Students are subject to disqualification from further registration in the university if:

1. At the end of any term, their GPA for that term is less than 1.50 or
2. After two terms on academic notice, their cumulative GPA, computed on the total of all courses undertaken in the university, is less than 2.00 (“C” average).
3. NOTE: In BCOE, two consecutive terms on academic notice with term and/or cumulative GPAs less than 2.0.
    

Students are placed on academic notice if, at the end of any term, their GPA for the term is less than 2.00 or their cumulative GPA, computed on the total of all courses undertaken in the university, is less than 2.00 (“C” average).

Students with a term or cumulative GPA below 2.0 must complete the BCOE Academic Resilience Canvas course.

The course helps students reflect on academic challenges, develop better habits and time management, and connect with campus resources.

A registration hold will remain until the course is completed. Course performance may be considered when evaluating petitions or appeals related to academic standing.
 

You can view your Academic Standing each quarter in R’Web under your Degree Audit or Unofficial Transcript.

Categories include: Good Standing, Academic Notice, Continued Academic Notice, Subject to Disqualification, and Continued Subject to Disqualification.

Note: Summer is not an official quarter. In BCOE, Summer grades do not change your standing or related advising policies, which are based on your Spring (or last enrolled term).

• Good Standing: Quarterly and cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Academic Notice: Assigned when either GPA falls below 2.0. All non–good standing statuses fall under Academic Notice for advising purposes.
   

Students who have not met the UC Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) before enrolling must complete it by passing an approved ELWR course through the University Writing Program.

Per UC policy, students who have not satisfied the ELWR after three quarters of enrollment are not normally eligible to continue into a fourth quarter.

Complete the requirement as early as possible in your first year.

Expected Progress

A full-time undergraduate student is considered to be making Expected Progress toward a baccalaureate degree if he or she:

1. Passes at least 45 units each academic year
2. Declares a major by the time the student earns 90 units, and
3. Follows a program of study consistent with the requirements of the student’s declared major or undeclared student’s College or School.

Continued Registration 

A full-time undergraduate student is considered ineligible for Continued Registration if he or she:

1. Does not pass at least 37 units in each academic year, or
2. Does not complete the Expected Progress requirements as stated above
    

Hello BCOE Student! Good and consistent academic advising positively impacts your growth toward becoming a college scholar, as well as, your academic performance and overall college experience. At the core of impactful academic advising is a partnership between the Academic Advisor and you (the student). This partnership comes with a unique set of roles and expectations for the Academic Advisor and you. 

Roles/Expectations for Academic Advisor 

Teaching, counseling, and coaching are the foundations of professional academic advising. Academic Advisors perform these roles in support of your academic success and well-rounded development:

• As teacher, the advisor demonstrates expertise at one-on-one instructional advising.
• As counselor, the advisor demonstrates knowledge and experience in counseling and advising, theory and practice.
• As coach, the advisor seeks to know you as a whole person, specifically the interconnected areas of your life that impact your academic well-being; also, as coach the advisor seeks to understand what drives and constrains your progress in order to help you find motivation, sustain your progress and encourage resilience. 

Roles/Expectations for Aspiring Scholars

As a college student, you are an aspiring Engineering scholar. As such, you must: 

• Learn to lead your own learning; everything you learn and how you learn starts with your effort, intentionality, and timely self-assessment.
• Learn to be an independent and interdependent leaner, where you can depend on yourself and others, and others can depend on you to contribute to the learning process.
• Learn to build a team comprised of students, faculty, and staff in support of your success.
• Learn and understand your learning skills and skill deficiencies in order to strategize and build your learning capacity.
• Learn to manage your time centered on giving the right amount of time and energy to the right things at the right time.
• Learn to embrace academic mishaps, setbacks or disappointments as learning opportunities and not failures, and be resilient.
• Learn to balance your life. 

Pillars of the Advisor/Student Partnership 

The ideals presented below lay the foundation that allows for impactful academic advising. The ideals must be established and grown to become mutual and self-evident within the Advisor/Student relationship: 

• Decency
• Trust
• Respect
• Transparency
• Self-accountability
• Teamwork and shared understanding 

The Academic Advisor and you must do your respective part to ensure the academic relationship is viable, and these ideals are self-evident and experienced mutually. 

BCOE Advisors’ Agreement with Students 

BCOE Academic Advisors promise to work deliberately to manifest these core values: 

• Professionalism — We are committed to excellence, the academic counseling profession, continuous improvement, and development.
• Integrity — We will conduct ourselves in a manner that upholds academic policies to promote clarity and shared understanding with students.
• Respect — We will work intentionally to build trust and cooperation with students.
• Inclusivity — We will respect the humanity, unique needs, and aspirations of all students.
• Empowerment — We will support each student’s growth towards greater clarity, purpose, and sense of self-direction.
• Critical Thinking — We will support and encourage students to proactively plan and problem solve.
• Advocacy — We will continuously monitor campus practices and each student’s needs to identify and resolve unique and systemic challenges in the best interest of students and the university. 

BCOE Student Agreement with Academic Advisors 

You, the BCOE student, will: 

• Take responsibility for practicing effective communications, that is respectful and constructive.
• Be open to guidance and support.
• Work toward establishing clarity and shared understanding with your Academic Advisor on all matters impacting your academic performance.
• Engage in behavior that is decent, tactful, respectful, honorable, and expect the same behavior in return.
• Trust the process, doing the work that is necessary to support academic growth.
• Grow into leading your own learning and becoming more self-directed. 

NOTE: Please communicate in a timely manner any concerns about your responsibilities or your advisor’s fulfill responsibilities to Roderick Smith, the Director of BCOE Advising, rsmith@engr.ucr.edu.

The Online Petition allows BCOE students to request exceptions to UC Riverside or Bourns College of Engineering policies, requirements, or rules.

Step 1: Meet with Your Academic Advisor

Before submitting a petition, meet with your assigned BCOE Academic Advisor. They will help you determine whether a petition is needed and guide you through:

• Identifying and documenting extenuating circumstances
• Outlining key details for your petition
• Understanding next steps

Petitions lacking sufficient documentation or explanation may be denied.

Step 2: Submit and Follow Up

Once submitted, petitions are carefully reviewed. Please allow time for processing and follow up with your Academic Advisor if you have not received an update.

Enrollment Adjustments

Requests to add, drop, withdraw, or change grading basis within posted deadlines must be submitted through the Registrar’s Student Forms Portal.

Important Notes

• Advisor Consultation Required: Your advisor supports you in clarifying, documenting, and guiding your request—not as a gatekeeper.
• Approval Not Guaranteed: Petitions without clear extenuating circumstances or strong academic justification are usually denied.

Two Attempts

Only two attempts are allowed at passing a course and earning an appropriate grade sufficient to progress in the current major and earn a degree.  This is strictly enforced.

Students may only repeat courses in which they earned a D, F, or NC.

In limited cases, a C- may be repeated to meet specific requirements. For example, students must earn a C or higher in ENGL 004 or ENGL 005 to satisfy the Entry-Level Writing Requirement, so a C- allows a repeat.

Third Attempt at a Course

Petitions for a third attempt are approved only in rare cases and are not guaranteed.

Before submitting, you must meet with your BCOE Academic Advisor — petitions without advisor consultation are automatically denied.

Reviews consider:

• Documented extenuating circumstances
• Academic progress and GPA (term, cumulative, STEM, upper-division)
• Deadlines in the Academic Calendar
• Number of prior repeats and related policies

Note: A W (Withdrawal) does not count as an attempt.

Submit your petition through the Registrar’s Student Forms Portal.
 

Search Breadth Courses

1. Visit the Schedule of Classes ( https://classes.ucr.edu )
2. Select a term

3. Go to the ‘Brdth-CommEngmt-Sustainability’ field, type EN- and select the breadth requirement you wish to fulfill

EN stands for Engineering - Bourns College of Engineering.
The other two letter designations are for approved courses for other colleges on campus.

NOTES:

• If you would like a course in the HUM (BC) or SS (ABC) category to also fulfill your ABET Depth course you would need to select a course numbered 100+ in order for it to fulfill both.
• All BCOE students are required to meet any pre-requisites that a lower division or upper division course has.
• The breadth courses do not need to be taken in any particular order.
• Courses numbered 99 and lower are considered lower division courses.
• Courses numbered 100 and higher are considered upper division courses.
• Your degree audit refers to your ABET Depth as Depth in that section but the literature in the General Catalog and the suggested course plans refers to this requirement as Upper Division.
• ENGL 001C alternatives that will be offered are listed here:
  http://uwp.ucr.edu/wac.html 

Humanities: 12 units Courses used to fulfill the Humanities requirements must be selected from an approved list available in the Office of Student Academic Affairs.

1. World History (1 course)
2. Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy, or Religious Studies (1 course)
3. Human Perspective on Science and Technology (1 course)

No course used to satisfy the English Composition requirement can be applied toward Humanities credit. A list of approved courses is available in the Office of Student Academic Affairs.

Social Sciences: 12 units Courses used to fulfill the Social Sciences requirements must be selected from an approved list available in the Office of Student Academic Affairs.

1. Economics or Political Science (1 course)
2. Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology (1 course)
3. An additional social science course (1 course): From general social sciences or one of the disciplines in 1. or 2. above (1 course).

Upper Division Depth:  At least two of the humanities and/or social science courses must be upper-division. The list of approved courses is available in the Office of Student Academic Affairs.

Ethnicity: 1 four-unit course.  The course can double or triple count towards satisfying other breadth requirements listed above.  

Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 20 units Courses used to fulfill the Natural Sciences and Mathematics requirements must be selected from an approved list available in the Office of Student Academic Affairs.

1. Biological Sciences (1 course)
2. Physical Sciences. No course in cultural geography may be used (1 course)
3. Mathematics or Computer Science or Statistics
4. Two additional courses in the Biological or Physical Sciences
    

Search Breadth Courses

Change of Major to BCOE

Non-BCOE students MUST contact their school or college’s Transition Advisor or their Primary Advisor for change of major information and support in pursuing a change to a BCOE major BEFORE contacting BCOE.

Change of Major within BCOE

Students who hope to change majors within BCOE will be placed in the BCOE ENGR major. BCOE ENGR is also a holding category but for students transitioning within BCOE to a new major.

• Students within BCOE working towards a new BCOE major are given 3 quarters to complete the new major’s change-of-major requirements.
• BCOE will monitor progress each term and place a registration hold until change-of-major requirements are met or the student is no longer eligible to pursue the change.
• Students must meet regularly with the primary advisor for their intended major.

Change of Major OUT of BCOE

BCOE students who plan to change to a non-engineering major are moved to the BCOE Undeclared major ENUN and given 3 quarters to complete the new major’s change-of-major requirements. ENUN is a holding category for students transitioning out of a BCOE major to a non-BCOE major.

• This policy also applies to students who are no longer eligible to continue in a BCOE major due to non-compliance with Expected Progress or failing to pass and earn an appropriate grade in a required course twice.
• BCOE will monitor progress each term and place a registration hold until change-of-major requirements are met or the student is no longer eligible to pursue the change.
• Students must meet regularly with the Transition Advisor for the destination college or the primary advisor for their intended major.

Major Change Criteria & Policy

Since CHEM 001W is not an approved BCOE breadth course, it does not fulfill the Physical Science requirement.

This course is designed for non–Computer Science majors and students preparing to change into a CS major.
Course sequence: CS 009A → CS 009B + CS 009C → CS 010C.
 

Double Majors

A student may petition to declare a double major if he/she:

• Meets major change criteria for both majors.
• Has completed at least 90 units of coursework at UCR or of transferable coursework at a transfer institution, of which at least 30 units have been completed at UCR,
• Has a GPA of 3.0 or higher over the courses completed at UCR, as well as over all courses applied towards the degree.
• Submits a study plan to their advisor showing that:
  • The double major can be completed within applicable unit limits.
  • The coursework for each major includes at least 24 units not applicable to the other major.

The double-major combination must not be forbidden by either program, and all requirements for both majors must be completed. The student must complete at least 45 units each calendar year after declaring the double major to maintain double-major status.

Maximum Units

For double majors, the unit maximum will be based upon the minimum units required for the first major, with the addition of an extra 40 units. That total is then capped at 120%. For example, a double major beginning in CS would have a limit of (185 + 40) * 1.2 = 270.

Prohibited Double Majors

• Chemical Engineering & Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering & Robotics Engineering
• Computer Science & Robotics Engineering
• Computer Science & Business Administration
• Computer Science & Data Science
• Computer Science & Computer Engineering
• Computer Science & Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science & Computer Science with Business Applications
• Computer Science & Computational Mathematics
• Computer Science with Business Applications & Business Administration
• Computer Science with Business Applications & Business Administration

Double Majors with Other Colleges

BCOE Academic Advisors are available by appointment to advise non-BCOE students interested in adding an engineering major to their program.

To schedule an appointment, visit Contact My Advisor. Please review the BCOE major change requirements before you meet with an academic advisor.
 

Students have three terms to complete the ELWR requirement.

WRIT 001 (formerly BSWT 003)

Students who have not satisfied the Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) upon entering as full-time students must do so within three quarters of full-time enrollment.

Enrollment Eligibility

Students who have not met the ELWR after three quarters of regular enrollment are not normally eligible to continue for a fourth quarter at the University of California.

For Students in Writing Courses

For students placed in WRIT 001 (formerly BSWT 001), WRIT 003, or WRIT 005 (formerly BSWT 003), the three-quarter limit begins after successful completion of WRIT 005 or at the start of the fourth quarter of regular enrollment, whichever occurs first.

WRIT 007/07LA (formerly ENGL 004)

Satisfying the ELWR

A grade of C or higher in the designated writing course satisfies the Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) and permits enrollment in WRIT 010 (formerly ENGL 001A).

WRIT 009/09LA (formerly ENGL 01PA)

Earning a grade of C or higher satisfies the Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR), grants credit for WRIT 010 (formerly ENGL 001A), and allows enrollment in WRIT 020 (formerly ENGL 001B).

Additional Petition

Students requesting a third attempt must submit a petition through the Registrar’s Student Forms Portal.

Internships and independent study courses may not be used to satisfy College subject requirements.

While Math 003 is repeatable, BCOE strictly limits students to two attempts.  Third-attempt petitions are automatically denied.

Impact on Major Eligibility

Students needing a third attempt are no longer eligible for a BCOE major and must transition to another UCR major that does not require Math. Failure to do so may result in discontinuation from BCOE.

Transition Process

Students exploring non-Math majors will be placed in Engineering Undeclared (ENUN) and given three terms to meet change-of-major requirements.  A registration hold will be placed each term and lifted upon verified progress toward the new major.
 

Requirements for the minor in Computer Science are:

1. Lower-division courses: CS 010A, CS 010B, CS 010C, CS 061, CS 011/MATH 011, MATH 009A, MATH 009B, MATH 009C
2. Core courses: CS 100, CS 111
3. Three elective courses, each of four or more units, such that:
   1. Each is an upper-division requirement or a listed technical elective for the Computer Science major, excluding courses numbered 190-199
   2. No course may be an upper-division requirement of the student’s major
   3. At least two courses must be in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering
4. All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. Note: Students with a minor  in Computer Science must obtain approval from the undergraduate advisor in Computer Science and Engineering for a specific program of electives consistent with their career goals.

More information Minor Declaration Form

The Data Science minor is designed to provide students with practical knowledge of the concepts and techniques used in data analysis, including statistical methodology, data-oriented computing, and data ethics. The minor will provide students from a wide array of majors with the foundational skills to design, implement, and think critically about inferential analysis within their respective disciplines. Students with majors in Computer Science, Computer Science with Business Applications, Computer Engineering, Data Science, and Statistics are not eligible.

The following are the requirements for the Data Science minor. 

1. Lower-division requirements (25-28 units):
   1. CS 009A, CS 009B
   2. One math sequence from the following:
      1. MATH 009A or MATH 09HA, MATH 009B or MATH 09HB, MATH 009C or MATH 09HC
      2. MATH 005A, MATH 005B, MATH 005C
   3. STAT 008 or STAT 010
2. Upper-division requirements (20 units):
   1. CS 105
   2. STAT 156A
   3. CS 108/STAT 108
   4. Eight (8) units of the upper-division courses selected from the list below: CS 100, CS 166, CS 167, CS 170, CS 171, CS 172, STAT 107, STAT 130, STAT 140, STAT 146, STAT 156B, STAT 167

No more than 4 units may be in courses numbered 190 through 199.

Completion of CS 009A and CS 009B with a C- or better and completion of the minor requirements with at least 2.700 GPA.

View more info
 

Students with AP credit for PHYS 002A must complete PHYS 02LA to receive credit for PHYS 040A.  After the PHYS 02LA grade posts, your Academic Advisor will substitute PHYS 002A with PHYS 040A in your degree audit.

Important Notes

• Per catalog policy, students cannot take PHYS 040A after completing PHYS 002A.
• This policy supports students transitioning from CNAS to BCOE majors.
• There are no credit restrictions between PHYS 040B/040C and PHYS 002B/002C.
   

Transfer coursework, completion of courses during summer session at CCCs and possibly other institutions can support timely degree progress.  Sometimes due to cost and location CCCs and other institutions become more convenient options.  Students must first determine if courses of interest at other institutions are articulated as equivalent to courses at UCR.

For CCC courses start with Assist.org to identify equivalent courses.

For all other courses start with UCR Transfer Credit and Articulation Services (TCAS): 

• TCAS Website – Serves as a central resource for both advisors and continuing students, providing key information to guide decisions about taking courses outside UCR or requesting an articulation review.
• Articulation Library – Houses all non–California Community College courses deemed UC-transferable. Many grant subject credit; others have approved articulation. We modeled the interface on ASSIST.org to make it intuitive for advisors and students considering outside coursework. The Library also features a “Request Articulation” button, which redirects users directly to the Articulation Request Portal to submit a new request.
  This site is currently in the pilot phase, so we welcome advisor feedback and ask that you report any subject credit or articulation listings that do not look correct—just as they do now with ASSIST.org.
• Articulation Request Portal – Streamlines the articulation request process. Current UCR students and advisors log in with CAS credentials, allowing them to track the status of requests throughout the review process.
   

Taking a Graduate Course for Undergraduate Credit

Upper-division students with a UCR GPA of 3.0 or higher may request to take a graduate-level course for undergraduate credit with approval from both the course instructor and the Faculty Advisor.

How to Petition

Submit your request through the Registrar’s Student Forms Portal.  A petition is required in all cases.

Eligible Uses

Qualified students may take a graduate course to:

• Satisfy a Technical Elective (TE) requirement, or
• Pursue general academic enrichment

Petitions for TE credit will be reviewed by the Faculty Advisor in the department offering the course.
 

https://engr.ucr.edu/admissions/bachelors-masters-program 

All incoming freshmen and transfer students in the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) are required to have a personal laptop computer to run software needed for course work.  BCOE undergraduates use laptop computers to enhance their learning environment and give themselves the flexibility of running course software from any on- or off-campus location.

The College of Engineering does not require or recommend a particular brand or type of laptop. However, depending on your major, different software packages will be required, which you should consider when choosing your laptop computer. Below are guidelines for minimum hardware configurations for laptops.  If you have any questions regarding laptop specifications, BCOE has established a Student Help Desk in Winston Chung Hall 107.  This Help Desk is available from 8am to 5pm (Monday – Friday).  No appointment is needed. Alternatively, you can contact the helpdesk@engr.ucr.edu if you have any questions about this laptop requirement or software.

Minimum Hardware Specifications Recommendations

PC:

• Intel Core i5 processor or equivalent
• At least 8 GB RAM
• At least 500 GB Hard drive
• Enhanced graphics card
  • An Integrated Graphics Card doesn't use its own RAM; it utilizes the system's memory instead.
    • Ex: if you have a computer with 4 GB of RAM, the video card can use anywhere between one and five percent of the available memory for graphics processing. This percentage varies depending on the size of task.
    • Note - for the majors using designing software such as Comsol, Solidworks, etc.; you will experience slowdowns.
  • A Dedicated/Enhanced Graphics Card has its own independent source of video memory, leaving the RAM your system uses untouched.
    • Ex: If you have a GeForce video card with 2 GB of video memory, that 2 GB memory is completely separate from your computer's 8 GB of system memory.

MAC:

• Mac Book Pro
  • Windows-only versions of course software can be run on Macs using software such as Parallels, VMWare, or Boot Camp. However, BCOE cannot supply such software.
  • The Apple M chips (M1, M2, etc…) are ARM-based system on a chips which are not natively supported by many of the x86 programs required for BCoE ENGR students. Any device using these chips is not recommended for BCoE coursework.

Hardware requirements are determined by the software you will need to use. (See below for required software for each major. All software required for course work will be provided by BCOE at no additional cost to students.) We recommend that you visit software manufacturer websites for the latest information about versions and hardware requirements. Please note that technology changes and newer versions of software will continue to increase the demands on computer hardware.

Questions regarding these minimum hardware recommendations can be directed to: helpdesk@engr.ucr.edu

Special laptop pricing for BCOE students is available from:

• Dell:
  www.dell.com/ucr                          
• UCR Apple Store:      
  https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop 

Financial Aid

Financial aid recipients may be eligible to request additional financial aid funds to assist with the cost of purchasing a laptop computer. You must submit a FAFSA and any other requested documents before you can be considered for funds to purchase your computer. Please complete the Budget Increase Request Form available on the UCR Financial Aid website at:

Budget Add On Request

Please print the form, sign it, and submit it to the Financial Aid Office at: UCR Financial Aid Office, Riverside, CA  92521-0209.

Software

• Provided by BCOE for Coursework

  • BCOE currently provides software used in many engineering courses, such as Matlab, Comsol, the Microsoft Office Suite, and many others at no additional cost to students. Please click here for a complete list.

• Not provided by BCOE

  • Operating systems and Antivirus software

Student Backups

BCOE Students are strongly encouraged to invest in some form of a backup solution. BCOE will provide some storage space for students to save course work files. However, students are responsible for ensuring that they have their own backups on an external hard drive, cloud storage, or archiving solution. Backups should be performed on a regular basis. Loss of data or files will not be accepted as an excuse for not turning in work, or for turning it in late.

Concurrent Enrollment Policy

Concurrent enrollment in courses through UCR Extension or other institutions is allowed only with prior approval.

UCR Extension Concurrent Enrollment (for Readmission)

Students seeking readmission are encouraged to complete courses through UCR Extension Concurrent Enrollment.
Learn more and access forms at: UCR Extension Concurrent Enrollment.

See also: Readmission Policy.

Special Concurrent Enrollment Programs

Includes: UC Online, Simultaneous Enrollment, Killea, and Intercampus Visitor Programs

General UC Conditions

• Must be enrolled at UCR and have a UCR GPA
• Must be in good standing
• Must be enrolled in at least 6 UCR units
• Limited to one course per term
• Must obtain prior approval before the term begins

BCOE Conditions

• Petitions must be submitted before the term of enrollment; late petitions are automatically denied
• Consideration is given only if:
  • The course is not offered at UCR that term, or
  • The course is full (documented by a waitlist)
  • Other valid reasons include schedule conflicts with major requirements or limited future offerings impacting graduation
• Courses taken outside UCR must be articulated as UCR equivalents (use ASSIST.org for California Community Colleges)
• Petitions for required STEM or sequence courses must be submitted well in advance to allow faculty consultation
• Petitions submitted after course completion will be denied
   

Last day to drop from a course using R’Web deadline here.

Last day for student to withdraw from a course using Registrar Office Student Forms portal http://studentforms.ucr.edu/ 

Dropping a course is a PERMANENT decision. If you gain new information and want to add the course again, submit a BCOE online petition to request a late add of a course.  Obtain email support from the instructor prior to submitting the petition.

Drops resulting in part-time status (enrolled in less than 12 units) may have implications beyond academic standing.  Contact Financial Aid, the Veteran’s Resource Center, Housing, the Health Center, or any other entity requiring full status about the implications of a withdrawal.  

Before Submitting the BCOE Enrollment Assistance Form

Please review the checklist below before completing the form. Submitting incorrectly may delay your request or result in denial.

✅ Check First

1. Are you trying to take a course for the third time?
    Do not use this form. Submit a petition instead:
    👉 BCOE Online Petition

2. Are you missing a prerequisite?
    Submit a petition first at the link above.
    If approved, attach the approval to your BCOE Enrollment Assistance Form.

3. Are the call numbers incorrect?
    Enter the correct call numbers for your course.

4. Are you missing lecture, discussion, or lab call numbers?
    Include all call numbers from the same group (lecture + discussion/lab).

5. Are you exceeding the maximum unit limit?
    Check the Academic Calendar for the unit increase deadline.
    If it has passed, contact your Academic Advisor. Approval is not guaranteed.

6. Do you have a time conflict?
    Try selecting sections without conflicts first.
    If no options are available, you may complete the form.

7. Is the section full?
    Choose another open section or join the waitlist (if available).
    Do not submit the form.

8. Is the waitlist full or unavailable?
    Keep checking for open seats.
    If none are available after the fee deadline, meet with your Academic Advisor during drop-ins or by appointment.
    Do not submit the form.

9. Is the course outside BCOE (not BIEN, CEE, CHE, CS, EE, ENGR, ENVE, ME, or MSE)?
    Use the correct form for the offering college:

   • CNAS courses: CNAS Enrollment Management Center
   • CHASS courses: CHASS Enrollment Help

    

✅ If None of the Above Apply

Submit the BCOE Enrollment Assistance Form for courses with the following prefixes:

• BIEN, CEE, CHE, CS, EE, ENGR, ENVE, ME, MSE.

You’ll receive an email update once your request is processed.   If space allows, you’ll be given permission to enroll or waitlist.  If you’re waitlisted, you’ll have 24 hours to register once notified.

Completing the form or joining the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

I took a higher-level course that meets the prerequisite. What should I do?
If the system doesn’t recognize your prerequisite (e.g., MATH 9A instead of MATH 5), submit the Enrollment Assistance Form. You’ll receive an email when processed.

I want to repeat a course I already passed. How can I enroll?
You may only repeat a course if you earned below C-.  If you earned C- or higher but need a higher grade to meet a prerequisite (e.g., C- in CS 10 but need C for CS 12), submit the Enrollment Assistance Form for review.

I completed the prerequisite at another school. How do I enroll?
Transfer coursework may not automatically clear in the system. Submit the Enrollment Assistance Form each time you enroll in a course requiring that prerequisite (e.g., CHEM 1ABC series from another institution).  Plan ahead — processing may take time.

If you are having an enrollment issue, use this link to access the Enrollment Assistance Form:  

Enrollment Assistance Form!

Academic Calendar https://registrar.ucr.edu/calendar#last-day-to 

Students in Good Standing

• May enroll in up to 20 units.
• To exceed 21 units, students must have a 3.0 GPA and an approved petition.
• Petitions are reviewed based on factors such as past performance in heavy course loads, course availability, impact on graduation, and overall balance.

Students on Academic Notice

• Enrollment is limited to four courses or 16 units.
   

Who can apply for a part-time status fee waiver?

• Undergraduate students with a dean-approved course load of 10 units or fewer may apply.
• Graduate students with six units or fewer may apply.
• For more details see https://registrar.ucr.edu/tuition-fees/waiver#who-can-apply-for-a-part-time- 

Submitting Petition:  Use the BCOE Online Petition System to submit a petition

UCR students may enroll in ROTC courses at Cal State San Bernardino (CSUSB) while pursuing their UCR degree.
Students register as visiting students at CSUSB, and tuition is covered by UCR fees (individual course material fees may still apply).

Available Programs

• Air Force ROTC (AFROTC): Prepares students to become U.S. Air Force second lieutenants.
  📞 Call (909) 537-5440 for details.
• Army ROTC (AROTC): Prepares students to become U.S. Army second lieutenants.
  📞 Call (909) 537-3598 for details.

Note: Cross-enrollment for ROTC is not available during Summer Sessions.

Eligibility Requirements

• Enrolled in at least 12 units (UCR + CSUSB combined)
• Matriculated in a UCR degree program
• In good academic standing
   

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 as amended requires that students be advised of their rights concerning education records and of the information that the University of California, Riverside (UCR) has deemed directory information (public information).

Your Rights as a Student

• FERPA governs and protects your rights to your individual education records. The primary rights protected under FERPA are:
• the right to inspect and review your education records
• the right to seek amendment to your education records
• the right to consent to the disclosure of your education records
• the right to obtain a copy of UCR’s FERPA policy

Education Records

Education records are all records that 1) are maintained by UCR and 2) are related to the student with the following exceptions:

• Personal notes by faculty or staff which are not shared with others
• Law enforcement/public safety records maintained solely for law enforcement purposes
• Employment records where employment is not connected to student status (ex: Work study student employee records would be covered by FERPA)
• Records related to the treatment by a health care professional and used only for the medical/health treatment of the student

BCOE Compliance

Your academic advisor cannot release details about your academic status, record, or other information without your explicit written permission. To release this information, you need to contact your advisor and file a release form, available in the Office of Student Academic Affairs, Skye Hall 310.

Students may enroll in up to two courses per session.

Only in extenuating circumstances—such as being in the final quarter before graduation—may a student petition to take additional units.

For more details visit https://summer.ucr.edu/

Withdrawal from a Quarter

• Last day to withdraw from the quarter here:  the last day of instruction at 11:59pm
• Withdrawal from an entire quarter erases all academic effort for a full term.
• Withdrawing inactivates your student status at UCR.
• Withdrawals after week eight result in W grades assigned to all courses.

Directions

1. Go to the Office of the Registrar website
2. Read the directions regarding University Withdrawal.
3. Submit the Withdrawal from the University form electronically at Registrar Office Student Forms portal 

A Grade Delay (GD) is a temporary grade assigned when posting is delayed for administrative reasons.
If you see a “GD” on your grade report or transcript, contact your instructor for clarification.
 

An In Progress (IP) grade is assigned for approved multi-term courses where evaluation is deferred until the final term.

• No units or grade points are awarded for “IP” grades.
• Once the full course sequence is completed, the “IP” is replaced with the final grade.
• If the sequence is not completed, the “IP” changes to an Incomplete (I), and standard Incomplete grade rules apply.
   

An Incomplete (I) grade indicates that coursework was of passing quality but not fully completed for valid reasons.

• Incomplete units are attempted but not earned until the required work is finished.
• The missing work must be completed by the end of the following quarter, as directed by the instructor.
• If the work is not completed, the “I” will automatically change to an F (or NC if taken S/NC) after one quarter or before graduation, whichever comes first.
• Extensions may be granted by the Dean’s Office if requested before the grade converts to “F” or “NC.”
   

Students in good standing may take courses on an S/NC basis, with the following restrictions:

• Cannot be used for major or natural science breadth requirements (unless the course is offered only S/NC).
• Limited to 8 units in Humanities and Social Sciences courses.

Important Notes

• “S” (Satisfactory) = Credit earned (equivalent to a C or higher).
• “NC” (No Credit) = No credit earned.
• S/NC grades do not affect GPA calculations.
• Grading basis changes are final — petitions to revert to a letter grade after seeing final results are not approved.
   

Freshmen follow the UCR catalog in effect during their first year of enrollment.
Transfer students with approved transfer programs retain prior catalog rights.
Per Academic Senate Regulation R6.12: to earn a bachelor’s degree, students must meet the graduation requirements of either:
The catalog in effect at the time of graduation, or
A UCR catalog from one of the previous four years during which the student completed at least one full-time term of college-level coursework (at UCR or elsewhere).
Students must specify their chosen catalog when applying for degree candidacy.
 

Commencement is UCR’s annual ceremony celebrating degree completion, held each June after Spring Quarter.  Eligible participants include graduates from the previous Fall and Winter terms and Spring candidates.

Note: Participation in Commencement does not confirm degree conferral.

Summer Graduates

Students graduating in Summer must petition to participate. To qualify:

• No more than four courses may remain to complete the degree by the end of Summer.
• Proof of enrollment in those courses must be included with the petition.

Fall Graduates

Students graduating in Fall must petition to participate. To qualify:

• No more than five courses may remain to complete the degree by the end of Fall.
• Proof of enrollment in those courses must be included with the petition.

Other participation requests also require a petition to the Office of Student Academic Affairs.

Key Dates & Resources

• April: Information sent to eligible graduates
• Early May: Grad Fair — cap & gown orders, announcements, and event prep
• Diplomas: Available from the Office of the Registrar approximately four months after the term ends

For details and updates, visit the Commencement website.
 

All students must file a Graduation Application for the term in which they will complete their degree requirements.

• Visit the Registrar’s website for application deadlines and instructions.
• Complete all steps — the R’Web application will direct you to the required BCOE survey.
• Applications will not be processed if any step is incomplete.
• Missing the deadline may delay graduation to the next quarter.
• If all requirements are complete, enrollment is not required in your final term.
   

For double majors, the unit limit is based on the minimum units required for the first major, plus an additional 40 units, then capped at 120% of that total.

Example:

A double major beginning in Computer Science (180 units) would have a limit of:
(180 + 40) × 1.2 = 264 units.

The Office of Student Academic Affairs (OSAA) monitors and, when necessary, limits the total number of units a student may complete. The maximum allowable units vary by major and catalog year — see the Suggested Course Plans for details.

Students who can finish their degree within 120% of the required units may continue without restriction.  Those who will exceed 120% must petition OSAA for approval.

Petition reviews consider:

• Total units completed
• Relevance of additional coursework
• Justification for exceeding the limit
   

To graduate, students must earn a minimum 2.00 GPA in all upper-division courses required for their major.

How to apply (all students)

1. Read this entire page.
2. Submit the Application for Readmission through the Registrar Office Student Forms portal http://studentforms.ucr.edu/
3. (lets us know you’re pursuing readmission).
4. Confirm your former standing (good standing vs. academic probation) and follow the applicable path
5. Complete the Readmission Application.

6. Email your application to BCOEreadmission@ucr.edu  with subject READMISSION by the deadline.

   • If you left on academic probation, attach unofficial transcripts for all post-UCR coursework (grade reports are not accepted).
   • After you apply
   • We will contact you by email with your application status,

7. Submit official transcripts to UCR Admissions:  Official transcripts from all institutions attended while separated from UCR must be submitted. 

   • Guidance on this UCR Admissions page also applies to submitting official transcripts for readmission purposes:  https://admissions.ucr.edu/transcripts-test-scores#fall-transfers:

Readmitting to Graduate

If you’re returning only to graduate, submit both:

1. Application for Readmission through the Registrar Office Student Forms portal http://studentforms.ucr.edu/, and
2. Application for Graduation through R'Web.

Your Term and Cumulative GPAs when you left UCR matter: 

• Left UCR with ≥ 2.0 term and cumulative GPA:
  Complete the Readmission Application and email it by the posted deadline to BCOEreadmission@ucr.edu with subject READMISSION.
• If your GPAs were < 2.0 when you left you must satisfy Readmission Criteria.

Readmission Criteria

You must first complete ≥ 20 units (≈5 courses) directly related to your major with a minimum GPA of 2.5 (2.7 for CS & CSBA).

• Minimum grade per course: C-
• Eligible courses: Math, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering (Biology only if required by your major).
  Not eligible: Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences) or English courses.
• GPA used for readmission: Calculated from all coursework completed before evaluation, even if over 20 units.
• Where you may take them: Community college, CSU, UC, private institution, or UCR Extension.  Taking courses at UCR Extension is preferable because of the impact on the UCR GPA.  Completion of courses elsewhere only earns credit and has no impact on the UCR GPA.
• NOTE: completion of more than 20 units, preferably at UCR Extension, may be necessary to return to good standing prior to readmission.
   

Readmission Requirements

• Pause 1 term after separation from UCR: If you left UCR with a term or cumulative GPA below 2.0, you must wait one full academic term (not including Summer) before pursuing readmission.
• Relevant Policies: All UCR and BCOE policies on course repeats,  unit limits, expected progress apply while working toward readmission.
• Enroll through UCR Extension Concurrent Enrollment — at least 2 courses per quarter are recommended.
• Courses with grades of D+ or below must be repeated before readmission is evaluated.
• 4 consecutive quarters are granted to complete all readmission requirements (starting with your first qualifying course).

Changing Colleges or Majors

• Former BCOE students seeking a non-Engineering major should contact the college or school that supports the major of interest.
• Students outside BCOE must satisfy both BCOE readmission and major-change criteria.

For Readmission Advising, go here:

If separated from UCR:
After 2022 
Slate Student Success Portal 
Before 2022
BCOEAdvisingREADMISSON@ucr.edu 
If you achieve Readmission

• You must return to good standing within one quarter after readmission or face discontinuation.
• Students discontinued twice are no longer eligible to return to BCOE.