Pre-Registration Checklist
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Register for an orientation session
- Confirm your English placement
- Confirm your Math placement
- Submit your college credit
- Review your student profile
- Stay connected
After you read the following contents of this webpage, if you have additional questions, you can email us at edundergrad@ucr.edu by following these instructions:
- Send the email from your UCR email account.
- Use the subject line: First Name + Last Name + Orientation (ex: John Doe Orientation).
- Along with your questions, please include your 9-digit Student Identification (SID) number in the body of the email (86-------).
Pre-Registration Checklist
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Register for an orientation session
- Confirm your English placement
- Confirm your Math placement
- Submit your college credit
- Review your student profile
- Stay connected
After you read the following contents of this webpage, if you have additional questions, you can email us at edundergrad@ucr.edu by following these instructions:
- Send the email from your UCR email account.
- Use the subject line: First Name + Last Name + Orientation (ex: John Doe Orientation).
- Along with your questions, please include your 9-digit Student Identification (SID) number in the body of the email (86-------).
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Register for an Orientation Session
Register here: https://orientation.ucr.edu/During your orientation session, you will learn more about the School of Education and the programs/services in place to help you successfully earn your degree. You will also connect with an academic advisor to confirm your incoming first quarter schedule.Highlander Orientation is mandatory for incoming Education students. SOE will participate in various in persona and virtual orientation sessions during Highlander Orientation on the following dates.
To register for a session, or to ask any questions about Highlander Orientation, please visit https://orientation.ucr.edu/.
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Submit Your College Credit
Some of you will come to UCR with college credit, including:
- Advanced Placement (AP) credit – Please work with College Board to make sure your AP scores are sent to UCR before your orientation session.
- International Baccalaureate (IB) credit – Please work with the International Baccalaureate to make sure your exam scores are sent to UCR before your orientation session.
- Transferable credit from another college/university – Please make sure you send official transcripts to UCR Undergraduate Admissions before your orientation session.
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Confirm Your English Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores are normally available in July.The Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) is a University of California reading and writing proficiency requirement that all first-year students must satisfy. The ELWR must be satisfied either before beginning courses at UCR or during the first year of enrollment. You can satisfy the Entry-Level Writing Requirement by earning qualifying test scores and grades or passing the Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE).The SOE strongly encourages all incoming first year students to take the Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) regardless of your expected AP results.Taking the AWPE provides the SOE with the necessary placement information to create your Fall schedule if your AP exam scores arrive after your Highlander Orientation session. It is also possible that your exam score may not impact your Fall schedule.The SOE will honor the highest placement results. If you receive your test scores after your orientation session and those scores impact your Fall schedule, please contact the SOE for help in adjusting your schedule. You will receive more information about this process during your Virtual Advising session.Additional information on the ELWR and the AWPE can be found here.Notes:
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We strongly encourage you to make sure your AP scores are sent to UCR.
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Failure to confirm your English placement may prevent you from registering for an English course during your Orientation session.
The following exam scores may impact your first quarter schedule:AP Examination
Minimum Score
English Placement
English (Language/Composition)
3
ENGL 001
English (Language/Composition)
4,5
ENGL 001C
English (Literature/Composition) 3 ENGL 001B English (Literature/Composition) 4,5 ENGL 001C International Baccalaureate (IB) Mathematics Exam 5 ENGL 001B International Baccalaureate (IB) Mathematics Exam 6,7 ENGL 001C If you completed an English Composition Course at another college/university, please visit assist.org to verify how your English Composition course(s) will transfer to UCR. Please ensure that all official transcript with previous English course credit has been submitted to the UCR Undergraduate Admissions office.
Additional information on the Undergraduate Admissions Office can be found here
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Confirm Your Math Placement
The College Board reports Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores are normally available in July.With that in mind, the SOE strongly encourages all incoming first year students to consider taking the Mathematics Advisory Exam (MAE) regardless of your expected AP results if you plan to pursue a secondary major, minor, or career field that requires math. The MAE is an online placement test which places first-year students into an appropriate entry-level Mathematics course. Taking the MAE provides the SOE with the necessary placement information to create your incoming first quarter schedule if your AP exam scores arrive after your Highlander Orientation session. It is also possible that your exam score may not impact your schedule.The SOE will honor the highest placement results. If you receive your test scores after your orientation session and those scores impact your schedule, please contact SOE for help in adjusting your schedule. You will receive more information on this process during your Orientation session.Find additional information on the Mathematics Advisory Exam hereNotes:
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We strongly encourage you to make sure your AP scores are sent to UCR.
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For AP scores, students can access Score Reports here. The Score Reports can be used as documentation for math placement.
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Failure to confirm your math placement may prevent you from registering for a math course if needed while working toward a secondary major, minor, or career pathway that may require math during your Orientation session.
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Students can only register for a math course with an MAE score, AP Calculus credit, IB Mathematics credit, or transferable Math college credit.
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You will need documentation of this credit to register for the appropriate mathematics course.
The following exam scores may impact your schedule:Exam
Score(s)
Math Placement Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (AB) Exam
2
MATH 005 Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (AB) Exam 3, 4, 5 MATH 009B Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (BC) Exam
3
MATH 009C Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (BC) Exam 4, 5 Review With Advisor International Baccalaureate (IB) Mathematics Exam
5, 6, 7
MATH 009B If you have transferable college credit at the Pre-Calculus (Math 5 at UCR) level or higher from an accredited institution of higher education, please visit assist.org to verify how your Mathematics course transfers to UCR from a California Community College. Please submit an official transcript with completed Math coursework to the UCR Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Additional information on the Undergraduate Admissions Office can be found here
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Review Your Student Profile
In order to have a smooth registration experience, please make sure you review the placement information and exam credit posted on your Student Profile in R’Web.To view placement results and exam credit on your Student Profile:
- Log into your R'Web account (rweb.ucr.edu)
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Select "Student Profile"-->"Prior Education and Testing".
You will be able to view your MAE results, AWPE results, and AP exam credit. If you have college credit from another college/university, you can review your “Unofficial Transcript” in Student Profile.If your AP exam credit is not posted in your Student Profile, you will not be able to enroll in the appropriate course without a pdf copy of your Score Report from the College Board website.When you are able to access a pdf copy of your Score Report from College Board, please follow these instructions to send us your Score Report:- Log in to your eLearn Canvas portal here.
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Upload your PDF transcript to your SOE Orientation Portal
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Stay Connected
Email is the primary way we will reach out to you with important information and requests to help you transition to the School of Education. Please continue to check your R’Mail account for all updates!
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Additional Opportunities
UCR School of Education’s Black Community Education Promise (BCEP) Scholars Program
The School of Education (SOE)’s Black Community Education Promise (BCEP) Scholars Program is designed to support incoming SOE freshman or transfer students who are dedicated to serving the Black community via education upon graduation from UCR. The goal is to provide BCEP Scholars with financial and mentoring support from their first year, or transfer year, all the way through their master’s program in education at UCR. BCEP Scholars will be committed to serving communities across the Inland Empire and/or California.
Requirements:
• Must be an incoming first-year or transfer student majoring in education.
• Desire to serve the Black community via education and support the development and success of Black students.
• Aspire to become teachers, leaders, ethnic studies teachers, school psychologists, higher education professionals, education policy advocates, special education professionals, researchers, and more.
Benefits:
• Scholars will receive a $2,000 scholarship evenly split across their first and second years at UCR.
• Scholars will join a cohort supported by SOE Undergraduate major programs.
• Scholars will attend quarterly cohort meetings and receive professional development, mentorship.
• Scholars will be supported to apply to the FIERCE Scholars Program between their sophomore and junior years.To learn more, please visit the site here.
