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2007 Summary of UCI Selection Requirements for California Community College Transfer Applicants


This information is valid for California community college transfers
wishing to apply to fall quarter 2007 or winter quarter 2008.

All information is subject to change. Students are advised to
contact the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools for the most current information.

 

Basic Requirements: All course requirements for UC admissions must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better.

Additional Requirements for Each Major: All required courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better, unless otherwise specified.




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BASIC REQUIREMENTS
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
All majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.7
  • No specific course requirements
    Note: Dance and Music majors admitted by audition only. New students are not admitted directly to the Arts and Humanities major; transfer students should apply for a major in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
School of Biological Sciences
All majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0
  • Complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory with a B or better in both semesters

    Note: Entry to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Developmental and Cell Biology, Genetics, Neurobiology, Microbiology and Immunology, or Plant Biology requires department approval for enrollment.
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory
  • Complete one course of general chemistry with laboratory
  • Complete two additional approved courses for the major
Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering: Premedical, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science Engineering majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory
  • Complete one course of general chemistry with laboratory
  • Complete one additional approved course for the major
Civil Engineering majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory AND one semester of general chemistry with laboratory OR complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory AND one semester of calculus-based physics with laboratory
  • Complete two additional approved courses for the major
Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Engineering (General) majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory (including electromagnetism)
  • Complete one course in computational methods (C, C++)
  • Complete two additional approved courses for the major
Computer Science & Engineering (offered jointly with Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences) majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory (including electromagnetism)
  • Complete one year of programming with at least one course in object-oriented programming (Java recommended)
  • Complete one additional approved course for the major
Environmental Engineering majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one semester of calculus-based physics with laboratory
  • Complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory
  • Complete one additional approved course for the major
College of Health Sciences
Public Health Sciences majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
  • Complete one year of general biology and one year of general chemistry with laboratory
Public Health Policy majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
  • Complete one year of courses in anthropology, economics, sociology, and/or psychology

    Note: Entry to the Nursing Science or Pharmaceutical Sciences (open fall 2008) requires department approval after student has enrolled. Nursing Science requires review of supplemental application for materials.
School of Humanities
All majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7
  • No specific course requirements

    Note: Entry to the Humanities (Interdisciplinary) major requires department approval after student has enrolled. New students are not admitted directly into the Humanities and Arts major. Transfer students should apply for a major in the School of Humanities.
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Computer Science and Information and Computer Science majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of college mathematics equivalent to discrete mathematics if available; if not, first-year calculus; Note: a semester of pre-calculus and a semester of calculus may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
  • Complete one year of transferable computer science courses involving concepts such as those found in C++, Java, Eiffel, or another object-oriented, high-level language; Note: Programming only courses are not acceptable.
  • Knowledge of Java is strongly recommended
Computer Science & Engineering (offered jointly with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering) majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory (including electromagnetism)
  • Complete one year of programming with at least one course in object-oriented programming (Java recommended)
  • Complete one additional approved course for the major
Informatics majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 2.8 in required courses
  • Complete one year of approved college mathematics; courses equivalent to discrete mathematics, statistics, or symbolic logic are strongly preferred; Note: a semester of pre-calculus and a semester of calculus may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
  • Complete one year of transferable computer science courses involving concepts such as those found in C++, Java, Eiffel, or another object-oriented, high-level language; Note: Programming only courses are not acceptable.
  • Complete one year of a college level course in English composition with a minimum GPA of 3.0
School of Physical Sciences
Chemistry majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in required courses
  • Complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory
  • Complete one year of approved calculus
Earth and Environmental Science majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in required courses
  • Complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory OR one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory
  • Complete one year of approved calculus
Mathematics majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in required courses
  • Complete one year of approved calculus
Physics majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in required courses
  • Complete one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory
  • Complete one year of approved calculus
School of Social Ecology
Applied Ecology (offered jointly with the School of Biological Sciences-admission not available in fall 2007) majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
  • Complete one year of general chemistry with laboratory with a B or better in both semesters
Environmental Analysis and Design (admission not available in fall 2007) and Social Ecology majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7
  • No specific course requirements
Criminology, Law and Society and Psychology and Social Behavior majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
  • No specific course requirements
School of Social Sciences
Business Economics, Economics, and Quantitative Economics majors must:
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.70 plus 2.50 in required courses
  • Complete one year of micro- and macro-economics
  • Complete one semester or two quarters of approved calculus
All majors must: (except Economics - see above)
  • Complete 60 transferable semester units prior to the start of the intended quarter
  • Meet all course requirements for UC admission
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7
  • No specific course requirements


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