Advanced Placement Credit

Students who earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations will receive credit toward graduation at UCI. The unit and subject credit allowed toward degree requirements assigned to each test are shown in the chart below.

Students cannot earn units or grade points at UCI in courses from which they have been exempted on the basis of Advanced Placement credit. Students who elect to enroll in courses for which they have already received Advanced Placement credit will have those courses specially coded on their transcript without unit or grade credit. However, if a student receives less than full series credit (i.e., 8 units of credit for a 12-unit series such as Art History 40A, 40B, 40C or 4 units of credit for an 8-unit series such as Mathematics 2A-B), the student may elect to take the final course in the series for credit.

College Board Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement Examination				AP Score	Unit Credit		Credit Allowed Toward Degree
Art
	Art History			3, 4, or 5		8	Art History 40A, 40B, 40C. Satisfies categories IV and VII-B of
							the UCI breadth requirement.
	Studio Art1
			Drawing	3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only.
			Two-Dimensional Design Portfolio	3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only.
			Three-Dimensional Design Portfolio	3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only.
Biology (non-Bio Sci majors)				3, 4, or 5		8	One Biological Sciences course toward category II of the
							UCI breadth requirement.
Bio Sci majors				3		8	Elective credit only.
Bio Sci majors				4 or 5		8	Elective credit only.
Chemistry				3		8	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		8	Chemistry 1A plus 4 units of elective credit.
							(Chemistry 1A/1LA plus 3 units of elective credit for
							School of Engineering majors.)
Computer Science2
	A Exam			3		2	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		2	Engineering E10, CEE10, ECE10, MAE10, or ICS 21.
	AB Exam			3		4	ICS 21.3
				4		4	Engineering E10, CEE10, ECE10, MAE10, or ICS 21.3
							Satisfies category V of the UCI breadth requirement
				5		4	ICS 21 and 22; or Engineering E10, CEE10, ECE10, or MAE10.
							Satisfies category V of the UCI breadth requirement.
Economics
	Macroeconomics			3		4	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		4	Economics 20C.
	Microeconomics			3		4	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		4	Economics 20A-B.
English1				3 (on either or both exams)		8	Elective credit only. Fulfills Subject A requirement.
	English Composition and Literature			4 or 5 (on either exam)		8	One course toward category IV of the UCI breadth requirement
	English Language and Composition						from the English 28 series plus 4 units of elective credit; may not
							replace English major, minor, or School requirements.
				4 or 5 (on both exams)		8	Two courses toward category IV of the UCI breadth requirement
							from the English 28 series; may not replace English major, minor, or
							School requirements.
Environmental Science				3		4	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		4	Environmental Analysis and Design E8.
French
	French Language			3		8	French 1A-B-C.
				4 or 5		8	French 2A-B-C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth
							requirement.
	French Literature			3		8	French 1A-B-C.
				4 or 5		8	French 2A-B-C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth
							requirement.
Geography
	Human Geography			3, 4 or 5		4	Elective credit only.
German Language				3		4	German 1A-B-C.
				4 or 5		8	German 2A-B-C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth
							requirement.
Government and Politics
	American Government			3, 4, or 5		4	Elective credit only.
	Comparative Government			3, 4, or 5		4	Elective credit only.
History
	European			3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only.
	United States			3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only.
	World			3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only
Latin				3 (on one exam)		4	Elective credit only.
	Virgil			3 (on both exams)		8	Latin 1A-B-C.
	Literature			4 or 5 (on one exam)		4	Latin 25. Satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth requirement.
				4 or 5 (on both exams)		8	Latin 25, 101, 102. Satisfies category VI of the UCI
							breadth requirement.
Mathematics1
	AB Exam			3		4	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		4	Mathematics 2A.
	BC Exam4			3		8	Mathematics 2A.
				4 or 5		8	Mathematics 2A-B.
Music Theory				3		8	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		8	Elective credit only and eligibility to take the Placement Exam.
Physics1
	Exam B			3, 4, or 5		8	Elective credit only.
	Exam C, Part I or II			3		4	Elective credit only.
				4 or 5		4	Physics 7A/7LA
	Exam C, Part I (Mechanics)			5		4	Physics 3A.
	Exam C, Part II (Electricity and			5		4	Physics 3B.
		Magnetism)
Psychology				3, 4, or 5		4	Elective credit only.
Spanish
	Spanish Language			3		8	Spanish 1A-B-C.
				4 or 5		8	Spanish 2A-B-C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth
							requirement.
	Spanish Literature			3		8	Spanish 1A-B-C.
				4 or 5		8	Spanish 2A-B-C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth
							requirement.
Statistics				3, 4, or 5		4	Mathematics 7 or Social Ecology 13.

¹ Maximum credit 8 units.

² Maximum credit 4 units.

³ Additional placement may be available following individual counseling.

⁴ Students who take the Calculus BC examination and earn a subscore of 3 or higher on the Calculus AB portion will receive credit for the Calculus AB examination, even if they do not receive a score of 3 or higher on the BC examination.

International Baccalaureate

Students completing the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma with a score of 30 or above will receive 30 quarter units (20 semester units) total toward their UC undergraduate degree.

The University grants 8 quarter units units (51/3 semester units) credit for certified IB Higher Level examinations on which a student scores 5, 6, or 7. The University does not grant credit for Standard Level examinations.

Some Higher Level examinations may be considered equivalent to freshman level courses in the subject and may be used to satisfy breadth requirements. Contact the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools for more information on how subject credit may be granted.

The units granted for IB examinations are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for formal declaration of an undergraduate major or the maximum number of units a students may accumulate prior to graduation from the University. Students who enter the University with IB credit do not have to declare a major earlier than other students nor are they required to graduate earlier.

Application Procedures

Application packets for undergraduate admission to the University are available from the counseling office of any California high school or community college, from any University of California Admissions Office, or on the World Wide Web at http://www.ucop. edu/pathways/.

Students applying for admission to UCI should complete the application and submit it according to the instructions provided in the Undergraduate Application for Admission and Scholarships. A nonrefundable application fee of $40 must accompany the application. This basic fee entitles the applicant to be considered at one campus; for each additional campus selected, an additional $40 fee is required. Applicants concerned with admission or application procedure questions specific to UCI should communicate directly with the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-1075; telephone (949) 824-6703; World Wide Web: http://www.admissions.uci.edu/. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

WHEN TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION

To ensure that applications will be considered for admission by both UCI (or other University campuses) and the student's choice of major or program of study, the completed application and the application fee should be filed during the priority filing period. Each campus accepts for consideration all applications it receives during this period. Additionally, students required to fulfill the examination requirements for freshman admission should make arrangements to take the standardized tests early. Completing the examination requirement (SAT I or ACT and three SAT II examinations) no later than the December testing date of the senior year of high school is required for students applying for the fall quarter.

 

Quarter to be	Priority Application
Admitted at UCI	Filing Dates
Winter quarter, 2004	File July 1-30, 2003
Spring quarter, 2004	File October 1-30, 2003
Fall quarter, 2004	File November 1-30, 2003
Winter quarter, 2005	File July 1-30, 2004
Spring quarter, 2005	File October 1-30, 2004

After the priority filing period has ended, campuses will accept applications only if they still have openings for new students.

Students are advised to check with the Admissions Office to find out if applications are being accepted for winter or spring terms.

ADDING A CAMPUS

If the campus or campuses being considered are still accepting applications, students may, after submitting their application, add additional campus choice(s) to that or those initially listed on their application. A $40 fee for each additional campus will be required. Students should contact the Admissions Office on the campus to be added for information on which programs are still open and the procedures for adding campuses.

Students should be aware that processing an additional campus choice will take several weeks before the new campus actually receives the application and data. Students should also be aware that special program commitments, such as the Educational Opportunity Program or UCLA's Academic Advancement Program may vary from campus to campus. Students can communicate with the Housing Office or Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships directly for information about deadlines, priorities, and availability of these services.

TRANSCRIPTS

The Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools requires complete, accurate, and up-to-date information about a student's academic program and work in progress in order to process and respond to the application in a timely manner. The transcript and other documents submitted as part of the application become the property of the University; they cannot be returned or forwarded in any form to another college or university.

Freshman Applicants. Applicants will be notified if a preliminary high school transcript is required. Applicants are also responsible for asking testing agencies to report examination scores for either the SAT I or ACT tests and three SAT II examinations to the UCI Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools. An official final high school transcript showing an official graduation date also must be forwarded to the campus at which the student has decided to register and enroll. Official final transcripts should arrive in the UCI Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools by July 15 for those students admitted for fall quarter. Those students entering in the winter or spring quarters must have their transcripts in the Office within one month of the completion of the term of the school from which they entered. A California Certificate of Proficiency, the results from a proficiency test from any state, or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate can be accepted in place of a high school diploma.

Transfer Applicants. Transfer students should not send transcripts unless requested to do so. It is essential that applicants accurately complete the self-reported college credit information in the application because it will be used for initial admission screening. Once students are admitted and decide to enroll at UCI, an official transcript from each college attended and the high school from which they graduated must be sent to the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools. Unless a student is attending a summer session, final official transcripts should arrive in the UCI Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools by July 15 for those students admitted for the fall quarter. Summer-session transcripts must be submitted by September 15. Students entering UCI in the winter or spring quarters must have their final official transcripts sent to the Office no later than one month after completion of the term of the school they are currently attending. Delays in receiving official transcripts will disadvantage students in the academic advising process and can affect enrollment in appropriate courses.

EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS

Students should make arrangements to take the SAT I and SAT II examinations with the Educational Testing Service, College Board/ATP, CN 6200, Princeton, NJ 08541-6200; World Wide Web: http://cbweb1.collegeboard.org. For the ACT, students should write to the American College Testing Program Registration Unit, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243. (Test fees should be paid to the testing services, not to the University.) At the same time the test is taken, students should request that their scores be reported to the UCI Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools. To prevent confusion or unnecessary delay, it is important to use
precisely the same form of the student's name on both the application for admission and the test materials.

In 2003-04 the SAT I and SAT II are offered concurrently on the following Saturday mornings: October 11, 2003; November 1, 2003; December 6, 2003; January 24, 2004; March 27, 2004 (SAT I only); May 1, 2004; and June 5, 2004.

In 2003-04 the ACT is offered on the following dates: September 27, 2003; October 25, 2003; December 13, 2003; February 7, 2004; April 3, 2004; and June 12, 2004.

Details on testing are available from the College Board, the American College Testing Program, and from most high school counseling offices.

NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION

Most fall quarter freshmen applicants are notified of their status between March 1 and 31. Transfer applicants are usually notified by May 1. In some cases for transfer applicants, complete transcripts of course work are required before a final decision can be made; such records will be requested by the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools. Note that these target dates apply only to those applicants who submitted their applications during the fall priority filing period (November 1-30). Those students who apply after the priority period will be notified as soon as possible after March 31.

Statement of Intent to Register

Students who wish to attend UCI must return a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). The SIR serves to notify each campus of the student's decision to accept or not accept its offer of admission. Before completing and returning their SIR, students who have applied to more than one campus are advised to take as much time as is appropriate in considering their response to each campus. However, it is essential that students allow enough time to meet the stipulated deadline. Once they have decided which campus to attend, students should submit their positive SIR and nonrefundable $100 deposit (if applicable) either electronically or by mail.

Students must submit their SIR by the following deadline:

Freshmen entering fall 2003: May 1, 2003
Transfers entering fall 2003: June 1, 2003
Freshmen and transfers entering winter 2004: October 15, 2003
Freshmen and transfers entering spring 2004: refer to the specific date on their admit letter

Electronic Filing: Students may return their SIR electronically by accessing the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools (OARS) Web site at http://www.admissions.uci.edu/status. Students submitting an SIR electronically are required to pay their $100 Acceptance of Admission Fee by credit card.

Filing by Mail: Students may download and print an SIR from the Admissions and Relations with Schools Web site to submit, if they prefer. Students must return the printed SIR along with the $100 Acceptance of Admission Fee (if requested), made payable to UC Regents, to the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools, 204 Administration Building, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-1075. Students who are not able to either submit their SIR electronically or download an SIR from the OARS Web site should contact Admissions and Relations with Schools at the address listed above and/or call (949) 824-6703.

Admission to UCI is not an assurance of receiving financial aid nor does it guarantee assignment to University housing. Separate applications are required of applicants desiring financial aid or University housing, and receipt of communications from the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, the Housing Office, or any office other than the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools does not imply that eligibility for admission has been established.

Student Records Access and Disclosure

At UCI, an "applicant" becomes a "student" at the time of submission of the SIR. Information regarding access to student records and disclosure of student record information (both public and confidential) may be found in the Appendix.