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University of California: Irvine
Irvine, CA
Academics
- Graduation Rate87%
- Majors Available164
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio18:1
- Retention Rate94%
AP Credit Policy
Students who earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the College Board AP 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 accompanying chart.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
| AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | Satisfies one year of U.S. History for the Area A requirement. |
| Art History | 3 | 8 | One course toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement as ART HIS 40A, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements |
| 4 | 8 | Two courses toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement as ART HIS 40A and ART HIS 40B, and satisfaction of category VIII; may not replace School of Humanities requirements | |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | Non-Bio. Sci. majors earn one Biological Sciences course toward Category II of the UCI GE requirement. Bio. Sci. majors earn elective credit only |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 2A or MATH 5A | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2A or MATH 5A |
| 4 | 8 | MATH 2A- MATH 2B or MATH 5A-MATH 5B | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 8 | CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A, plus 4 units of elective credit. Students pursuing Chemistry or a related field, and all students with a score of 5, are encouraged to enroll in Honors General Chemistry: CHEM H2A-CHEM H2B-CHEM H2C | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 8 | CHINESE 1A-CHINESE 1B-CHINESE 1C, CHINESE 2A. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. Additional course credit may be awarded following placement examination | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | POL SCI 51A credit. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Political Science. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Political Science minor. | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 8 | I&C SCI 20 |
| Drawing | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only. Fulfills UC Entry Level Writing requirement |
| 4 | 8 | WRITING 50 and one course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement for ENGLISH 10 or ENGLISH 12; may not replace Literary Journalism major or minor, English major or minor, or School of Humanities requirements | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only. Fulfills UC Entry Level Writing requirement |
| 4 | 8 | WRITING 50 and one course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement for ENGLISH 10 or ENGLISH 12; may not replace Literary Journalism major or minor, English major or minor, or School of Humanities requirements | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | EARTHSS 1 | |
| European History | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 5 | 8 | One lower-division course toward the History major or minor (excluding HISTORY 70B), GE category IV, and satisfaction of category VIII; plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRENCH 1A-FRENCH 1B-FRENCH 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| 4 | 8 | FRENCH 2A-FRENCH 2B-FRENCH 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERMAN 1A-GERMAN 1B-GERMAN 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| 4 | 8 | GERMAN 2A-GERMAN 2B-GERMAN 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITALIAN 1A-ITALIAN 1B-ITALIAN 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| 4 | 8 | ITALIAN 2A-ITALIAN 2B-ITALIAN 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPANSE 1A-JAPANSE 1B-JAPANSE 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| 4 | 8 | JAPANSE 2A-JAPANSE 2B-JAPANSE 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. | |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 8 | Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. Course credit toward the Classics major or School of Humanities language requirement awarded upon petition | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | ECON 20B or MGMT 4B. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Economics, the B.A. in Business Economics, and the B.A. in Quantitative Economics. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Economics minor. | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | ECON 20A or MGMT 4A. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Economics, the B.A. in Business Economics, and the B.A. in Quantitative Economics. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Economics minor. | |
| Music Theory | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | PHYSICS 2 | |
| 5 | 4 | PHYSICS 3C | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | Physics 2 | |
| 5 | 4 | Physics 3A | |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 0 | No university credit awarded. |
| 4 | 0 | No university credit awarded and satisfies Area G college prep elective. | |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | PSCI 9 or PSYCH 7A | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPANISH 1A-SPANISH 1B-SPANISH 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| 4 | 8 | SPANISH 2A-SPANISH 2B-SPANISH 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPANISH 1A-SPANISH 1B-SPANISH 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| 4 | 8 | SPANISH 3/SPANISH 3H. Satisfies categories VI, VII, and VIII of the UCI GE requirement | |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STATS 7 or STATS 8 or MGMT 7 or SOCECOL 13 or EDUC 15 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| 4 | 4 | American Institutions and POL SCI 21A credit. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Political Science. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Political Science minor. | |
| United States History | 3 | 8 | Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement |
| 5 | 8 | One course toward HISTORY 40A-HISTORY 40B-HISTORY 40C, GE category IV; plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements. Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement | |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 5 | 8 | One course toward HISTORY 21B-HISTORY 21C, GE category IV, and satisfaction of category VIII; plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
- African-American/Black Studies
- American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
- Anatomy
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Applied Mathematics, Other
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Asian-American Studies
B
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Bioinformatics
- Biology Teacher Education
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
- Biotechnology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
C
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry, General
- Chemistry, Other
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Chinese Studies
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering, General
- Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- Cognitive Science, General
- Comparative Literature
- Computational Science
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Engineering, Other
- Computer Game Programming
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
D
- Dance, General
- Demography and Population Studies
- Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General
E
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- East Asian Studies
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics, General
- Economics, Other
- Education, General
- Educational Evaluation and Research
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Environmental Design/Architecture
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Environmental Toxicology
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Epidemiology
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
- European Studies/Civilization
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
F
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies
- Financial Mathematics
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
- Forensic Psychology
- French Language and Literature
G
- Game and Interactive Media Design
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Genetics, General
- Geology/Earth Science, General
- Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
- German Language and Literature
- German Studies
H
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History, General
- Human Biology
- Human Computer Interaction
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
I
- Informatics
- Information Resources Management
- Information Science/Studies
- International/Globalization Studies
J
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Journalism
- Journalism, Other
K
- Korean Language and Literature
L
- Law
- Linguistics
M
- Management Science
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Materials Science
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Medical Science/Scientist
- Medicine
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
- Molecular Biology
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Music Performance, General
- Music, General
- Music, Other
- Musical Theatre
N
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Neurobiology and Anatomy
- Neurobiology and Behavior
- Neuroscience
- Nursing Practice
- Nursing Science
P
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Other
- Physics and Astronomy
- Physics, General
- Physics, Other
- Physiology, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Political Science and Government, Other
- Psychology, General
- Public Health, General
- Public Health, Other
- Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
- Public Policy Analysis
R
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
S
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences, General
- Social Sciences, Other
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Statistics, General
- Systems Science and Theory
T
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
U
- Urban Studies/Affairs
V
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other
W
- Women's Studies
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Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Cross-Registration
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- English as a Second Language
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- ROTC, Air Force
- ROTC, Army
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
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