Eighth College

Eighth College
University of California, San Diego
Established2021
StatusUndergraduate, Liberal Arts
ColorsEighth College Purple   
ProvostAngela Booker
Core courseCritical Community Engagement (CCE)
Residential Area
Theatre District Living & Learning Neighborhood
Websiteeighth.ucsd.edu

Eighth College is an undergraduate residential college at the University of California, San Diego.

The Eighth College opened for undergraduate students in the fall of 2023. The Eighth College Logo is purple with an "8" that is stylized to look like an infinity symbol.

Curriculum

Eighth College has a core curriculum named "Critical Community Engagement". CCE consists of 4 courses, one being upper-division. 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

Podemos (under construction), as seen from Revelle Plaza

Eighth College students are primarily housed in the new Theatre District Living & Learning Neighborhood (TDLLN), which is the southernmost residential area on campus, just south of Revelle College. The dormitories at TDLLN are some of the tallest on the West Coast: the 21-story tower is the tallest building above sea level in San Diego, with a rooftop elevation of 660 feet. The neighborhood provided 2000 beds and a net increase of 300 parking spaces. The community partially opened with one building in fall 2023 due to construction delays, and fully opened the following year.

References

  1. ↑ "Proposal for an Eighth Undergraduate College at UC San Diego" (PDF). November 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Engagement Program". eighth.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ↑ Danziger, Malinda (2021-04-27). "All Part of the Plan". Triton. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. ↑ Project Update, UC San Diego (2023-07-20). "Microsoft PowerPoint - TDLLN_AugustUpdate(web_version)" (PDF). University of California San Diego. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. ↑ UCSD Theatre District Project. University of California San Diego: A.O. Reed & Co. 16 June 2022. Event occurs at 7:29. Retrieved 13 September 2026 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Sutherland, Jacob. "UCSD Proposes Eighth College Dormitory to be One of the Tallest on the West Coast". The UCSD Guardian. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  7. ↑ Mackin-Solomon, Ashley. "UCSD's Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood scheduled to break ground Jan. 4". La Jolla Light. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  8. ↑ "Residential Life at Eighth". eighth.ucsd.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  9. ↑ Gregorczyk, Kasia. "Construction delays at UCSD impacting beds available for fall". FOX 5 San Diego. Nexstar Media. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  10. ↑ @chancellorkhosla; (1 November 2024). "It's finally here... This month we celebrated the grand opening of Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood – also the home of our newest college, @eighthcollege". Retrieved 12 September 2026 – via Instagram.