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UC Riverside

UC Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521

Official telephone: (951) 827-1012

Website: www.ucr.edu



Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late 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, August, and September.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, management, marketing, and related support services, social sciences, biological and biomedical sciences
Average freshman GPA: 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 588 men, 331 women, 919 total
Full-time faculty: 513 men, 252 women, 765 total
Part-time faculty: 75 men, 79 women, 154 total
Graduation rate: 64% 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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage: www.ucr.edu/academics/
undergradmajors.html
Graduate studies homepage: www.ucr.edu/academics/
gradprograms.html
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with U of California--Berkeley, U of California--Davis, U of California--Irvine, U of California--Los Angeles, U of California--San Diego, U of California--Santa Barbara, and U of California--Santa Cruz/
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at California St U--San Bernardino.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at California St U--San Bernardino, U of California--Los Ang

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Administrative Studies
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Anthropology/Law/Society
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Art History
  • Art History/Administrative Studies
  • Art History/Religious Studies
  • Art Studio
  • Asian Literatures/Cultures
  • Asian Studies
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Botany/Plant Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chicano Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Comparative Ancient Civilizations
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Film/Visual Culture
  • French
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Germanic Studies
  • Global Studies
  • History
  • Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences
  • Humanities/Social Sciences
  • Information Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Language
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Music/Culture
  • Native American Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Science
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Theatre
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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