Your application goes through the UC Undergraduate Application Processing Service before UCI receives it. After we receive your application, we review it for UC eligibility and selection.

We do not request official transcripts/records until you are admitted. If needed, we will request unofficial transcripts/records to help clarify self-reported information on your application.

Each transcript/record must list the dates you attended each institution; the titles of courses and examinations you completed; the grades (marks) you received; the credit, hours, or units earned; and any degree or diploma you may have received.

Your transcripts/records also may be referred to by another name in your country, such as leaving certificate, maturity certificate, etc.

We need to verify self-reported academic information on the UC Application with an official academic record, which must come directly from the institution. Failure to provide official records may jeopardize your enrollment at the university.

After you are admitted, translated transcripts/records are required as well as official transcripts/records in your native language. A certified translator who is familiar with educational records must translate this document.

UC does not require or solicit letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission.

The UC Application is the same regardless of residency status. Please see the English Proficiency Requirements for freshmen and transfer students to determine if the TOEFL is necessary. 

Yes, UCI will still consider your application for admission.

The UC system will not accept scores for tests taken after December 31 for the preceding November filing period.

International undergraduate students are considered as nonresidents of California and are required to pay nonresident tuition in addition to fees paid by legal residents of California. For the most current fee information, please visit the Office of the Registrar.

In order to prove financial support, we require a bank statement showing the required amount of funding.

We do not offer financial assistance for international students. We refer students to www.edupass.org for financial assistance.

Contact the UCI International Center for more information.

Most embassies will require you to wait a certain period of time before you can try again.