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
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 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
Interdisciplinary Studies
- pages 424
International Relations Minor
- pages 424
Journalism Minor
- pages 424-425
Labor Studies Minor
(2 courses)
- pages 425
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
Media and Cultural Studies
(142 courses)
- pages 469-477
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
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
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