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Table of Contents
A Welcome from the Dean .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Mission, Vision, and Assurance of Learning ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Academic Advising ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5-7
Academic Integrity ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Course Enrollment and Registration ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Academic Success Tips ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Important Dates and Deadlines ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
UCR Breadth Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
Business Preparation vs. Pre-Business ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Getting Into the Major ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Business Major Requirements ....................................................................................................................................................... 15-16
2015-2016 Business Course Offerings ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Scholarships and Awards ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Opportunities Beyond the Classroom .......................................................................................................................................... 19-20
Career Services ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Academic and Career Roadmap ................................................................................................................................................... 22-24
This guide has been created to assist you with transitioning to UCR’s Business Program. Our goal is to provide you
with some of the tools necessary to be successful at UCR. However, please keep in mind that this handbook is not
intended to replace the UCR General Catalog nor the UCR Schedule of Classes. The UCR General Catalog explains all
UCR requirements, policies, and procedures. The UCR Schedule of Classes includes course offerings for the quarter as
well as a calendar for the entire academic year including important dates and deadlines. Please contact your advisor
should you have any questions regarding this handbook or any of the above-mentioned resources.
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Mission Statement
The University of California, Riverside serves the needs and enhances the quality of life of the diverse people of
California, the nation and the world through knowledge – its communication, discovery, translation, application,
and preservation. The undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, research programs, and outreach
activities develop leaders who inspire, create, and enrich California’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental
future.
3 | Student
Handbook
A Welcome from the Dean
Dear Student:
Welcome to the undergraduate business program at
the University of California, Riverside.
You have made the right decision in coming to the
School of Business Administration. SoBA and UCR are
at the center of growth in the U.S. economy – growth in
population, growth in the economy, growth in
connection to world markets, growth and access to
developing industries like biotech, information
technology and entertainment, growth in
entrepreneurship, and growth in new business
ventures.
Education is also about growth. Through our
undergraduate program you will experience first-hand
the opportunity for personal growth that is designed to
mold the future leaders of business and society. At
SoBA we are educating future leaders who will shape
the larger society in which we live. Your opportunities
with a SoBA education will be limited only by your
own ambition and creativity. We will help you
cultivate both.
Riverside is a hidden gem in
the Inland Empire which
combines the friendliness of a small town and yet
affords the opportunities available in a large
metropolis.
Our exceptional staff in the Office of Undergraduate
Business Programs located on the second floor of
Olmsted Hall in the center of campus will assist you in
getting settled here and provide you with a
comprehensive plan to obtain your degree in a timely
manner and to transition to your first job.
We will do great things together. Again, welcome to
SoBA and the undergraduate business program. I look
forward to meeting you.
Warm regards,
Yunzeng Wang, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Dean
School of Business Administration
University of California, Riverside