Welcome to the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine! Congratulations on choosing to pursue your college education at UC Irvine.
Incoming Freshmen
As an incoming freshman, you are required to attend an orientation session. These will be in person for Summer 2025. During your academic advising session, you will have an opportunity to meet our academic counselors and peer academic advisors. Our professional and student staff will help you register for your fall classes. We strongly encourage you to use the informational links below to assist you with your planning efforts. Again, congrats on your decision to attend UC Irvine. We look forward to working with you!
Students who wish to change their major to one of the four majors within Social Ecology (Psychology; Criminology, Law and Society; Urban Studies; or Social Ecology) can do so by June 9th by emailing sepeer@uci.edu from their UCI EMAIL indicating the major they would like to change to. Starting June 10th, students will need to meet Change of Major criteria after matriculating. If you would like to change majors to a different academic unit, please contact that academic unit directly.
Orientation Website - *Please note that new students are not able to book individual appointments with counselors until Fall quarter. Keep track of any questions you have and bring them to your orientation session - we will answer them there!
Incoming Transfers
As a new transfer student, you are required to attend an academic advising session. These will be offered both remotely and in person for Summer 2025. During your academic advising session, you will have an opportunity to meet our academic counselors and peer academic advisors and register for fall classes. We strongly encourage you to use the informational links below to assist you with your planning efforts. Again, congrats on your decision to attend UC Irvine. We look forward to working with you!
Students who wish to change their major into one of the four majors within Social Ecology (Psychology; Criminology, Law and Society; Urban Studies; or Social Ecology) can do so by June 4th by emailing sepeer@uci.edu from their UCI EMAIL indicating the major they would like to change to. Starting June 5th, transfer students will need to meet Change of Major criteria after matriculating. If you would like to change majors to a different academic unit, please contact that academic unit directly.
Click here to visit our Transfer Resources page, with important information and resources for transfer students!
*An email will go out to all new transfer students in early June with information about registering for a mandatory summer academic advising session. Please note that new students are not able to book individual appointments with counselors until Fall quarter. Keep track of any questions you have and bring them to your advising session - we will answer them there!
Interested in taking Summer at UCI?
Here is some helpful information to get you started:
- Courses numbered 100-199 at UCI (ex: PSCI 101D) do not have equivalencies at community college. You can take these courses without worrying about duplicating credit.
- Utilize assist.org to make sure you aren't taking any courses you have already completed at the community college.
- Transferring credit in from a 4 year institution? While there is no resource like assist.org to compare your courses, read through the course descriptions carefully and do not take anything that sounds similar to a course you have already completed.
- You can take courses in any department! You are not limited to only taking courses in your major.
- Feel free to email us at sepeer@uci.edu from YOUR UCI EMAIL or hop on chat to ask questions about the courses you have enrolled in.
Social Ecology Resources
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