Orientation programs include Welcome Week, held in the fall; the Student-Parent Orientation Program (SPOP), a live-in experience on campus for new students and their parents; Uni-Prep, a four-day program in August for new students only; and various one-day programs. All of these programs are sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students, UCI Student Center; telephone (714) 824-7759.
Welcome Week features a variety of academic and social activities for new and returning students and is scheduled the week prior to the beginning of fall quarter classes. Students who enroll later in the academic year (winter or spring quarter) participate in an abbreviated orientation prior to the beginning of the appropriate quarter.
Student-Parent Orientation Programs (SPOP) are held three different times during the summer. SPOP is designed to help new students with their registration materials and offers informative sessions on academic programs, extracurricular activities, housing choices, and much more. Participants and their parents live in residence halls, and the program fee covers room, board, and program costs.
Mini-SPOP and Transfer orientation programs are intensive one-day events held in July and August for students and parents who are unable to attend the multi-day programs.
Uni-Prep is a four-day program for entering students held in August. Participants live in the residence halls and attend workshops and other activities designed to provide them with information about shaping their academic and personal lives at UCI. A fee is charged that covers room, board, and program costs.
Applicants for admission who plan to enroll at UCI in fall quarter will be sent information about SPOP, Mini-SPOP, and Uni-Prep in mid-May.
The core mission of the Division of Undergraduate Education is to provide campus leadership, programs, and services which enhance the quality of undergraduate education at UCI. An advocate and steward for educational excellence, the Division works with all academic units, programs, and members of the UCI community to foster a climate of learning and discovery for every undergraduate student. Through its diverse and innovative programs and services, the Division provides support for student academic achievement, for a rich and coherent curriculum, and for outstanding teaching through the integration of teaching and research activities and the facilitation of effective pedagogy.
The following programs and services are administered by the Division of Undergraduate Education: (1) the Program of Academic Support Services (PASS), which coordinates the Learning Skills Center, Student Academic Advancement Services, the Testing, Research, and Evaluation Office, and the Tutorial Assistance Program; (2) the Center for International Education, which includes the Education Abroad Program and the International Opportunities Program; (3) General Programs, which includes responsibility for the coordination of general assignment classrooms, the enhancement of campus advising with special responsibility for the advising of unaffiliated students (undecided/undeclared majors), the Peer Academic Advising Program, and the Student-Recommended Faculty Program; (4) the Campuswide Honors Program which also administers the Scholarship Opportunities Program; (5) the Committee for Instructional Development, which administers instructional improvement funds; (6) Instructional Development Services, which supports the improvement of teaching and innovation in learning within the UCI community; (7) Media Services, which supports campus academic programs by providing comprehensive services relating to instructional technology; (8) Resource Center for Undergraduate Education Grants, which assists faculty to obtain grants to enhance undergraduate education; and (9) the undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, which encourages and supports research and creative activity of UCI undergraduates in conjunction with faculty members.
UCI's Testing, Research, and Evaluation Office administers placement examinations to new and continuing students to ensure correct placement in selected introductory courses and to help students assess their readiness for University-level work. These exams are selected or developed by UCI faculty who also determine the grading criteria for each exam. Results from placement tests are used by students and their academic counselors to formulate a plan of study which is best suited to the students' learning needs and career goals and to determine enrollment in introductory courses. Additional information, such as entrance examination scores, Advanced Placement (AP) scores, and high school work, also may be used to determine course placement.
Placement examinations are given in the areas of chemistry, physics, precalculus, mathematical analysis, and English as a second language:
1. Chemistry Placement Examination. Students who plan to enroll in an introductory chemistry course (Chemistry 1P or 1A) are required to take this examination unless otherwise exempt.
2. Physics Placement Examination. Students who plan to enroll in Physics 5A are required to take this examination unless otherwise exempt.
3. Precalculus Placement Examination. Students who plan to enroll in Mathematics 2A are required to take this examination unless otherwise exempt.
4. Mathematical Analysis Examination. Students who plan to enroll in Mathematics 1A or 1B, or who have not had a prior course in precalculus and who plan to enroll in mathematics courses at UCI are strongly encouraged to take this examination.
5. English as a Second Language (ESL) Placement Examination. This examination is required of any student (a) whose native language is not English, (b) whose verbal score on the SAT I: Reasoning Test is 430 or less (350 or less for SAT tests taken prior to April 1995), (c) who have not satisfied the Subject A requirement, and (d) who have received a letter from the ESL Program requiring them to take the ESL Placement Examination. Scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) are not considered. The ESL Placement Examination also is required of students referred to the ESL Program on the basis of their score on the Universitywide Subject A Examination. See the section on Admission of International Students for additional information.
All newly admitted freshmen will receive a detailed placement testing brochure describing the exams and the testing schedule for the next quarter. Students should take required exams before registering for classes and should discuss their results with an academic counselor or faculty advisor. Students enrolling for the first time in fall quarter are strongly advised to take placement tests at the earliest possible date (usually in May) in order to allow time to receive their results and discuss them with an academic counselor during the summer registration period and prior to enrolling in courses. For the convenience of continuing students, placement tests also are administered every quarter during the academic year; consult the Schedule of Classes for dates.
Further information on placement testing and the testing schedule may be obtained by telephoning the Testing, Research, and Evaluation Office at (714) 824-6207 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.ugs.uci.edu/~ugs/plt/. The Office is part of the Program of Academic Support Services (PASS), a unit of the Division of Undergraduate Education.
The University of California system has established the Universitywide Subject A Examination (see University Requirements). Results from this examination are used to place students in UCI writing and, if needed, ESL courses. There is a $55 nonrefundable administrative fee associated with the examination. The fee payment process and waiver information are explained in materials students receive in April from the Educational Testing Service. Students who receive admission application fee waivers will automatically have this exam fee waived. Please refer to the section on Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree for complete information on the Universitywide Subject A Examination.
At the time of admission to UCI every undergraduate student is assigned to the school or program that offers the student's selected major. Students who have indicated "Undecided/Undeclared" as a major on their UC Application for Admission receive assistance from the General Studies Advising Program (GSAP) until they select an academic major. GSAP is located in 256 Administration Building; telephone (714) 824-6987.
Jurisdiction over all questions of academic regulations and academic standing rests with the dean or director of the school or department to which a student is assigned or, in the case of undecided/undeclared majors, with the Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education. Each academic unit provides academic advising for its students and processes requests to add or drop courses, waive or change graduation or other requirements, or change majors. Students are responsible for knowing the governing regulations of the school or program to which they are assigned.
While each academic unit is responsible for maintaining a system which provides academic advising, these systems differ from unit to unit. In some, all of the faculty serve as advisors; in others, only certain members of the faculty are designated as advisors. All advising offices include academic counselors, professionals who assist students in planning their program, selecting a major, and making progress toward a degree. Peer academic advisors (trained upper-division students) assist students in many of the same areas as academic counselors. In addition, they are able to answer questions relating to student life issues, providing a student perspective. Responsibility for informing students of the names of their advisors rests with the dean or chair of the appropriate academic unit. This is done normally by letter; however, students may obtain information by telephone from the office of the appropriate dean or chair. Telephone numbers for academic advising offices are listed in the academic unit sections of the Catalogue and in the Schedule of Classes.
New students are encouraged to plan their academic programs with an academic counselor shortly after being admitted. The optimum time to initiate contact with an academic counselor is before the student enrolls in classes. The academic counselor can help the student determine whether the classes the student wishes to take are appropriate to the student's level of preparation, whether the proposed classes fit within the student's educational goals, and whether the classes will help meet some of the requirements for graduation.
In some schools and programs, consultation between students and their faculty advisors is mandatory. Regardless of whether or not consultation between student and advisor is required, students are responsible for initiating and maintaining periodic contact with their assigned faculty advisor. The actual frequency of these meetings will be determined by the desires of the student, the advisor, and the unit's governing regulations.
Each quarter, new students are required to go to the appropriate academic dean's office prior to the beginning of classes for advice concerning class enrollment. These procedures for new students and provisions for continuing students are explained in detail in the quarterly Schedule of Classes.
Students who enter the University as freshmen or sophomores, who are uncertain about their major, and who wish to explore, experiment, and then decide, participate in the General Studies Advising Program (GSAP) administered by the Division of Undergraduate Education. The Division is devoted to enriching the learning environment for lower-division students, especially those in the freshman year. Further information is available in the Majors and Careers section of this Catalogue.
The Program of Academic Support Services (PASS) is a campuswide program designed to help students fulfill their potential and attain their academic goals at UCI. PASS offers a wide range of services and programs which are course-specific, discipline-specific, or general. Services are provided in a variety of formats, including workshops, laboratories, adjunct classes, small-group tutoring, and individual conferences. The Program's services supplement classroom instruction. Counseling and referral services for specific student groups also are provided.
Although most PASS programs are not offered for academic credit, they have been developed in coordination with academic departments. Presented in a coherent, educationally sound manner, these programs are intended to meet the individual needs of all UCI students. For example, programs are available to students who desire greater academic proficiency in courses ranging in level from introductory through honors and upper division. Students who desire assistance have the opportunity to find a PASS program that is suited to their needs and that will make their education at UCI more successful and rewarding.
Administered through the Division of Undergraduate Education, PASS programs and services are organized under three units: the Learning Skills Center, the Testing, Research, and Evaluation Office, and the Tutorial Assistance Program. All PASS units are located in the Student Services II Building.
The Learning Skills Center provides programs designed to help students strengthen and develop their reading, writing, mathematics, science, analytic thinking, and study skills in order to enrich and enhance their education at UCI. Some Learning Skills programs are neither discipline- nor course-specific, but stress the development of abilities that all students need regardless of field or major. Such programs include workshops and individual counseling in writing, time-management, overcoming procrastination, listening and note-taking, test-taking, and preparation for the graduate entrance examinations. Classes in critical reading also are offered.
The Center offers a program of course-related adjuncts in conjunction with designated introductory courses in writing, humanities, chemistry, mathematics, the biological sciences, and the social sciences. These adjuncts, coordinated with regular course instruction, provide an opportunity for students to improve their academic skills in specific courses.
The primary responsibility of the Testing, Research, and Evaluation Office is to administer the placement testing program. The office also administers foreign language tests for exemption to the Language Other Than English breadth requirement, and is responsible for the campus-based administration of the Subject A examination. The research and evaluation component of the office provides evaluations of programs in PASS and in the Division of Undergraduate Education and conducts research on topics such as student retention, academic needs, course grades, and enrollment patterns. Additional information and testing schedules may be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.ugs.uci.edu/~ugs/plt/, and at http://www.ugs.uci.edu/~ugs/flt/.
The objective of the Tutorial Assistance Program (TAP) is to aid undergraduate students in comprehending and retaining course-specific subject matter and in developing the understanding necessary for successful independent learning. Through small-group tutorials, TAP activities are designed to encourage students' confidence and to cultivate, by maximizing their participation, their ability to work with and articulate aspects of the course. Tutoring is available in the following disciplines: the biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, the humanities, mathematics, physics, social ecology, and the social sciences. TAP also offers a review program for the physical and biological sciences sections of the Medical College Admission Test.
The PASS Writing Workshops seek to provide in-depth writing assistance of a focused and methodical nature to students who may find English and Comparative Literature WR39A difficult because of insufficiencies in the University preparation. This assistance, furnished to newly admitted students, addresses specific compositional weaknesses and endeavors to provide students, at an early stage of their course work, with necessary verbal skills. Assistance is given in the form of workshops attached to special sections of English and Comparative Literature WR39A. The Writing Workshops enable instructors to give intensive and individualized attention to students.
Student Academic Advancement Services (SAAS) provides individual counseling and academic support for students who are first-generation college students or low-income students, as well as disabled students (those with physical and/or learning disabilities). SAAS sponsors several major projects and a variety of workshops.
A primary responsibility of SAAS is to monitor the academic progress of its students. To best assist students who are having difficulty with their course work, professional counselors maintain a close liaison with academic departments. When needed, referrals to other campus support services are provided. In conjunction with these academic and service units, the Engineering and Computer Science Educational Laboratory (ECSEL) program, a gradaute school preparatory course, and a variety of workshops are offered throughout the year by SAAS.
SAAS also sponsors and conducts the Summer Bridge Program for underprepared students who demonstrate the potential to succeed at the University. The Program is designed to provide and refine basic academic skills necessary for students to successfully complete their course work during the regular school year.
Students are encouraged to make appointments with Student Academic Advancement Services; telephone (714) 824-6234.
UCI offers challenging honors opportunities to its most motivated students, including a comprehensive Campuswide Honors Program which is open to outstanding students from all majors from the freshman through senior years, a variety of major-specific honors programs at the upper-division level, the Humanities Honors Program, and several Excellence in Research programs.
These programs offer some of the advantages usually associated with selective liberal arts colleges: rigorous, small, personalized classes and the intellectual exchange that creates a community of scholars. The difference, however, is that UCI's programs have the support and benefit of the 26-million-volume University of California Library system (of which UCI Library collections number some 1.5 million volumes) and of the numerous state-of-the-art laboratories on campus.
Honors students are encouraged to participate in the Education Abroad Program and/or the International Opportunities Program during their junior or senior year. See the Center for International Education section in this Catalogue for additional information.
Campuswide Honors Program
The Campuswide Honors Program is available to selected high-achieving students in all academic majors from their freshman through senior years. During the freshman, sophomore, and junior years, depending upon the individual's course of study, participants enroll in small, honors-level sections of courses and in special honors courses which satisfy the University's breadth requirements in lower-division writing, humanistic inquiry, natural sciences, and social and behavioral sciences. These honors sequences provide an interdisciplinary approach to major subjects and issues. Faculty from a variety of disciplines are chosen especially for their teaching ability and scholarship. During the junior and senior years, participants develop creative projects and conduct original research under the direct supervision of faculty members. In addition to a specific curriculum, other benefits include a variety of student/faculty social and cultural events, a weekly coffee hour, special study rooms, honors "academic theme" group houses on campus, and enhanced advising support.
Admission to the Campuswide Honors Program as an incoming freshman to UCI is by invitation only. All eligible candidates who meet minimum criteria are reviewed and selected by faculty representatives from each academic unit. Transfer and other students not admitted as incoming freshmen are eligible to apply for admission to the Program up until the first quarter of their junior year, if they have a minimum grade point average of 3.5. Application forms are available in 204 Engineering Tower.
Completion of the Campuswide Honors Program is noted on the student's transcript and baccalaureate diploma. Additional information is available from the Campuswide Honors Program; telephone (714) 824-5461; e-mail: honors@uci.edu.
Major-Specific and Humanities Honors Programs
Honors programs for qualified junior- and senior-level students also are available to Drama majors in the School of the Arts; to students from all schools regardless of their majors, by the School of Humanities; to Chemistry and Physics majors in the School of Physical Sciences; to Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, and Sociology majors in the School of Social Sciences; to Information and Computer Science majors; and to all majors in the School of Social Ecology. The focal point of each of these programs is the development of analytical and research skills through the pursuit of research under faculty supervision. An honors-level thesis is required in all the programs except Drama. Additional information is available in the specific academic unit sections of this Catalogue.
Excellence in Research Programs
The School of Biological Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the Department of Cognitive Sciences offer students the opportunity to pursue research through their Excellence in Research Programs. Students work on their research projects under faculty supervision and have the opportunity to present their results to peers and faculty and, in certain instances, to have their research papers published. Additional information is available in the specific academic unit sections of this Catalogue.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) encourages and supports research and creative activities by UCI undergraduates, under the supervision of faculty members. Every school on campus offers a variety of programs and courses through which undergraduates may be involved in research. For those students and faculty who seek assistance from UROP, support can be provided in all phases of research activity: proposal writing, developing research plans, resource support, conducting research, analyzing data, and presenting results in oral and written form (such as senior theses presented at the annual Campuswide Undergraduate Research Symposium.) Projects supported by UROP may be done at any time during the academic year and/or summer, and may be conducted in any academic department or interdisciplinary program. The research must be worthy of academic credit and must emphasize interaction between the student and the faculty supervisor.
UROP coordinates its undergraduate research activities with faculty in all departments, who provide suggestions about undergraduate research ideas and other faculty contacts. UROP also provides information about opportunities with government laboratories and industrial partners. Additional information is available from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, 204 Engineering Tower; telephone (714) 824-4189; e-mail: urop@uci.edu.
Scholarship Opportunities Program
High-achieving undergraduate students are encouraged to learn how they can compete successfully for the most prestigious scholarships available for undergraduate and graduate education and to begin learning about the process as early as possible. Opportunities include undergraduate scholarships and research grants, as well as graduate fellowships. The Scholarship Opportunities program, offered through the Campuswide Honors Program, provides information, applications, and advice to qualified students; telephone (714) 824-5461.
Honors Convocation
The UCI Honors Convocation ceremony is held each June for all students who graduate during that academic year with academic honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude), receive special awards, and get inducted into honor societies. The criteria used by each school in selecting candidates for these honors are available at the counseling office of each school. One general criterion is that students must have completed at least 72 quarter units in residence at a University of California campus. Students who have on file recorded acts of academic dishonesty, as defined in Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and StudentsPart A, shall be excluded by the Associate Deans from consideration for academic honors at graduation. For further information contact the Division of Undergraduate Education at (714) 824-5428.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, maintains a chapter at UCI. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor society; it recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Upper-division students whose undergraduate records fulfill certain requirements are eligible for election to membership. Further information can be obtained from the Division of Undergraduate Education, 256 Administration Building.
The Center for International Education (CIE) includes the Education Abroad Program (EAP) and International Opportunities Program (IOP). The Center is a comprehensive resource and counseling center which helps students take advantage of the many worldwide opportunities that exist for study, work, internship, volunteering, research, and non-credentialed teaching, and prepares students for participation in these programs. Participating in an international educational experience typically introduces students to ways of thinking different from their own, broadens their understanding of the historical and contemporary world, sharpens their interest in particular fields, and enhances their overall intellectual development.
Professional staff and international peer advisors, who have returned from an IOP or EAP experience, are available to guide students in making appropriate choices of international programs for their educational goals. All EAP and IOP participants are provided with pre-departure orientations, an EAP or IOP Student Guide handbook, and reentry orientations upon their return to UCI. The Global Issues and International Perspectives class, offered by the School of Social Sciences, introduces prospective EAP and IOP participants to intellectual and adjustment issues that they may face during an extended stay in a foreign country.
Students can keep up-to-date on CIE events, deadlines, and new international opportunities by subscribing to the biweekly electronic newsletter, CIE-NEWS. For information on how to subscribe, contact CIE.
CIE, EAP, and IOP are located in 1010 Student Services; telephone (714) 824-6343; e-mail: cie@uci.edu. Additional information is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.cie.uci.edu/~cie/cie.html.
EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM
The Education Abroad Program (EAP) of the University of California offers upper-division students the opportunity to experience a different culture while making progress toward degree objectives. EAP is an overseas study program which operates in cooperation with about 100 host universities and colleges in about 30 countries throughout the world. One quarter's participation in EAP fulfills the International/Global Issues breadth requirement (category VII-B). Participation in selected EAP programs also may satisfy the Language Other Than English breadth requirement (category VI); see the Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree section for a list of approved programs.
Admission of University of California undergraduate students to the Education Abroad programs is subject to the following qualifications: a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average at the time of application and maintained through departure; junior standing by departure (except for specific short-term programs); completion of language courses as required, with an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 or the equivalent; and the recommendation of the campus EAP Selection Committee. Some programs require prior language study, while others either recommend it or do not require it.
Students interested in the language, literature, art, culture, history, government, or social institutions of the countries where EAP study centers are located have the opportunity to gain substantially from first-hand academic experience. Classes in the natural and physical sciences, engineering, and in computer science are available at selected host institutions. In addition, whatever their field of study, EAP participants can broaden their outlook and gain new skills as the result of study in a foreign country. Study abroad allows students to experience vastly different cultures and contrasting patterns of thinking while making progress toward a UC degree.
The cost of studying abroad through EAP is often comparable to the cost of studying at UCI. EAP participants are responsible for the same fees as they pay at UCI, including UC registration and educational fees, campus fees, and room, board, books, and personal expenses. The only additional costs directly related to the program are for their round-trip transportation and orientation and intensive language program (depending on the Study Center). Most University of California financial aid, including grants, scholarships, and loans, is available to EAP students who qualify. EAP also offers several other scholarships including individual country incentive scholarships awarded to all students studying in these specific programs; EAP Opportunity Grants available to minority and economically disadvantaged students; and the EAP Alumni Scholarship. Contact CIE for additional information.
Normally, students participate in EAP during their junior year, so application for EAP usually is made in the sophomore year, however, students may apply for participation as fourth- or fifth-year seniors. Some programs are also open to sophomores. In addition, students who have completed at least one full year of graduate study and who have support of their academic department and graduate dean may apply. Students interested in EAP should contact CIE early in the fall quarter to obtain an informative brochure, application forms, and information concerning application deadlines.
Academic Program. Generally, EAP students attend courses taught by faculty of the host university in the language of the host country. The academic program includes (1) an intensive course in the language of the host country, if applicable (this does not apply to programs in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada in which English is the language of instruction), and (2) a full year or, in some cases, a semester of academic courses. Students may go to Denmark, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden, or Thailand, with no prior knowledge of these countries' languages. However, for countries where the language of instruction is not English, students must spend some or all of the summer in intensive language programs which prepare them in the language for the academic year.
University of California faculty who serve as directors and associate directors at most Study Centers provide academic counsel to students while abroad. Full credit is granted for courses satisfactorily completed, and approved courses are recorded on official UC transcripts. With careful planning, most EAP students make normal progress toward their UC degrees. Application of credits earned abroad toward major or graduation requirements is determined by the academic unit in which the participant's major is offered.
EAP participants who satisfy all degree requirements while abroad and who expect to graduate upon completion of their term abroad should file for candidacy to receive their degree one to two quarters after completion of EAP because, unfortunately, grades from abroad take time to reach the home campus. Such returnees, however, may participate in June Commencement.
Study Centers. The courses and fields of study open to EAP participants vary at each center, and some vary from quarter to quarter. Each of the host universities has special areas of excellence and strength, as described in brochures for each country which are available at CIE.
Australia. Australian National University (Canberra), Flinders University (Adelaide), La Trobe University (Melbourne), Monash University (Melbourne), University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales (Sydney), University of Queensland (Brisbane), University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong
Austria. University of Vienna, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Barbados. University of the West Indies (Cave Hill)
Brazil. Pontifical Catholic University (P.U.C.) of Rio de Janeiro
Canada. University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
Chile. University of Chile (Santiago), Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Santiago)
China. Beijing Normal University, Peking University (Beijing), Tsinghua University
Costa Rica. University of Costa Rica (San José), Las Cruces Biological Station, Monteverde Institute
Denmark. University of Copenhagen
Egypt. The American University (Cairo)
England. University of Birmingham, University of East Anglia (Norwich), University of Essex, University of Exeter, University of Hull, University of Kent, University of Lancaster, University of Leeds, University of London (Queen Mary and Westfield College), University of Sheffield, University of Sussex (Brighton), University of Warwick, University of York
France. University of Bordeaux, Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris), Ecole Normale Supérieure at Fontenay-Saint-Cloud (Paris), University of Grenoble, University of Lyon, Paris Center for Critical Studies, University of Toulouse
Germany. University of Bayreuth, Georg-August University (Göttingen)
Ghana. University of Ghana (Accra)
Hong Kong. Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Science and Technology (Kumasi)
Hungary. Eötvös Loránd University
India. University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi)
Indonesia. Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta), Indonesian Arts Institute (Yogyakarta)
Ireland. University College (Cork), University College (Galway)
Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Neger, Hebrew University (Jerusalem)
Italy. Bocconi University, University of Bologna, University of Padua, University of Venice, Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa), Venice Institute of Architecture, Siena University for Foreigners
Japan. International Christian University (Tokyo), Sophia University (Tokyo), Doshisha University (Kyoto), Osaka University, Inter-University Center (Yokohama), Meiji Gakuin University (Yokohama), Tohoku University (Sendai), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagoya University, Tokyo University
Korea. Yonsei University (Seoul)
Mexico. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City and Taxco; San Nicolas de Hildalgo University of Michoacan (Morelia)
Netherlands. University of Amsterdam
New Zealand. Lincoln College (Christchurch), Massey University (Palmerston North), University of Auckland, University of Canterbury (Christchurch), University of Otago (Dunedin), University of Waikato (Hamilton), Victoria University (Wellington)
Russia. European University (Moscow)
Scotland. University of St. Andrews, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, and University of Stirling
Singapore. National University of Singapore
Spain. University of Alcala de Henares, University of Barcelona, Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Granada, Autonomous University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid
Sweden. University of Lund
Taiwan. National Taiwan University
Thailand. Chiang Mai University, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
UCI's International Opportunities Program (IOP) is the link between UCI students and any international educational experience that occurs outside the boundaries of the U.S. and is not a part of UCI's Education Abroad Program (EAP).
IOP staff provide information and counseling to assist students in finding an appropriate program to meet their needs and interests. Students may choose from academic study (with transferable credit), paid work, paid or unpaid internships, unpaid or compensated volunteer service, field research, and paid teaching opporunities in nearly every country in the world. This includes all academic programs sponsored by U.S. institutions that occur on foreign soil or water (as in the case of the Semester at Sea program), direct enrollment at foreign institutions, summer session abroad programs through UCI and other UC campuses, and UCI Independent Study (199) done in foreign countries under the supervision of a UCI faculty member.
With careful planning IOP students participating in study programs may be able to make progress toward their UCI degree by fulfilling major, minor, or breadth requirements.
IOP participants who have had their study program (and transferable credit) preapproved through completion of the International Study Advance Contract are eligible to apply for UCI financial aid. Many scholarships are also available. Any UCI student (undergraduate, graduating senior, or graduate) in good academic standing, regardless of major, class level, or foreign language ability, may participate in IOP.
To acquaint students with opportunities abroad, IOP sponsors the yearly "Go Abroad Fair" and periodic presentations, orientations, and workshops. It also maintains a library of international resources and publications listing opportunities abroad.
