Academic Distinctions

is the largest and most diverse college at UCR, housing 22 departments and 60+ majors, minors, and interdisciplinary programs that explore human existence through humanistic study, creative activity, and social scientific inquiry. It is home to renowned programs, including a ground- breaking Public History program and one of the highest ranked Philosophy departments globally, and new, innovative interdisciplinary ones, including Black Study and Society, Environment, and Health Equity. The college’s largest program, Psychology, is recognized for engaging undergraduate and graduate students in a wide range of research areas in neuroscience, development, and personality. The college has the only UC undergraduate major in Creative Writing, a unique Critical Dance Studies graduate program, and an arts outreach program funded by the Gluck Foundation, one of only three nationally. Visit chass.ucr.edu.

is home to world-renowned scholars pursuing research that deepens our knowledge of the universe we live in and improves the quality of life for inhabitants of the state, the nation, and the world. Central to this research is educating the students who come to CNAS to learn science, and who leave with an integrated grasp of how they can change the world. These students, and the faculty who teach them, benefit from a structure that is unique among land-grant colleges: CNAS’s 13 departments encompass the life, physical, mathematical, and agricultural sciences. This structure encourages an extraordinary degree of collaboration, reflected in the interdisciplinary research centers and the many cooperatively taught degree programs. Modern science is team based, and CNAS embodies that principle in everything it teaches and practices. For more information about CNAS, please visit cnas.ucr.edu.

Researchers excel in study of alternative-fueled engines and vehicles, conversion of biomass to vehicle fuel, and air pollution. Majors include bioengineering; computer science and engineering; computer science with business applications; chemical, computer, data science, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering; as well as materials science and engineering. Visit www.engr.ucr.edu.

comprehensive undergraduate Business Administration major in Southern California and is the first and only one in the UC system that offers the B.S. in Actuarial Science degree. The School of Business houses The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, which offers the Master of Business Administration program (M.B.A.), the professional M.B.A. program, the Master of Professional Accountancy (M.P.Ac.) program, the Master of Finance (M.Fin.) program, Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), and the Ph.D. program in Business Administration. The School of Business is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Visit business.ucr.edu. SCHOOL COLORS: Blue and Gold CLASSES BEGAN: 1954 CAMPUS MASCOT: Highlanders/Scotty the Bear LOCATION: Southern California, conveniently located near mountains, desert, and beaches 2024 ENROLLMENT: 22,599 undergraduates; 3,785 graduates CAMPUS TOURS: TOUR@ucr.edu; visit.ucr.edu UCR ON THE WEB: ucr.edu

master’s (M.S.) and doctorate (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Sciences, and master’s in public health (M.P.H.). The school seeks students with diverse intellectual and life experiences who have a desire to improve healthcare in Inland Southern California. Our Pathway Programs office helps local high school through college students navigate their unique educational path towards careers in health and medicine, all with the goal of improving health in the region. Visit medschool.ucr.edu.

The breadth and depth of the programs offered at the School of Education (SOE) is extraordinary, reflecting faculty expertise and research in such areas as autism; culture and language; higher education; issues of diversity; intervention for children with reading difficulties; policy; and qualitative and quantitative methods. The school offers an undergraduate major in Education, Society, and Human Development, two minor programs, research-focused M.A. and Ph.D. programs, M.Ed. professional programs, and teacher credential programs. Visit education.ucr.edu.

Established in 2012, the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) is home to the only Master of Public Policy (MPP) program offered by a major research university in inland Southern California, as well as one of only two under- graduate public policy programs in the ten-campus University of California system. SPP’s BA/MPP program will allow students to obtain both BA and MPP degrees through an integrated five-year plan of study. This program prepares students for policy and public service careers at the local/ community, regional, and national levels as well as for pursuing doctoral degrees in relevant disciplines. With its motto, “Solutions for the Region, Solutions for the World,” the UCR School of Public Policy is distinctive in its focus on addressing the big policy challenges facing California – and in particular the inland region – while placing an emphasis on applying policy lessons learned from other parts of the nation and the world to solving California’s problems. For more information, visit spp.ucr.edu.