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UC Riverside is a major research university and one of the 10 - pages 7-8
Principles of Community The University of California, Riverside is committed to equitable treatment of all students, faculty, and staff. - pages 8
Accreditations UCR is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The - pages 8-9
Resources for Learning - pages 9-11
Educational Opportunities - pages 11-14
Research Opportunities - pages 14-18
Services for Students - pages 18-27
Application for Admission - pages 27
Freshman Student Admission - pages 27-29
Nontraditional Student Admission - pages 29
International Admission - pages 29
Transfer Student Admission - pages 29
Credits, Transcripts, and Test Scores - pages 29-31
Admission to Special Categories - pages 31
Notification of Admission - pages 31
Concurrent Enrollment - pages 31
Reapplication - pages 31
International Baccalaureate - pages 31-33
Advanced Placement - pages 33-36
Fees and Expenses - pages 36-37
Financial Support - pages 37-39
Registration and Enrollment - pages 39-44
Academic Policies - pages 44-46
Academic Integrity - pages 46-53
Campus Policies and Regulations - pages 53-54
Campus Policies and Regulations Applying to Students - pages 54-56
Goals of an Undergraduate Education - pages 56-57
College Breadth Requirements - pages 57-59
Application and Admission - pages 59-61
Minimum Degree Requirements - pages 61-62
Special Programs - pages 62
Fees and Financial Support - pages 62-63
Registration, Enrollment and Transfer of Credit - pages 63-65
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - pages 65-72
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences - pages 72-79
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering - pages 79-83
The School of Business Administration - pages 83-88
The Graduate School of Education - pages 88-89
The School of Medicine - pages 89-90
The School of Public Policy - pages 90-93
Anthropology - pages 93-94
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 94-101
Art (1 courses) - pages 101-102
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 102-104
Art History - pages 104-106
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 106-111
Asian Studies (61 courses) - pages 111-115
Biochemistry - pages 115-116
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 116-119
Bioengineering (52 courses) - pages 119-122
Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program - pages 122-124
Biological Sciences - pages 124
Biology - pages 124-126
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 126-131
Biomedical Sciences (22 courses) - pages 131-133
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program - pages 133
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 133-134
Book, Archive, and Manuscript Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 134-135
Botany and Plant Sciences - pages 135-136
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 136-140
Business Administration (75 courses) - pages 140-147
Cell Biology and Neuroscience - pages 147
Undergraduate - pages 147
Curriculum - pages 147
Graduate Curriculum (16 courses) - pages 147-148
Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis - pages 148-149
Cell, Molecular, and - pages 149
Developmental Biology - pages 149
Major - pages 149-151
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program (13 courses) - pages 151-153
CHASS F1RST (6 courses) - pages 153
Chemical and Environmental Engineering - pages 153-154
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 154-157
Chemical Engineering (25 courses) - pages 157-158
Environmental Engineering (51 courses) - pages 158-161
Chemistry - pages 161-163
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 163-169
The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor - pages 169
Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages - pages 169-171
Comparative and World Literature (90 courses) - pages 171-176
Languages and Literatures/Arabic Minor - pages 176
Arabic Language (11 courses) - pages 176-177
Arabic Literatures and Cultures (7 courses) - pages 177
Languages and Literatures / Southeast Asian Minor - pages 177
Chinese Courses (36 courses) - pages 177
Filipino Courses (4 courses) - pages 177-178
Japanese Courses (25 courses) - pages 178
Southeast Asian Studies Courses - pages 178
Vietnamese Courses (16 courses) - pages 178
Civilization (12 courses) - pages 178-179
Languages and Literatures/Italian Studies (20 courses) - pages 179-180
Languages and Literatures/Chinese - pages 180-181
Languages and Literatures/Chinese Minor - pages 181
Chinese Courses (36 courses) - pages 181-182
Languages and Literatures/Classical Studies - pages 182-183
Classics (26 courses) - pages 183-184
Greek Courses (5 courses) - pages 184-185
Latin Courses (7 courses) - pages 185
The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics (1 courses) - pages 185-187
Languages and Literatures/Comparative Ancient Civilizations (9 courses) - pages 187-188
Languages and Literatures/French - pages 188
Graduate Programs (361 courses) - pages 188-190
Languages and Literatures/Germanic Studies - pages 190
Graduate Programs (361 courses) - pages 190-192
Languages and Literatures/Japanese - pages 192
Languages and Literatures/Japanese Minor - pages 192
Japanese Courses (25 courses) - pages 192-193
Languages and Literatures/Korean Minor - pages 193
Korean Courses (13 courses) - pages 193-194
Languages and Literatures/Languages - pages 194
Languages and Literatures/Russian (11 courses) - pages 194-195
Linguistics (10 courses) - pages 195-197
Literatures and Languages - pages 197
Computer Engineering - pages 197-198
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 198-199
Computer Science and Engineering - pages 199-200
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 200-207
Conservation Biology - pages 207
Creative Writing - pages 208-209
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 209-210
Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts - pages 210-211
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 211
Main Campus Traditional Program - pages 211-212
Creative Writing Program (38 courses) - pages 212-213
Palm Desert Low Residency Program (1 courses) - pages 213-215
Dance - pages 215
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 215-220
Earth Sciences - pages 220-223
Graduate Programs (361 courses) - pages 223-227
Economics - pages 227-228
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 228-235
Education Minor - pages 235
Education Graduate and Credential Programs - pages 235-236
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 236-247
Education Abroad Program - pages 247-249
Electrical and Computer Engineering - pages 249-250
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 250-256
Engineering - pages 256-257
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 257-259
English - pages 259-260
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 260-261
Basic Writing (143 courses) - pages 261-267
Entomology - pages 267-268
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 268-271
Environmental Engineering (51 courses) - pages 271
Environmental Sciences - pages 271-273
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 273-277
Environmental Toxicology - pages 277-278
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 278-279
Ethnic Studies - pages 280-281
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 281-282
Doctoral Degree (131 courses) - pages 282-289
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology - pages 289
Gender and Sexuality Studies (79 courses) - pages 290-295
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics - pages 295
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 295-297
Global Studies (13 courses) - pages 297-300
Hispanic Studies - pages 300
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 300-301
Spanish (68 courses) - pages 301-304
Portuguese (6 courses) - pages 304
History - pages 304-306
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 306-314
History of the Americas (46 courses) - pages 314-315
History of Europe (44 courses) - pages 315-317
Honors Program - pages 317
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (8 courses) - pages 317-318
Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis - pages 318-319
Interdisciplinary Studies - pages 319
International Relations Minor - pages 319
Journalism Minor - pages 319
Labor Studies Minor (1 courses) - pages 319-320
Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 320
Latin American Studies (29 courses) - pages 320-323
Law and Society (8 courses) - pages 323-324
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, and Transgender Studies Minor (21 courses) - pages 324-326
Liberal Studies (1 courses) - pages 326-327
Management - pages 327
Graduate Programs (361 courses) - pages 327-333
Marxist Studies Minor - pages 333-334
Materials Science and Engineering - pages 334
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 334-338
Mathematics - pages 338-340
Graduate Programs (361 courses) - pages 340-344
Mechanical Engineering - pages 344-345
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 345-350
Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 350-351
Media and Cultural - pages 351
Studies (91 courses) - pages 351-356
Medicine (30 courses) - pages 356-360
Microbiology (12 courses) - pages 360-364
Middle East and Islamic Studies (6 courses) - pages 364-365
Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 365
Music - pages 365-367
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 367-373
Natural and Agricultural Sciences (8 courses) - pages 373-374
Nematology (3 courses) - pages 374-375
Neuroscience Undergraduate Major - pages 375-377
Neuroscience Graduate Program - pages 377
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 377-380
Peace and Conflict Studies Minor (1 courses) - pages 380
Pest Management - pages 380
Philosophy - pages 380-381
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 381-387
Physical Sciences - pages 387
Physics and Astronomy - pages 387-388
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 388-395
Plant Biology - pages 395
Plant Pathology and Microbiology - pages 395
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 395-397
Political Science - pages 397-400
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 400-409
Population Biology - pages 409
Psychology - pages 409-411
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 411-416
Public Policy - pages 416-417
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 417-419
Religious Studies - pages 419-420
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 420-427
Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 427
Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Minor (2 courses) - pages 427-428
Sociology - pages 428-431
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 431-437
Soil and Water Sciences - pages 438
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 438-439
Southeast Asian Studies Minor - pages 439
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program - pages 439
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 439-442
Statistics - pages 442-443
Graduate Programs (361 courses) - pages 443-446
Theatre, Film and Digital Production - pages 446-447
Graduate Program (2473 courses) - pages 447-450
UC Riverside Washington Academic Internship Program (UCDC) (19 courses) - pages 450-451
University Honors (19 courses) - pages 451-453
Urban Studies Minor (9 courses) - pages 453
Visual Arts - pages 453
Western American Studies Minor - pages 453
Women’s Studies - pages 453-487