Donald Bren School of
Information and
Computer Sciences
A Welcome and Orientation
to UCI and the Bren School of ICS
• As a courtesy to your academic
counselor and the people around you,
please turn off your:
–Cell phone
–Pager
–Anything else that might be disruptive
Thank you!
Bren School Student Affairs Office
• Contacting the office
– Telephone: (949) 824-5156
– E-mail: ucounsel@uci.edu
– Web: www.ics.uci.edu
• Office Hours
– Monday –Friday:
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1-4 p.m.
Bren School of ICS Peer Advisors
• Nathaniel Chow, Angeline Gray
– Meet students on a walk-in basis
• Check their website for hours
– Can help you with
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Academic planning
Scheduling issues
Campus resources
Changing/Adding Majors
Minors
Academic progress check / Graduation Check
Non-academic issues
– Stress management
– Time management
– Success strategies
• peer@ics.uci.edu
• 949-824-7047
Clubs and Organizations
• Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Bren School of ICS Honors Program (ICSHP)
– Upper-division honors research track
– http://honors.ics.uci.edu/
• Campuswide Honors Program (CHP)
– www.honors.uci.edu
• Informatics Student Association (INSA)
– http://www.clubs.uci.edu/insa
• Video Game Developers Club (VGDC)
– http://www.clubs.uci.edu/vgdc/blog/
• Women in Information and Computer
Sciences (WICS)
– www.ics.uci.edu/~wics
Your UCI Catalogue Rights
• 2011-12 can be your
catalogue year
• You are held to the policies
and requirements in this
catalogue
• Answers for almost 90% of
general student questions
can be found here
• The catalog is available
online:
http://www.editor.uci.edu
/catalogue/
Your UCI Degree is Made up of:
UC Requirements
1. UC Entry Level Writing
2. American History & Institutions
3. Unit Requirement
4. Residency Requirement
5. Grade Requirement
6. General Education
General Education
Requirements
1. Writing (3)
2. Science and Technology (3)
3. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)
4. Arts and Humanities (3)
5. Quantitative, Symbolic and
Computational Reasoning (3)
6. Language Other Than English
(1– 3)
7. Multicultural Studies (1)
8. International/Global Issues (1)
Major Requirements
Individual requirements depending on your major.
Donald Bren School of
Information &
Computer Sciences
#1-5. UC Requirements
#1. UC Entry Level Writing
Generally, transfer students complete this via their
admissions writing/english requirement of 2 writing
courses.
Satisfaction of this requirement will be notated on your
transcript under “University Requirements”
If your transcript does not have this notation, please make
an appointment to see an academic counselor after Fall
quarter grades have been posted on your transcript.
#2. American History and
Institutions
• One year of U.S. History, or one semester
of U.S. History and one semester of U.S.
Government in high school with a “C” or
better; or
• A score of 3, 4, or 5 in AP U.S. History; or
• A score of 550 or higher in the SAT II
American History exam; or
• One year of college-level U.S. History, or
one course in U.S. History and one in U.S.
Government with a “C” or better
• NOTE: IGETC does not automatically
satisfy this requirement.
#2. American History and
Institutions
• If you have not fulfilled
this requirement, then
you may enroll in the
following:
– History 40ABC
– One course from History
40ABC and Political
Science 21A (total of 2
courses)
#3, 4, & 5. Unit, Residency and
Grade Requirements
• You must graduate with a
minimum of 180 units.
• At least 36 of the last 45 units for
your degree must be completed at
UCI
• Grade Requirement: 2.0 GPA
– In all UC courses
– In all courses required for your
major
– In all UD courses required for your
major
Donald Bren School of
Information &
Computer Sciences
#6. General Education Requirements
IGETC
•
If you have completed the IGETC
requirements and have been
certified by your community
college, you will only complete the
following GE course at UCI:
–
•
Upper-division writing
Partial IGETC is also accepted.
Your community college must send
us the certification sheet.
Category I: LD Writing
Generally, transfer students
complete this via their admissions
writing/english requirement of 2
writing courses.
There are, however, a few schools
whose courses do not satisfy the
entire lower-division writing
requirement. In those cases, you
must complete the courses at
UCIrvine.
Category I: UD Writing
• Upper division writing 1) must be
completed with a grade of “C” or
better and 2) must be taken at
UCI.
– CS Majors - Required to take ICS
139W.
– In4matx Majors – Requirement will
be completed through Informatics
162W for those pursuing the OIT
specialization.
– CSE Majors – Requirement will be
completed through CSE 181CW.
– BIM, BMC, CGS, ICS, In4matx (SE,
HCI) Majors – May take any upper
division course with a “W” suffix (ex:
ICS 139W, Social Science 185W,
Engineering 190W, etc).
Category II: Science and Technology
(Major Specific!)
• CS Majors: Select a three-course combination from one of the
following:
– Chemistry 1ABC and 1LC-LD or H2ABC and H2LA-B-C
– Physics 3ABC & 3LB-LC
– Physics 2, 7C, and 7D or 7E with corresponding labs.
• CSE Majors: Complete 18 units of basic science courses including
Physics 7C, 7LC; Physics 7D/LD, and the remainder from the
approved Science Elective list.
• BIM & IN4MATX Majors: 2 of the 3 required
courses will already be completed through ICS 21/In4matx 41
and ICS 22/In4matx 42. The third course can be anything that
falls under this category.
• BMC, CGS & ICS Majors: The 3 required courses will already
be completed through ICS 21-22-51.
Category III: Social and
Behavioral Sciences
• You must complete 3 quarter (or 2
semester) courses for this category.
• Can overlap with category VII and
category VIII of the UCI General
Education requirements.
• Category III courses include such
topics as: Anthropology, Economics,
Geography, Linguistics, Psychology,
and Sociology
Category IV: Arts & Humanities
• You must complete 3 quarter (or 2 semester) courses
from the following areas:
– Arts
• Art History, Studio Art, Dance, Drama, Fine Arts
– Humanities
• Classics, History, Humanities, Philosophy
– Literature
• Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French,
Humanities, Russian, Spanish
– Interdisciplinary Studies
• African-American Studies, Women’s Studies
• Can overlap with category VII and VIII of the UCI
General Education requirement
• CGS majors will receive credit for 1 course via their
degree requirement of Film & Media St. 85A
Category V: Quantitative,
Symbolic & Computational
Reasoning
All Bren School majors will
satisfy this category via their
degree requirements.
Category VI: Foreign Language
• Language competency other than English must
be demonstrated through one of the following
options:
– 3 years of high school language or its equivalent with a C
or better in both semesters
– Score of 3 or higher on the AP Language exam
– Score of 570 or better on SAT II language exam; a score
of 500 or better on the SAT II Modern Hebrew exam
(Note: test score format has changed recently)
– Completion of an approved course of study through EAP
– Exemption by examination available in some languages,
check out www.testingcenter.uci.edu.
– Completion of 1C level of a language taught at UCI or the
equivalent at another college or university
Category VII: Multicultural Studies
Complete 1 course from the list of General
Education courses for this category. Courses
can potentially overlap with categories III and
IV of the UCI General Education requirement.
Category VIII:
International/Global Issues
Complete 1 course from the list of General
Education courses for this category. Courses can
potentially overlap with categories III and IV of the
UCI General Education requirement.
• Along with the courses from the approved list,
this may also be fulfilled by:
– one quarter participation in the Education Abroad
Program and corresponding course.
– completion of the 4th year equivalent of high school
foreign language with a C or better in both semesters
– A score of 4 or 5 on the AP language other than
English exam
– 620 or better on the SAT II language other than
English exam; 540 or better on the SAT II Modern
Hebrew exam
– Exemption by examination available in some
languages. Check out www.testingcenter.uci.edu.
Taking courses outside UCI
• Courses may be completed outside of UCI to
satisfy general education and elective
courses
• You must take all major courses at UCI
– Students may petition to take up to four
approved UC-transferable lower-division
classes, except for writing classes, at a
community college or other university.
• Check with http://www.assist.org/ to make
sure community college courses will
transfer!
Donald Bren School of
Information & Computer
Sciences
BIM, BMC, CGS, CS, CSE, ICS, and
IN4MATX Major Requirements
Business Information Management (BIM)
• Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Paul
Merage School of Business.
• BIM students will fall under the authority of the Bren
School of ICS, which will provide all of the counseling
resources for the students.
• There is a limited amount of space available for this
major. If you are interested in changing majors, please
consult with a counselor.
Business Information Management
Just the Basics:
Lower-division Informatics/ICS, Econ, and Mgmt courses (8)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (5)
 Upper-division Informatics, Math, Mgmt and elective
courses (20)
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Total Number
of Classes:
33
Informatics/CS Courses:
Mathematics Courses:
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Lower-division: ICS 21/Inf 41; ICS 22/Inf 42;
ICS 23/Inf 45; Inf 43
Upper-division: CS 122A, CS 121/Inf 141, Inf 113,
Inf 143
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Management:
Major Electives:
Lower-division: Mgmt 30AB
 Upper-division: Mgmt 101, 102,
105, 107, 109, 110,173, 178,189
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Math 2AB
 Stats 7/8/67
 ICS 6D
 Math 6G
 Stats 110
3 UD Bren electives
 2 UD electives
 1 UD Writing
Economics:
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Lower-division: Econ 20AB
Sample Four-Year Plan: BIM
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
Economics 20B
Math 2B
General Ed. (I)
General Ed. (VI)
In4matx 43
Math 6G
General Ed. (I)
Sophomore
ICS 21/In4matx 41
Mgmt 30A
ICS 6D
General Ed. (II)
ICS 22/In4matx 42
Mgmt 30B
Stats 7/8/67
General Ed. (IV)
ICS 23/In4matx 45
Mgmt 102
General Ed. (III)
Junior
CS 122A
Mgmt 107
General Ed (IV)
UD Elective
CS 121/In4matx 141
In4matx 113
Mgmt 101
Mgmt 178
In4matx 143
General Ed. (VIII)
UD Elective
UD Writing
Mgmt 109
Mgmt 189
Bren ICS UD Elective
Mgmt 110
Gen. Ed. (VII)
Bren ICS UD Elective
Freshman
Economics 20A
Math 2A
UC Entry Level Writing
Senior
Mgmt 105
Mgmt 173
Statistics 110
Bren ICS UD Elective
Biomedical Computing
Total Number
of Classes:
35
Just the Basics:
Lower-division ICS, Bio, Physics and Chem (14)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (7)
 Upper-division CS and Bio courses (13)
 Upper-division Writing (1)
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ICS/CS and Bio Courses:
Mathematics Courses:
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Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52,
Bio Sci 9C, 93, 94, 97
Upper-division: CS 183/Bio Sci M123,
CS 161, 178, 184A, 184B, 184C, 189ABC
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Physics and Chemistry:
Major Electives:
Physics 7C, 7LC, 7D, 7LD
 Chemistry 1A-B, Chemistry 1LE
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Math 2ABD
 ICS 6B
 ICS 6D
 Math 6G
 Stats 67
3 quantitative electives
 1 biology elective
 1 UD Writing
Sample Four-Year Plan: BMC
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
ICS 22
Math 2B
Bio Sci 94
(Physics 2 if needed)
ICS 23
Math 2D
Bio Sci 9C
Writing 39B
Sophomore
ICS 6D
ICS 6B
Writing 39C
Bio Sci 97
Math 6G or 3A
ICS 51
Physics 7C, 7LC
Stats 67
ICS 52
Physics 7D, 7LD
CS 183/Bio Sci M123
Junior
CS 184A
Chem 1A
CS 178
Gen. Ed. (III/VII/VIII)
CS 184B
Chem 1B, 1LE
CS 161
CS 184C
Biology elective
Gen. Ed. (III, VII, VIII)
CS 189B
Quantitative Elective
Gen. Ed. (III, VII, VIII)
Gen. Ed. (IV)
Mgmt 110
Quantitative Elective
Upper Div. Writing
Gen. Ed. (IV)
Freshman
ICS 21
Math 2A
Bio Sci 93
Senior
CS 189A
Quantitative Elective
Gen. Ed. (VI)
Gen. Ed. (IV)
Computer Game Science
Just the Basics:
Lower-division Bren School courses (9)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (6)
 Upper-division Bren School courses (16)
 Physics and Film and Media (2)
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Bren School Courses
Lower-division: ICS
21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 60, 61,
62, 65
 Upper-division: 11 core
and 5 electives
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Mathematics Courses:
• ICS 6D (discrete math)
• ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic)
• Math 6G (linear algebra)
• Math 2A-B (calculus)
• Statistics 67
Physics and Film and Media Studies:
Physics 3A
 Film and Media Studies 85A
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Total Number of
Major Courses:
33
Sample Four-Year Plan: CGS
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
ICS 22
ICS 61
Math 2B
Writing 39B
ICS 23
ICS 62
ICS 6B
Writing 39C
Sophomore
ICS 65
Math 6G
ICS 51
Physics 3A
ICS 6D
ICS 160
CS 112
General Ed. (III/VII)
ICS 52
ICS 161
Stats 67
Junior
One of: ICS 162, 163, 166
CS 171
FMS 85A
CGS Elective
ICS 167
One of: CS 122A, Inf 113, 131
UD Writing
General Ed. (IV)
ICS 168
CGS Elective
CGS Elective
General Ed. (IV/VIII)
Senior
One of: ICS 162, 163, 166
CGS Elective
General Ed. (III)
ICS 169A
CGS Elective
Elective
ICS 169B
General Ed. (VI)
Elective
Freshman
ICS 21
ICS 60
Math 2A
Computer Science
Just the Basics:
Lower-division Bren School courses (5)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (7)
 Three-quarter science sequence (4-7)
 Upper-division Bren School courses (15)
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Bren School Courses
Lower-division: ICS
21, 22, 23, 51, 52
 Upper-division: 9 core
and ICS 139W
 3 Project courses
 2 Elective CS courses
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Total Number of
Major Courses:
31-34
Mathematics Courses:
• ICS 6D (discrete math)
• ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic)
• Math 6G (linear algebra)
• Math 2A-B (calculus)
• Statistics 67
• Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13
Science Courses:
3 quarter sequence from Physics 3ABC series or 2-7CD series
 3 quarter sequence from Chemistry 1ABC or H2 series
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Sample Four-Year Plan: CS
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
Freshman
ICS 21
Math 2A
UC Entry Level Writing
ICS 22
Math 2B
General Ed. (I)
ICS 23
ICS 6B
General Ed. (I)
Sophomore
ICS 51
ICS 6D
Science Elective
General Ed. (III/IV)
ICS 52
Math 6G or Math 3A
Science Elective
General Ed. (III/IV)
CS UD Core
Stats 67
Science Elective
General Ed. (III/IV)
Junior
CS 161
CS UD Core
Phil 29/30 or Math 13
General Ed. (III/IV)
CS UD Core
CS UD Core
CS UD Core
General Ed. (III/IV)
CS UD Core
CS UD Core
ICS 139W
General Ed. (III/IV)
Senior
CS Project
CS Elective
General Ed. (IV)
General Ed. (VII/VIII)
CS Project
CS Elective
General Ed. (IV)
General Ed. (VII/VIII)
CS Project
CS UD Core
General Ed. (VI)
Computer Science & Engineering
Just the Basics:
Lower-division CSE courses (8)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (8)
 18 units of basic science (5)
 Approved science electives (2)
 Upper-division CSE courses (17)
 Four “tracks” in the junior year (2 courses)
Total Number of
Major Classes: 42
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CSE Courses:
Lower-division: CSE 21, 22, 23, 25, 31,
31L, 70A, 90
 Upper-division: 17 engineering and
computing topics
 Four “tracks” include: Algorithms,
Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, and
Parallel & Distributed Computing
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Mathematics Courses:
Math 2A-B-D (calculus)
 Math 2J (basic linear algebra)
 ICS 6D (discrete math)
 ICS 6B (boolean algebra)
 Math 6G/3A (linear algebra)
 Stats 67 (probability and stats)
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Science Courses:
Physics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LD
 8 units of approved basic science
courses
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Sample Four-Year Plan: CSE
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
CSE 22
Math 2B
Physics 7C, LC
General Ed. (I)
CSE 23
Math 2D
Physics 7D, LD
General Ed. (I)
CSE 31L
CSE 90
ICS 6B
General Ed.
CSE 25
CSE 70A
Math 6G or Math 3A
Science Elective
General Ed.
Junior
CSE 112
CSE 121
CSE 161
General Ed.
CSE 104
CSE 132
Stats 67
General Ed.
CSE 120A
CS 132/EECS 148
CS 145AB
General Ed
Senior
CSE 181A
CSE 135A
CSE 151
Track
CSE 181B
CSE 135B
CSE 141
General Ed
CSE 181CW
CSE 142
General Ed.
Track
Freshman
CSE 21
Math 2A
UC Entry Level Writing
Sophomore
CSE 31
Math 2J
ICS 6D
Science Elective
Information and Computer Science
Just the Basics:
Total Number of
Major Courses:
27
Lower-division Bren School courses (5)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (6)
 Upper-division Bren School courses (14)
 Upper-division mathematics courses (2)
 6 optional specializations (4)
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Mathematics Courses:
Bren School Courses
Lower-division: ICS
21, 22, 23, 51, 52
 Upper-division: 9 core
 2 Intermediate courses
 3 Project courses
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Math 2A-B (calculus)
 ICS 6D (discrete math)
 ICS 6B (boolean algebra)
 Math 6G (linear algebra)
 Statistics 67 (probability and stats
 2 Upper-division math courses
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Specialization Options:
 Artificial Intelligence
 Information Systems
 Computer Systems
 Networks and Distributed Systems
 Implementation and
 Optimization
Analysis of Algorithms
 Software Systems
Sample Four-Year Plan: ICS
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
Freshman
ICS 21
Math 2A
UC Entry Level Writing
ICS 22
Math 2B
General Ed. (I)
ICS 23
ICS 6B
General Ed. (I)
Sophomore
ICS 51
ICS 6D
General Ed. (III/IV)
General Ed. (II/VII/VIII)
ICS 52
Math 6G or Math 3A
General Ed. (III/IV)
General Ed. (II/VII/VIII)
ICS UD Core
ICS UD Core
Stats 67
General Ed. (III/IV)
Junior
ICS UD Core
ICS UD Core
UD Math
General Ed. (III/IV)
ICS UD Core
ICS UD Core
UD Math
General Ed. (III/IV)
ICS UD Core
ICS UD Core
UD Writing
General Ed. (III/IV)
ICS Project
ICS Intermediate
General Ed. (VI)
ICS Project
ICS UD Core
General Ed. (VI)
Senior
ICS Project
ICS Intermediate
General Ed. (VI)
General Ed. (II/VII/VIII)
Informatics
Just the Basics:
Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (3)
 Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19)

Total Number
of Classes:
26-27
Informatics Courses:
Lower-division: Inf 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45
 Upper-division: 8 courses
 Track Courses: 10-11 courses
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Tracks:
Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI)
 Organizations and
Information Technology (OIT)
 Software Engineering (SE)
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Mathematics Courses:
ICS 6B
 Stats 7 or 67
 Philosophy 29
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Sample Four Year Plan:IN4MATX (OIT)
FALL
Freshman
Informatics 41
UC Entry Level Writing
Philosophy 29
WINTER
SPRING
Informatics 42
General Ed. (I)
ICS 6B
Informatics 43
General Ed. (I)
ICS 23 or Informatics 45
Informatics 44
Sophomore
Stats 7 or 67
Mgmt 5
OIT Elective
General Ed. (II)
Informatics 113
Informatics 131
Mgmt 102
General Ed. (III)
OIT Elective
OIT Elective
General Ed. (III)
General Ed. (IV)
Junior
Informatics 161
Informatics 121
Informatics 141
General Ed. (III)
Informatics 162W
OIT Elective
Informatics 151
General Ed. (IV)
Informatics 163
General Ed. (IV)
OIT Elective
Informatics 191A
Senior
Informatics 191B
OIT Elective
General Ed. (VI)
Informatics 191C
General Ed. (VII)
Elective
General Ed. (VIII)
Elective
Elective
Elective
AP Exams
Exam
Score
Class Credit for
3, 4 or 5
3
4 or 5
ICS/CSE 21
ICS/CSE 21
ICS/CSE 21 and 22
4 or 5
3
4 or 5
Math 2A
Math 2A
Math 2A and 2B
4 or 5
5
5
Physics 7A/7LA or Physics 2
Physics 3A
Physics 3B
4 or 5
Chemistry 1A + 4 elective units
3, 4, or 5
Statistics/Math 7
4 or 5
4 or 5
Economics 20B
Economics 20A
Computer Science:
A Exam
AB Exam
Mathematics:
AB Exam
BC Exam
Physics:
Exam C, Part I or II
Exam C, Part I
Exam C, Part II
Chemistry:
AP Chemistry Exam
Statistics:
AP Statistics
Economics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Concentration (optional)
• Engineering and Computer Science in the Global Context
– Open to all Bren ICS majors
– Work closely with counselors in ICS Student Affairs and Center for
International Education to create an academic plan and proposal
for Associate Dean
– A minimum of eight courses at UCI or at the international
– One or two semester sequence of technical courses related to the
major and, possibly, cultural, history, and literature courses taken
at an international university
– A two month or longer technical internship experience in the same
country as the international educational experience.
Bren School Honors Program
Requirements for admission in to the Bren School Honors Program:
Major
Group 1 Courses
Group 2 Courses
CS, ICS
ICS 21,22,23,51,52
Math 6D or ICS 6D
Math 6G or 3A
CSE
CSE 21,22,23,25,31
Math 6D or ICS 6D
Math 6G or 3A
Informatics
Inf 41,42,43,44
BIM
Inf 41-42-43 or ICS 21-22-52
Inf 111,121 and 131
ICS 141
Mgmt 30AB
BMC
ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52
Math 6D or ICS 6D
Math 6G or Math 3A
» Applications come out during Spring quarter of each academic year. Students interested
in applying must complete the group 1 courses and group 2 courses for their major by
the end of the quarter in which they plan to apply.
» Students in all majors must also have the following grade point averages:
• an overall GPA of at least 3.2
• a GPA of at least 3.5 in the group 1 courses
• a GPA of at least 3.5 in the group 2 courses
Bren School of ICS and Math
Requirements
All courses taken to
satisfy major
requirements
(including Math,
Writing, and Science
where applicable)
must be taken for a
letter grade!!!
ICS 90: First Year Seminar
• 1 unit course taught by Bren School
Lecturers Richard Pattis and David
Kay
• No grade earned, P/NP only
• Goal is to help new students
transition to UCI
• Focus will include community
building and mostly surveying the
technical areas within departments
in ICS, via talks by faculty on their
research
ICS 93: Strategies for Success in
Information and Computer Sciences
• Course taught through the
Learning and Academic
Resource Center (LARC) –
offered winter and spring
quarters.
• Goal is to develop good study
skills in technical fields
• Topics include time
management, analytical
thinking, text analysis,
academic survival strategies,
and goal setting
Donald Bren School of
Information &
Computer Sciences
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using WebReg during non-prime hours of 7 p.m. to
7 a.m.
• If you have problems enrolling using WebReg, call the
Registrar’s Office at (949) 824-6124.
Searchable Schedule of Classes
• The Searchable Schedule of Classes (WebSOC) should
be used to find updated information on class times,
locations, enrollment numbers, etc. For more
information see www.reg.uci.edu.
• Enroll using 5 digit course code located on the far right
of the course listing
• You must enroll for a lab or discussion if it is listed
under a specific section of the lecture
• ICS and CS majors enroll in ICS and CS courses such as
ICS 21- do not enroll in CSE courses
• IN4MTX majors enroll in IN4MTX and CS courses- do
not enroll in CSE courses
What else do I need to know
about enrollment?
• If you are receiving any financial
aid, you must be enrolled in at
least 6 units before it will be
given.
• The first day of instruction is
always the first day of lecture,
except for Humanities Core
• You may not repeat a course for
which you have received credit
via AP exam, articulation review,
or have received a Pass or grade
of C or better.
Common WebReg Error
Messages
• I sign up for my course and after I log out of WebReg, my
course(s) gets dropped. Why?
– You may not have signed up for accompanying lab and/or disc
• I am not able to add a course
– You have reached the 20 unit maximum limit (waitlisted units are
also applied to this)
– Course conflicts are not allowed
• I get the error message- prerequisite not met.
– You have not met the prerequisite of the course (check your catalogue
or student handbook for course prerequisites)
– You have completed the prerequisite by AP exam, non-UCI course,
petition, or exception to policy.
• WebReg cannot recognize any of these course credits
• You must get an academic counselor of the department that offers the
course to clear you
• For Bren School courses, you must either stop by the Student Affairs office
or call 949-824-5156 to get yourself placed on the prerequisite clearing list
DO NOT WAIT THE DAY BEFORE YOUR WINDOW OPENS TO
DO THIS!
Prerequisite Clearing and You
• The Registrar’s system will not automatically recognize
when prerequisites have been completed outside of the
University. This means that you will need to receive
clearance for many courses before being able to enroll.
• Our office has developed on on-line prerequisite clearing
form that can be accessed 24/7.
• Before your enrollment window opens, look up the prereqs
for the courses you wish to enroll in. If you finished any of
the prereqs outside of UCI, turn in a request for the
courses. https://ugradforms.ics.uci.edu.
• DO NOT put in requests for courses you do not need
clearance for. It creates extra work for us and slows us
down.
Donald Bren School of
Information and
Computer Sciences
Academic Honesty Policy
Please visit www.ics.uci.edu/ugrad/policies
Bren School of ICS Academic
Honesty Policy
• The following examples are
considered as academically
dishonest:
– Copying during an exam or quiz
– Copying a person’s homework
– Sharing code during a lab assignment
– Sharing notes and problem solutions
– Any joint effort when individual
effort is required.
– Do not assume anything, ask
questions.
Bren School of ICS
Academic Honesty Policy
• What could happen if you are caught
or suspected of academic
dishonesty?
– An automatic F in the assignment, quiz or
exam, OR
– An automatic F in the course, OR
– Expulsion from the University (this may
occur if you have been caught more than
once.)
– A letter/report will be placed in your
student file within the school and at the
university level for at least two years.
Donald Bren School of
Information and
Computer Sciences
Important Policies and Deadlines
University privacy policy
• By law, the ICS Student Affairs Office and other
UCI officials may not release any student
information such as GPA, grades, fees paid,
attendance, transcript, or any other academic
information to ANY ONE without consent from the
student.
• Please see the UCI General Catalogue Appendix for
more details.
University privacy policy
continued…
• What does this mean for
you?
– Parents or anyone else
may not call to find out
the status of their student
• Registration
• Grades
• Academic Status
– Students must be the
point of contact with any
campus official
Official Transcripts
• All transcripts (high school,
community college, university)
must be submitted to the Office of
Admissions by:
Friday, July 15 *
*your admission will be rescinded if you pass this deadline
– Office of Admissions and
Relations with Schools
260 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-1075
– Admissions will place a hold on
enrollment if transcripts are late
Statement of Legal Residence
• Used to make a
determination of
residence classification
for tuition fee purposes.
• All students should have
submitted the Statement
of Legal Residence form
with the SIR
• The link to the Statement
of Legal Residence form
is located on your online
MyAdmissions page
Undergraduate Student
Health Insurance
• ALL undergraduate students are
required to carry adequate health
insurance
• Included in Undergraduate Student Fees.
• Can be waived if private insurance is
evaluated to be equal or superior to
policy provided by UCI
• Consult the UCI General Catalogue or the
web at www.shs.uci.edu for further
clarification
• Deadline to submit online waiver form:
September 15
Undergraduate Student
Fee Payment
• Zotbill
– When your Zotbill is available for viewing,
you will be sent an email. It is your
responsibility to periodically check your
Zotbill to see if there are any charges.
• Fees must be paid by 4:30 p.m. on
September 15 to avoid being dropped
from courses.
• Late service charges are assessed for fee
payment after this date. Please refer to
the Schedule of Classes or the UCI
Registrar’s web site at www.reg.uci.edu
for more information.
UCI E-mail Account
• You should have already activated your
UCInetID through your MyAdmission
Page
– This is also your UCI email
• Example: Peter Anteater
– E-mail: panteater@uci.edu
– UCInetID: panteater
– UCI and Bren School of ICS Staff will only
respond to e-mail sent by a UCI e-mail account
– For any questions and support about UCInetIDs,
you may contact the Office of Information
Technology (OIT): www.oit.uci.edu
Bren School of ICS
E-mail Account
• In addition to your UCI account, you
will need to activate your Bren School
of ICS account
– To activate your Bren School of ICS e-mail
account, bring your UCI student ID card to
the Bren School of ICS lab- ICS 364
beginning Thursday, September 22.
– You will need a Bren School of ICS account
in order to use the Bren School of ICS
computing facilities and course drop
boxes.
– The ICSnetID is the same as the Bren
School of ICS e-mail name
• Example: Peter Anteater
– E-mail: panteater@ics.uci.edu
– ICSnetID: panteater
Add/Drop/Change Policy
• Deadline to add a course: Friday of Week 3
• Deadline to drop a course: Friday of Week 2
• Deadline to change grade option/units:
Friday of Week 2
Exceptions can be made, given that there are extenuating circumstances
that can be documented. Approvals are required by instructors and the
Dean of the School that is offering the course and the Dean of the School
that houses your major. Please see our homepage for further details.
Bren School of ICS
Open Computer Lab


www.ics.uci.edu/~lab
ICS 364
 Open
lab for all students taking
a Bren School course
 Hours vary
 Software needed for your
course will be on these
machines

Other labs (1st floor of CS
building) assigned for
courses
Career Opportunities for You
• Bren School of ICS Corporate
Partners
• ics.jobs
– www.ics.uci.edu/community/icsjobs/
icsjobs_list.php
– Openings are posted online as they
are received. Weekly email to Bren
School of ICS sponsored listservs are
sent announcing new IT openings
• Career Fair
• Bren School of ICS
Information Session
• UCI Career Center
– Zotlink
– Career Fairs
– Information Sessions
UCI Career Fairs
Many Orange County firms recruit Bren School majors for
internships and full-time employment and participate in our
project classes
Bren School of ICS Theme House
• Open to all Bren School of
ICS students
• Informal, academic and
social functions
• Expose residents to faculty,
alumni and industry
members in the ICS field
• Activities may include:
• Visits to corporations
• Opportunities to
participate in
symposiums, workshops
• Mentoring with alumni
and corporate
volunteers
Before Classes Begin…
• Welcome Week
– September 19 – 22
– Monday, September 19
• New Student Convocation
• Dean’s Welcome
• Anteater Club Fair & BBQ
• All Welcome Week events are
free of charge
Don’t forget… classes begin on Thursday, September 22!
Good Luck to you all and please
remember that we are here to help!
Donald Bren
School of Information
and Computer Sciences