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Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Get a warm welcome and orientation to UC Irvine and the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. Find helpful information about academic counseling, student affairs, peer advisors, clubs and organizations, and catalog rights.

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Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

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

  2. As a courtesy to your academic counselor and the people around you, please turn off your: • Cell phone • Pager • Anything else that might be disruptive Thank you!

  3. 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.

  4. Bren School of ICS Peer Advisors • Nathaniel Chow, Angeline Gray • 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 • peer@ics.uci.edu • 949-824-7047

  5. Clubs and Organizations • Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) • Bren School of ICS Honors Program (ICSHP) • Upper-division honors research track • http://honors.ics.uci.edu/ • CampuswideHonors Program (CHP) • www.honors.uci.edu • Informatics Student Association (INSA) • http://www.clubs.uci.edu/insa • Video Game Developers Club (VGDC) • http://www.clubs.uci.edu/vgdc/blog/ • Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) • www.ics.uci.edu/~wics

  6. Your UCI Catalogue Rights • 2011-12 can be your catalogue year • You are held to the policies and requirements in this catalogue • Answers for almost 90% of general student questions can be found here • The catalog is available online: http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/

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

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

  9. #1. UC Entry Level Writing Generally, transfer students complete this via their admissions writing/english requirement of 2 writing courses. Satisfaction of this requirement will be notated on your transcript under “University Requirements” If your transcript does not have this notation, please make an appointment to see an academic counselor after Fall quarter grades have been posted on your transcript.

  10. #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 • NOTE: IGETC does not automatically satisfy this requirement.

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

  12. #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

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

  14. 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.

  15. Category I: LD Writing Generally, transfer students complete this via their admissions writing/english requirement of 2 writing courses. There are, however, a few schools whose courses do not satisfy the entire lower-division writing requirement. In those cases, you must complete the courses at UCIrvine.

  16. 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 Majors - Required to take ICS 139W. • In4matx Majors – Requirement will be completed through Informatics 162W for those pursuing the OIT specialization. • CSE Majors – Requirement will be completed through CSE 181CW. • BIM, BMC, CGS, ICS, In4matx (SE, HCI) Majors – May take any upper division course with a “W” suffix (ex: ICS 139W, Social Science 185W, Engineering 190W, etc).

  17. Category II: Science and Technology (Major Specific!) • CS Majors:Select a three-course combination from one of the following: • Chemistry 1ABC and 1LC-LD or H2ABC and H2LA-B-C • Physics 3ABC & 3LB-LC • Physics 2, 7C, and 7D or 7E with corresponding labs. • CSE Majors: Complete 18 units of basic science courses including Physics 7C, 7LC; Physics 7D/LD, and the remainder from the approved Science Elective list. • BIM & IN4MATX Majors: 2 of the 3 required courses will already be completed through ICS 21/In4matx 41 and ICS 22/In4matx 42. The third course can be anything that falls under this category. • BMC, CGS & ICS Majors: The 3 required courses will already be completed through ICS 21-22-51.

  18. Category III: Social and Behavioral Sciences • You must complete 3 quarter (or 2 semester) 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

  19. Category IV: Arts & Humanities • You must complete 3 quarter (or 2 semester) 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. 85A

  20. Category V: Quantitative, Symbolic & ComputationalReasoning All Bren School majors will satisfy this category via their degree requirements.

  21. 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 www.testingcenter.uci.edu. • Completion of 1C level of a language taught at UCI or the equivalent at another college or university

  22. 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.

  23. 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 4th 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.

  24. 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!

  25. Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences BIM, BMC, CGS, CS, CSE, ICS, and IN4MATX Major Requirements

  26. Business Information Management (BIM) • Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Paul Merage School of Business. • BIM students will fall under the authority of the Bren School of ICS, which will provide all of the counseling resources for the students. • There is a limited amount of space available for this major. If you are interested in changing majors, please consult with a counselor.

  27. Business Information Management • Lower-division Informatics/ICS, Econ, and Mgmt courses (8) • Lower-division mathematics courses (5) • Upper-division Informatics, Math, Mgmt and elective • courses (20) Just the Basics: Total Number of Classes: 33 Informatics/CS Courses: Mathematics Courses: • Math 2AB • Stats 7/8/67 • ICS 6D • Math 6G • Stats 110 • Lower-division: ICS 21/Inf 41; ICS 22/Inf 42; • ICS 23/Inf 45; Inf 43 • Upper-division: CS 122A, CS 121/Inf 141, Inf 113, • Inf 143 Management: Major Electives: • 3 UD Bren electives • 2 UD electives • 1 UD Writing • Lower-division: Mgmt 30AB • Upper-division: Mgmt 101, 102, • 105, 107, 109, 110,173, 178,189 Economics: • Lower-division: Econ 20AB

  28. Sample Four-Year Plan: BIM FALL WINTER SPRING Freshman Economics 20A Economics 20B In4matx 43 Math 2A Math 2B Math 6G UC Entry Level Writing General Ed. (I) General Ed. (I) General Ed. (VI) Sophomore ICS 21/In4matx 41 ICS 22/In4matx 42 ICS 23/In4matx 45 Mgmt 30A Mgmt 30B Mgmt 102 ICS 6D Stats 7/8/67 General Ed. (III) General Ed. (II) General Ed. (IV) Junior CS 122A CS 121/In4matx 141 In4matx 143 Mgmt 107 In4matx 113 General Ed. (VIII) General Ed (IV) Mgmt 101 UD Elective UD Elective Mgmt 178 UD Writing Senior Mgmt 105 Mgmt 109 Mgmt 110 Mgmt 173 Mgmt 189 Gen. Ed. (VII) Statistics 110 Bren ICS UD Elective Bren ICS UD Elective Bren ICS UD Elective

  29. Biomedical Computing • Lower-division ICS, Bio, Physics and Chem (14) • Lower-division mathematics courses (7) • Upper-division CS and Bio courses (13) • Upper-division Writing (1) Just the Basics: Total Number of Classes: 35 ICS/CS and Bio Courses: Mathematics Courses: • Math 2ABD • ICS 6B • ICS 6D • Math 6G • Stats 67 • Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, • Bio Sci 9C, 93, 94, 97 • Upper-division: CS 183/Bio Sci M123, • CS 161, 178, 184A, 184B, 184C, 189ABC Physics and Chemistry: Major Electives: • 3 quantitative electives • 1 biology elective • 1 UD Writing • Physics 7C, 7LC, 7D, 7LD • Chemistry 1A-B, Chemistry 1LE

  30. Sample Four-Year Plan: BMC FALL WINTER SPRING Freshman ICS 21 ICS 22 ICS 23 Math 2A Math 2B Math 2D Bio Sci 93 Bio Sci 94 Bio Sci 9C (Physics 2 if needed) Writing 39B Sophomore ICS 6D Math 6G or 3A Stats 67 ICS 6B ICS 51 ICS 52 Writing 39C Physics 7C, 7LC Physics 7D, 7LD Bio Sci 97 CS 183/Bio Sci M123 Junior CS 184A CS 184B CS 184C Chem 1A Chem 1B, 1LE Biology elective CS 178 CS 161 Gen. Ed. (III, VII, VIII) Gen. Ed. (III/VII/VIII) Senior CS 189A CS 189B Mgmt 110 Quantitative Elective Quantitative Elective Quantitative Elective Gen. Ed. (VI) Gen. Ed. (III, VII, VIII) Upper Div. Writing Gen. Ed. (IV) Gen. Ed. (IV) Gen. Ed. (IV)

  31. Computer Game Science Just the Basics: Total Number of Major Courses: 33 • Lower-division Bren School courses (9) • Lower-division mathematics courses (6) • Upper-division Bren School courses (16) • Physics and Film and Media (2) Bren School Courses Mathematics Courses: • Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65 • Upper-division: 11 core and 5 electives • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) • Math 6G (linear algebra) • Math 2A-B (calculus) • Statistics 67 Physics and Film and Media Studies: • Physics 3A • Film and Media Studies 85A

  32. Sample Four-Year Plan: CGS FALL WINTER SPRING Freshman ICS 21 ICS 22 ICS 23 ICS 60 ICS 61 ICS 62 Math 2A Math 2B ICS 6B Writing 39B Writing 39C Sophomore ICS 65 ICS 6D ICS 52 Math 6G ICS 160 ICS 161 ICS 51 CS 112 Stats 67 Physics 3A General Ed. (III/VII) Junior One of: ICS 162, 163, 166 ICS 167 ICS 168 CS 171 One of: CS 122A, Inf 113, 131 CGS Elective FMS 85A UD Writing CGS Elective CGS Elective General Ed. (IV) General Ed. (IV/VIII) Senior One of: ICS 162, 163, 166 ICS 169A ICS 169B CGS Elective CGS Elective General Ed. (VI) General Ed. (III) Elective Elective

  33. Computer Science Just the Basics: Total Number of Major Courses: 31-34 • Lower-division Bren School courses (5) • Lower-division mathematics courses (7) • Three-quarter science sequence (4-7) • Upper-division Bren School courses (15) Bren School Courses Mathematics Courses: • Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52 • Upper-division: 9 core and ICS 139W • 3 Project courses • 2 Elective CS courses • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) • Math 6G (linear algebra) • Math 2A-B (calculus) • Statistics 67 • Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13 Science Courses: • 3 quarter sequence from Physics 3ABC series or 2-7CD series • 3 quarter sequence from Chemistry 1ABC or H2 series

  34. Sample Four-Year Plan: CS FALL WINTER SPRING Freshman ICS 21 ICS 22 ICS 23 Math 2A Math 2B ICS 6B UC Entry Level Writing General Ed. (I) General Ed. (I) Sophomore ICS 51 ICS 52 CS UD Core ICS 6D Math 6G or Math 3A Stats 67 Science Elective Science Elective Science Elective General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) Junior CS 161 CS UD Core CS UD Core CS UD Core CS UD Core CS UD Core Phil 29/30 or Math 13 CS UD Core ICS 139W General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) Senior CS Project CS Project CS Project CS Elective CS Elective CS UD Core General Ed. (IV) General Ed. (IV) General Ed. (VI) General Ed. (VII/VIII) General Ed. (VII/VIII)

  35. Computer Science & Engineering Total Number of Major Classes: 42 Just the Basics: • Lower-division CSE courses (8) • Lower-division mathematics courses (8) • 18 units of basic science (5) • Approved science electives (2) • Upper-division CSE courses (17) • Four “tracks” in the junior year (2 courses) Mathematics Courses: • Math 2A-B-D (calculus) • Math 2J (basic linear algebra) • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra) • Math 6G/3A (linear algebra) • Stats 67 (probability and stats) CSE Courses: • Lower-division: CSE 21, 22, 23, 25, 31, 31L, 70A, 90 • Upper-division: 17 engineering and computing topics • Four “tracks” include: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, and Parallel & Distributed Computing Science Courses: • Physics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LD • 8 units of approved basic science courses

  36. Sample Four-Year Plan: CSE FALL WINTER SPRING Freshman CSE 21 CSE 22 CSE 23 Math 2A Math 2B Math 2D UC Entry Level Writing Physics 7C, LC Physics 7D, LD General Ed. (I) General Ed. (I) Sophomore CSE 31 CSE 31L CSE 70A Math 2J CSE 90 Math 6G or Math 3A ICS 6D ICS 6B Science Elective Science Elective General Ed. General Ed. CSE 25 Junior CSE 112 CSE 104 CSE 120A CSE 121 CSE 132 CS 132/EECS 148 CSE 161 Stats 67 CS 145AB General Ed. General Ed. General Ed Senior CSE 181A CSE 181B CSE 181CW CSE 135A CSE 135B CSE 142 CSE 151 CSE 141 General Ed. Track General Ed Track

  37. Information and Computer Science Just the Basics: • Lower-division Bren School courses (5) • Lower-division mathematics courses (6) • Upper-division Bren School courses (14) • Upper-division mathematics courses (2) • 6 optional specializations (4) Total Number of Major Courses: 27 Mathematics Courses: Bren School Courses • Math 2A-B (calculus) • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra) • Math 6G (linear algebra) • Statistics 67 (probability and stats • 2 Upper-division math courses • Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52 • Upper-division: 9 core • 2 Intermediate courses • 3 Project courses Specialization Options: • Artificial Intelligence • Computer Systems • Implementation and • Analysis of Algorithms • Information Systems • Networks and Distributed Systems • Optimization • Software Systems

  38. Sample Four-Year Plan: ICS FALL WINTER SPRING Freshman ICS 21 ICS 22 ICS 23 Math 2A Math 2B ICS 6B UC Entry Level Writing General Ed. (I) General Ed. (I) Sophomore ICS 51 ICS 52 ICS UD Core ICS 6D Math 6G or Math 3A ICS UD Core General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) Stats 67 General Ed. (II/VII/VIII) General Ed. (II/VII/VIII) General Ed. (III/IV) Junior ICS UD Core ICS UD Core ICS UD Core ICS UD Core ICS UD Core ICS UD Core UD Math UD Math UD Writing General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) General Ed. (III/IV) Senior ICS Project ICS Project ICS Project ICS Intermediate ICS Intermediate ICS UD Core General Ed. (VI) General Ed. (VI) General Ed. (VI) General Ed. (II/VII/VIII)

  39. Informatics Just the Basics: Total Number of Classes: 26-27 • Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5) • Lower-division mathematics courses (3) • Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19) Informatics Courses: • Lower-division: Inf 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45 • Upper-division: 8 courses • Track Courses: 10-11 courses Tracks: • Human-Computer • Interaction (HCI) • Organizations and • Information Technology (OIT) • Software Engineering (SE) Mathematics Courses: • ICS 6B • Stats 7 or 67 • Philosophy 29

  40. Sample Four Year Plan:IN4MATX (OIT) FALLWINTER SPRING Freshman Informatics 41 Informatics 42 Informatics 43 UC Entry Level Writing General Ed. (I) General Ed. (I) Philosophy 29 ICS 6B ICS 23 or Informatics 45 Informatics 44 Sophomore Stats 7 or 67 Informatics 113OIT Elective Mgmt 5 Informatics 131OIT Elective OIT ElectiveMgmt 102 General Ed. (III) General Ed. (II) General Ed. (III) General Ed. (IV) Junior Informatics 161 Informatics 162W Informatics 163 Informatics 121 OIT ElectiveGeneral Ed. (IV) Informatics 141 Informatics 151 OIT Elective General Ed. (III) General Ed. (IV) Informatics 191A Senior Informatics 191B Informatics 191C General Ed. (VIII) OIT Elective General Ed. (VII) Elective General Ed. (VI) Elective Elective Elective

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

  42. Concentration (optional) • Engineering and Computer Science in the Global Context • Open to all Bren ICS majors • Work closely with counselors in ICS Student Affairs and Center for International Education to create an academic plan and proposal for Associate Dean • A minimum of eight courses at UCI or at the international • One or two semester sequence of technical courses related to the major and, possibly, cultural, history, and literature courses taken at an international university • A two month or longer technical internship experience in the same country as the international educational experience.

  43. Bren School Honors Program Requirements for admission in to the Bren School Honors Program: Major Group 1 Courses Group 2 Courses CS, ICS ICS 21,22,23,51,52 Math 6D or ICS 6D Math 6G or 3A CSE CSE 21,22,23,25,31 Math 6D or ICS 6D Math 6G or 3A Informatics Inf 41,42,43,44 Inf 111,121 and 131 ICS 141 BIM Inf 41-42-43 or ICS 21-22-52 Mgmt 30AB BMC ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52 Math 6D or ICS 6D Math 6G or Math 3A » Applications come out during Spring quarter of each academic year.Students interested in applying must complete the group 1 courses and group 2 courses for their major by the end of the quarter in which they plan to apply. » Students in all majors must also have the following grade point averages:  • an overall GPA of at least 3.2 • a GPA of at least 3.5 in the group 1 courses • a GPA of at least 3.5 in the group 2 courses

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

  45. ICS 90: First Year 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 • Focus will include community building and mostly surveying the technical areas within departments in ICS, via talks by faculty on their research

  46. ICS 93: Strategies for Success in Information and Computer Sciences • Course taught through the Learning and Academic Resource Center (LARC) – offered winter and spring quarters. • Goal is to develop good study skills in technical fields • Topics include time management, analytical thinking, text analysis, academic survival strategies, and goal setting

  47. Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences Enrolling in Courses

  48. Activating your UCInet ID • www.activate.uci.edu • You must know your 8 digit student ID number • Activating your UCInet ID will also activate your UCI e-mail account

  49. About WebReg: • 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 • WebReg 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 this afternoon. • You may not enroll in classes before then. • Once your enrollment window opens you have 48 hours to access WebReg. After that, while windows are opening for other students, you are restricted to using WebReg during non-prime hours of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. • If you have problems enrolling using WebReg, call the Registrar’s Office at (949) 824-6124.

  50. Searchable Schedule of Classes • The Searchable Schedule of Classes (WebSOC) 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 21- do not enroll in CSE courses • IN4MTX majors enroll in IN4MTX and CS courses- do not enroll in CSE courses

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