Students should plan a program of study carefully and consult an academic advisor. Students are responsible for meeting all requirements for graduation. The following regulations and requirements are applicable to all undergraduate students on the Riverside campus. All university faculty assume that students are proficient in reading and writing English, and understand how to compose an essay on an academic topic. In these courses, students gain extensive writing practice, developing their knowledge of essay organization, logic, and grammar.
Students also receive practice in writing critically about expository and persuasive prose.
Any student who has not satisfied the Subject A requirement after three quarters of enrollment at the University is not eligible to enroll for a fourth quarter at the University. A passing grade on an essay test administered by the University of California system. All freshmen from California high schools who have not met the Subject A requirement and who are entering in the fall quarter will be required to take a two-hour Universitywide Subject A Examination to be administered throughout the state. The examination is normally given the second Saturday in May. Once students have taken the test, they will receive a payment card which they should mail to the Educational Testing Service.