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UC Riverside is a major research university and one of the - pages 6-7
Principles of Community The University of California, Riverside is committed to equitable treatment of all students, faculty, and - pages 7
Accreditations UCR is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The - pages 7
Resources for Learning - pages 8-9
Educational Opportunities - pages 9-12
Research Opportunities - pages 12-15
Services for Students - pages 15-22
Application for Admission - pages 22
UC Admission Requirements - pages 23-24
Nontraditional Student Admission - pages 24
International Admission - pages 24-25
Transfer Student Admission - pages 25-26
Credits, Transcripts, and Test Scores - pages 26
Admission to Special Categories - pages 26
Notification of Admission - pages 26
Concurrent Enrollment - pages 26
Reapplication - pages 26-27
International Baccalaureate - pages 27-28
Advanced Placement - pages 28-30
Fees and Expenses - pages 30-31
Financial Support - pages 31-33
Registration and Enrollment - pages 33-38
Academic Policies - pages 38-45
Campus Policies and Regulations - pages 45
Campus Policies and Regulations Applying to Students - pages 45-47
Goals of an Undergraduate Education - pages 47-48
College Breadth Requirements - pages 48-50
Application and Admission - pages 50-52
Special Programs - pages 52
Fees and Expenses - pages 52
Financial Support - pages 52-55
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - pages 55-62
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences - pages 62-68
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering - pages 68-72
Graduate School of Education - pages 72-73
The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management - pages 73-76
Anthropology - pages 76-77
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 77-84
Art - pages 84-85
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 85-88
Art History - pages 88-90
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 90-93
Asian Studies (49 courses) - pages 93-97
Biochemistry - pages 97-99
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 99-101
Bioengineering (25 courses) - pages 101-104
Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program - pages 104-105
Biological Sciences (2 courses) - pages 105-114
Biology - pages 114-117
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 117-122
Biomedical Sciences (31 courses) - pages 122-126
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program - pages 126
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 126-127
Botany and Plant Sciences - pages 127-129
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 129-133
Business Administration (72 courses) - pages 133-137
Cell Biology and Neuroscience - pages 137-138
Undergraduate Curriculum - pages 138
Graduate Curriculum (16 courses) - pages 138-139
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology - pages 139
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 139-141
CHASS F1RST (4 courses) - pages 141
Chemical and Environ mental Engineering - pages 141-142
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 142-145
Chemical Engin eer ing (25 courses) - pages 145-146
Environmental Engin eer ing (44 courses) - pages 146-149
Chemistry - pages 149-151
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 151-157
The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor - pages 157
Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages - pages 157-158
Arabic Language (3 courses) - pages 158-159
Arabic Literatures and Cultures (4 courses) - pages 159
Asian Literatures and Cultures - pages 159-160
Chinese - pages 160
Japanese Minor - pages 160
Chinese Courses (29 courses) - pages 160-161
Japanese Courses (25 courses) - pages 161-163
Korean Courses (9 courses) - pages 163
Southeast Asian Studies Course (10 courses) - pages 163-164
Vietnamese Courses (14 courses) - pages 164-165
Civilization (19 courses) - pages 165
Classical Studies - pages 165-166
Classics (30 courses) - pages 166-168
Greek Courses (5 courses) - pages 168
Latin Courses (9 courses) - pages 168-169
The UC Tri-Campus Grad uate Program in Classics - pages 169-170
Comparative Ancient Civilizations (10 courses) - pages 170-171
Comparative and World Literature - pages 171-172
Graduate Programs (337 courses) - pages 172-177
French - pages 177-178
Graduate Programs (337 courses) - pages 178-179
Germanic Studies - pages 179-180
Graduate Programs (337 courses) - pages 180-182
Italian Studies (17 courses) - pages 182-183
Russian Studies (11 courses) - pages 183-184
Language Major - pages 184
Literatures and Languages - pages 184-185
Linguistics (9 courses) - pages 185-186
Computer Engineering - pages 186-187
Computer Science and Engineering - pages 187
Business Informatics - pages 187-188
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 188-195
Conservation Biology - pages 195
Creative Writing - pages 195-196
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 196-198
Creative Writing and Writing for the Per form ing Arts - pages 198-199
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 199-202
Dance - pages 202
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 202-207
Earth Sciences - pages 207-209
Graduate Programs (337 courses) - pages 209-214
Economics - pages 214-216
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 216-222
Education - pages 222-223
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 223-234
Education Abroad Program - pages 234-237
Electrical Engineering - pages 237-238
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 238-243
Engineering (10 courses) - pages 243-244
English (126 courses) - pages 244-245
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 245-246
Basic Writing (3 courses) - pages 246
English (126 courses) - pages 246-251
Entomology - pages 251-252
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 252-255
Environmental Engineering - pages 255
Environmental Sciences - pages 255-258
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 258-262
Environmental Toxicology - pages 262-263
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 263-265
Ethnic Studies - pages 265-267
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 267-273
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology - pages 273
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics - pages 273-274
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 274
Global Studies (8 courses) - pages 274-277
Hispanic Studies - pages 277-278
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 278-279
Spanish (72 courses) - pages 279-282
Portuguese (6 courses) - pages 282
History (134 courses) - pages 282-284
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 284-285
History (134 courses) - pages 285-291
History of the Americas (42 courses) - pages 291-293
History of Europe (47 courses) - pages 293-295
Honors Program - pages 295
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (23 courses) - pages 295-297
Interdisciplinary Studies - pages 297-298
International Relations Minor - pages 298
Journalism Minor - pages 298
Labor Studies Minor (1 courses) - pages 298-299
Latin American Studies (24 courses) - pages 299-301
Law and Society (7 courses) - pages 301-302
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersexual, and Transgender Studies Minor (5 courses) - pages 302-303
Liberal Studies - pages 303-305
Management - pages 305
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 305-309
Marxist Studies Minor - pages 309-310
Materials Science and Engineering (5 courses) - pages 310-311
Mathematics - pages 311-313
Graduate Programs (337 courses) - pages 313-316
Mechanical Engineering - pages 316-317
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 317-321
Media and Cultural Studies (75 courses) - pages 321-328
Microbiology (9 courses) - pages 328-329
Music - pages 329-331
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 331-337
Natural and Agricultural Sciences (5 courses) - pages 337-338
Nematology (3 courses) - pages 338-339
Neuroscience Undergraduate Major - pages 339-340
Neuroscience Graduate Program - pages 340
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 340-342
Pest Management - pages 342
Philosophy - pages 342-343
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 343-348
Physical Sciences - pages 348
Physics and Astronomy - pages 348-350
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 350-357
Plant Pathology and Microbiology - pages 357-358
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 358-360
Political Science - pages 360-362
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 362-369
Population Biology - pages 369
Psychology - pages 369-371
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 371-377
Public Policy (2 courses) - pages 377-378
Religious Studies - pages 378-379
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 379-385
Sociology - pages 385-388
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 388-394
Soil and Water Sciences - pages 394-395
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 395-397
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program - pages 397
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 397-398
Statistics - pages 398-399
Graduate Programs (337 courses) - pages 399-402
Theatre - pages 402-403
Graduate Program (2196 courses) - pages 403-406
UC Riverside Washington Academic Internship Program (UCDC) (2 courses) - pages 406-407
University Honors Program (23 courses) - pages 407-409
Urban Studies Minor (10 courses) - pages 409
Western American Studies Minor - pages 409-410
Women’s Studies (63 courses) - pages 410-444