Steps to Enrollment

TRANSFERS - look for a sheet entitled "Transfer Conditions for Admission" in your admissions packet

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IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO MORE THAN ONE UC CAMPUS, return a positive SIR to UCI only.

IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO REGISTER AT UCI, please select the "Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) & Housing Application" button at MyAdmissionApplication@UCI and complete the SIR indicating your alternate plans. We will send no further correspondence to you.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, call the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools at (949) 824-6703. Please notify us of any changes to your mailing address by indicating the change(s) on the SIR form, or submit your address change in the "MyData" section of MyAdmissionsApplication@UCI, or by written correspondence.

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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, visit the Residence classification link at the URL noted above for detailed residence information or contact the Residence Officer at (949) 824-6129.

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Once you are ready to apply, access the online housing application by logging on to MyAdmissionsApplication@UCI located at www.admissions.uci.edu. Housing applications must be submitted with a $20 processing fee, which you can pay online with a credit card, or by mail with a check or money order. Follow the instructions in the online application.

Please note: You must return your SIR and application fee before you can access the online housing application. Your housing application and processing fee must be received by the applicable deadline (May 1 for Freshmen; June 1 for Transfer Students) to qualify for the housing guarantee.

After we receive your completed housing application, you will be mailed a housing contract with a return deadline. The contract packet will also give you instructions on how to complete the online Personal Information Form.

If you have questions about housing, visit the Student Housing Web site at www.housing.uci.edu or call the Housing Office at (949) 824-7247.

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YOUR OFFICIAL FINAL TRANSCRIPT, as soon as your grades are posted, from the school you currently attend. If you are entering UCI from high school, request this transcript before the end of your senior year. Your final high school transcript must show the exact date of your graduation. ("Class of '07" is not acceptable.)

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL COLLEGES YOU HAVE ATTENDED. Also, if you are a transfer student, you must have your final high school transcript sent to us as well, including students who have completed a GED.

IF APPLICABLE, your official Advanced Placement exam and International Baccalaureate score reports.

TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE RECEIVED AT UCI BY THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES:

• Final transcripts for students admitted for fall 2008 must arrive by July 15, 2008. Additional, updated official transcripts of summer session courses must arrive no later than September 15, 2008.
  
  
• Final transcripts for students admitted for winter and spring 2009 are due no later than one month after you complete the term at the school you are currently attending.

UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam, May 10, 2008

If you are a freshman student entering UCI in fall quarter, 2008, you must take the UC Analytical Writing Exam on May 10, 2008. Enrollment in any English composition course at UCI is dependent upon the results of this exam, unless UCI has on record by April 1, 2008, that you have met the Analytical Writing requirement through one of the following options:

1. You have received a score of 30 or better on the ACT Combined English/Writing test; or
2. You have received a score of 680 or better on the College Board SAT-II Writing Test; or
3. You have received a score of 680 or better on the College Board SAT Reasoning Test, Writing section; or
4. You have received a score of 3, 4, or 5 on either of the two College Board Advanced Placement Examinations in English; or
5. You have received a score of 5 or above on the International Baccalaureate's (IB) Higher Level English A Examination; or
6. You have received a score of 6 or above on the International Baccalaureate's (IB) Standard Level English A Examination; or
7. You have completed a transferable college English composition course with a grade of "C" or better; or
8. You have achieved a satisfactory ACT, SAT Writing or AP English score

WHATEVER YOUR ANALYTICAL WRITING EXAM RESULTS ARE, they have no influence on your admissibility to UCI. If you have any questions regarding the UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam, please check the UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam web page at www.ucop.edu/sas/awpe or call(800)839-8507, or contact your high school counselor. You may call the UCI Testing Office at (949) 824-6207 to register for the Welcome Week (September 2008) exam. If you have questions about UCI's preparatory writing courses, call the Composition Office at (949)824-6717.

PLACEMENT EXAMS
UCI administers placement examinations to new students to ensure correct placement in certain introductory courses.

EXAMS ARE OFFERED IN chemistry, mathematics (precalculus and mathematical analysis), physics, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Academic English/English-as-a-second-language. All necessary placement exams should be completed before you attend an academic advising session; therefore, we strongly advise you to take your placement exams as early as possible.

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FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS ENTERING FALL 2008
After returning your SIR to us indicating your acceptance of UCI's offer of admission, you will receive information about the summer orientation programs. Orientation will include academic advising, program planning and enrollment in classes. When you come in for academic advising, your counselor will explain degree requirements, help you select appropriate courses, and answer questions about registering through UCI's WebReg online registration system.

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Registration fees must be received at the Central Cashier before the deadline to avoid late penalties and being dropped from classes. Postmark dates do not apply. For more information, visit the Financial Services Web site at http://www.fs.uci.edu , visit Campus Billing Services at 109 Aldrich Hall, or call 949/UCI-BILL (949/824-2455).

To pay fees in three monthly installments, visit www.fs.uci.edu and click on the "PACE Plan" to see information about UCI's registration fee installment program.

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