DOC 2: Arguing Justice

DOC 2 builds on the critical reading skills practiced in DOC 1 and extends the investigation of the concepts introduced in the fall quarter.  Students hone their argumentative writing skills by explicitly exploring the question of justice in U.S. society, particularly in the era of the Civl Rights Movement to the current day.  For this writing-intensive course, students will be required to complete several small low-risk writing assignments that lay the groundwork for major papers that require planning, drafting, revising, and editing as part of the writing process. 

Mandatory prerequisites for DOC 2 are completion of DOC 1 and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing Requirement. DOC 2 course booking does not begin until Second Pass booking windows starts. Students who are enrolled in DOC 1 Fall Quarter 2026 and have already satisfied ELWR will automatically be permitted to enroll in DOC 2 during their Second Pass booking windows beginning November 16. Students who are concurently enrolled in DOC 1 and AWP 3 (Analytical Writing) Fall Quarter 2026 will automatically be permitted to enroll in DOC 2 when their Academic History in the Triton Student System (TSS) indicates in mid-December that they have satisfied the ELWR prerequisite. (Only those students who completed DOC 1 in Fall Quarter 2025 or earlier should plan to submit a request through the Triton Enrollment Authorization (TEA system), and that should not be done until a few days before your Second Pass booking window begins.  It can take several business days for the department and/or college to process your request and notify you through your UC San Diego email with the results of your request.  Therefore, please plan accordingly to make sure you are submitting your request well in advance of any specific deadlines.)    

DOC 2 discussion sections will meet twice a week, starting Week 1. Students may not add late or miss the first week of the quarter. Switching DOC sections may be done via TSS until 5pm on Thursday of Week 1.  Students on the waitlist are not guaranteed enrollment and should plan to take DOC 2 next year.

This course is restricted to Thurgood Marshall College students and must be taken for a Letter Grade. Transfer students typically do not need to take DOC 2. If you have questions about enrolling in DOC, please submit them the Virtual Advising Center.

No student will be able to enroll in DOC 2 before their Second Pass booking window beginning November 16. See "Prerequisites and Enrollment" above. 

Enrolled students will access the DOC 2 Syllabus, assignments, additional material, and notices via Canvas.

Students should verify their section number in the Triton Student System (TSS), since several discussion sections may be meeting at the same time. 

Please note that DOC 2 discussion sections listed on the Schedule of Classes with the "building" as RCLAS will meet online only.  Students enrolled in these discussion sections will participate synchronously via Zoom, but they are expected to attend lectures in person.  Please check your UCSD email regularly for the most recent updates from DOC.