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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 2025–26 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 34 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 77 Special Programs 79 Fees and Financial Support 79 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 92 The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 99 School of Business 104 The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management 109 School of Education 110 School of Medicine 113 School of Public Policy 114 Programs and Courses 116 Actuarial Science 117 Administrative Studies 117 Anthropology 118 Archive, Museum, Manuscript, and Print Designated Emphasis 130 Art 130 Art History 135 Asian Studies 143 Biochemistry 148 Bioengineering 154 Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate Program 160 Biological Sciences 162 Biology 162 Biomedical Sciences 172 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 175 Biophysics 177 Black Study 178 Botany and Plant Sciences 182 Business Administration 189 Business Analytics 196 Capital Internships 197 Cell Biology and Neuroscience 198 Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Designated Emphasis 201 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 201 Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program 203 CHASS F1RST 206 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 207 – Chemical Engineering 215 – Environmental Engineering 217 Chemistry 222 Chemistry Education Designated Emphasis 235 The Chicano Bilingual-Bicultural Studies Minor 235 Comparative Literature and Languages 236 – Arabic Minor 237 – Arabic Language 237 – Arabic Literatures and Cultures 238 – Cahuilla 239 – Chinese 239 – Chinese Courses 240 – European Studies 242 – Classicial Studies 243 – Classics 244 – Greek Courses 245 – Latin Courses 246 – The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics 246 – Comparative Ancient Civilizations 248 – Comparative Literature 249 – Filipino Courses 257 – French 257 – Germanic Studies 259 – Italian Studies Minor 262 – Japanese 263 – Korean Minor 265 – Languages 266 – Linguistics 267 – Russian Studies 268 – Southeast Asian Minor 270 – Vietnamese Courses 270 Computer Engineering 271 Computer Science and Engineering 273 Conservation Biology 286 Corporeality and Embodiment Designated Emphasis 287 Creative Writing 287 Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts 290 – Palm Desert Low Residency Program 293 Dance 294 Data Science 302 Data Science, Computational 303 Earth and Planetary Sciences 304 Economics 315 Education (School of Education) 326 Electrical and Computer Engineering 348 Engineering 362 English 365 Entomology 375 Environmental Engineering 382 Environmental Sciences 382 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program 384 Environmental Toxicology 389 Ethnic Studies 393 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 403 Gender and Sexuality Studies 404 – Queer Studies Minor 405 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics 412 Global Studies 415 HABLAMoS Medical Spanish, Designated Emphasis 418 Healthcare Leadership Designated Emphasis 418 Hispanic Studies 419 – Spanish 421 – Portuguese 425 History 426 – History of the Americas 438 – History of Europe 441 Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 443 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 475 Mechanical Engineering 484 Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies Designated Emphasis 493 Media and Cultural Studies 494 Medical and Health Humanities Designated Emphasis 502 Medical and Health Humanities Studies Minor 502 Medicine 504 Microbiology 509 Middle East and Islamic Studies 514 Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis 515 Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology 516 Music 516 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 527 Nematology 528 Neuroscience Undergraduate Major 529 Neuroscience Graduate Program 531 Peace and Conflict Studies Minor 534 Pest Management 534 Philosophy 534 Physical Sciences 543 Physics and Astronomy 543 Plant Biology 556 Microbiology and Plant Pathology 556 Political Science 558 Population Biology 575 Psychology 575 Public Health Graduate Program 586 Public Policy 588 Public Policy Designated Emphasis 594 Robotics Program 594 Society, Environment, and Health Equity 596 – Environmental Studies 597 – Global and Community Health 597 Sociology 602 Soil and Water Sciences 614 Southeast Asian Studies Minor 614 Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program 614 Southeast Asian Studies Designated Emphasis 618 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Minor 618 Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis 619 Statistics 619 Study of Religion 628 Theatre, Film and Digital Production 639 University Honors 645 Urban Studies Minor 646 Visual Arts 647 Western American Studies Minor 647 Women’s Studies 647 Division of Undergraduate Education 648 University Writing Program 649

Regents and Officers 652 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 • • Biomedical Sciences M.D.-Ph.D. Business Administration (see also Management) • Biophysics • • Black Study • Business Analytics • • 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.S. 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 • 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.