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PLEASE NOTE Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in the University of California, Riverside General Catalog. However, all courses, course descriptions, instructor designations, curricular degree requirements, and fees described herein are subject to change or elimination without notice. Students should consult the appropriate department, school, college, or graduate division for current information, as well as for any special rules or requirements imposed by the department, school, college, or graduate division.

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The 2023–24 University of California, Riverside General Catalog and prior issues are available at catalog.ucr.edu. Other campus websites providing similar information may not reflect current approved curricula or course information. Degrees 6 Introducing UC Riverside 8 Academic Distinctions 8 Principles of Community 9 Accreditations 9 UC Riverside Resources at Your Fingertips 9 Resources for Learning 11 Educational Opportunities 13 Research Opportunities 16 Services for Students 23 Prospective Undergraduates 33 Undergraduate Admission 34 Application for Admission 34 First-Year Student Admission 34 UC Admission Requirements 34 International Admission 36 Transfer Student Admission 36 Admission to Special Categories 38 Notification of Admission 38 Concurrent Enrollment 38 Reapplication 38 International Baccalaureate 38 Advanced Placement 40 Finances and Registration 43 Fees and Expenses 43 Financial Support 45 Registration and Enrollment 47 Policies and Regulations 51 Academic Policies 51 Academic Integrity 54 Undergraduate Students 55 Regulations Specifically for Graduate Students 58 Campus Policies and Regulations 61 Undergraduate Studies 65 Goals of an Undergraduate Education 65 College Breadth Requirements 67 Graduate Studies 69 Application and Admission 69 Graduate Degrees and Programs 70 Minimum Degree Requirements 73 Special Programs 73 Fees and Financial Support 74 Registration, Enrollment and Transfer Credit 75 Colleges and Academic Programs 77 College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 77 College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 85 The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 92 School of Business 97 The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management 101 School of Education 102 School of Medicine 105 School of Public Policy 106 Programs and Courses 108 Actuarial Science 109 Administrative Studies 109 Anthropology 110 Archive, Museum, Manuscript, and Print Designated Emphasis 121 Art 121 Art History 126 Asian Studies 134 Biochemistry 139 Bioengineering 144 Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program 149 Biological Sciences 151 Biology 151 Biomedical Sciences 161 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 163 Biophysics 165 Black Study Department 166 Botany and Plant Sciences 168 Business Administration 174 Cell Biology and Neuroscience 181 Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis 183 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 183 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program 186 CHASS F1RST 188 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 190 – Chemical Engineering 198 – Environmental Engineering 199 Chemistry 204 Chemistry Education Designated Emphasis 217 The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor 217 Comparative Literature and Languages 217 – Arabic Minor 218 – Arabic Language 219 – Arabic Literatures and Cultures 220 – Cahuilla 220 – Chinese 221 – Chinese Courses 221 – European Studies 223 – Classicial Studies 224 – Classics 225 – Greek Courses 227 – Latin Courses 227 – The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics 228 – Comparative Ancient Civilizations 229 – Comparative Literature 231 – Filipino Courses 238 – French 238 – Germanic Studies 240 – Italian Studies Minor 243 – Japanese 244 – Korean Minor 246 – Languages 247 – Linguistics 248 – Russian Studies 249 – Southeast Asian Minor 250 – Vietnamese Courses 250 Computer Engineering 251 Computer Science and Engineering 254 Conservation Biology 266 Corporeality and Embodiment Designated Emphasis 266 Creative Writing 267 Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts 270 – Palm Desert Low Residency Program 274 Dance 276 Data Science 283 Earth and Planetary Sciences 285 Economics 295 Education (School of Education) 306 Electrical and Computer Engineering 328 Engineering 341 English 345 Entomology 355 Environmental Engineering 362 Environmental Sciences 362 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program 364 Environmental Toxicology 368 Ethnic Studies 372 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 383 Gender and Sexuality Studies 383 – Queer Studies Minor 384 Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics 392 Global Studies 394 HABLAMoS Medical Spanish, Designated Emphasis 397 Healthcare Leadership Designated Emphasis 398 Hispanic Studies 398 – Spanish 400 – Portuguese 404 History 404 – History of the Americas 417 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

– History of Europe 419 Honors Program 422 Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 422 Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis 424 Interdisciplinary Studies 424 International Relations Minor 424 Journalism Minor 424 Labor Studies Minor 425 Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis 426 Latin American Studies 426 Law and Society 429 Liberal Studies 430 Management 431 Marxist Studies Minor 444 Materials Science and Engineering 444 Mathematics 451 Mechanical Engineering 460 Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis 468 Media and Cultural Studies 469 Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis 477 Medical and Health Humanities Studies Minor 478 Medicine 478 Microbiology 483 Middle East and Islamic Studies 489 Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis 490 Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology 490 Music 490 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 502 Nematology 503 Neuroscience Undergraduate Major 503 Neuroscience Graduate Program 506 Peace and Conflict Studies Minor 509 Pest Management 509 Philosophy 509 Physical Sciences 518 Physics and Astronomy 518 Plant Biology 530 Microbiology and Plant Pathology 530 Political Science 533 Population Biology 549 Psychology 549 Public Policy 559 Public Policy Designated Emphasis 565 Robotics Program 565 Sociology 567 Soil and Water Sciences 579 Southeast Asian Studies Minor 579 Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program 579 Southeast Asian Studies Designated Emphasis 583 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Minor 583 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis 584 Statistics 584 Study of Religion 592 Theatre, Film and Digital Production 603 UC Washington Center (UCDC) Academic Internship Program 608 University Honors 610 Urban Studies Minor 611 Visual Arts 612 Western American Studies Minor 612 Women’s Studies 612 Regents and Officers 613 DEGREES

Discipline B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S. Ph.D. Accounting, Auditing and Assurance M.P.Ac. Actuarial Science • 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 • Astronomy • • Biochemistry • • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology • • Biological Sciences

2 • Biology • • Biomedical Sciences • 3 • 4 • Biomedical Sciences M.D.-Ph.D. Business Administration (see also Management) • Business Analytics • Biophysics • • Business Economics • Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology • • • • Chemistry • • • • Chicano Studies • Classics • •

4 • Comparative Literature and Languages • • • Computational Data Science • Creative Writing • Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts M.F.A. Critical Dance Studies •

4 • Dance • Data Science • Earth and Planetary Sciences • • Economics • •

4 • Economics/Administrative Studies • Economics/Law and Society • Education

6 • • Education M.Ed. Education, Society, and Human Development • Engineering

Bioengineering 5 • • • Chemical

5 • Chemical and Environmental

5 • • Computer

5 • • Computer Science and Engineering

5 • • • Computer Science with Business Applications • Data Science • Electrical

5 • • • Engineering • 7 Environmental 5 • Materials Science and Engineering • • • Mechanical

5 • • • English • •

4 • Entomology

5 • • • • Environmental Sciences • • Environmental Sciences

2 (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 School of Education section for credential

program information.

7 The Bourns College of Engineering offers an online

Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Engineering. 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 Athletic Leadership 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 Data Science Economics Education English Entomology Environmental Sciences Ethnic Studies Feminist Studies Geology Geophysics 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 Medical and Health Humanities Studies Middle East and Islamic Studies Music Native American Studies Neuroscience Peace and Conflict Studies Philosophy Physics Planetary Sciences Plant Biology Political Science Psychology Public Policy Queer Studies Religious Studies Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Sociology Southeast Asian Studies Spanish Statistics Theatre, Film and Digital Production Urban Studies Western American Studies Designated Emphases Book, Archive, and Manuscript Studies Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Chemistry Education Corporeality and Embodiment 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 Studies

2 • 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 Society

1 • 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

5 • • • • Middle East and Islamic Studies • Music • • • Music and Culture • Native American Studies • Neuroscience • • •

4 • Pest Management • 8 Philosophy • • • Philosophy/Law and Society • Physical Sciences

2 • 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 5 B.A. – M.P.P. M.P.P. M.D. – M.P.P. Religious Studies • • • Robotics • • Sociology • • •

4 • Sociology/Administrative Studies • • Sociology/Law and Society • • Soil and Water Sciences • 8 • 8 Southeast Asian Studies • • Spanish • • • Statistics

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

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.