Engineering Course Enrollment Restrictions
Many engineering courses are major-restricted during the enrollment period. Please refer to the Engineering Course Enrollment Restrictions page to learn if and when major restrictions will be lifted.
How to create your study plan
- Review the UCI Catalogue for your major requirements, prerequisites, and course descriptions. You will also find University and General Education requirements.
- You can also look at your DegreeWorks to track your progress and see courses you are still missing.
- Use our Teaching Plan to see when your required courses should be taken. Keep in mind Engineering courses have many prerequisites. Also, several engineering courses are offered only ONCE a year.
- Feel free to use our templates when creating your study plan.
Some helpful tips when planning
- Community College Credit: Many students choose to take GE or even major required courses at a community college. Check out Assist and learn more about our articulation agreements with the California Community Colleges. Remember lower division writing MUST be completed at UCI.
How to find college courses that count towards UCI GE categories
Method 1:
- Navigate to Assist.org. Choose your community college on the right-hand side.
- Click on ” UC Transferable Courses.”
- Choose your subject/department.
- Find your course and under the column “UC areas”
- UC-B = GE III @ UCI
- UC-H = GE IV @ UCI
- If a course lists UC-B, UC-H, you can choose what GE you want the course to count towards; GE III or GE IV.
- If a course lists UC-B, UC-H, you can choose what GE you want the course to count towards; GE III or GE IV.
Method 2:
Follow the steps below find a community college equivalent to a UCI GE, such as Anthro 2A which count towards GE III and GE VIII. (Not all colleges have exact equivalents for UCI GEs, in this case, follow Method 1).
- Navigate to Assist.org. Choose your community college.
- Click on ” View Agreements”
- Choose your subject/department under “Major”.
GEs that Double Count At UCI: Some courses may satisfy two categories. A course cannot count for GE III and IV or GE VI and VII.
Category III (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and VII (Multicultural Studies)
African American Studies (AFAM)
AFAM 40A African American Studies I ((III or IV) and VII)
AFAM 40B African American Studies II ((III or IV) and VII)
AFAM 40C African American Studies III ((III or IV) and VII)
Anthropology (ANTHRO)
ANTHRO 25A Environmental Injustice
Asian American Studies (ASIANAM)
ASIANAM 50 Asian American Histories ((III or IV) and VII)
ASIANAM 52 Asian American Communities ((III or IV) and VII)
ASIANAM 53 Asian Americans and Race
ASIANAM 130 Undocumented Immigrant Experiences
Chicano/Latino Studies (CHC/LAT)
CHC/LAT 61 Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies I
CHC/LAT 62 Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies II
CHC/LAT 63 Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies III
CHC/LAT 64 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in Political Science
CHC/LAT 164A Undocumented Immigrant Experiences
Criminology, Law and Society (CRM/LAW)
CRM/LAW C187 Undocumented Immigrant Experiences
History (HISTORY)
HISTORY 15C Asian American Histories
HISTORY 15F What to Eat? Immigrants and the Development of American Cuisines
Political Science (POL SCI)
POL SCI 61A Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in Political Science
POL SCI 154K Antisemitism (III and (VII or VIII))
Sociology (SOCIOL)
SOCIOL 1 Introduction to Sociology
SOCIOL 3 Social Problems
SOCIOL 177C Undocumented Immigrant Experiences
*Note: GE’s can only count towards a maximum of 2 GE categories. For courses like AFAM 40A, that count towards GE 3 or 4 and 7, you will need to choose if you want that course to count towards 3 or 4 not both. Please double check the catalogue before registering for a class.
Category III (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and VIII (International/Global Issues)
Anthropology (ANTHRO)
ANTHRO 2A Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTHRO 41A Global Cultures and Society
ANTHRO 48 Archaeology or Aliens?
ANTHRO 60 Global Themes in Sikh Studies (III and (VII or VIII))
Asian American Studies (ASIANAM)
ASIANAM 51 The U.S. and Asia ((III or IV) and VIII)
Economics (ECON)
ECON 13 Global Economy
European Languages and Studies (EURO ST)
EURO ST 10 Topics in Historical Foundations (1500-1800) ((III or IV) and VIII)
EURO ST S10 Historical Foundations: Europe and the Foundations of the Modern World ((III or IV) and VIII)
EURO ST 11 Issues and Institutions in Modern Europe (1789-1945) ((III or IV) and VIII)
EURO ST S11 Europe’s Futures:1755-Present ((III or IV) and VIII)
Gender and Sexuality Studies (GEN&SEX)
GEN&SEX 60C Gender and Religion
History (HISTORY)
HISTORY 11 Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Since WWII
International Studies (INTL ST)
INTL ST 1 Introduction to Global Studies
INTL ST 11 Global Cultures and Society
INTL ST 12 Global Political Ideologies
INTL ST 13 Global Economy
INTL ST 14 Introduction to International Relations
INTL ST 15 Global Political Economy
INTL ST 16 Human Rights and Global Governance
INTL ST 17 Global Environmental Issues
Political Science (POL SCI)
POL SCI 11A Introduction to Political Science: Political Analysis
POL SCI 41A Introduction to International Relations
POL SCI 44B Global Political Ideologies
POL SCI 45A Human Rights and Global Governance
POL SCI 51A Introduction to Politics Around the World
POL SCI 154K Antisemitism (III and (VII or VIII))
Religious Studies (REL STD)
REL STD 60 Global Themes in Sikh Studies (III and (VII or VIII))
REL STD 61 Gender and Religion
Social Sciences (SOC SCI)
SOC SCI 4A Introduction to Global Studies
SOC SCI 5D US and World Geography
SOC SCI 12 Global Political Ideologies
SOC SCI 15 Global Political Economy
SOC SCI 16 Human Rights and Global Governance
SOC SCI 17 Global Environmental Issues
Sociology (SOCIOL)
SOCIOL 2 Globalization
*Note: GE’s can only count towards a maximum of 2 GE categories. For courses like ANTHRO 60, that count towards GE 3 and 7 or 8, you will need to choose if you want that course to count towards 7 or 8 not both. Please double check the catalogue before registering for a class.
Category IV (Arts and Humanities) and VII (Multicultural Studies)
| African American Studies | 40A* 40B* 40C* | African American Studies I African American Studies II African American Studies III |
| Art History | 44 | Image Collision: A Multicultural Approach to Image and Their Users |
| Asian American Studies | 50* 55 | Asian American Histories Asian Americans and the Media |
| Comparative Literature | 9 | Introduction to Multiculturalism |
| English Film & Media Studies | 8 H80 | Multicultural American Literature Honors Seminar: Race Sport Media |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies | 20 50A 50B 50C | Introduction to Queer Studies Gender and Feminism in Everyday Life Gender and Power Gender and Popular Culture |
| History | 15A 15C* 15D 15F* | Native American History Asian American Histories History of Sexuality in the US What to Eat? Immigrants and the Development of American Cuisines |
| Humanities | 1C | Humanities Core Lecture |
| Music | 78 | History of Jazz |
| Social Science | 78A* | Asian American Histories |
Category IV (Arts and Humanities) and VIII (International/Global Issues)
| Arabic | 51 | Introduction to the Koran |
| Art History | 30 40A 40B 40C 42A 42B 42C 42D 42E | Latin American Art and Architecture: 1492 to the Present Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Art in Architecture Arts of Europe: Medieval and Renaissance Early Modern and Modern Art in Europe and America History of Asian Art: Arts of India History of Asian Art: Arts of China History of Asian Art: Arts of Japan History of Asian Art: Arts of Islam Art & Archeology of Ancient Persia, Egypt & Mesopotamia |
| Asian American Studies | 51* | The U.S. and Asia |
| Comparative Literature | 3 10 | Just Reading: Developing the Reading Experience Topics in World Literature |
| Dance | 80 90A 90B | Introduction to Ballet and Modern Dance Dance History I Dance History II |
| Drama | 40A 40B 40C | Development of Drama Development of Drama Development of Drama |
| East Asian Studies | 20 40 55 | Topics in Asian Religions Topics in East Asian Popular Culture Introduction to East Asian Cultures |
| European Languages and Studies | 9 10* S10* 11* S11* 13 | Topics in Europe in the Middle Ages Topics in Historical Foundations (1500-1800) Historical Foundations: Europe and the Foundations of the Modern World Issues and Institutions in Modern Europe (1789-1945) Europe’s Futures: 1755-Present Topics in Contemporary Europe (1945-Today) |
| French | 50 | Topics in French Culture and the Modern World |
| Global Middle East Studies | 60A | Humanities and Arts: Problems and Methods for Global Middle East Studies |
| Hebrew | 50 | Jewish and Israeli Culture |
| History | 10 16A 16B 16C 18A 21A 21B 21C 50 70A 70B 70D 70E 70F | The Holocaust World Religions I World Religions II Religious Dialogue Major Jewish Texts World: Innovations World: Empires and Revolutions World: Nation, War, and Rights Crises and Revolutions Problems in History: Asia Problems in History: Europe Problems in History: Latin America Problems in History: Middle East and Africa Problems in History: Transregional History |
| Humanities | 1C 10 | Humanities Core Course Masterpieces of Literature |
| Italian | 50 | Topics in Italian Culture |
| Music | 40B 40C 40D 42 44 | History of European Music: From Renaissance through the Baroque History of European Music: Hasse to Mahler 20th Century Music Music and Gender Classical Music in Society |
| Persian | 50 | Persian Culture |
| Religious Studies | 5A 5B 5C | World Religions I World Religions II Religious Dialogue |
| Russian | 50 | Topics in Russian Culture |
| Spanish | 50 60E 60S 61 | Latin America, US Latino & Iberian Cultures Mexico & Central America: A Survey Mexico & Central America: A Survey The Culture of the Visual Image in Latin America |
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