March 2022

Here For You and Your Students

We hope you've had a fantastic and productive start to your year. We're also excited to share all sorts of great things that are on the horizon for your transfer students at UC Riverside!

Meet Our Admission Counselors

We're here to help you, your students, and their families. To reach us and other members of our team, visit admissions.ucr.edu/contact.

Jessica Verazas
Assistant Director
Transfer Recruitment and Evaluation

Mandy Loh
Assistant Director
Non-Resident Recruitment and Evaluation

Allura Davis
Assistant Director
Community Engagement and Outreach

Early March: Admission notifications go live on My.UCR.EDU, the student portal. Video: New Student Account Setup
March 2: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application. UCR School Code: 001316
March 31: Deadline to complete the Transfer Academic Update.
April 30: Admitted transfer students and their families are invited to Highlander Day.
June 1: Deadline to submit the Statement of Intent to Register (SIR).
June 8: Deadline to register for Highlander Orientation.
July 1: Deadline to submit final transcripts/documents for coursework completed through end of spring.
By September: Submit I-20 before fall quarter begins in September. (International students only.)
Sept. 19: Fall quarter begins. Instruction begins Sept. 22.

Virtual Events
Information sessions for prospective students.

54 Facts and Impacts
Discover academics, people, and student life.

UGA Publications
Includes enrollment checklists, student profiles, and fact sheets such as Umoja at UCR for transfer students who want to develop as students and leaders.

Videos
Get to know UCR, the student experience, and city of Riverside.

Blue, Gold, & BLACK Podcast
Archived episodes to explore the intersection of being Black and a UCR Highlander.

Message an International UCR Student
International high school students can contact current students.

Snapshot: Winter 2022 Admissions

847 transfer applications submitted
556 transfer students admitted
Top majors:
- business administration
- data science
- cell, molecular, and developmental biology
- mechanical engineering
- biochemistry

University Honors
If students are admitted to University Honors, they're expected to attend Highlander Orientation Session 1 (expected in July). Visit honors.ucr.edu/admissions to learn more.

NEW Tuition Stability Plan
Beginning fall 2022, tuition will be adjusted for each incoming undergraduate class but will subsequently remain flat until the student graduates, for up to six years. Visit admissions.ucr.edu/tuitionstability for details.

Student raises funds on Twitter to buy masks for campus

Preeti Juturu, a fourth-year double major in public policy and economics, led an initiative to purchase and distribute N95 and KN95 masks.

Authors, schedule announced for 45th Writers Week

UCR begins construction of new Student Health and Counseling Center

The new center will bring together health and wellness services at an accessible, modern facility (expected to open by May 2023).

UC Riverside professor one of few Black archeologists searching for sunken slave ships and hidden history
The Press Enterprise

Sharks: Scientists say they don't know what the Megalodon looked like
BBC Newsround

Explore past issues of UCR's Counselor Newsletter.

Message International Students
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Undergraduate Admissions
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3106 Student Services Building
Riverside, CA 92521-0119

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