I and joins the Big West Conference beginning July 2001. Sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. They attend classes with a Riverside student and stay overnight in campus housing. Academics UCR students enjoy the personal attention that comes with close interaction with faculty members. Undergraduate research is a hallmark of the UCR experience and most faculty members welcome the participation of undergraduates on their projects.
Some students design their own research under the guidance of a professor.
Undergraduates may choose from 78 majors and 45 minors through The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. UCR's faculty includes nine newly elected members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. For the past five years, UCR has led the nation's universities in the number of honorees elected. Outstanding students can participate in the University Honors Program. Special lower-division seminars, projects, and other courses are designed to introduce honors students to the rewards of scholarship and research.