The Education

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) () is a college within the University of California, Santa Barbara, founded as an experiment in alternative education by Marvin Mudrick in 1967. CCS specializes in independent study in the arts and sciences and has programs in art, biology, chemistry, computer science, literature, mathematics, music composition and physics. All of its programs and faculty teachers are considered world-class and CCS has educated a host of distinguished alumni. The Dean of the College is Bruce Tiffney.

Students participate in graduate level classes and often research or create original work in their emphasis. There are no grades in the classes.

CCS is the smallest of the three UCSB colleges; there are only a few hundred students and classes are generally small and seminar-style. Each student has a faculty advisor who she or he meets with at least once a quarter. The general education requirements for CCS students are very flexible and allow for a customized plan of study. Students may apply after being accepted to UCSB's other colleges.

The Building

CCS moved to its current location, building 494, in 1975. Prior to CCS relocation, the building had been a Commissary when the campus was a WWII Marine Base. The Old Little Theatre was given to the College of Creative Studies by the Drama Department in 1995.

External links

• CCS Homepage: http://www.ccs.ucsb.edu/

University of California, Santa Barbara