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The 2019-20 University of California, Riverside General Catalog are available online at catalog.ucr.edu.

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The 2019-20 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 10 Educational Opportunities 12 Research Opportunities 15 Services for Students 21 Prospective Undergraduates 31 Undergraduate Admission 32 Application for Admission 32 UC Admission Requirements 32 Nontraditional Student Admission 34 International Admission 34 Transfer Student Admission 34 International Baccalaureate 36 Advanced Placement 38 Finances and Registration 41 Fees and Expenses 41 Financial Support 43 Registration and Enrollment 45 Policies and Regulations 49 Academic Policies 49 Campus Policies and Regulations 58 Campus Policies and Regulations Applying to Students 59 Undergraduate Studies 61 Goals of an Undergraduate Education 61 College Breadth Requirements 62 Graduate Studies 64 Application and Admission 64 Fees and Financial Support 68 Colleges and Academic Programs 70 College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 71 College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 78 The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 85 The School of Business 90 The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management 95 Graduate School of Education 95 School of Medicine 98 School of Public Policy 99 Programs and Courses 100 Anthropology 101 Art 111 Art History 115 Asian Studies 122 Biochemistry 127 Bioengineering 132 Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program 136 Biological Sciences 138 Biology 138 Biomedical Sciences 148 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 150 Biophysics 152 Book, Archive, and Manuscript Studies Designated Emphasis 153 Botany and Plant Sciences 153 Business Administration 159 Cell Biology and Neuroscience 165 Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis 167 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 168 CHASS F1RST 173 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 174 Chemistry 183 The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor 195 Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages 195 Computer Engineering 227 Computer Science and Engineering 229 Conservation Biology 239 Creative Writing 239 Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts 242 Dance 247 Earth & Planetary Sciences 254 Economics 263 Education Graduate and Credential Programs 271 Education Minor 273 Education Abroad Program 273 Electrical and Computer Engineering 290

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Engineering 299 English 302 Entomology 315 Environmental Engineering 320 Environmental Sciences 320 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program 323 Environmental Toxicology 328 Ethnic Studies 331 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 341 Gender and Sexuality Studies 341 Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics 348 Global Studies 351 Hispanic Studies 357 History 359 Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 375 Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis 377 Interdisciplinary Studies 377 International Relations Minor 377 Journalism Minor 377 Labor Studies Minor 378 Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis 379 Latin American Studies 379 Law and Society 382 Queer Studies Minor 383 Liberal Studies 385 Management 386 Marxist Studies Minor 395 Materials Science and Engineering 396 Mathematics 401 Mechanical Engineering 409 Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis 416 Media and Cultural Studies 417 Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis 424 Medicine 424 Microbiology 428 Middle East and Islamic Studies 433 Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis 434 Music 434 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 444 Nematology 445 Neuroscience Undergraduate Major 446 Neuroscience Graduate Program 448 Peace and Conflict Studies Minor 451 Pest Management 451 Philosophy 451 Physical Sciences 460 Physics and Astronomy 460 Plant Biology 470 Microbiology and Plant Pathology 470 Political Science 473 Population Biology 487 Psychology 488 Public Policy 496 Public Policy Designated Emphasis 501 Religious Studies 501 Sociology 512 Soil and Water Sciences 523 Southeast Asian Studies (Minor, Graduate Program) 524 Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science Minor 528 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis 529 Statistics 529 Theatre, Film and Digital Production 536 UC Riverside Washington Academic Program (UCDC) 541 University Honors 542 Urban Studies Minor 546 Visual Arts 546 Western American Studies Minor 546 Regents and Officers 547 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) DEGREES

Discipline B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S. Ph.D. Accounting, Auditing and Assurance M.P.Ac. 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) • Biophysics • • 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 • Entomology5 • • • • 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 – General Business – 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 Feminist 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 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 Queer Studies 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 • – Germanic Studies • •8 •9

– Japanese • •8 •9

– 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.