduate program and student representatives respond to the external committee report, and this response is shared with administration and Graduate council. A final wrap-up meeting and Graduate Council follow-up complete the process. If the review is combined with the undergraduate program, the Division of Undergraduate Education will also participate in the planning and completion of the combined Undergraduate & Graduate Programs review for a given department (see documentation below).
Program Review Schedule
The schedule is tentative. Units should be prepared to have a review within 1-2 years of the dates noted below.
2024/2025
Department Combined Reviews (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Department of Ethnic Studies
Department of Mathematics
Department of Structural Engineering
Latin American Studies Program (LAS)
Graduate Program Reviews (Graduate Only)
JDP Language and Communicative Disorders (LCD)
JDP Public Health
2025/2026
Department Combined Reviews (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Department of Linguistics
Department of Music
Department of Physics
Graduate Program Reviews (Graduate Only)
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (BISB)
Biomedical Sciences
Computational Science, Mathematics and Engineering (CSME)
Self-Supporting Program Review
Computational Social Sciences
Data Sciences: Online MS
2026/2027
Department Combined Reviews (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Department of Political Science
Department of Visual Arts
Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO)
Graduate Program Reviews (Graduate Only)
Climate Science and Policy
Drug Development and Product Management
JDP Chemistry
Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Rady School of Management
2027/2028
Department Combined Reviews (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Department of Education Studies
Department of Literature
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Psychology
Department of Public Health
Department of Theatre and Dance
Graduate Program Reviews (Graduate Only)
JDP Audiology
JDP Engineering Sciences
JDP Geophysics