Courses

 

Each course is six classes long and fits in one UCSD academic quarter.  In these classes we emphasize active learning, hands-on activities, and connecting science to our students’ everyday lives. 

Courses at East Mesa Re-entry Facility (men)

Winter 2019 – DNA

Spring 2019 – Science of food and cooking

Summer 2019 – Materials science

Fall 2019 – Marine sciences

Winter 2020 – Ciencia entre los siglos (taught in Spanish)

Fall 2022 – DNA

Winter 2023 – Ecology

Spring 2023 – Genetics

Summer 2023 – Chemistry

Fall 2023 – Space

Winter 2024 – Kingdoms of Life

Spring 2024 – Physics

Summer 2024 – Neuroscience

 

Courses at Las Colinas Detention and Re-Entry Facility (women)

Winter 2020 – Organs from cells to behavior

Winter 2023 – Immunology and Microbes

Spring 2023 – Organ systems

Summer 2023 – Plants

Fall 2023 – Space

Winter 2024 – Microbes

Spring 2024 – Physics

Summer 2024 – Computer Science