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The information below is meant to assist students in keeping track of course prerequisites, enrolling in courses and finding tutoring assistance for both Bren School and non-Bren School courses.

› Bren School online prerequisite clearing request
› Enrolling in a Bren School Course
› Enrolling in a non-Bren School course
› Undergraduate degrees sample curriculum
› Tutoring Assistance

Bren School online prerequisite clearing request

To guarantee that all Bren School students take courses in the correct sequence, without violating any course requirements, the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences has instituted a procedure for checking prerequisites.

Before the start of any academic quarter, all students can enroll in their classes electronically through WebReg.

Through the first two weeks of each academic quarter, a student can add or drop courses through the WebReg without contacting either the faculty members teaching the courses or the Student Affairs Office if the courses are coded as EAD (Electronic Add/Drop) in WebSOC.

If a student encounters any problems enrolling in a course and if the student has satisfied the course prerequisites via any of the following:

  • AP exam credit,

  • Transfer school credit for a course prerequisite,

  • Access UCI credit for a course prerequisite,

  • Course credit by student petition for a course prerequisite,

  • Enrollment in the prerequisite course this upcoming Summer, the WebReg system will not recognize this course credit and will block the student from enrolling with the error message of "prerequisite(s) not met" then it is possible to have the prerequisite cleared by an academic counselor for the department/school offering the course.

Below you will find instructions on how to clear the prerequisites for a:

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Enrolling in a Bren School Course (CS, CSE, ICS, In4matx, Stats)



If you have satisfied course prerequisites for a Bren School course outside of UC Irvine and anticipate receiving a "prerequisite(s) not met" error message via WebReg, please do the following:

  1. Go to your online Holds/Authorizations list located on your StudentAccess page. At this site, you will find a comprehensive list of courses for which you were previously authorized to enroll in by campus academic counselors.

  2. After verifying that you have not been previously authorized for the Bren School course, sign up on the Online Prerequisite Clearing Request Form before your registration window opens.


  3. Once you have been cleared to enroll in the Bren School course listed on your request, it should remain in the system for future use (should you choose to register for a different course instead of the course for which you requested clearance).

  4. Restrictions/Comments/Notes about the Online Prerequisite Clearing Request Form

      5. a. Please note- we strongly discourage students from procrastinating and requesting clearance immediately before or after their registration windows open. Clearing students for course enrollment takes time as academic counselors and peer advisors must thoroughly review each student's file. If there is high demand, it can take us up to one week to process all requests.

      b. We will not clear students who do not meet the prerequisites of the course. Please speak with an academic counselor or peer advisor if you have scheduling concerns.

      c. Student requests are processed on a first come, first served basis. There are no exceptions to this rule.

      d. At present, the WebReg system is set up to allow removal of the registration block and is not set up to define satisfaction of a specific prerequisite. For example, if you would like to register for In4matx 131 and have satisfied the ICS/CSE 21 prerequisite at another educational institution, we can clear you to enroll in the course but cannot define satisfaction of ICS/CSE 21 for future use in WebReg. You will have to sign up again for clearance of a course that has the same prerequisite of ICS/CSE 21 such as In4matx 161.

      e. We will not accept any e-mail or phone requests to clear the registration block. You must use the online form to make this request.

      f. If you are taking the course prerequisite in the upcoming Summer Session, we may need you to bring proof of enrollment to the Student Affairs Office.

      g. If you do not see the course on the Online Prerequisite Clearing Request Form, it usually means that the prerequisite is something you can only take at UCI which will automatically be recognized by WebReg. If you believe that you may have an exception to this, please see Abbey at the front desk of the ICS Student Affairs Office and she will assist you.

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Enrolling in a course not offered by the Bren School

Please contact the student affairs office or department office (if indicated) of the school offering the course you intend to enroll in. Contact information, departments/majors within the school, and location is provided below for each school:

  1. Claire Trevor School of the Arts
    2. 101 Mesa Arts Building
    949-824-6646

    Office Hours:
    Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- Noon, 1-4 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - Arts and Humanities
    - Dance
    - Drama
    - Music
    - Studio Art

  2. School of Biological Sciences
    3. Biological Sciences Building III, #3222
    949-824-5318

    Office Hours:
    Monday 10 a.m.- Noon, 1-4 p.m.
    Tuesday- Friday 9 a.m.- Noon, 1-4 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - Biological Sciences
    - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    - Developmental and Cell Biology
    - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
    - Genetics
    - Microbiology and Immunology
    - Neurobiology
    - Plant Biology

  3. The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
    4. Engineering Computing Trailer #101
    949-824-4334

    Office Hours:
    Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.- Noon, 1-4:30 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - Aerospace Engineering
    - Biomedical Engineering
    - Biomedical Engineering: Premedical
    - Chemical Engineering
    - Civil Engineering
    - Computer Engineering
    - Electrical Engineering
    - Engineering
    - Environmental Engineering
    - Materials Science Engineering
    - Mechanical Engineering

  4. School of Humanities
    5. 143 Humanities Instructional Building (HIB)
    949-824-5132

    Office Hours:
    Monday-Wednesday, Friday 9:00-11:30 a.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m.
    Thursday 9:30-11:30a.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - African American Studies
    - Art History
    - Asian American Studies
    - Chinese Language and Literature
    - Classical Civilization
    - Classics
    - Comparative Literature
    - East Asian Cultures
    - English
    - European Studies
    - Film and Media Studies
    - French
    - German Studies
    - Global Cultures
    - History
    - Humanities (Interdisciplinary)
    - Humanities and Arts
    - Japanese Language and Literature
    - Latin
    - Literary Journalism
    - Philosophy
    - Religious Studies
    - Spanish
    - Women's Studies

  5. Paul Merage School of Business
    6. 226 Multipurpose Academic and Administrative Building
    949-824-1609

    Office Hours:
    Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - Business Administration
    - Accounting (minor)
    - Management (minor)

  6. School of Physical Sciences
    7. For general prerequisite clearing questions:
    134 Rowland Hall
    949-824-6507

    Office Hours:
    Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

    Degrees:

    - Chemistry (prerequisite blocks are cleared by this department)
    1202 Natural Sciences 2
    949-824-2895
    Office Hours:
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30-2:30 p.m.

    - Earth and Environmental Sciences (prerequisite blocks are cleared by this department)
    Dina Bartoloni, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
    3200 Croul Hall
    949-824-8794
    Office Hours:
    Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

    - Mathematics (prerequisite blocks are cleared by this department)
    Satsuki Shumate, Undergraduate Affairs Specialist
    103E Multipurpose Science and Technology Building
    949-824-6770

    - Physics (prerequisite blocks are cleared by this department)
    Rowland Hall 520
    Office Hours:
    Weeks 1, 2 & 6: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1-3 p.m.
    All other weeks: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

  7. School of Social Ecology
    8. 102 Social Ecology I
    949-824-6861

    Office Hours:
    Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - Criminology, Law and Society
    - Psychology and Social Behavior
    - Social Ecology

  8. School of Social Sciences
    9. Social Science Tower 370D
    949-824-6803

    Office Hours:
    Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.- Noon and 1-5 p.m.

    Degrees:
    - Anthropology
    - Business Economics
    - Chicano Latino Studies
    - Economics
    - International Studies
    - Linguistics
    - Political Science
    - Psychology
    - Quantitative Economics
    - Social Science
    - Sociology

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Undergraduate degrees sample curriculum

The sample plans below are intended for general planning purposes only.

The UCI General Catalogue is the official guide to all degree and graduation requirements. Please be sure to view the notes and prerequisites for the degrees too.

Degrees:

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Tutoring Assistance



Tutoring assistance is available through LARC (Learning and Academic Resource Center) for selected courses.

For lower division math courses free tutoring is available. In addition, the Math department has compiled a list of private tutors for math. For more information about both free and private tutoring, please visit the tutor listing page.

The Chemistry department also offers free tutoring on a walk-in basis. For more information, please visit the Chemistry tutor listing page.

Tutoring is available for the Physics 3 and 7 series. In addition, a private tutor can be hired for physics courses.

The ICS Student Affairs Office has compiled a list of tutors for hire listed below as a resource for students.

Please note that we do not screen students who wish to either hire tutors or be employed as a tutor, and act only as a conduit for posting tutor contact information on this site.

Here are some guidelines we recommend you follow:

  • PAYMENT:
    Negotiate and make arrangements regarding payment before scheduling an appointment.

  • TUTORING LOCATION:
    For your own safety, consider meeting each other on campus such as the Langson or Science Libraries, a campus dining location, or the ICS 3rd floor lab.

  • QUALIFICATION:
    Verify that your tutor is qualified to instruct you by asking to view his/her transcript/grade in the course you are being tutored for.

TUTORS FOR HIRE

Name: Zohrab Basmajian
Major: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Contact Information: zbasmaji@uci.edu

Area of expertise:
Data Structure-JAVA, Programming languages, Software Engineering

COURSE
RATE
ICS 21/CSE 21 $20/hr
ICS 22/CSE 22 $25/hr
ICS 23/CSE 23 $30/hr
CSE 25 $25/hr
CSE 31/EECS31 $25/hr
CSE70A $30/hr
CS143A/CSE104 $30/hr
CSE121/INF111 $30/hr
CSE141/CompSci141/INF101 $30/hr
CSE 112 $30/hr
CSE142/ICS142/CS142A $50/hr

Name: Ryan King
Major: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Contact Information:
Email - rnking@uci.edu
Phone - (626) 696-7363

Hourly rate: $15-$20/hr
Courses: ICS/CSE 21 & ICS/CSE 22, Stats 7

Name: Vamshi Mannam
Major: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Contact Information:
Email - vmannam@uci.edu

Hourly rate: $25/hr
Courses: ICS 21, 22, 23

Name: Rickin Patel
Major: CSE - Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

Contact Information:
Phone: (916) 317-5353
Email - Patelrp@uci.edu

Rate: $15/hr
Courses: ICS/CSE 21, ICS/CSE 22, ICS/CSE 23, Math 1B, 2A, 2B, 6B, 6D, CSE 31,

Name: Grant Vousden-Dishington
Major: Computer Science and Philosophy
Contact Information:
Email - gvousden@uci.edu (preferred)
Cell phone – (831) 224-6109

Rate: $10/hour
Courses: ICS/CSE 21, 22, and 23 and EECS/CSE 31

Name: Edward Wong
Major: Computer Science
Contact Information:
I prefer getting contacted via Facebook. (just search for my name)
Email: edwardkw@uci.edu
Phone: (626) 348-9005

Hourly Fee: $15-$20/hr (negotiable)
Courses: Math/ICS 6A; ICS 21, 22, and 23, ICS 51, Math
2A, 2B, Math/Stats 67

Name: Wei Zhou
Major: Information and Computer Science (ICS)
Contact Information:
Email - wzhou3@uci.edu

Rate: $17/hr
Course: ICS 22

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