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  • Course requests under the department of Cognitive Science, Economics, and Psychology have limited capacity and will likely not be approved. Select an alternative course, if applicable.
  • Course requests under the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) must be submitted by September 17, 2023. ICS Course requests will be declined if submitted after the deadline.
  • The UC Office of the President issued an updated UC Vaccine Policy covering COVID-19 and flu vaccine requirements. This policy requires all DCE students, staff, and instructors, with few exceptions, to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 before physically accessing the university’s locations and programs.
  • If a course request is incomplete, whether you are missing a transcript, approval email, or any other applicable requirements, your request will be denied. You may reapply once you have all your required documentation ready for upload and submitted by the application deadlines.

Registration

Please follow the steps below to submit an online enrollment request to petition a UCI course through Concurrent Enrollment. Enrollment in UCI classes is on a space-available basis with permission of the course instructor and/or department, after all matriculated UCI students have been enrolled. Be COVID-19 vaccine compliant. View the COVID-19 and General Information page for more information.

Fall 2023 Concurrent & Cross Enrollment requests will be accepted beginning 12:00pm PT on Monday, August 28, 2023. The application will be available in Step 5. Requests are due by 4:00pm PT on Friday, October 6, 2023.

  1. Choose the course in which you want to enroll.
    View the UCI Schedule of Classes. Course descriptions are listed in the UCI General Catalogue. Some courses may have required co-requisite discussions. Choose a course that is open with space available. Courses that are full or waitlisted will not likely be approved.

    Courses excluded from Concurrent Enrollment: Paul Merage School of Business, The School of Medicine, and the School of Law.
  2. Verify you have completed the pre-requisites, if applicable, and gather copies of your unofficial transcripts to include in your application.
    Pre-requisite information can be found on the Registrar’s website. Uploading documentation showing pre-requisites are met is mandatory. This includes UCI and DCE transcripts. Requests will be denied if this is not uploaded at the time of application.
  3. If your course or student status falls under one of the following categories, obtain the listed approvals:
    • Instructor’s approval by email. See Approvals for the full list of departments, requirements, and exceptions.
      • Courses numbered 200 and above (ex: Stats 210).
      • Courses numbered 1-199 for departments under the School of Social Ecology.
      • Courses numbered 1-199 for departments under the School of Humanities. Ac Eng, Writing, and Language courses may be excluded.
      • Individual Study, Independent Study, Special Study, Group Study, and Research courses with numbers 197, 198, 199, and 299.
      Instructor email addresses can be found in the UCI public directory.
    • High School students: You can enroll with the written approval from your academic counselor or principal. The approval must be signed by a school official on school letterhead or emailed to dce-services@uci.edu.
    • Cross-Enrollment students: Obtain your campus Registrar’s certification on the eligibility form. Visit Cross-Enrollment for more information.
    • Former UCI students: If you are working to readmit to your same major and wish to enroll in over 8 units, obtain the approval of your School’s academic counselor.
  4. To complete your application, you must have a DCE record and provide your DCE ID number. Click on the Concurrent Enrollment Application button below to log into your DCE web account or create an account if you are new to DCE.
  5. Requests will be reviewed by DCE and the appropriate Department/School.
    Requests may be reviewed from the time the application is available to the second week of the quarter.
  6. Email notifications will be sent with the final decision regarding your course request.
    Add dce-services@uci.edu to your approved contacts to ensure proper delivery. Check your email daily for any updates regarding your status. We will contact you once you are approved. It is not necessary to email us regarding your enrollment status. You may also login to your DCE Web Account for status updates. If this is your first time applying for UCI Concurrent and Cross Enrollment, the login ID will be the same email address used for your application, and you will need to visit the Reset Password page to request a link to set a password for your web account.
  7. If approved, submit your payment online through your DCE web account to officially enroll by the listed deadline given in the approval email.
    Payment is due in full to enroll. Instructions on how to complete this step will be provided in the email notification. If you do not submit payment within 2 business days, your approval will expire for the term/year.
  8. Activate your campus ID and access the course through UCI Canvas.
    Instructions will be provided in your email notification on your campus ID (UCInetID), UCI email, and how to access your course.

General Guidelines

  • Current UCI matriculated students have the priority to set and change their schedules. Therefore, requests may not be reviewed until closer to or just after the start date of instruction each quarter.
  • Check Step 3 to ensure you have included additional approvals as needed. If your upload was not successful, email to dce-services@uci.edu with subject: Concurrent Course Approval for Course.
  • We understand the importance of this enrollment request to you in meeting your educational goals. To help you better succeed in this review process, we ask you do not contact us to ask for the status. We will be diligently working with departments on your behalf. Closely monitor the UCI Schedule of Classes to gauge your chance of enrollment.
  • We recommend you attend all open requested courses and make arrangements with the instructor to ensure that you can access and submit any course materials, assignments, tests, etc. in a timely manner. This does not guarantee you will be enrolled into the class, but it will assist you in staying up to date while you are awaiting a response.
  • If you no longer intend to enroll in a course, please inform us immediately via email at dce-services@uci.edu so that we may cancel the request with the appropriate School.

More Information

If you have questions about enrollment procedures or need specific information about Concurrent Enrollment, call UCI Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at (949) 824-5414. If you have questions about course content, prerequisites, or grading policy, please call the campus department or instructor responsible for the class.