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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 2024–25 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 17 Services for Students 23 Prospective Undergraduates 35 Undergraduate Admission 36 Application for Admission 36 First-Year Student Admission 36 UC Admission Requirements 36 "a–g" Subject Requirement 36 Admission to Special Categories 40 Notification of Admission 40 Concurrent Enrollment 40 Reapplication 40 International Baccalaureate 40 Advanced Placement 42 Finances and Registration 45 Fees and Expenses 45 Financial Support 47 Registration and Enrollment 49 Policies and Regulations 53 Academic Policies 53 Academic Integrity 56 Undergraduate Students 57 Regulations Specifically for Graduate Students 60 Campus Policies and Regulations 63 Undergraduate Studies 67 Goals of an Undergraduate Education 67 College Breadth Requirements 69 Division of Undergraduate Education (UE) 71 Academic Programs 71 – University Honors 71 – University Writing Program 71 Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning (CUREL) 71 – R’Courses 71 Student Success 72 Graduate Studies 75 Application and Admission 75 Graduate Degrees and Programs 76 Minimum Degree Requirements 79 Special Programs 79 Fees and Financial Support 80 Registration, Enrollment and Transfer Credit 81 Colleges and Academic Programs 83 College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 83 College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 91 The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 98 School of Business 103 The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management 107 School of Education 108 School of Medicine 111 School of Public Policy 112 Programs and Courses 114 Actuarial Science 115 Administrative Studies 115 Anthropology 116 Archive, Museum, Manuscript, and Print Designated Emphasis 127 Art 128 Art History 132 Asian Studies 141 Biochemistry 145 Bioengineering 151 Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program 156 Biological Sciences 159 Biology 159 Biomedical Sciences 169 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 171 Biophysics 173 Black Study 174 Botany and Plant Sciences 176 Business Administration 183 Capital Internships 190 Cell Biology and Neuroscience 191 Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis 194 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 194 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program 197 CHASS F1RST 200 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 201 – Chemical Engineering 209 – Environmental Engineering 211 Chemistry 215 Chemistry Education Designated Emphasis 229 The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor 229 Comparative Literature and Languages 229 – Arabic Minor 231 – Arabic Language 231 – Arabic Literatures and Cultures 232 – Cahuilla 233 – Chinese 233 – Chinese Courses 233 – European Studies 236 – Classicial Studies 237 – Classics 237 – Greek Courses 239 – Latin Courses 240 – The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics 240 – Comparative Ancient Civilizations 242 – Comparative Literature 243 – Filipino Courses 250 – French 251 – Germanic Studies 253 – Italian Studies Minor 256 – Japanese 257 – Korean Minor 259 – Languages 260 – Linguistics 261 – Russian Studies 262 – Southeast Asian Minor 264 – Vietnamese Courses 264 Computer Engineering 265 Computer Science and Engineering 267 Conservation Biology 280 Corporeality and Embodiment Designated Emphasis 280 Creative Writing 281 Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts 284 – Palm Desert Low Residency Program 288 Dance 290 Data Science 298 Data Science, Computational 299 Earth and Planetary Sciences 300 Economics 311 Education (School of Education) 322 Electrical and Computer Engineering 345 Engineering 359 English 362 Entomology 374 Environmental Engineering 381 Environmental Sciences 381 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program 383 Environmental Toxicology 388 Ethnic Studies 392 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 403 Gender and Sexuality Studies 403 – Queer Studies Minor 405 Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics 413 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

Global Studies 416 HABLAMoS Medical Spanish, Designated Emphasis 418 Healthcare Leadership Designated Emphasis 419 Hispanic Studies 419 – Spanish 421 – Portuguese 425 History 426 – History of the Americas 439 – History of Europe 442 Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 444 Inflammation and Infectious Disease Designated Emphasis 446 Interdisciplinary Studies 446 International Relations Minor 446 Journalism Minor 446 Labor Studies Minor 447 Latin American and Latino Studies Designated Emphasis 448 Latin American Studies 448 Law and Society 452 Liberal Studies 453 Management 454 Marxist Studies Minor 467 Materials Science and Engineering 467 Mathematics 474 Mechanical Engineering 484 Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis 493 Media and Cultural Studies 493 Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis 502 Medical and Health Humanities Studies Minor 502 Medicine 503 Microbiology 508 Middle East and Islamic Studies 513 Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis 515 Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology 515 Music 515 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 526 Nematology 527 Neuroscience Undergraduate Major 528 Neuroscience Graduate Program 531 Peace and Conflict Studies Minor 533 Pest Management 533 Philosophy 533 Physical Sciences 542 Physics and Astronomy 542 Plant Biology 555 Microbiology and Plant Pathology 555 Political Science 558 Population Biology 575 Psychology 575 Public Health Graduate Program 585 Public Policy 587 Public Policy Designated Emphasis 593 Robotics Program 593 Society, Environment, and Health Equity 595 – Environmental Studies 595 – Global and Community Health 595 Sociology 600 Soil and Water Sciences 612 Southeast Asian Studies Minor 612 Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program 613 Southeast Asian Studies Designated Emphasis 616 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Minor 616 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis 617 Statistics 617 Study of Religion 626 Theatre, Film and Digital Production 637 University Honors 643 Urban Studies Minor 644 Visual Arts 645 Western American Studies Minor 645 Women’s Studies 645 Regents and Officers 646 DEGREES

B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S. Ph.D.

Accounting, Auditing and Assurance M.P.Ac. Actuarial Science • Administrative Studies1 • • 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 Sciences2 • Biology • • Biomedical Sciences •3 •4 • Biomedical Sciences M.D.-Ph.D. Business Administration (see also Management) • Biophysics • • Black Study2 • Business Analytics2 • Business Economics • Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology • • • • Chemistry • • • • Chicano Studies • Classics • •4 • Comparative Literature and Languages • • • 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 • 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 • Data Science • Data Science, Computational • Electrical5 • • • Engineering •7

Environmental5 • Materials Science and Engineering • • • Mechanical5 • • • Robotics • • English • •4 • Entomology5 • • • • Environmental Sciences • • Environmental Sciences2 (Joint degree program with CSU Fresno) • Environmental Sciences (Interdepartmental Graduate Program) • • Environmental Studies • 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 • 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 Black Study 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 Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Feminist Studies Geology Geophysics Global and Community Health 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.

Geological Sciences • • Geology • Geophysics • Global and Community Health • 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. Microbiology5 • • • • 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 Health M.P.H.

Public Policy5 B.A. – M.P.P. M.P.P. M.D. – M.P.P. Religious Studies • • • Religious Studies/Administrative Studies • Sociology • • •4 • Sociology/Administrative Studies • • Sociology/Law and Society • • Soil and Water Sciences •8 •8

Southeast Asian Studies • • Spanish • • • Statistics5 • • • Statistics, Applied • Sustainability Studies2 • Theatre, Film and Digital Production • Visual Art M.F.A. INTRODUCING UC RIVERSIDE

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.