The final deadline for first-years to submit their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) and accept their offer of admission to UCI is on May 1, 2023.

The final deadline for transfers and second baccalaureates to accept their offer of admission by submitting a positive Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UCI is on June 1, 2023.

Applicants who were eligible for a UC Application fee waiver are eligible for an SIR deposit deferral. This SIR fee deferral will postpone the SIR payment and will be part of your fall quarter fees.

If you would like more information regarding steps to defer your SIR, please contact your counselor in your Admitted Student Portal.

The last date to submit an SIR deposit deferral is on April 29, 2023 for first-years and May 30, 2023 for transfers.

First-year applicants who missed the SIR deadline can submit an Appeal to Late SIR online until May 15. Please note, appeals may take 6-8 weeks to process and are considered on a case-by-case basis. The “Appeal to Late SIR” form can be found in your portal after the May 1 SIR deadline.

Transfer and second baccalaureate applicants who missed the SIR deadline can submit an Appeal to Late SIR online until June 15. Please note, appeals may take 6-8 weeks to process and are considered on a case-by-case basis. The “Appeal to Late SIR” form can be found in your portal after the June 1 SIR deadline. 

Please notify our office about any deficient grades by submitting the “Report Low Grade” form in your portal. This form can also be found under the "Reporting Changes" section of your portal.

All applicants should review their Admitted Provisional Contract under the "Conditions" tab in their Admitted Student Portal. The contract states all conditions needed to fulfill admission. At this time we are unable to provide a final decision until finalized official transcripts have been reviewed by our office. 

UCI admissions decisions are based on the information submitted on your UC Application and/or have reported as planned. First-year applicants are responsible for reporting any schedule changes to your class schedule. To notify our office about a course schedule change, please submit the Report Changes in Schools or Coursework Form in your portal.

This form is also located in the "Reporting Changes" section of your portal.

At this time we are unable to provide a final decision until all required documents have been reviewed by our office. Please visit the 'Conditions' tab in your portal to review the required grades for your courses.

Notify our office about any D/F/NP grades by submitting the Update to Conditioned Courses form.

This form can also be found under the “Reporting Changes” section of your portal.

Admitted students planning to drop a course should review their Admitted Provisional Contract under the "Conditions" tab in their portal. The contract states all courses that are needed to fulfill your admission offer. At this time we are unable to provide a final decision until all required documents have been reviewed by our office.

Notify our office about any course withdrawals by submitting the Update to Conditioned Courses form.

This form can also be found under the “Reporting Changes” section of your portal. 

If you would like to contact our office and talk to our staff, please use the Chat Bot function found on our website. Our staff is available to chat with you Monday - Friday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PST. Our staff is also available by phone Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 949-824-6703.

In general, UCI does not defer undergraduate offers of admission. However, admission deferments can be requested under certain circumstances. If you would like more information about our Deferment Policy, please visit our Admissions Policies website. 

Due to the high volume of competitive applications we receive, we are unable to admit all applicants to their first choice major listed on their application. Applicants who were not offered their primary major may have been admitted to the alternate major listed on their application or to our Undergraduate Undeclared program.

• First-year students: We do not accept any major change requests for admitted applicants. However, once an enrolled student, you may discuss changing your major with the department of the major you want to switch to. 
  
  
• Transfer students: We do not accept any major change requests for admitted applicants. However, once an enrolled student, you may discuss changing your major with the department of the major you want to switch to. Please be aware that you are still expected to meet major prerequisite criteria for the major that you wish to change into, and that change of major requests are approved solely by the academic unit. There is no guarantee that your change of major request will be granted.

Minors can be declared through the academic unit the minor belongs to once you become an enrolled student.

Please visit the UCI Course Catalog to see a list of minors offered at UCI. 

Official final transcripts are due to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by July 1, 2023. We prefer that official transcripts be sent electronically through one of our preferred online vendors. However, if your institution cannot send the transcript electronically, then we must receive your official transcript an official sealed envelope from the institution. Processing of physical transcripts can take an additional 2-4 weeks once received by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Please visit our Submitting Official Documents page for more information. 

Official test scores are due to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by July 15, 2023.

• ACT Test Scores: Please visit the ACT website and use ACT College Code 0446, or call 319-337-1313 with any questions.  
• SAT and SAT II Subject Tests: Please visit collegeboard.org and use College Board Code 4859, or call 866-756-7346 with any questions.  
• Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: Please visit collegeboard.org and use College Board Code 4859 or call 866-756-7346 with any questions. To ensure we receive a complete set of AP scores, you need to individually specify the test year(s) that the AP Exam(s) were taken when you make your request.
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Exams: Please visit ibo.org or contact the International Baccalaureate Office at 301-202-3025.

• The SAT College Board Code is 04859. 
• The ACT College Code is 0446. 

If you earned scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations, you will receive credit toward graduation at UCI. The unit and subject credit allowed toward degree requirements assigned to each test are shown on the AP Exam Credit Chart.