UC Irvine Campus Specific Admission & Graduation Requirements
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□ ENROLLMENT: Fall 2011:15, 882 applicants. 6,581 Admits. Mean GPA 3.55.
o UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS & COLLEGES:
Academic and research options are offered through more than 80 undergraduate degree programs in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, School of Biological Sciences, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, School of Humanities, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, School of Social Ecology, School of Social Sciences, Paul Merage School of Business and programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing Science and Public Health. UC Irvine offers excellent professional schools in the fields of medicine, law, business, education and the arts.
□ UPPER DIVISION TRANSFER ADMISSION:
Students transferring to UCI must satisfy the UCI general education (GE) requirement by completing either...
- The current UCI GE requirement.
- One of the options listed in the Catalog Rights section.
- The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum.
- Deadline for completing 60 units is prior to enrollment. However, Admission priority is given to applicants who complete the 60 unit minimum by the spring. The required English and Math must be completed by spring. Note: UCI typically does not admit students for winter or spring term.
- In general, admission decisions for many majors at UCI depend on the competitiveness of the applicant pool as demonstrated by level and quality of preparation. Preparation for certain majors is essential, including completion of specified prerequisites and college GPAs.
These majors include:
- Biological Sciences - Biomedical Computing - Business Administration
- Business Information Management - Chemistry - Computer Science
- Computer Game Science - Computer Science and Engineering - Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Dance and Music: Applicants must audition and be selected by department faculty.
- Economics (all majors) - Engineering - Informatics
-Information and Computer Science - Mathematics - Nursing Science
- Pharmaceutical Sciences - Physics - Public Health Policy
- Public Health Sciences - Criminology - Law and Society
- Psychology and Social Behavior: Applicants to either major may be subject to additional GPA screening. - ◊ Application Tips for Counselors and Students Fall 2012: Presenting Yourself on the UC Application (Including the Personal Statement) [PPT].
- Transfer students should not feel that the UCI GE requirement must be completed prior to matriculating to UCI. The GE requirement, which must be completed prior to graduation, may be satisfied by college-level courses appropriate to UCI offerings and may be met at any time during the undergraduate years, except in the case of the lower-division writing requirement, which must be completed within the first three quarters of residency at UCI. Link to UC Irvine AP Test Credit.
□ ADMISSION BY COLLEGE/SCHOOL:
CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF ARTS:
Arts and Humanities: Applicants are not admitted directly to the Arts and Humanities major, which is an individualized program. Transfer applicants should apply for the arts major in which they intend to focus.
Dance: Prospective Dance majors must demonstrate technical ability in dance. Applicants must audition (in late January) in ballet, modern and jazz. Applicants also should follow the regular admission process. Contact: Academic Counselor, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, 101 Mesa Arts Building, (949) 824-6646.
Music: Prospective Music majors must demonstrate technical ability in music. Applicants must audition (in late January/early February) with an instrument or in voice. Students with advanced performance backgrounds are encouraged to audition for the B.Mus.program; see the General Catalog. Contact: Academic Counselor, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, 101 Mesa Arts Building, (949) 824-6646.
School of Biological Sciences: Contact: Academic Counselor, School of Biological Sciences, 1311 Biological Sciences III, (949) 824-5318.
PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS:
Business Administration: Contact: Academic Counselor, The Paul Merage School of Business, 226 Multipurpose Academic and Administration Building, (949) 824-9426, http://merage.uci.edu.
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering: Transfer Applicants: Applicants are screened for the following (unless otherwise listed): one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), completion of lower division writing and additional coursework as specified by major and listed in the UCI General Catalog.
Applicants to Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one course in general chemistry with lab and two additional approved courses for the major.
Applicants to Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering: Pre-medical, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one year of general chemistry with lab and one additional approved course for the respective major.
Applicants to Civil Engineering are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one year of general chemistry with lab and one additional approved course for the major.
Applicants to Computer Science and Engineering are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one year of programming with at least one course in object-oriented programming (Java recommended) and one additional approved transferable course for the major (an approved math, science or CSE course).
Applicants to Majors in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one course in computational methods (e.g., C, C++) and two additional approved courses for the respective major.
□ Special Application and Screening Procedures:
- Java is used extensively in the curriculum; therefore, transfer students should plan to learn it by studying on their own or by completing a Java-related programming course prior to their first quarter at UCI.
- Applicants to the Computer Game Science major should be aware that several lower-division courses must be taken at UCI; therefore, the minimum time to degree completion will be three years.
Applicants to Environmental Engineering are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one year of general chemistry with lab and one additional approved course for the major.
Applicants to the Engineering (General) Major are required to take one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), one year of general chemistry with lab and one course in computational methods (e.g. C, C++). Contact: Academic Counselor, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, 305 Rockwell Engineering Center, (949) 824-4334.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES:
Nursing Science: Contact: Academic Counselor, Program in Nursing Science, Irvine Hall 244A, (949) 824-1514.
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Transfer Applicants: Junior-level applicants who have the highest grades overall and satisfactorily complete course prerequisites will be given preference for admission to the major. Contact: Academic Counselor, U/U Advising Office, 256 Aldrich Hall, (949) 824-6987.
Applicants to Public Health Policy must complete one year of social science courses in any combination of the following types: anthropology, economics, sociology and/or psychology.
Applicants to Public Health Sciences must complete one year of general biology, one year of general chemistry with laboratory and one year of courses equivalent to UCI’s Biological Sciences 93 and 97. Contact: Academic Counselor, School of Social Ecology, 102 Social Ecology I, (949) 824-6861.
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES:
Humanities and Arts: Applicants are not admitted directly to the Humanities and Arts major, which is an individualized program. Freshman and sophomore applicants should select Humanities/Undeclared, while junior and senior transfer applicants should select a major in the School of Humanities. Contact: Academic Counselor, School of Humanities, 143 Humanities Instructional Building, (949) 824-5132.
DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES: Transfer Applicants: Read major-specific requirements and the notes at the end of this section. Applicants to the Biomedical Computing major must have satisfactorily completed the following minimum requirements: one year of approved college level math, preferably courses in calculus equivalent to UCI’s Mathematics 2A-B; if not available, two semester courses equivalent to other major-related math courses are acceptable, one year of transferable computer science courses involving concepts such as those found in Java, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language; one year of calculus-based physics and corresponding labs covering at least the concepts of units, vectors, motion, force, energy, momentum, rotation, gravity, electricity and magnetism; and an introductory biology course covering at least the concepts of genetics, replication and expression of DNA, cell division, gene transmission, mutation and recombination in diploid organisms. Knowledge of basic concepts in molecular biology is also highly recommended.
Applicants to the major in Business Information Management (offered jointly with the Paul Merage School of Business) must have completed one year of approved college level math, preferably courses in calculus equivalent to UCI’s Mathematics 2A-B; if not available, two semester courses equivalent to other major-related math courses are acceptable; one year of transferable computer science courses with at least one course involving concepts such as those found in Java, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language, one year of introductory accounting theory and practice equivalent to UCI’s Management 30A-B and one year of micro- and macro-economics theory equivalent to UCI’s Economics 20A-B.
Applicants to the Computer Science and Engineering major (offered jointly with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering) are encouraged to complete as many of the lower division degree requirements as possible prior to transfer, including one year of approved calculus; one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism); one year of transferable computer science courses involving concepts such as those found in Java, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented, high-level programming language and one additional transferable course for the major (an approved math, science or CSE course).
Applicants to the Computer Game Science, Computer Science, and Information and Computer Science majors must have satisfactorily completed one year of approved college level math, preferably courses in calculus equivalent to UCI’s Mathematics 2A-B; if not available, two semester courses equivalent to other major-related math courses are acceptable; and one year of transferable computer science courses with at least one course involving concepts such as those found in Java, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language.
Applicants to the Informatics major must have satisfactorily completed one college level math course (courses equivalent to ICS 6B/Mathematics 6B [Boolean Algebra and Logic], Statistics 7/Mathematics 7 [Basic Statistics] or Statistics 67/Mathematics 67 [Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Computer Science], and Philosophy 29 [Critical Reasoning] are preferred as these courses facilitate scheduling after transfer to UCI) and one year of transferable computer science courses with at least one course involving concepts such as those found in Java, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language.
Note (ALL MAJORS): Additional computer science courses beyond the two required are strongly recommended, particularly those that align with the major(s) of interest. Additional courses beyond those required for admission must be taken at UCI to fulfill the lower-division degree requirements as many are prerequisites for upper- division courses. For some transfer students, this may mean it will take longer than two years to complete their degree. Contact: Academic Counselor, Bren School of ICS Student Affairs, Information and Computer Sciences, Suite 352, (949) 824-5156.
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Contact: Academic Counselor, School of Physical Sciences, 134 Rowland Hall, (949) 824-6507.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY: Applicants to the Criminology, Law and Society, and Psychology and Social Behavior majors may be subject to additional screening.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ECONOMICS: Transfer Applicants: Applicants to all Economics majors must complete the following: one course in microeconomics and one course in macroeconomics with a grade of B or better in each course, and two quarters/two semesters of approved first-year calculus with a grade of B or better. Contact: Academic Counselor, School of Social Sciences, 1201 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, (949) 824-6803.
TAG NOTES-FALL 2012
TAG Checklist Submission Period: September 1-30. UC Application Filing Period: November 1-30.
o UCI TAG ELIGIBILITY: Note: UC Irvine raised the minimum GPA for TAG eligibility to 3.2 for the upcoming admission cycle. This is a modest increase from last year's GPA of 3.0 and is in keeping with the rise in transfer selectivity at the UCI campus. for more information visit: http://www.admissions.uci.edu/admissions/tag.html.
∆ IGETC:
All schools at UCI accept IGETC. However, selection by the campus is based on demonstrated academic achievement and preparation for the intended major.
o IGETC may not be ideal for students interested in engineering majors. Prospective engineering students should consult with UCI’s Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools to learn about the specific requirements.
MAJOR-SPECIFIC ADMISSION INFORMATION: None
◊ GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: Foreign Language College and Major Specific requirements
HOUSING: UCI guarantees one year of housing to all first-year transfer students who are single, under the age of 25, who are enrolling in fall quarter 2011, and who meet the housing application and contract-return deadlines.