The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego is a membership program for adults over the age of 50 who want to be part of a learning community with peers. This program is committed to providing its members with intellectually stimulating learning opportunities throughout the year. Each quarter, Osher at UC San Diego features an expansive variety of lectures and seminars. Class topics include Medicine, Science, Law and Society, Art and Literature, International Relations, Politics, Current Events, and Social Sciences. We strive to maintain the quality and diversity of our curriculum so that each member of Osher at UCSD can pursue subjects that will satisfy his or her individual intellectual needs.
For a one-time annual registration fee, members of Osher can attend classes throughout the entire academic year according to their own schedule; you can attend them all or pick and choose those that sound most interesting to you. Osher at UC San Diego features lectures and seminars by the outstanding faculty and researchers of the entire San Diego academic community, as well as local leaders, artists, and musicians.
- Convenient daytime classes
- No prerequisites, grades, or tests
- Benefit of auditing most UC San Diego classes
- Free use of the UC San Diego libraries
- Activities, trips, and social opportunities
Osher at UCSD is a volunteer-run organization under the administrative auspices of UCSD Extension. Our approximately 800 members elect a set of volunteer Executive officers and a Council to establish organizational policy and to oversee a variety of volunteer committees focused on: curriculum, finances, membership, activities, fundraising, and more.
The Bernard Osher Foundation has given the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego $375,000 in grants and a $1,000,000 endowment. These monies help maintain and improve the program and keep the cost of membership fees as low as possible.
Click here to view the 2014 Osher Membership Survey Results
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