Curriculum and Courses

Kresge’s curriculum is made up of three main pillars: its Core Course (for first-year students); its Transfer Curriculum (for Transfer students); and its Enhancement Curriculum (for all undergraduate students).

The Core seminar (KRSG 1) invites first-year students to reflect on three Big Questions: Why do I learn? How do I learn? & From whom do I learn? These questions are a starting point for students to reflect on what is possible at Kresge, at UCSC, and beyond.

The Transfer Curriculum, designed in collaboration with Services for Transfer, Re-entry, and Resilient Scholars (STARRS), is specifically for Transfer students, to help them transition from community college to a research university. 

The Enhancement Curriculum is made up of small seminars, workshops, and practicums grouped into different initiatives: Creative Practice, Learn to Love Reading Again, and College & Life Skills. These courses are designed to give all undergraduate students an opportunity to explore their interests in creative practice and media-making, to read as a collaborative practice, and to make the most of their college experience and build long-lasting life skills like public speaking. These courses are 2 or 3 credits and many of them fulfill the PR (Practice) General Education requirement, giving students an opportunity to enhance their UCSC experience while completing their major.