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Catalog Sections

An invitation to academic exploration - pages 2
About This 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 11-13
Educational Opportunities - pages 13-16
Research Opportunities - pages 16-22
Services for Students - pages 23-33
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 61-64
Goals of an Undergraduate Education - pages 65-72
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 A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management - pages 101-102
The School of Education - pages 102-105
The School of Medicine - pages 105-106
The School of Public Policy - pages 106-108
Actuarial Science - pages 109
Administrative Studies - pages 109
Anthropology (173 courses) - pages 110-121
Archive, Museum, Manuscript, and Print Designated Emphasis - pages 121
Art (65 courses) - pages 121-126
Art History (109 courses) - pages 126-134
Asian Studies (66 courses) - pages 134-138
Biochemistry (43 courses) - pages 139-144
Bioengineering (69 courses) - pages 144-149
Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program - pages 149-151
Biological Sciences - pages 151
Biology (108 courses) - pages 151-161
Biomedical Sciences (33 courses) - pages 161-163
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program - pages 163-165
Biophysics (6 courses) - pages 165-166
Black Study Department (23 courses) - pages 166-168
Botany and Plant Sciences (59 courses) - pages 168-174
Business Administration (95 courses) - pages 174-180
Cell Biology and Neuroscience (29 courses) - pages 181-183
Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis - pages 183
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology - pages 183-185
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program (23 courses) - pages 186-188
CHASS F1RST (27 courses) - pages 188-189
Chemical and Environmental Engineering (72 courses) - pages 190-197
Chemical Engineering (26 courses) - pages 198-199
Environmental Engineering (19 courses) - pages 199-203
Chemistry (151 courses) - pages 204-217
Chemistry Education Designated Emphasis - pages 217
The Chicano Bilingual- Bicultural Studies Minor - pages 217
Comparative Literature and Languages - pages 217-218
Arabic Minor - pages 218-219
Arabic Language (17 courses) - pages 219
Arabic Literatures and Cultures - pages 220
Cahuilla (4 courses) - pages 220-221
Chinese - pages 221
Chinese Courses (41 courses) - pages 221-223
European Studies (22 courses) - pages 223-224
Classical Studies - pages 224-225
Classics (32 courses) - pages 225-227
Greek Courses (11 courses) - pages 227
Latin Courses (8 courses) - pages 227-228
The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics - pages 228-229
Comparative Ancient Civilizations (11 courses) - pages 229-231
Comparative Literature (103 courses) - pages 231-238
Filipino Courses (4 courses) - pages 238
French (37 courses) - pages 238-240
Germanic Studies (44 courses) - pages 240-243
Italian Studies Minor (24 courses) - pages 243-244
Japanese (28 courses) - pages 244-246
Korean Minor (13 courses) - pages 246-247
Languages (1 courses) - pages 247
Linguistics (16 courses) - pages 248-249
Russian Studies (18 courses) - pages 249-250
Southeast Asian Minor - pages 250
Vietnamese Courses (15 courses) - pages 250-251
Computer Engineering - pages 251-254
Computer Science and Engineering (133 courses) - pages 254-266
Conservation Biology (4 courses) - pages 266
Corporeality and Embodiment Designated Emphasis - pages 266-267
Creative Writing (48 courses) - pages 267-270
Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts (53 courses) - pages 270-273
Palm Desert Low Residency Program - pages 274
Dance (94 courses) - pages 276-283
Data Science - pages 283-285
Earth and Planetary Sciences (115 courses) - pages 285-295
Economics (135 courses) - pages 295-306
School of Education (249 courses) - pages 306-328
Electrical and Computer Engineering (149 courses) - pages 328-341
Engineering (27 courses) - pages 341-344
English (165 courses) - pages 345-355
Entomology (70 courses) - pages 355-361
Environmental Engineering (19 courses) - pages 362
Environmental Sciences - pages 362-364
Environmental Sciences Graduate Program (51 courses) - pages 364-368
Environmental Toxicology (22 courses) - pages 368-371
Ethnic Studies (148 courses) - pages 372-383
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology - pages 383
Gender and Sexuality Studies - pages 383-384
Queer Studies Minor (126 courses) - pages 384-392
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (17 courses) - pages 392-394
Global Studies (28 courses) - pages 394-397
HABLAMoS Medical Spanish, Designated Emphasis - pages 397
Healthcare Leadership Designated Emphasis - pages 398
Hispanic Studies (93 courses) - pages 398-404
History (267 courses) - pages 404-422
Honors Program - pages 422
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (16 courses) - pages 422-423
Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis - pages 424
Interdisciplinary Studies - pages 424
International Relations Minor - pages 424
Journalism Minor - pages 424-425
Labor Studies Minor (2 courses) - pages 425
Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 426
Latin American Studies (33 courses) - pages 426-429
Law and Society (10 courses) - pages 429-430
Liberal Studies (4 courses) - pages 430-431
Management (119 courses) - pages 431-443
Marxist Studies Minor - pages 444
Materials Science and Engineering (73 courses) - pages 444-451
Mathematics (129 courses) - pages 451-460
Mechanical Engineering (101 courses) - pages 460-468
Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 468
Media and Cultural Studies (142 courses) - pages 469-477
Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis - pages 477
Medical and Health Humanities Studies Minor (2 courses) - pages 478
Medicine (41 courses) - pages 478-483
Microbiology (35 courses) - pages 483-489
Middle East and Islamic Studies (8 courses) - pages 489-490
Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 490
Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology - pages 490
Music (149 courses) - pages 490-502
Natural and Agricultural Sciences (11 courses) - pages 502
Nematology (11 courses) - pages 503
Neuroscience Undergraduate Major - pages 503-506
Neuroscience Graduate Program (10 courses) - pages 506-507
Peace and Conflict Studies Minor (3 courses) - pages 509
Pest Management - pages 509
Philosophy (114 courses) - pages 509-518
Physical Sciences - pages 518
Physics and Astronomy (137 courses) - pages 518-530
.Plant Biology - pages 530
Microbiology and Plant Pathology (30 courses) - pages 530-533
Political Science (210 courses) - pages 533-549
Population Biology - pages 549
Psychology (128 courses) - pages 549-559
Public Policy (76 courses) - pages 559-564
Public Policy Designated Emphasis - pages 565
Robotics Program - pages 565-567
Sociology (151 courses) - pages 567-579
Soil and Water Sciences - pages 579
Southeast Asian Studies Minor - pages 579
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program (41 courses) - pages 579-583
Southeast Asian Studies Designated Emphasis - pages 583
Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Minor (3 courses) - pages 583-584
Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis - pages 584
Statistics (77 courses) - pages 584-592
Study of Religion (127 courses) - pages 592-602
Theatre, Film, and Digital Production (97 courses) - pages 603-608
UC Washington Center (UCDC) Academic Internship Program (20 courses) - pages 608-610
University Honors (15 courses) - pages 610-611
Urban Studies Minor (10 courses) - pages 611-612
Visual Arts - pages 612
Western American Studies Minor - pages 612
Women’s Studies - pages 612
The Board of Regents - pages 613
Officers of the University of California - pages 613
University Chancellors - pages 613
UC Riverside Officers - pages 613-614
UC Riverside Deans - pages 614
Other UC Riverside Administrators - pages 615
Chief Campus Officers - pages 615