EFFECTIVE WAYS OF STUDYING

BEFORE EXAMS

I'M A TRANSFER STUDENT. WHAT SHOULD I THINK ABOUT EACH YEAR?

APPLY FOR GRADUATION

APPLY TO JOBS

APPLY TOGRADUATE SCHOOL

COMPLETE DEGREEREQUIREMENTSSUBMIT UC IGETC

THIRD YEAR FOURTH YEAR

ATTEND TRANSFER101 WORKSHOP

CREATE 2-3YEAR PLAN

PLAN FOR FIELD STUDY

JOIN CLUBS ANDORGANIZATIONS

GET INVOLVED INRESEARCH AND/ORSUMMER INTERNSHIPS

BUILD RESEARCH

EXPERIENCE BY GOING

TO YOUR PROFESSOR

OR TA'S OFFICE HOURS

OR FACULTY PAGE TO

SEE IF THEY HAVE A

RESEARCH LAB WITH

OPEN POSITIONS.

BUILD STUDY

GROUPS BY

CONNECTING WITH

YOUR PEERS IN

CLASS OR UTILIZING

SOCIAL MEDIA

(CHECK FACEBOOK

OR DISCORD FOR

GROUPS).

JOIN A CAMPUS

CLUB OR ORG. BY

CHECKING THE

FULL LIST HERE:

HTTPS://CAMPUS

ORGS.UCI.EDU/

FILL OUT A CPEP TO

WAIVE A PREREQ

THAT YOU'VE

ALREADY

COMPLETED

THROUGH A COURSE

OUTSIDE OF UCI.

CHECK YOUR DEPT.'S

(UPPP/CLS/PSCI)

PAGE TO SEE A

YEARLY TENTATIVE

PLAN BEFORE THE

SCHEDULE OF

CLASSES IS

RELEASED! 

LEARN TO READ

DEGREEWORKS AND

MAKE A 2-3 YEAR

PLAN BY ATTENDING

OUR ACADEMIC

PLANNING

WORKSHOP.

KEEP THE

ACADEMIC

CALENDAR

HANDY TO KEEP

TRACK OF

IMPORTANT

DEADLINES.

USE

CHANGEOFMAJOR.UCI.EDU

TO MEET THE CHANGE OF

MAJOR REQS BEFORE

ADDING OR CHANGING A

MAJOR!

CHECK OUT THE

OPPORTUNITIES

THAT UCI HAS TO

OFFER (E.G.,

STUDY ABROAD,

UCDC, CHC) AND

KEEP TRACK OF

APPLICATION

DEADLINES!

UCI.JOINHANDSHAKE.COM

CAREER.UCI.EDU

TRANSFERHUB.UCI.EDU

UCI ACADEMIC CALENDAR

COUNSELING.UCI.EDU

STUDENTS.SOCECO.UCI.EDU

HTTPS://WWW.ADMISSIONS.UCI.EDU/AFFORD/

SCHOLARSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIP-CENTRAL.PHP

TIPS FOR NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS