- John Muir College
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
- Muir College Community Map
Muir College Community Map Muir College is located on the western edge of UC San Diego along North Torrey Pines Road and is the closest of the UC San Diego colleges to the beach
- Welcome to John Muir College
John Muir College, the second oldest college of UC San Diego, admitted its first students in the fall of 1967 and moved to its present quarters in 1970 The college was named after John Muir (1838-1914), a Scottish immigrant who became a famous Californian naturalist, conservationist, and author
- Muir College Contact Us
Muir Writing Office muwritehelp@ucsd edu (858) 534-2522 H SS 2346 Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a m - 12:00 p m 1:00 p m - 3:30 p m Friday (through VAC): 9:00 a m - 12:00 p m 1:00 p m - 3:00 p m
- Academic Requirements - John Muir College
Academic Requirements to Graduate To graduate, you must complete the requirements listed under University Requirements, Muir General Education In addition, you must complete a major See the Major Requirements Section for more information View the list of GE courses (PDF) available in WINTER 2026 University Requirements
- Prospective Students - John Muir College
Named for the famed environmentalist, nature writer, and Sierra Club founder, John Muir College is home to students from all majors, but offers a distinct character, general education requirements, residential neighborhood, and student life experience
- The Muir College Way
John Muir College enjoys an atmosphere of friendliness and informality We encourage and expect humane interaction and respect for others, regardless of personal characteristics such as race, gender, age, ethnicity, physical or education challenge, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs
- Academics - John Muir College
Muir College Writing Program courses focus on developing your abilities with rhetoric At the most basic, we want you to understand what it is to make an academic claim, how to identify and critique your academic sources to support your claim, and how to create a persuasive argument
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