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An invitation to academic exploration - pages 3-8
UC Riverside is a major research university and one of the 10 - pages 8-9
Principles of Community The University of California, Riverside is committed to equitable treatment of all students, faculty, and staff. - pages 9
Accreditations UCR is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The - pages 9-10
Resources for Learning - pages 10-11
Educational Opportunities - pages 11-15
Research Opportunities - pages 15-17
School of Medicine - pages 17-18
School of Public Policy - pages 18
Multicampus Research - pages 18-19
Graduate School of Education - pages 19-30
Application for Admission - pages 30
Freshman Student Admission - pages 30-34
Admission to Special Categories - pages 34
Notification of Admission - pages 34
Concurrent Enrollment - pages 34
Reapplication - pages 34
International Baccalaureate - pages 34-40
Financial Support - pages 40-49
Academic Integrity - pages 49-56
Campus Policies and Regulations - pages 56-57
Campus Policies and Regulations Applying to Students - pages 57-58
Goals of an Undergraduate Education - pages 59-64
Minimum Degree Requirements - pages 64-65
Special Programs - pages 65-66
Registration, Enrollment and Transfer of Credit - pages 66-68
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - pages 68-82
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering - pages 82-86
The School of Business Administration - pages 86-90
The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management - pages 90
The Graduate School of Education - pages 90-93
The School of Medicine - pages 93-94
The School of Public Policy - pages 94-96
Anthropology - pages 96-97
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 97-104
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 104-107
Art History (92 courses) - pages 107-113
Asian Studies (61 courses) - pages 113-117
Biochemistry (34 courses) - pages 117-122
Bioengineering (52 courses) - pages 122-125
Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program - pages 125-127
Biological Sciences - pages 127
Biology (86 courses) - pages 127-134
Biomedical Sciences (24 courses) - pages 134-136
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program - pages 136-138
Book, Archive, and Manuscript Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 138
Botany and Plant Sciences (46 courses) - pages 138-143
Business Administration (77 courses) - pages 143-148
Cell Biology and Neuroscience - pages 148
Undergraduate Curriculum - pages 148-149
Graduate Curriculum (20 courses) - pages 149-150
Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis - pages 150
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology - pages 150-152
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program (20 courses) - pages 152-155
CHASS F1RST (6 courses) - pages 155
Chemical and Environmental Engineering (10 courses) - pages 155-159
Chemical Engineering (25 courses) - pages 159-160
Environmental Engineering (49 courses) - pages 160-163
Chemistry (114 courses) - pages 163-172
The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor - pages 172
Comparative Literature and Languages - pages 172-173
Comparative Literature (96 courses) - pages 173-179
Literatures/Arabic Minor - pages 179
Arabic Language (18 courses) - pages 179-180
Languages and Literatures / Southeast Asian Minor - pages 180
Chinese Courses (37 courses) - pages 180
Filipino Courses - pages 180-181
Japanese Courses - pages 181
Southeast Asian Studies Courses - pages 181
Vietnamese Courses (16 courses) - pages 181
Civilization (12 courses) - pages 181-182
Languages and Literatures/Italian Studies (20 courses) - pages 182-183
Languages and Literatures/Chinese - pages 183
Languages and Literatures/Chinese Minor - pages 183-184
Chinese Courses (37 courses) - pages 184-185
Languages and Literatures/Classical Studies - pages 185-186
Classics (27 courses) - pages 186-187
Greek Courses (4 courses) - pages 187-188
Latin Courses (7 courses) - pages 188
The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics - pages 188-189
Languages and Literatures/ Comparative Ancient Civilizations (9 courses) - pages 189-191
Languages and Literatures/French (30 courses) - pages 191-192
Languages and Literatures/Germanic Studies - pages 192-193
Graduate Programs (236 courses) - pages 193-195
Languages and Literatures/Japanese Minor (25 courses) - pages 195-196
Languages and Literatures/Korean Minor - pages 196
Korean Courses (12 courses) - pages 196-197
Languages and Literatures/Languages - pages 197
Languages and Literatures/Russian (14 courses) - pages 197-198
Linguistics (11 courses) - pages 198-200
Literatures and Languages - pages 200
Computer Engineering - pages 200
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 200-202
Computer Science and Engineering - pages 202-203
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 203-210
Conservation Biology - pages 210
Creative Writing - pages 210-211
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 211-213
Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts - pages 213
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 213
Main Campus Traditional Program - pages 213-214
Creative Writing Program (27 courses) - pages 214-216
Palm Desert Low Residency Program (1 courses) - pages 216
Dance - pages 216-217
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 217-222
Earth Sciences (76 courses) - pages 222-229
Economics (105 courses) - pages 229-236
Education and Credential Programs (240 courses) - pages 236-253
Education Abroad Program - pages 253-255
Electrical and Computer Engineering (98 courses) - pages 255-262
Engineering (16 courses) - pages 262-263
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 263-264
English - pages 264-265
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 265-266
Basic Writing (155 courses) - pages 266-272
Entomology - pages 272-274
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 274-277
Environmental Engineering (49 courses) - pages 277
Environmental Sciences - pages 277-279
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 279-283
Environmental Toxicology - pages 283-284
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 284-286
Ethnic Studies - pages 286-287
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 287-288
Doctoral Degree (139 courses) - pages 288-296
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology - pages 296
Gender and Sexuality Studies (87 courses) - pages 296-302
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics - pages 302
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 302-304
Global Studies (16 courses) - pages 304-306
Hispanic Studies - pages 306-307
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 307-308
Spanish (68 courses) - pages 308-310
Portuguese (6 courses) - pages 310-311
History - pages 311-312
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 312-321
History of the Americas (47 courses) - pages 321-322
History of Europe (49 courses) - pages 322-324
Honors Program - pages 324
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (8 courses) - pages 324-326
Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis - pages 326
Interdisciplinary Studies - pages 326
International Relations Minor - pages 326
Journalism Minor - pages 326-327
Labor Studies Minor (1 courses) - pages 327
Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 327-328
Latin American Studies (29 courses) - pages 328-331
Law and Society (8 courses) - pages 331-332
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, and Transgender Studies Minor (21 courses) - pages 332-333
Liberal Studies (1 courses) - pages 333-334
Management - pages 334
Graduate Programs (236 courses) - pages 334-341
Marxist Studies Minor - pages 341-342
Materials Science and Engineering - pages 342
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 342-346
Mathematics - pages 346-348
Graduate Programs (236 courses) - pages 348-353
Mechanical Engineering - pages 353
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 353-359
Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 359
Media and Cultural Studies (91 courses) - pages 359-365
Medicine (1 courses) - pages 365
Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis (1 courses) - pages 365-372
Microbiology (1 courses) - pages 372-375
Middle East and Islamic Studies (7 courses) - pages 375-377
Music (87 courses) - pages 377-385
Natural and Agricultural Sciences (21 courses) - pages 385-386
Neuroscience Undergraduate Major (5 courses) - pages 386
Nematology - pages 386-388
Neuroscience Graduate Program - pages 388-389
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 389-390
Peace and Conflict Studies Minor (4 courses) - pages 390-391
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 391
Philosophy (94 courses) - pages 391-397
Physical Sciences - pages 397
Physics and Astronomy - pages 397-399
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 399-406
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 406
Plant Biology - pages 406
Plant Pathology and Microbiology (1 courses) - pages 406-408
Political Science (174 courses) - pages 408-420
Psychology (1 courses) - pages 420-421
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 421-427
Public Policy (11 courses) - pages 427-428
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 428-431
Religious Studies - pages 431
Public Policy Designated Emphasis (117 courses) - pages 431-440
Sociology - pages 440-443
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 443-450
Soil and Water Sciences - pages 450
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 450-452
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program - pages 452
Graduate Program (1176 courses) - pages 452
Southeast Asian Studies Minor (26 courses) - pages 452-455
Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis - pages 455
Southeast Asian Studies Designated Emphasis (38 courses) - pages 455-461
Theatre, Film and Digital Production (18 courses) - pages 461-465
UC Riverside Washington Academic Internship Program (UCDC) - pages 465-466
University Honors (12 courses) - pages 466-468
Visual Arts - pages 468
Western American Studies Minor - pages 468
Women’s Studies (7 courses) - pages 468
Urban Studies Minor - pages 468-495
University of California, Riverside - pages 495-496