Irvine
Claire Trevor School of the 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 Theatre
Transfer applicants: Prospective majors may audition as early as their second quarter at UC Irvine and must have a 3.0 GPA in music theater and acting courses.
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 Catalogue.
Contact: Academic Counselor, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, 101 Mesa Arts Building, (949) 824-6646.
School of Biological Sciences
Transfer applicants: Applicants to Biological Sciences or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology must complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory with grades of B or better in each course; one year of biology courses equivalent to Biological Sciences 93, 94 and 100L at UC Irvine with a grade of C or better in each course and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Continuing students applying to all other upper-division majors must obtain department approval.
Contact: Academic Counselor, School of Biological Sciences, 1311 Biological Sciences III, (949) 824-5318.
Paul Merage School of Business
Business Administration
Transfer applicants: Junior-level applicants who have the highest grades overall (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0) and satisfactorily complete lower-division courses equivalent to UCI's calculus (Mathematics 2A-B), economics (Economics 20A-B), and statistics and accounting (Management 7, 30A-30B) will be given preference for admission. Management 10 may be completed at UC Irvine. Admission to the major will be competitive due to limited space availability.
Contact: Academic Counselor, Paul Merage School of Business, 226 Multipurpose Academic andAdministration Building, (949) 824-9426, ugprograms@merage.uci.edu, www.merage.uci.edu.
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Transfer applicants: Applicants are screened for the following (unless otherwise listed below): one year of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with labs (mechanics, electricity, magnetism), a required cumulative UC-transferable GPA of 2.8 with a GPA of 3.0 in required courses, completion of lower-division writing and additional coursework as specified by major and listed in the UCI General Catalogue.
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.
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
Transfer applicants: Applicants must complete a year of general chemistry with laboratory, one quarter/semester of organic chemistry and one year of biological sciences coursework in addition to a course in DNA and a course in genetics equivalent to UCI's Biological Sciences 93 and 97 with grades of B or better. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0., and must submit a supplemental application with a personal statement, a résumé detailing experiences in health care and a letter of recommendation. A proctored essay and personal interview may also be required.
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. All applicants must complete one year of general chemistry with lab with grades of B or better and one year of biology courses equivalent to Biological Sciences 93, 94 and 100L at UC Irvine with a grade of C or better in each course. Additionally, applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Contact: Academic Counselor, U/U Advising Office, 256 Aldrich Hall, (949) 824-6987.
Public Health Policy & Public Health Sciences
Transfer applicants: Applicants must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in required courses.
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 discrete mathematics or one year of calculus, preferably both (a semester of pre-calculus and a semester of calculus are not sufficient to satisfy this requirement); one year of transferable computer science courses involving concepts such as those found in Java1, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language; one year of introductory 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 satisfactorily completed one year of discrete mathematics, if available (if not, first-year calculus), one year of transferable computer science courses with at least one course involving concepts such as those found in Java1, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language, and courses equivalent to Economics 20A-B and Management 30A-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 programming with at least one course in object-oriented programming (Java recommended1); 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 discrete mathematics, if available (if not, first-year calculus), and one year of transferable computer science courses with at least one course involving concepts such as those found in Java1, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language.
Applicants to the Informatics major must have satisfactorily completed one term of college mathematics (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 Java1, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language.
Notes (all ICS 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.
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.
Contact: Academic Counselor, Bren School of ICS Student Affairs, Information and Computer Sciences, Suite 352, (949) 824-5156.
School of Physical Sciences
Transfer applicants: Applicants for all majors must have a cumulative UC transferable GPA of 2.8 and are required to have completed one year of approved calculus with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (does not apply to Earth and Environmental Studies). In addition, applicants to Chemistry must complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Earth and Environmental Science applicants must complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory or one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Earth and Environmental Studies applicants must complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory or one year of biology with laboratory with a minimum GPA of 3.0; one year of economics or sociology is recommended.
Applicants to Physics must complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory for physics and engineering majors.
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 one year/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.