• Submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR)
  • SIR Deadline is May 2nd
     
  • Once you SIR, view all messages in your new R’Mail account.  All email correspondence will be sent to your R’Mail account instead of your personal email address.  Be sure to check your account regularly and use it for all university email communications.
• Register for Highlander Orientation and Second-Phase Registration

  What to Expect at Highlander Orientation

  UC Riverside offers 11 in-person orientation sessions and 4 virtual sessions for incoming first-year students. These fun-filled, high impact sessions are offered twice a week in July and August.

  Course registration will be separate from your Orientation Session. Please make sure to sign up for Orientation AND register for advising when both links become available. 

  During the two-day mandatory program, you will learn about UCR’s campus and traditions, connect with other first-year students, discover ways to get involved, and learn about campus resources that will support you in your transition to the university. 

  You will also learn about how to navigate UCR's opportunities for student engagement, learn how to be a responsible member of the UCR community and connect with peer leaders that can support your transition to campus.

  What to Expect in Second Phase Registration 

  Second-Phase Registration is the second part of the orientation process and is hosted by your Academic Advisors. Second Phase Registration will occur from July 28th through August 8th, 2025 and will occur virtually. To complete the orientation process and to register for your classes, you must register for and attend both programs.

  During the Second Phase Registration session you register for in July or August, your Academic Advisors will meet with you via a group advising session. The Advising session will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive information about your major, your major requirements, and specific information about your Fall Quarter courses. During this time, you will also register for your Fall Quarter classes.  

  Orientation Registration will begin on May 9, 2025. Please visit orientation.ucr.edu to sign up for Orientation and Second-Phase Registration.  

• Start Submitting Your Transcripts and Test Scores
  • Transcripts and Test scores are due July 1st
     
  • If you have AP/IB test scores or community college transcripts from freshman to junior years, you should submit them now.  This will make advising and registration at Orientation much easier.
     
  • How to submit
• Complete the Highlander Foundations College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences online course

  Your Highlander Foundations course is designed to prepare you for your Highlander Orientation and Second-Phase Registration session as well as to communicate information about CHASS. This course also contains information about various resources available to you as a Highlander and important reminders about what you will be expected to complete prior to arriving at orientation.  Be sure to make use of the information provided throughout as you familiarize yourself with our Highlander Community!

  The Highlander Foundations course will be available beginning on May 19th. You will receive detailed information on how to access the course via your UCR email. Completion of the course will allow students to begin their Fall enrollment as early as June 23rd, 2025.

  If you have any questions, please contact our Peer Advisors at chasspeers@ucr.edu. Our team of Peer Advisors would be happy to answer any questions as you prepare for Highlander Orientation.

• Take the Writing Placement Process (WPP)
  • The Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) is a University of California reading and writing proficiency requirement that all first-year students must satisfy. The ELWR must be satisfied either before beginning courses on a UC campus or during the first year of enrollment. 
     
  • To gain access to English writing, grammar, and composition courses, students must take the Writing Placement Process (WPP) if transfer credit, such as credit from the AP English Language or Literature exams, the International Baccalaureate Higher Level English exam, or community college credit for English composition have not been completed. For information on which exams specifically satisfy the ELWR, please access the ELWR informational page.
     
  • Completing the online WPP on one of the test dates in May or June will ensure that students have placement information before registering for fall quarter classes when attending their Highlander Orientation Session in July or August. If you didn’t satisfy the UC Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) by May 1 using AP/IB tests scores or college credit, you should plan to take the AWPE. There are dates through May, June, and August. If you take the test on May 18 or May 19, you will be able to see your course placement at the end of June and be totally prepared for Orientation. For more information on test dates or to register for the WPP, please visit the WPP webpage
• Take the Math Placement Assessment (MPA)
  • The MPA is used by UCR to assess student readiness in mathematics for University work and to determine the appropriate placement.
     
  • Not all CHASS students will be required to complete a math course to graduate.  Students admitted to the majors below, and undeclared students considering one of these majors (or a STEM major outside of CHASS) must have math placement.  Students must either complete the MPA or use transfer credit (qualifying AP/IB scores or college transfer credit).
     
  • Math-based majors in CHASS include:
    • Pre-Business
    • Economics
    • Business Economics
    • Economics/Administrative Studies
    • Economics/Law & Society
    • Psychology
    • Psychology/Law & Society
    • Neuroscience
    • Liberal Studies
    • Political Science/Administrative Studies
    • Art History/Administrative Studies
    • History/Administrative Studies
    • Sociology/Administrative Studies
       
  • To register for the MPA, please visit the ARC website
     
  • Make sure to take the exam no later than July 1!  The earlier you complete the exam, the more prepared you will be for advising and registration at Highlander Orientation.
     
  • If you are an Undeclared student and are considering any of the majors above and do not have transfer credit, then it is strongly recommended that you take the MPA.
• Major Changes

  If you are seeking to change your major, you must do so no later than June 15, 2025. All major change requests must be submitted through your admissions portal at my.ucr.edu. After June 15th, major changes will not occur until after the fall quarter begins. If you are seeking a major change, please visit your My UCR portal to request a major change immediately.  

• Complete the Highlander Foundations College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Online Course

  Your Highlander Foundations course is designed to prepare you for your Highlander Orientation and Second-Phase Registration session as well as to communicate information about CHASS. This course also contains information about various resources available to you as a Highlander and important reminders about what you will be expected to complete prior to arriving at orientation.  Be sure to make use of the information provided throughout as you familiarize yourself with our Highlander Community!

  The Highlander Foundations course will be available beginning on May 19th. You will receive detailed information on how to access the course via your UCR email. Completion of the course will allow students to begin their Fall enrollment as early as June 23rd, 2025.

  If you have any questions, please contact our Peer Advisors at chasspeers@ucr.edu. Our team of Peer Advisors would be happy to answer any questions as you prepare for Highlander Orientation.

Additional helpful information and resources:

• Admissions FAQs
• Financial Aid
• Housing
• International Students
• CHASS First
• Transitioning from a CHASS major to CNAS (sciences) or BCOE (engineering/computer science)