Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences A Welcome and Orientation to UCI and the Bren School of ICS

Bren School Student Affairs Office • Contacting the office – Telephone: (949) 824 -5156 – E-mail: ucounsel@uci. edu – Web: www. ics. uci. edu • Office Hours – Monday –Friday: 9 a. m. – 12 p. m. & 1 -4 p. m.

Bren School of ICS Peer Advisors • Juan “Igii” Enverga, Chris Prijic, Kyle Copeland, Chetana Nair – Meet students on a walk-in basis • Check their website for hours – Can help you with • • Academic planning Scheduling issues Campus resources Changing/Adding Majors Minors Academic progress check Graduation Check Non-academic issues – – – Stress management Time management Success strategies • ucounsel@uci. edu • 949 -824 -8010

Your UCI Catalogue Rights • 2014 -15 is your catalogue year • You are held to the policies and requirements in this catalogue (or the year in which you started community college) • Answers for almost 90% of general student questions can be found here • The 2014 -14 catalog will be available online in July: http: //www. editor. uci. edu /catalogue/

Your UCI Degree is Made up of: UC Requirements 1. UC Entry Level Writing 2. American History & Institutions 3. Unit Requirement 4. Residency Requirement 5. Grade Requirement 6. General Education Requirements 1. Writing (3) 2. Science and Technology (3) 3. Social and Behavior Sciences (3) 4. Arts and Humanities (3) 5. Quantitative, Symbolic and Computational Reasoning (3) 6. Language Other Than English (1– 3) 7. Multicultural Studies (1) 8. International/Global Issues (1) Major Requirements Individual requirements depending on your major.

Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences #1 -5. UC Requirements

IGETC • If you have completed the IGETC requirements and have been certified by your community college, you will only complete the following GE course at UCI: – Upper-division writing • Partial IGETC is also accepted. Your community college must send us the certification sheet. • You must order this from your school. This is not automatic.

1. UC Entry Level Writing Ways to Satisfy the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement: • Score 680 or better on the Writing section of the SAT Reasoning Test, or score 30 or higher on the ACT Combined English/Writing test; or • Score 3 or higher on either AP English (Language or Literature) exam; or • Pass the Analytical Writing Placement Exam; or • Complete a transferable college course in composition with a grade of “C” or better before entering UCI; or • Complete UC Analytical Writing/Subject A equivalent course at UCI (Writing 39 A, Writing 37, Humanities 1 A/SA); or • Score of 5 or above on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level English A exam.

#2. American History and Institutions • One year of U. S. History, or one semester of U. S. History and one semester of U. S. Government in high school with a “C” or better; or • A score of 3, 4, or 5 in AP U. S. History; or • A score of 550 or higher in the SAT II American History exam; or • One year of college-level U. S. History, or one course in U. S. History and one in U. S. Government with a “C” or better

#2. American History and Institutions (continued) • If you have not fulfilled this requirement, then you may enroll in the following: – History 40 ABC – One course from History 40 ABC and Political Science 21 A (total of 2 courses)

#3, 4, & 5. Unit, Residency and Grade Requirements • You must graduate with a minimum of 180 units. • At least 36 of the last 45 units for your degree must be completed at UCI • Grade Requirement: 2. 0 GPA – In all UC courses – In all courses required for your major – In all UD courses required for your major

Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences #6. General Education Requirements

General Education- 8 categories 1. Writing – – Lower-division Upper-division (your major requirements may satisfy this) 2. Science and Technology – 3. 4. 5. Your major satisfies this requirement; CSE majors require 18 units of approved science courses. Social and Behavioral Sciences Arts and Humanities Quantitative, Symbolic, and Computational Reasoning – Your major satisfies this requirement 6. Foreign Language 7. Multicultural Studies 8. International/Global Issues

Category I: LD Writing • Option 1: Entry Level Writing • Option 2: Writing 39 A, or Writing 37 (UC Analytical Writing) Entry Level Writing 39 B or Writing 37 If Writing 39 B grade is B or better, then Writing 30 Writing 39 C Writing 31 • Students are not permitted to add, drop, or change grade option after the second week of classes • Writing 39 A, Writing 37, or Humanities 1 A/SA may be taken to satisfy UC Entry Level Writing • Lower division writing must be completed with a “C” or better

The Humanities Core Course, HUMAN 1 A-B-C: Overview • A year-long, double-credit, integrated sequence of lectures and discussions by award-winning faculty from across the humanities. – Progressively develop writing skills while working with classic texts from a variety of cultures – 8 units of course credit per quarter in Fall, Winter, and Spring WAR Key Texts Fall: Theories of War Winter: Vietnam War and others Spring: Meanings of War/Meanings of a Thing The Iliad Case Studies, etc. fulfills UCI General Education requirements Lower Division Writing: 2 courses Arts and Humanities: 3 courses Multicultural Studies: 1 course https: //eee. uci. edu/programs/humcore/Student/About. Core. html

Category I: UD Writing • Upper division writing 1) must be completed with a grade of “C” or better and 2) must be taken at UCI. – CS and SE Majors - Required to take ICS 139 W. – In 4 matx Majors – Requirement will be completed through Informatics 162 W for those pursuing the OIT specialization. – CSE Majors – Requirement will be completed through CSE 181 CW. – BIM, CGS, In 4 matx (HCI) Majors – May take any upper division course with a “W” suffix (ex: ICS 139 W, Social Science 185 W, Engineering 190 W, etc).

Category II: Science and Technology (Major Specific!) • BIM, CGS, CS, In 4 matx and SE Majors: The 3 required courses will already be completed through ICS 31, 32, 33. – CS students: You must also select two additional GE II courses (except those offered by CSE, Econ, ICS, or Math) • CSE Majors: Complete 18 units of basic science courses including Physics 7 C/LC, Physics 7 D/LD, and the remainder from the approved Science Elective list.

Category III: Social and Behavioral Sciences • You must complete 3 courses for this category. • Can overlap with category VII and category VIII of the UCI General Education requirements. • Category III courses include such topics as: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology • BIM majors will receive credit for 2 courses via their degree requirement of Econ 20 AB • CGS majors will receive credit for 1 course via their degree requirement of ICS 60

Category IV: Arts & Humanities • You must complete 3 courses from the following areas: – Arts • Art History, Studio Art, Dance, Drama, Fine Arts – Humanities • Classics, History, Humanities, Philosophy – Literature • Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French, Humanities, Russian, Spanish – Interdisciplinary Studies • African-American Studies, Women’s Studies • Can overlap with category VII and VIII of the UCI General Education requirement • CGS majors will receive credit for 1 course via their degree requirement of Film & Media St. 85 A or 85 C

Category V: Quantitative, Symbolic & Computational Reasoning All Bren ICS Majors will satisfy this category via their degree requirements

Category VI: Foreign Language • Language competency other than English must be demonstrated through one of the following options: – 3 years of high school language or its equivalent with a C or better in both semesters – Score of 3 or higher on the AP Language exam – Score of 570 or better on SAT II language exam; a score of 500 or better on the SAT II Modern Hebrew exam (Note: test score format has changed recently) – Completion of an approved course of study through EAP – Exemption by examination available in some languages, check out http: //www. testingcenter. uci. edu – Completion of 1 C level of a language taught at UCI or the equivalent at another college or university

Category VII: Multicultural Studies Complete 1 course from the list of General Education courses for this category. Courses can potentially overlap with categories III and IV of the UCI General Education requirement.

Category VIII: International/Global Issues Complete 1 course from the list of General Education courses for this category. Courses can potentially overlap with categories III and IV of the UCI General Education requirement. • Along with the courses from the approved list, this may also be fulfilled by: – one quarter participation in the Education Abroad Program and corresponding course. – completion of the 4 th year equivalent of high school foreign language with a C or better in both semesters – A score of 4 or 5 on the AP language other than English exam – 620 or better on the SAT II language other than English exam; 540 or better on the SAT II Modern Hebrew exam – Exemption by examination available in some languages. Check out www. testingcenter. uci. edu.

I-STEPS International Students Transitioning to Educational and Personal Success • • • 10 week course for new, first year international students Highly recommended! 1. 3 Pass/No Pass units No exams! Learn about American culture and tips about how to be academically and socially successful at UCI • Make new friends and meet faculty and staff • Explore campus resources and services • To sign up, go to the International Center website at http: //www. ic. uci. edu/Programs/isteps. php

English Conversation Program (ECP) • • • ECP is mandatory for all ICS international students 10 week course for international students 1. 3 Pass/No Pass units No exams! Opportunity for international students to practice their oral, conversational English with Englishspeaking facilitators • To sign up, go to the International Center website at http: //www. ic. uci. edu/Programs/ecp. php

Taking courses outside UCI • Courses may be completed outside of UCI to satisfy general education and elective courses • You must take all major courses at UCI – Students may petition to take up to four approved UC-transferable lower-division classes, except for writing classes, at a community college or other university. • Check with http: //www. assist. org/ to make sure community college courses will transfer!

Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences BIM, CGS, CSE, IN 4 MATX and SE Major Requirements

UCI Catalogue 2014 -15 • http: //catalogue. uci. edu/donaldbrenschoo lofinformationandcomputersciences/ • The Catalogue will show you in detail how many courses are required under your major, what courses you need to complete, descriptions of the courses, any prerequisites associated with courses, and much more.

AP Exams Exam Score Class Credit for 3, 4 or 5 3 4 or 5 ICS/CSE 21 (must take ICS 31) ICS/CSE 21 and 22 (skip ICS 31 -33) 4 or 5 3 4 or 5 Math 2 A and 2 B 4 or 5 5 5 Physics 2 Physics 3 A Physics 3 B 4 or 5 Chemistry 1 A + 4 elective units 3, 4, or 5 Statistics 7 4 or 5 Economics 20 B Economics 20 A Computer Science: A Exam AB Exam Mathematics: AB Exam BC Exam Physics: Exam C, Part I or II Exam C, Part II Chemistry: AP Chemistry Exam Statistics: AP Statistics Economics Macroeconomics Microeconomics

Sample Fall Schedule for Majors BIM CGS CS Econ 20 A (4) Math 2 A (4) ICS 31 (4) Math 2 A (4) WR 39 A (4) ICS 60 (4) WR 39 A (4) ICS 90 (1) CSE ICS-UD IN 4 MATX SE CSE 41 (4) Math 2 A (4) Gen. Ed. (I) or Physics 2 (4) ICS 31 (4) Math 2 A (4) ICS 31 (4) Stats 7 (4) ICS 31 (4) Math 2 A (4) WR 39 A (4) ICS 90 (1) *** If writing courses are full, please substitute with a GE III or GE IV course.

ICS 90: New Students Seminar • 1 unit course taught by Bren School Lecturers Richard Pattis and David Kay • No grade earned, P/NP only • Goal is to help new students transition to UCI • Learn about technical areas within ICS via faculty talks on their research • Mandatory for CS and Informatics majors only

Bren School of ICS Degree/Major Requirements All courses taken to satisfy your Bren ICS major requirements (including Math, Writing, Film, and Science where applicable) must be taken for a letter grade!!!

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences Academic Honesty Policy Please visit www. ics. uci. edu/ugrad/policies

Bren School of ICS Academic Honesty Policy • The following examples are considered as academically dishonest: – Copying during an exam or quiz – Copying a person’s homework – Sharing code during a lab assignment – Sharing notes and problem solutions – Any joint effort when individual effort is required. – Do not assume anything, ask questions.

Bren School of ICS Academic Honesty Policy • What could happen if you are caught or suspected of academic dishonesty? – An automatic F in the assignment, quiz or exam, OR – An automatic F in the course, OR – Expulsion from the University (this may occur if you have been caught more than once. ) – A letter/report will be placed in your student file within the school and at the university level for at least two years.

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences Important Policies and Deadlines

Add/Drop/Change Policy • Deadline to add, drop, or change the grade option of a course: Friday of Week 2 • Exceptions will only be made if there are documented extenuating circumstances. • Approvals are required by the Dean of the School that is offering the course and the Dean of the School that houses your major. Please see our website for further details.

Official Transcripts • All transcripts (high school, community college, university) must be submitted to the Office of Admissions by: July 1 – Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools 260 Aldrich Hall Irvine, CA 92697 -1075 – Admissions will place a hold on July 15 on your admission if transcripts are late. Do not miss this deadline- it will impact your admission to UCI.

Statement of Legal Residence • Used to make a determination of residence classification for tuition fee purposes. • All students should have submitted the Statement of Legal Residence form with the SIR • The link to the Statement of Legal Residence form is located on your online My. Admissions page

Undergraduate Student Health Insurance • ALL undergraduate students are required to carry adequate health insurance • Included in Undergraduate Student Fees. • Can be waived if private insurance is evaluated to be equal or superior to policy provided by UCI • Consult the UCI General Catalogue or the web at www. shs. uci. edu for further clarification • Deadline to submit online waiver form: September 12

Undergraduate Student Fee Payment • Zotbill – When your Zotbill is available for viewing, you will be sent an email. It is your responsibility to periodically check your Zotbill to see if there any charges. – More information can be found at the Student Billing website: https: //zotaccount. uci. edu/ • Fees must be paid by 4 p. m. on September 15 to avoid being dropped from courses. • Late service charges are assessed for fee payment after this date. Please refer to the Schedule of Classes or the UCI Registrar’s web site at www. reg. uci. edu for more information.

UCI E-mail Account • You should have already activated your UCInet. ID through your My. Admission Page – This is also your UCI email • Example: Peter Anteater – E-mail: panteater@uci. edu – UCInet. ID: panteater – UCI and Bren School of ICS Staff will only respond to e-mail sent by a UCI e-mail account – For any questions and support about UCInet. IDs, you may contact the Office of Information Technology (OIT): www. oit. uci. edu

Bren School of ICS E-mail Account • In addition to your UCI account, you will need to activate your Bren School of ICS account – To activate your Bren School of ICS e-mail account, bring your UCI student ID card to the Bren School of ICS lab- ICS 364 beginning Thursday, October 2. – You will need a Bren School of ICS account in order to use the Bren School of ICS computing facilities and course drop boxes. – The ICSnet. ID is the same as the Bren School of ICS e-mail name • Example: Peter Anteater – E-mail: panteater@ics. uci. edu – ICSnet. ID: panteater

Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences Enrolling in Courses

What do you need to enroll? • You must know your 8 digit student ID number • You must know your UCInet. ID and password to enroll in classes today – If you have forgotten your password, you will have to go to www. oit. uci. edu to reset it. – If you did not activate your UCInet. ID, go to www. activate. uci. edu to activate it.

About Web. Reg: • • • Add or drop a course Change your grade option for a course when appropriate Modify the units in a variable unit class Check your eligibility to enroll Confirm your class schedule Web. Reg will inform you of any student record holds on your record and the department you need to contact • Accessible 7 days per week, except 4 -6 a. m. (scheduled maintenance) • Your enrollment window opens after this orientation. – You may not enroll in classes before then. – Once your enrollment window opens, you have 48 hours to access Web. Reg. After that, while windows are opening for other students, you are restricted to using Web. Reg during non-prime hours of 7 p. m. to 7 a. m. • If you have problems enrolling using Web. Reg, call the Registrar’s Office at (949) 824 -6124.

Searchable Schedule of Classes • The Searchable Schedule of Classes (Web. SOC) should be used to find updated information on class times, locations, enrollment numbers, etc. For more information see www. reg. uci. edu. • Enroll using 5 digit course code located on the far right of the course listing • You must enroll for a lab or discussion if it is listed under a specific section of the lecture • ICS and CS majors enroll in ICS and CS courses such as ICS 31 - do not enroll in CSE courses • IN 4 MTX majors enroll in IN 4 MTX and CS courses- do not enroll in CSE courses

Note: 05200 Lec Sec A, you must enroll in 05201 -05215 and 05220 Lec Sec B, you must enroll in 05221 -05235. Crossing over sections will result in the “co class mismatch” message. Note section A (Code 05200) lecture and Section A 1 -A 12 (Codes 05201 -05215) Discussions. An attempt to enroll in lecture 05200 (section A) and discussion 05221 (section B) will Result in the message “CO CLASS MISMATCH” (See the following example)

Web. Reg

How to Enroll

Prerequisite Clearing and You • The Registrar’s system will not automatically recognize when prerequisites have been completed outside of the University. This means that you will need to receive clearance for many courses before being able to enroll. • Our office has developed on on-line prerequisite clearing form that can be accessed 24/7. • Before your enrollment window opens, look up the prereqs for the courses you wish to enroll in. If you finished any of the prereqs outside of UCI, turn in a request for the courses. https: //ugradforms. ics. uci. edu. • DO NOT put in requests for courses you do not need clearance for. It creates extra work for us and slows us down.

Before Classes Begin… • Welcome Week – Sept 29 – Oct 4 – Monday, September 29 • New Student Convocation • Dean’s Welcome • Anteater Club Fair • All Welcome Week events are free of charge Don’t forget… classes begin on Thursday, October 2!

Good luck to you all and please remember that we are here to help! Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences