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Agenda

UCI Academic Structure
Research and Project
Internship and Career Center
Preparing for the Fall quarter
Academic Requirements
Academic Standards
Policies and Procedures
Study Schedule
Register for classes
▪ after 1 hour break
▪ We will walk over to computer labs to enroll.
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UCI Academic St ruct ure
Arts
                           Information and Computer Sciences
Biological Sciences
                           Physical Sciences
Business
                           Social Ecology
Education
                           Social Sciences
Engineering
                           Health Sciences
Humanities

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Import ant Of f ices

   Admissions - http:/ / www.admissions.uci.edu/
   Financial Aid-http:/ / www.ofas.uci.edu/ content/
   Registrar - http:/ / reg.uci.edu/
   Housing - https:/ / housing.uci.edu/
   Learning & Academic Resource Center - http:/ / www.larc.uci.edu/
   Counseling Center - http:/ / www.counseling.uci.edu/
   Career Center- http:/ / career.uci.edu/
   Parking - https:/ / www.parking.uci.edu/
   Disability Services - https:/ / www.dsc.uci.edu/
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   Student Health - https:/ / shc.uci.edu/
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Vet eran Services Of f ice
         Are you a dependent of a Veteran?
         If so, you may be entitled to free tuition.
         Please visit the UCI Veteran’s Service office on campus!
         If you’re a dependent using VA benefits or Cal Vet fee wavier, the
         veteran services office can process the paperwork for you.

                                         Veteran Services Center
                                         G306 UCI Student Center
                                          Irvine, CA 92697-5125
                                              (949) 824-3500                  5
                                             veteran@uci.edu
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Bef ore Fall Quart er Begins

UCSHIP Healt h Insurance            Paying t uit ion and f ees
Students are automatically          Fee Deadline: Sep. 16, 4:30 p.m.         You should have
enrolled in USHIP Students          If you have Financial Aid…Aid is         already…
can “waive out” of the plan if      applied to fees automatically
                                                                             Sent ALL transcripts to
they can demonstrate they           once you enroll in 6 minimum
                                                                             AdmissionsDue Date: July 1st
have comparable coverage            required units (MRU’s)Must enroll
                                                                             Contact Admissions Office
must apply online to waive out      in 6 MRU’s by fee deadline. If you
                                                                             for questions about
before Sep1st.                      do not have Financial Aid…
                                                                             transcripts and Admission
http:/ / www.shc.uci.edu/ Heal      Pay ZOTBill online                       conditions
th_Insurance_Privacy/ USHIP-        https:/ / zotaccount.uci.edu/
StudentHealthCenter-
UCI.aspx Waive out as early         Contact the Registrar Office if          myadmissionsapplication@uci.edu
as possible, do not wait till the   you have questions. 949-824-
last day. Complete details          6124View deadlines on
available at Student Health         Registrar’s Calendar                                                  6
Center at: www.shc.uci.edu          http:/ / reg.uci.edu/ calendars/ qu
                                    arterly/ 2019-2020/ quarterly19-20.htm
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WELCOME WEEK 2019

                             September 23-27 , 2019
                             ▪ New St udent Convocat ion
                               Monday, Sep. 23, 9:15 a.m. at
Place your screenshot here
                               Bren Events Center
                             ▪ Engineering Dean’s Welcome
                               in Engineering Plaza
                             ▪ Ant eat er Involvement Fair in
                               Aldrich Park                   7
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Academic Requirement s

   UCI Cat alogue                   UC Requirement s             IGETC
   Incoming transfer students       1. Entry Level Writing       If you have IGETC or partial
   follow 2019-2020 catalogue for                                IGETC, you do not need to follow
   Academic Requirements
                                    2. Requirement American      UCI general education.
                                      History and Institutions
   http:/ / catalogue.uci.edu/                                   Submit the IGETC certificate or
                                                                 Partial IGETC certificate to your
                                                                 counselor in fall quarter.
                                                                 IGETC or partial IGETC is
Degree Requirement s                                             certified by your college
1. UC Irvine Requirements                                        counselor, not by UCI counselor.
2. General Education Requirements                                You need to complete UC
                                                                 requirements and upper division
3. Major Requirements                                            writing even you have
                                                                 completed IGETC.
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Our 11Majors

Aerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering*
Biomedical Premed
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) **
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering *
Mechanical Engineering
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*available as minor   **joint program with ICS
Becoming
Involved

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Co-Curricular Act ivit ies

In addition to your academic program, you are encouraged to involved
with the following activities if time is permitted.
Research (199 course) & Project courses
▪   example: MAE projects: http:/ / www.ucimaeprojects.com/
Int ernships
▪   http:/ / www.career.uci.edu/
St udent organizat ions
▪   http:/ / www.asuci.uci.edu/
▪   http:/ / www.eng.uci.edu/ current/ undergraduate/ clubs-and-
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Enrolling in Research

▪   Learn more about the research interests of the
    faculty http:/ / www.eng.uci.edu/

▪   Contact the professor/ faculty.

▪   Obtain the Proposal form for Individual Study
    http:/ / undergraduate.eng.uci.edu/ forms
▪   Bring the approved form from the professor
    back to our office to be authorized for
    enrollment.

▪   For EE and Computer Engineering majors, 3.0      13
    GPA is required to apply for research.
Examples of local research of f ices & companies
Close to UCI
▪    Beckman Laser Institute                   Edwards Lifesciences Center
▪    National Fuel Cell Center                 Urban Water Resource Ctr.
▪    Cal Institute for Tele Tech (Calit2)
Across the Street @Research Park
▪    Skyworks                        Toshiba                                 Belkin
▪    Intel                           Cisco Communications                    Enevate
Division of Career Pat hways (Career Cent er)

 Job Search St rat egies
 ▪    https:/ / uci.joinhandshake.com/ login
 Resume labs & workshops
 ▪    http:/ / career.uci.edu/ students/ undergraduate/ develop-a-resume-cover-
      letter/ improve-your-resume-and-cover-letter/
 Preparing f or an int erview
 ▪    http:/ / career.uci.edu/ students/ undergraduate/ prepare-for-an-
      interview/ interview-techniques/
 Career Fairs
 ▪    http:/ / career.uci.edu/ recruiters/ on-campus-recruiting/ career-fairs/
 Toolkit                                                                             15
 ▪    http:/ / career.uci.edu/ wp-content/ uploads/ 2019/ 05/ CareerToolkitWeb.pdf
Career Fairs Dat es

  Fall Quarter 2019                  Wint er Quart er 2020            Spring Quarter 2020
  Fall Career Fair                   Winter Career Fair
  • September 25th 2019              • January 23rd 2020
                                     • Recruiters from a variety of   Spring Career Fair
  • Biggest of the year                                               • May 7th 2020
                                        fields
  • Held at the Bren Events Center   • Held at the Student Center     • Last Career Fair of the
   STEM Career Fair                   EngiTech Career Fair              Academic Year
  • October 17th 2019                • Mid February 2020              • Recruiters from a variety
  • STEM Field Recruiters            • STEM Field Recruiters
                                                                        of fields
  • Held at the Student Center       • Hosted by the Engineering
                                        Student Council               • Held at the Student Center

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ESC Engineers-Week

▪ Four-day events to promote
   interaction and communication
   among engineering students,
   faculty, alumni and industry.
▪ E-Week activities:
   ▫ Dean’s breakfast
   ▫ Competitions
   ▫ Award Banquet
   ▫ EngiTECH Career Fair

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Policies & Procedures
Cat alogue Right s

 Students enrolled at UCI from their freshman year may elect to meet as graduation
 requirements.

 Those requirements in effect at the time of entrance or those subsequently established catalog
 year.

 Complete policy in catalogue 2019 incoming transfers select 2019-2020 catalogue year.
Universit y of Calif ornia Policy on Conf ident ialit y
 By law, the Engineering Student Affairs Office and other UCI officials may
 not release any student information to ANYONE without written consent
 from the student.

 What does t his policy mean t o you?
 Students MUST be the point of contact with any campus official.
 The following information will not be released to anyone unless the
 student signs the FERPA Release Form:

 • Grades
 • Class Schedule
 • Academic status
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Add/ Drop/ Change Deadlines f or all courses

   ▪   ADDINGand DROPPINGa course
       ▫ Friday of the 2nd week of the quarter @5pm
   ▪   Change of grade option
       ▫ Friday of the 6th week of the quarter @5pm
       ▫ No grade change will be allowed after 6th week
   Any requests after these deadlines need to petition online through
   Enrollment Exception on Student Access.

   If you have hardship, please petition early.
   Do not wait till the 6th week.                                       21
   Approval will be granted only under extenuating circumstances .
Grades

Let t er Grades: A, B, C, D, F
▪   All Engineering, Math, Physics and Chemistry courses and any
    courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.
▪   If you do not fail the class (F grade), you pass the course.
▪   However some courses have graded prerequisites (need C or C- for
    the prerequisites). Refer to the catalogue for details.
Pass/ Not Pass Grades: P or NP
▪   Does not affect GPA
▪   General education courses can be taken Pass/ Not Pass C or better
    will be Pass (P), C- or lower grade will be Not Pass (NP)           22
Repeat ing courses

  ▪   You may repeat courses only when grades of C-,D+,D, D-,F, or NP
      were received, otherwise an UR (Unauthorized Repeat) notation
      will be posted on your transcript.
  ▪   Up to 16 unit of repeats can be replaced for your GPA.
  ▪   Every repeat counts towards the 16 units regardless if it’s the
      same course or not.
       ▫ Following that, course grades are averaged (both grades
          counts for GPA)
  ▪   After repeating a course, the newest grade will affect your GPA.
      ▫ If you receive an F after retaking a course, you will be
          required to retake that course.                                23
Sat isf act ory Academic Progress Agreement
Students that fail to make normal progress will be placed on academic probation or may be subject
to disqualification.

Not Making Normal Progress
Failure to complete lower division writing before the end of your 7th quarter.
Failure to complete 12 units in any given quarter.
Failure to maintain a 2.0 GPA in
• All coursework
• All Engineering coursework
• All upper division Engineering coursework

Academic Probation
• GPA below 2.0 (quarterly, cumulatively, in ENGR courses or in upper division ENGR courses)
Subject to Disqualif ication
• GPA below 2.0 for 2 consecutive quarters GPA below 1.5 for any quarter

The 1.5 Rule (f or t ransf er st udent)
• GPA below 1.5 in Fall or Winter quarter of first year will be subject to exit                 24
  from the School of Engineering
Strategies f or Success

                                  ▪ Treat school as a full-time job.
                                  ▪ Go to office hours to ask
                                     questions, do not get behind.
Place your screenshot here        ▪ Be realistic about the amount of
                                     work you can get done in a given
                                     period.
                                  ▪ Study 3 hours per week for any
                                     one unit you enroll.

                                  More recommendation can be found
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                                  in your Engineering Study Guidelines
                                  handout .
“   Academic Honest y
    Be academically honest.

    Consequences can range
    from a failing grade to
    dismissal from the
    University.
    Complete policy listed in Catalogue   26
Be on t op of your degree
 ▪   It is your responsibility to be on top of your
     degree requirements and graduate in time.
 ▪   Transfer student has to graduate within
     three years.
 ▪   Follow Program of Study.
 ▪   See counselor or email counselor for any
     assistance.
 ▪   Meeting with an Academic Counselor at
     least once a year is strongly recommended.       27
Academic Framework

   ▪ Engineering coursework is built
      upon a foundation of math and
      science.
   ▪ Interdependency of knowledge
      prerequisites and co-requisites
      required
   ▪ Emphasis on retaining
      knowledge
   ▪ Study to learn, not to pass the
      class.
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Admission Conditions

   If you have admission
   conditions and did not
   meet your conditions, your
   admission may be revoked.

   Please contact your
   admission counselor
   regarding your admission     29
   status as soon as possible
Academic
Resources
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Academic Resources

   ▪ Faculty and T.A office
     hours
   ▪ Engineering tutoring (OAI)
   ▪ Departmental
     Tutoringhttps:/ / ps.uci.ed
     u/ staff/ content/ tutoring

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located in REC 201
  • Free one-on-one tutoring
  • Academic and career skills Workshops
  • Professional Development
  • Workshops
  • Mentoring Programs
  • Internship and job shadowing opportunities
  • Industry and alumni networking socials
  • Diversity student organizations
  http:/ / tech.uci.edu/ access/ faq.php

Of f ice of Access & Inclusion OAI               32
Facult y Advising

▪ All students are required to attend Faculty Advising
  session once a year
   ▫ done by faculty
   ▫ required for accreditation
▪ You will get email notification regarding the date and
  time from your department

▪ Failure to attend will result in a hold for following
   term enrollment
 * Faculty Advising is not the same as meeting your        33

   academic counselors.
Academic Advising

Not the same as Faculty Advising
All new engineering transfer students are required to make an
appointment to see an academic advisor by the end of Winter Quarter
2020.
Appointments for new transfer students will be available starting the
week of October 7, 2019.
Call 949-824-4334 or visit our office to schedule your first transfer
student appointment.
Bring IGETC or partial IGETC certificate to the appointment.
Full programs of study will be discussed.                               34
Sof tware & Laptop

HSSOE website for software & laptop
information:
http:/ / laptops.eng.uci.edu/

View the “Laptops - Start Here”checklist:
http:/ / laptops.eng.uci.edu/ instructional-
computing/ laptop-start-here

If you have further questions, please
contact lab manager, Lisa Preble.
http:/ / laptops.eng.uci.edu/ contact
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Of f ice Inf ormat ion

          Our
          office

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Undergrad St udent Af f airs Of f ice

 Cont act ing t he Of f ice
 ▪ Telephone: (949) 824-4334
 Locat ion
 ▪ Rockwell Engineering CenterREC305 (311on UCI map)
 ▪ Of f ice Hours
    ▫ Monday - Friday
    ▫ 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
 ▪ Call or visit Engineering Student Affairs Office to   37
    schedule appointments
Welcome t o UCI and t he Samueli School of Engineering!
                  See you in f all quart er!

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