Welcome to the Muir Family
John Muir College, the second undergraduate college at UCSD, is named after John Muir, the environmentalist, writer, founder of the Sierra Club. While we do not have an academic requirement that students study the environment, we do include environmental issues in the college, Our motto, "celebrating the independent spirit" is inspired by Muir's life, travels, and political activism to change the fabric of the nation.
Land Acknowledgment
Muir College is built on Mat kulaaxuuy in the unceded territory of the Kumeyaay Nation. We acknowledge the eighteen American Indian tribes of this territory - including the Kumeyaay, Payómkawichum, Cupeño and Cahuilla - as well as the many Indigenous communities from the Americas and the Pacific who call San Diego home, and whose relations exist beyond colonization. We acknowledge that the Kumeyaay lands stretch beyond the present-day US Mexico border, including Kumiai village communities in Baja California, Mexico. We commit to building good relationships with the Native peoples of these lands.
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Academic Advising
Meet with an Advisor
Our team of Academic Advisors help you make decisions, plan classes, navigate campus deadlines and policies, and connect you to student support services.
Resources
Learn more about academic advising resources, deadlines, and academic planning.
ONE Colleges Scholarly Events Calendar
Stay up to date with our ONE Colleges events calendar where you can quickly find shared college "scholarly" events happening on campus.
Giving
Muir depends on the generosity of our alumni, parents, and friends to support the activities and programs that have made the college a special place for generations of University of California San Diego students.
Resources
- Academics at Muir
- GE and degree requirements
- Sample graduation plans
- Honors and academic programs
- Living at Muir
- Student involvement
- Helpful Muir Staff Resources
- How student affairs staff supports students
- How we support out of state and international students
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All programs in Muir College, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, do not discriminate, or grant preferences, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories.