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| Motto | A Graduate School for Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967[1] |
Parent institution | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Dean | Bruce Tiffney[2] |
| Undergraduates | 350 [3] |
| Location | , , |
| Website | ccs |
The College of Creative Studies (CCS) is the smallest of the three undergraduate colleges at the University of California, Santa Barbara, unique within the University of California system in terms of structure and philosophy.[4] Its small size, student privileges, and grading system are designed to encourage self-motivated students with strong interests in a field to accomplish original work as undergraduates. A former student has called it a “graduate school for undergraduates”. The college has roughly 350 students in nine majors and approximately 60 professors and lecturers.[4] There is an additional application process to the standard UC Santa Barbara admission for prospective CCS students, and CCS accepts applications for admissions throughout the year.
The college only offers 9 majors: Art, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computing, Marine Science, Mathematics, Music Composition, Physics, and Writing and Literature.[5]
- ^ "History of the College of Creative Studies" Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, College of Creative Studies
- ^ "Administration" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, College of Creative Studies
- ^ "Welcome to CCS" Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, College of Creative Studies
- ^ a b Golay, Annie (May 18, 2016). "Students Talk Life in UCSB's Smallest College". Daily Nexus. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Majors | UCSB College of Creative Studies". ccs.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-05.