BS Environmental Engineering at University of California, Riverside

Programme overview

The programme rests on science and engineering fundamentals, with major areas in air pollution processes and control, water quality management, water and wastewater treatment, and global environmental issues.

Faculty: Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering | Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering | Intake: Fall quarter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Students build a background in mathematics, physics and chemistry and, depending on goals, microbiology, ecology, toxicology and hydrology, while developing problem-solving and teamwork skills.

Career pathways

Engineering consulting, environmental and public health risk assessment, hazardous chemical treatment, drinking water agencies, government regulation, universities and public-interest groups; also graduate school, medicine or law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the University (and its college), not to the major unless stated. First-year applicants need a minimum 3.0 GPA (3.4 for non-California residents) in UC-approved A-G courses from grades 10-11, with required years in history/social science (2), English (4), mathematics (3), science (2), language other than English (2), visual and performing arts (1) and a college-preparatory elective (1); four of eight personal insight questions are answered; SAT/ACT scores are not considered. Applicants educated in a non-English-instruction system show English proficiency (for example TOEFL iBT or Duolingo 115 as listed on the admissions site). Source: admissions.ucr.edu/freshman (applies to the University, not specifically to this major).

Fall quarter entry (September); the first-year UC application is accessed from Aug. 1 and submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Transfer admission is also for fall quarter. UCR operates on a quarter system.

UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.

First-year applicants: the UC application opens Aug. 1 and is submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in March; the Statement of Intent to Register is due May 1; FAFSA/CA Dream Act priority deadline is March 2. UCR does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions or scholarships.

Transfer applicants: TAG applications are submitted Sept. 1-30; UC applications Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in April; the Statement of Intent to Register is due June 1.

The UC application fee is $80 for each UC campus, with a fee waiver available through the application. Applications are made through the UC application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ucr.edu/apply

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