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Main Office

Location:
Social Sciences Building, Room 301

Office Hours:
M-TH 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

All staff work from home on Fridays.

Closed for lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Friday: Virtual Advising Center (VAC) only

*Hours may vary due to meetings, undergraduate or campus events, and other matters. To see the most updated availability, please visit the Political Science Office Hours page.*

Current UCSD students must send inquiries to the Virtual Advising Center (VAC) only.

If you are not currently a UCSD student, send an e-mail to askpolisci@ucsd.edu. Please note that any current UCSD students who sends an email to the askpolisci will not get their question answered.

Graduate Program Admissions:
Please email us at kas008@ucsd.edu if you have questions after reviewing our Prospective Students section.  

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Directions

From Del Mar, Carlsbad, Cardiff (NORTH of UCSD)

1. Take 1-5 South.
2. Exit Genesee Avenue and go right (west) upon exiting.
3. Turn left onto North Torrey Pines Road (the third light).
4. Make left at first signal onto Northpoint Drive (which turns into Hopkins Drive). You will drive past the Visitor Center and the RIMAC soccer field on the right and see a large parking structure past the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
5. Turn right at the stop sign onto Voigt Drive and right again into the Hopkins parking structure. You may purchase a visitor parking pass on Level 7 of the parking structure.
6. Once parked, walk over the bridge (Level 7) and you'll be in the Social Sciences building. The Political Science Department is located on the third floor, room 301 (across from the staircase).

From Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Downtown San Diego (SOUTH of UCSD)

1. Take 1-5 North.
2. Exit Genesee Avenue and go left (west) upon exiting.
3. Turn left onto North Torrey Pines Road (the fourth light).
4. Make left at first signal onto Northpoint Drive (which turns into Hopkins Drive). You will drive past the Visitor Center and the RIMAC soccer field on the right and see a large parking structure past the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
5. Turn right at the stop sign onto Voigt Drive and right again into the Hopkins parking structure. You may purchase a visitor parking pass on Level 7 of the parking structure.
6. Once parked, walk over the bridge (on Level 7) and you'll be in the Social Sciences building. The Political Science Department is located on the third floor, room 301 (across from the staircase).