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Campus Facts - All California Colleges UC Irvine Irvine, CA 92697 Official telephone: (949) 824-5011 Website: www.uci.edu

Screen last updated on: August 6, 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates:	in mid-September, early January, and late March.
Calendar system:	quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held:	Orientation for new students held in July and August.
Number and length of summer sessions:	Three summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of five weeks each.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Enrollment by categories:
23%  arts/humanities/social sciences 23%  biological/life sciences 18%  engineering/technology/computer science 2%  health professions 8%  mathematics/physical sciences
Majors with the highest enrollment:	biological sciences, economics, information/computer science
Majors with the lowest enrollment:	African-American studies, Russian, German
Average freshman GPA:	3.04 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year:	93%
Student:Faculty ratio:	17:1
Total faculty:	893 men, 469 women, 1,362 total
Full-time faculty:	708 men, 330 women, 1,038 total
Part-time faculty:	185 men, 139 women, 324 total
Graduation rate:	80% within six years
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required:	yes
Minor requirements:	not required for graduation
Physical education is required:	no
There are religious requirements for graduation:	no
Minimum GPA required to graduate:	2.0
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage:	www.admissions.uci.edu/ academics/index.html
Graduate studies homepage:	www.grad.uci.edu/ academic/index.htm
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 M.Bus.Admin. program with Graduate Sch of Management.
Graduate schools/programs are offered:	yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes:	yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs:	UC Center Sacramento
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered:	Exchange programs with other U of California campuses.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in over 30 countries.
Other special or unique academic programs:
3-2 BA/MBA
Army ROTC:	offered off-campus Univ. of Southern California, Claremont Colleges, Extension
Navy ROTC:	not offered
Air Force ROTC:	offered off-campus Loyola Marymount University, UC Los Angeles, University of S
LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering Anthropology Biological Sciences Biomedical Engineering Business Administration Chemical/Biochemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Classics Comparative Literature Criminology Earth Sciences East Asian Languages/Literatures Economics Electrical/Computer Engineering Elementary/Secondary Education Engineering English Environmental Health Science/Policy Environmental Toxicology French Genetic Counseling German History Information/Computer Science Law/Society Materials Science Engineering Mathematics Networked Systems Pharmacology/Toxicology Philosophy Physics Psychology Social Ecology Social Sciences Sociology Spanish Transportation Management Undeclared Urban/Regional Planning Visual Arts
Bachelor's Degrees Aerospace Engineering African-American Studies Anthropology Applied Ecology Art History Arts/Humanities Asian-American Studies Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Biological Sciences Chemical Engineering Chemical/Biochemical Engineering Chemistry Chicano/Latino Studies Chinese Chinese Language/Literature Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering Classical Civilization Classics Comparative Literature Computer Engineering Computer Science Computer Science/Engineering Computing/Information Science Criminology/Criminal Justice Criminology/Law/Society Dance Developmental/Cell Biology Drama Earth/Environmental Science East Asian Culture Ecology/Evolutionary Biology Economics Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering English Environmental Analysis/Design Environmental Engineering European Studies Film Studies French Genetics German Studies Global Cultures History Humanities Humanities/Arts Informatics Information/Computer Science International Studies Japanese Japanese Language/Literature Law/Society Linguistics Literary Journalism Materials Science/Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering Music Neurobiology Neuroscience Philosophy Physics Plant Biology Political Science Psychology Psychology/Human Development Psychology/Social Behavior Social Ecology Social Sciences Sociology Spanish Studio Art Women's Studies
ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher) neither credit nor placement for CLEP general neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE) neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP neither credit nor placement for DANTES neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Cannot duplicate any credit received from international baccalaureate exams. Online AP and Honors courses offered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
UC Irvine offers online AP and Honors courses to high school students.  These online courses are approved by the University of California and satisfy the "a-g" subject requirements that most 4-year colleges and universities require for admission. For more information visit http://unex.uci.edu/collegeprep/
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