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Honors Program Only
The Illuminate LLC is only for Honors Program students.
2026-2027
Illuminate LLC Courses
Each of the courses below fulfills the First-Year Integration Core requirement, and most fulfill at least one other core area (see individual course listings for details).
All Illuminate LLC courses will have an LLC Hour attached to the course from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Illuminate LLC students are housed in Camino and Founders halls. It features two connected buildings, separated by gender, on the west end of campus that were originally built for the San Diego College of Women in the early 1950s. Student residences exist on the second floor, while classrooms occupy the first floor of these two-story buildings.
Camino Hall is for male residents, Founders Hall is for female residents, and the two buildings are connected by a bridge.Their unique design provides most rooms with a view of the beautifully landscaped courtyards. Residents share communal bathrooms with individual "Johnny-Squares" assigned to each room. Both Camino and Founders are equipped with brand new community kitchen facilities! Camino & Founders have doubles, triple and quad rooms.
2025-2026
Illuminate Theme Team
With Illuminate being a smaller community, it’s easier to connect and bond with each other. I’m excited to see everyone grow alongside each other during their time at USD.