Forms

Change of Major — Click here to read more about the change of major process. Change of Major Application located in Student Access.

Course Authorization — Complete the following form if you are trying to enroll in an Engineering course and satisfied the prerequisite requirement(s) with courses outside of UCI or with test scores, etc.

Excess Unit Petition –form will not open until September 2nd at 8am.

Request for your maximum unit cap to be increased. (Note: Do not submit until you have a UCI GPA.)

UCI School of Engineering Excess Unit Request Petition

Complete this form if you want to enroll in over 20 units for any quarter.

Please note that Excess Unit Requests will be considered case-by-case! Processing time: 3-5 business days after the 18-unit limit has been lifted. Academic Calendar

Students must demonstrate completion of 20 units with a minimum 3.0 GPA before requesting excess units. For example, if you have only completed 16 units in one quarter, you cannot request 24 units until you have completed 20 units. 

You MUST have a justifiable reason to enroll in more than 20 units. Common examples are research labs, learning assistant courses, and project teams. Your request can be denied if you want to take courses that can be taken in a future quarter.  

For NEW Students: You MUST have a UCI GPA before petitioning for excess units. 

This form is for School of Engineering students ONLY.

The Deadline for any Exception to Policy Requests (which includes Course Time Conflicts, Prerequisite Substitutions, and Excess Units) is Friday of Week 1. Requests received after this date will be denied.

It is important that you provide as much detail as possible and be specific. 
Petitions are not a guarantee. After a decision is made that will be the FINAL decision. 

Summer Session Excess Unit petition submit online – Processing time: 3-5 business days
Although Summer Session is a more casual, relaxed environment, summer courses are taught at an accelerated pace and the workload for two courses is comparable to four courses during the year. You may enroll in up to 20 units total over the summer, max 12 units in a session. For example, you could enroll in 12 units in Session I and 8 units in Session II. Courses in 10-week overlap both sessions, so those units will be divided; we apply half to the Session I study load limit and half to the Session II study load limit. If you need to exceed these limits due to unusual circumstances, please obtain approval by completing this form! 

For Summer Session, the maximum number of units that will be considered for approval is 24 units combined between summer sessions 1, 2, and 10-week summer sessions. Excess unit requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis pending a 3.0 GPA.

You MUST have a justifiable reason to enroll in excess units. Common examples are research labs, learning assistant courses, and project teams. Your request can be denied if you want to take courses that can be taken in a future quarter.  

For NEW Students: You MUST have a UCI GPA before petitioning for excess units. 

This form is for School of Engineering students ONLY.

It is important that you provide as much detail as possible and be specific. 
Petitions are not a guarantee. After a decision is made that will be the FINAL decision. 

Variation to Degree — Complete the variation to degree form to petition UCI courses to count for major requirements. Email the completed form to ugengr@uci.edu

Proposal for Individual Study — This form must be submitted to enroll in a 199 engineering section. After obtaining your professor’s signature, email the completed form to ugengr@uci.edu

Request DegreeWorks Update Submit Online Form — Request an update of completed degree requirements on Degree Works. Allow 5 -7 days for the update to be made.
Add, change, dropping a minor and/or specialization, applying a course taken outside of UCI or updating your GE requirements.
Please note that the online Degree Audit is not accurate at all times and may require additional updates in the future. For more detailed information, please see a Peer Academic Advisor.

Graduation Seniors – Please select: “I am graduating senior” and “Final Degree Check (Senior Only).” If you are graduating within one year of the anticipated graduation date.