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The 2018-19 University of California, Riverside General Catalog and prior issues are available online at catalog.ucr.edu. Other campus Web sites providing similar information may not reflect current approved curricula or course information. Degrees 5 Introducing UC Riverside 7 Resources at your Fingertips 8 Resources for Learning 9 Educational Opportunities 11 Research Opportunities 14 Services for Students 19 Prospective Undergraduates 28 Undergraduate Admission 29 Application for Admission 29 UC Admission Requirements 29 Nontraditional Student Admission 31 International Admission 31 Transfer Student Admission 31 International Baccalaureate 33 Advanced Placement 35 Finances and Registration 38 Fees and Expenses 38 Financial Support 39 Registration and Enrollment 41 Policies and Regulations 46 Academic Policies 46 Campus Policies and Regulations 55 Campus Policies and Regulations Applying to Students 56 Undergraduate Studies 58 Goals of an Undergraduate Education 58 College Breadth Requirements 59 Graduate Studies 61 Application and Admission 61 Fees and Financial Support 64 Colleges and Academic Programs 67 College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 67 College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 75 The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 82 The School of Business 87 The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management 92 Graduate School of Education 92 School of Medicine 95 School of Public Policy 96 Programs and Courses 98 Anthropology 99 Art 108 Art History 112 Asian Studies 120 Biochemistry 124 Bioengineering 129 Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program 134 Biological Sciences 136 Biology 136 Biomedical Sciences 144 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 147 Book, Archive, and Manuscript Studies Designated Emphasis 148 Botany and Plant Sciences 149 Business Administration 155 Cell Biology and Neuroscience 161 Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis 163 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 163 CHASS F1RST 168 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 169 Chemistry 178 The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor 189 Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages 189 Computer Engineering 221 Computer Science and Engineering 222 Conservation Biology 232 Creative Writing 232 Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts 235 Dance 240 Earth Sciences 246 Economics 255 Education Graduate and Credential Programs 263 Education Minor 265 Education Abroad Program 283 Electrical and Computer Engineering 284

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Engineering 294 English 297 Entomology 306 Environmental Engineering 311 Environmental Sciences 311 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program 313 Environmental Toxicology 318 Ethnic Studies 321 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 333 Gender and Sexuality Studies 333 Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics 340 Global Studies 343 Hispanic Studies 345 History 350 Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 367 Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis 369 Interdisciplinary Studies 369 International Relations Minor 369 Journalism Minor 369 Labor Studies Minor 370 Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis 371 Latin American Studies 371 Law and Society 374 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, and Transgender Studies Minor 375 Liberal Studies 377 Management 378 Marxist Studies Minor 387 Materials Science and Engineering 387 Mathematics 392 Mechanical Engineering 400 Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis 407 Media and Cultural Studies 407 Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis 415 Medicine 415 Microbiology 423 Middle East and Islamic Studies 427 Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis 428 Music 428 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 438 Nematology 439 Neuroscience Undergraduate Major 440 Neuroscience Graduate Program 442 Peace and Conflict Studies Minor 445 Pest Management 445 Philosophy 445 Physical Sciences 454 Physics and Astronomy 454 Plant Biology 464 Microbiology and Plant Pathology 464 Political Science 466 Population Biology 480 Psychology 481 Public Policy 489 Public Policy Designated Emphasis 494 Religious Studies 494 Sociology 504 Soil and Water Sciences 515 Southeast Asian Studies (Minor, Graduate Program) 516 Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Minor 520 Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science 520 Designated Emphasis 521 Statistics 521 Theatre, Film and Digital Production 527 UC Riverside Washington Academic Program (UCDC) 532 University Honors 533 Urban Studies Minor 535 Visual Arts 536 Western American Studies Minor 536 Regents and Officers 537 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) DEGREES

Discipline B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S. Ph.D. Accounting, Auditing and Assurance M.P.Ac. Administrative Studies1 • • African American Studies • Anthropology • • • • • Anthropology/Law and Society • Art (Studio) • Art History • • • Art History/Administrative Studies • Art History/Religious Studies • Asian American Studies • Asian Studies • Biochemistry • • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology • • Biological Sciences2 • Biology • • Biomedical Sciences •3 •4 • Biomedical Sciences M.D.-Ph.D. Business Administration (see also Management) • Business Economics • Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology • • • • Chemistry • • • • Chicano Studies • Classics •4 • Comparative Literature • • Creative Writing • Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts M.F.A. Critical Dance Studies •4 • Dance • Earth Sciences • Economics • •4 • Economics/Administrative Studies • Economics/Law and Society • Education6 • • Education M.Ed. Education, Society, and Human Development • Engineering Bioengineering5 • • • Chemical5 • Chemical and Environmental5 • • Computer5 • • Computer Science and Engineering5 • • • Computer Science with Business Applications •

Electrical5 • • • Engineering •7

Environmental5 • Materials Science and Engineering • • • Mechanical5 • • • English • •4 • Entomology • • • • Environmental Sciences • • Environmental Sciences2 (Joint degree program with CSU Fresno) • Environmental Sciences (Interdepartmental Graduate Program) • • Environmental Toxicology • • Ethnic Studies • • • Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology • • Experimental Choreography M.F.A. Finance M.Fin. Gender and Sexuality Studies • Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics •4 • Geological Sciences • • Geology • 1 Administrative Studies, and Law and Society are only offered as a major combined with other programs. 2 New student registration in this program is not open at present. 3 Students who, in truly exceptional cases, matriculate into the Thomas Haider Program without a UCR baccalaureate degree are eligible to receive a B.S. degree in Biomedical Sciences upon satisfactory completion of the first year of the curriculum leading to the M.D. degree. 4 Applications are not accepted from students wishing to work toward the master’s degree only. 5 A combined B.S.+M.S. program is offered in this discipline (designed to lead to a B.S. degree as well as an M.S. degree in five years). 6 See Graduate School of Education section for credential program information. 7 The Bourns College of Engineering offers an online Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Engi- neering. See Engineering section for more details. 8 New student registration in this program is not open at present. For further information, contact the Graduate Division. 9 Doctoral studies are available through the Ph.D. program in Comparative Literature. DEGREES (CONTINUED) Undergraduate Minors African American Studies Anthropology Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Business – Accounting – Business Analytics – Finance – Information Systems – Management: Organizational Behavior/Human Resources – Management: Strategy and Entrepreneurship – Marketing – Operations and Supply Chain Management Chemistry Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Chicano Studies Computer Science Creative Writing Dance Economics Education English Entomology Environmental Sciences Ethnic Studies Gender and Sexuality Studies Geology Global Climate Change Global Studies History International Relations Journalism Labor Studies Languages and Literatures/ – Arabic – Chinese – Classical Studies – French – Germanic Studies – Italian Studies – Japanese – Korean – Russian Studies – Southeast Asian Law and Society Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, and Transgender Studies Marxist Studies Mathematics Media and Cultural Studies Middle East and Islamic Studies Music Native American Studies Neuroscience Peace and Conflict Studies Philosophy Physics Plant Biology Political Science Psychology Public Policy Religious Studies Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Sociology Southeast Asian Studies Spanish Statistics (Applied) Theatre, Film and Digital Production Urban Studies Western American Studies Designated Emphases Book, Archive, and Manuscript Studies Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Inflammation and Infectious Disease Latin American and Latino Studies Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Medical and Health Humanities Middle East and Islamic Studies Public Policy Southeast Asian Studies Discipline B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S. Ph.D. Geophysics • Global Studies • History • • • History/Administrative Studies • History/Law and Society • Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary • Interdisciplinary Studies2 • Languages and Literatures – Chinese • – Classical Studies • – Comparative Ancient Civilizations • – Comparative Literature • – French • •8 •9

– Germanic Studies • •8 •9

– Japanese • – Languages • – Russian Studies • Latin American Studies • Law and Society1 • Liberal Studies • Linguistics •

Management M.A.4, M.B.A., M.P.Ac., M.Fin., PROFESSIONAL M.B.A. •

Mathematics • • • • • Mathematics, Applied • Mathematics for Secondary School Teachers • Media and Cultural Studies • Medicine M.D. Microbiology • • • • Middle East and Islamic Studies • Music • • • Music and Culture • Native American Studies • Neuroscience • • •4 • Pest Management •8

Philosophy • • • Philosophy/Law and Society • Physical Sciences2 • Physics • • • • • Plant Biology • • • • Plant Biology (Plant Genetics) •8

Plant Pathology • • Political Science • • • Political Science/Administrative Studies • Political Science/International Affairs • Political Science/Law and Society • Political Science/Public Service • Population Biology •8

Psychology • • •4 • Psychology/Law and Society •

Public Policy • M.P.P M.D. – M.P.P Religious Studies • • • Sociology • • •4 • Sociology/Administrative Studies • • Sociology/Law and Society • • Soil and Water Sciences •8 •8

Southeast Asian Studies • Spanish • • • Statistics • • • Statistics, Applied • Sustainability Studies • Theatre, Film and Digital Production • Visual Art M.F.A.

10 University of California campuses. A national center for the humanities, it offers students a supportive, collegial learning environment with nationally and internationally recognized faculty dedicated to the highest standards in research, teaching, and public service.

Located on nearly 1,200 acres near the Box Springs Mountains in Southern California, the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region and to local mountains — home to some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the region — beautiful beaches, amusement parks, golf courses, and outstanding shopping and entertainment.

The University is in the city of Riverside, a community of approximately 300,000 people. Located east of Los Angeles and north of San Diego, the area enjoys a year-round temperate climate and an exceptional quality of life with its architectural beauty, cultural art museums, quality housing, and wide variety of recreational opportunities. UCR is an integral part of the Riverside community through its partnership programs and the involvement of both employees and students in community activities and programs.

The nearby Ontario International Airport has daily flights to most of the nation’s major cities and connecting commuter flights to Los Angeles International Airport. Metrolink train service is available to Los Angeles.

The roots of the campus date back to 1907, when the California State Legislature established the Citrus Experiment Station to conduct research on the agricultural problems of Southern California. In 1948, the University of California Regents approved the establishment of the College of Letters and Science, and the college opened for classes in February 1954. The University’s Graduate Division was established in 1960.

Since then, the University’s growth has mirrored the growth of Southern California. Once a small university in a small town, UC Riverside is now the premier research and educational institiution in thriving Inland Southern California.

The UCR Palm Desert campus provides educational programs, research, and outreach to meet the higher education needs of the greater Coachella Valley region.