Catalog Sections
An invitation to academic exploration
- pages 2
About This Catalog
- pages 3
How to Obtain the Catalog
- pages 3-8
Academic Distinctions
- pages 8-9
Principles of Community
- pages 9
Accreditations
- pages 9
UC Riverside Resources at Your Fingertips
- pages 9-10
Resources for Learning
- pages 11-12
Services
- pages 12-13
Educational Opportunities
- pages 13-16
Research Opportunities
- pages 16-22
Services for Students
- pages 22-33
Application for Admission
- pages 34
First-Year Student Admission
- pages 34-37
Admission to Special Categories
- pages 38
Notification of Admission
- pages 38
Concurrent Enrollment
- pages 38
Reapplication
- pages 38
International Baccalaureate
- pages 38-39
Advanced Placement
- pages 40-43
Fees and Expenses
- pages 43-44
Financial Support
- pages 45-47
Registration and Enrollment
- pages 47-50
Academic Policies
- pages 51-53
Academic Integrity
- pages 54
Undergraduate Students
- pages 55-58
Regulations Specifically for Graduate Students
- pages 58-61
Campus Policies and Regulations
- pages 61-63
Goals of an Undergraduate Education
- pages 65-73
Minimum Degree Requirements
- pages 73
Special Programs
- pages 73-75
Registration, Enrollment and Transfer of Credit
- pages 75-77
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
- pages 77-84
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- pages 85-91
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering
- pages 92-96
School of Business
- pages 97-101
The School of Education
- pages 102-105
The School of Medicine
- pages 105-106
The School of Public Policy
- pages 106-108
Administrative Studies
- pages 109
Anthropology
(166 courses)
- pages 109-120
Art
(64 courses)
- pages 120-124
Art History
(104 courses)
- pages 125-133
Asian Studies
(63 courses)
- pages 133-137
Biochemistry
(42 courses)
- pages 137-143
Bioengineering
(69 courses)
- pages 143-148
Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program
- pages 148-150
Biological Sciences
- pages 150
Biology
(107 courses)
- pages 150-159
Biomedical Sciences
(32 courses)
- pages 160-162
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
- pages 162-164
Biophysics
(6 courses)
- pages 164-165
Botany and Plant Sciences
(58 courses)
- pages 165-171
Business Administration
(94 courses)
- pages 171-178
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
(28 courses)
- pages 178-180
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
- pages 180-182
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program
(22 courses)
- pages 183-185
CHASS F1RST
(27 courses)
- pages 185-187
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
(72 courses)
- pages 187-195
Chemical Engineering
(26 courses)
- pages 195-196
Environmental Engineering
(19 courses)
- pages 196-201
Chemistry
(149 courses)
- pages 201-213
The Chicano Bilingual- Bicultural Studies Minor
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Comparative Literature and Languages
- pages 214-215
Arabic Minor
- pages 215
Arabic Language
(18 courses)
- pages 215-216
Arabic Literatures and Cultures
- pages 216-217
Cahuilla
(4 courses)
- pages 217
Chinese
- pages 217-218
Chinese Courses
(44 courses)
- pages 218-220
Civilization
(22 courses)
- pages 220-221
Classical Studies
- pages 221-222
Classics
(33 courses)
- pages 222-223
Greek Courses
(11 courses)
- pages 224
Latin Courses
(8 courses)
- pages 224
The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics
- pages 225-226
Comparative Ancient Civilizations
(11 courses)
- pages 226-227
Comparative Literature
(111 courses)
- pages 227-235
Filipino Courses
(4 courses)
- pages 235
French
(39 courses)
- pages 235-237
Germanic Studies
(44 courses)
- pages 238-240
Italian Studies Minor
(28 courses)
- pages 240-242
Japanese
(30 courses)
- pages 242-244
Korean Minor
(13 courses)
- pages 244-245
Languages
(1 courses)
- pages 245
Linguistics
(15 courses)
- pages 245-247
Russian Studies
(18 courses)
- pages 247-248
Southeast Asian Minor
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Vietnamese Courses
(15 courses)
- pages 248-249
Computer Engineering
- pages 249-251
Computer Science and Engineering
(125 courses)
- pages 251-263
Conservation Biology
(4 courses)
- pages 263
Creative Writing
(46 courses)
- pages 263-266
Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
(53 courses)
- pages 266-270
Palm Desert Low Residency Program
- pages 270
Dance
(93 courses)
- pages 272-279
Data Science
- pages 279-281
Earth and Planetary Sciences
(111 courses)
- pages 281-290
Economics
(115 courses)
- pages 291-300
School of Education
(251 courses)
- pages 300-321
Electrical and Computer Engineering
(140 courses)
- pages 321-333
Engineering
(24 courses)
- pages 333-336
English
(242 courses)
- pages 336-350
Entomology
(66 courses)
- pages 350-356
Environmental Engineering
(19 courses)
- pages 356
Environmental Sciences
- pages 356-358
Environmental Sciences Graduate Program
(53 courses)
- pages 358-363
Environmental Toxicology
(21 courses)
- pages 363-366
Ethnic Studies
(147 courses)
- pages 366-377
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
- pages 377
Gender and Sexuality Studies
- pages 377-378
Queer Studies Minor
(130 courses)
- pages 378-386
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
(17 courses)
- pages 386-389
Global Studies
(25 courses)
- pages 389-391
HABLAMoS Medical Spanish, Designated Emphasis
- pages 391-392
Healthcare Leadership Designated Emphasis
- pages 392
Hispanic Studies
(81 courses)
- pages 393-398
Portuguese
(8 courses)
- pages 398
History
(268 courses)
- pages 398-415
Honors Program
- pages 415
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
(14 courses)
- pages 416-417
Interdisciplinary Studies
- pages 418
International Relations Minor
- pages 418
Journalism Minor
- pages 418-419
Labor Studies Minor
(2 courses)
- pages 419
Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis
- pages 419-420
Latin American Studies
(32 courses)
- pages 420-423
Law and Society
(10 courses)
- pages 423-424
Liberal Studies
(2 courses)
- pages 424-425
Management
(118 courses)
- pages 425-437
Marxist Studies Minor
- pages 437
Materials Science and Engineering
(72 courses)
- pages 437-444
Mathematics
(124 courses)
- pages 444-452
Mechanical Engineering
(99 courses)
- pages 452-460
Media and Cultural Studies
(136 courses)
- pages 461-469
Medical and Health Humanities Studies Minor
(2 courses)
- pages 470
Medicine
(39 courses)
- pages 470-475
Microbiology
(33 courses)
- pages 475-480
Middle East and Islamic Studies
(6 courses)
- pages 480-481
Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology
- pages 482
Music
(146 courses)
- pages 482-492
Natural and Agricultural Sciences
(11 courses)
- pages 492-493
Nematology
(11 courses)
- pages 493-494
Neuroscience Undergraduate Major
- pages 494-496
Neuroscience Graduate Program
(9 courses)
- pages 496-498
Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
(3 courses)
- pages 499
Pest Management
- pages 499
Philosophy
(131 courses)
- pages 499-508
Physical Sciences
- pages 508
Physics and Astronomy
(136 courses)
- pages 508-519
Plant Biology
- pages 519
Microbiology and Plant Pathology
(31 courses)
- pages 519-522
Political Science
(200 courses)
- pages 522-537
Population Biology
- pages 537
Psychology
(128 courses)
- pages 537-547
Public Policy
(68 courses)
- pages 547-553
Public Policy Designated Emphasis
- pages 553
Religious Studies
(117 courses)
- pages 554-563
Robotics Program
- pages 563-564
Sociology
(150 courses)
- pages 564-576
Soil and Water Sciences
- pages 576
Southeast Asian Studies Minor
- pages 576
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program
(41 courses)
- pages 576-579
Southeast Asian Studies Designated Emphasis
- pages 580
Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Minor
(2 courses)
- pages 580
Statistics
(75 courses)
- pages 581-588
Theatre, Film and Digital Production
(96 courses)
- pages 588-594
UC Riverside Washington Academic Internship Program (UCDC)
(20 courses)
- pages 594-595
University Honors
(53 courses)
- pages 595-599
Urban Studies Minor
(12 courses)
- pages 599
Visual Arts
- pages 600
Western American Studies Minor
- pages 600
Women’s Studies
- pages 600
The Board of Regents
- pages 601
Officers of the University of California
- pages 601
University Chancellors
- pages 601
UC Riverside Officers
- pages 601-602
UC Riverside Deans
- pages 602
Other UC Riverside Administrators
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Chief Campus Officers
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