University of California-Irvine

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Quarter
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of California-Irvine Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. University of California: Irvine is unique in its study options. For example, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of California: Irvine.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Botany, Cellular Biology/Histology, Chem/Phys/Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Communications & Journalism:

Journalism

Foreign Language and Literature:

Chinese, Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Japanese, Linguistics, Russian, Spanish

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

History:

History – General

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems

Popular majors:

twenty-eight percent social sciences, thirteen percent biology, eleven percent psychology, nine percent computer and information sciences, nine percent interdisciplinary studies, eight percent engineering, seven percent visual and performing arts

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies, Global Studies, Neuroscience

Further, for international students, the application fee is 70. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 30th of November.

University of California-Irvine Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 60% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 93%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were eight thousand, five hundred and ninety-eight total number of transfer students who applied and five thousand, five hundred and nineteen total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 31st of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 30th of November. The regular application is due the 30th of November. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score is due the 30th of December. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of May. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 30th of December and

University of California-Irvine Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-six percent scholarships per grants and thirty-four percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and State/District Residency.

University of California-Irvine Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 60 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. In addition, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. University of California: Irvine offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. Further, the student body consists of ninety-seven percent in-state students, three percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-three percent women, forty-seven percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, fifty-two percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, eleven percent hispanic, twenty-six percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, ninety-six percent in top 10th of graduating class, one hundred percent in top quarter of graduating class, one hundred percent in top half of graduating class, forty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirty-six percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24. The school’s size is approximately nineteen thousand, nine hundred and thirty degree-seeking undergrads, four thousand, three hundred and thirty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and four thousand and sixty-five graduate enrollment.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, eighty-two percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-four percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Cooperative Housing, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Further, the university has many unique facilites such as outdoor laboratory, ecological preserve, freshwater marsh reserve, fine arts museum, arboretum, center for art and technology, observatory. In brief, the school is located 40 miles from Los Angeles.This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus.

University of California-Irvine Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Wrestling