Advising for 2025 International First-Year Students

School of Social Sciences | Undergraduate Student Affairs Office

 
Congratulations and welcome to the Anteater family! We are so happy to welcome you to the School of Social Sciences.

 

ATTN INCOMING INTERNATIONAL FIRST-YEARS: A non-admissions hold will be placed on your record. Don't worry - this is normal! You will be emailed in mid-July with instructions on how to have the hold removed, you must complete your online academic advising. Regularly check your UCI email for more instructions. You do not need to contact us...we will email you.

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Here is some information on things to come!

1) Register for Summer Orientation (ISPOP or SPOP)

You are required to attend an in-person orientation.

Most international students will attend ISPOP (International Student Orientation), but if you want to attend SPOP, that's also a great choice! When the orientation registration opens, be sure to reserve your spot in ISPOP or SPOP!

2) Academic Advising
Those of you who have registered for an orientation (ISPOP or SPOP) will receive academic advising information around in mid-July.

3) Enroll in Classes
After following academic advising instructions, you will enroll in classes for the Fall Quarter.

 

More information will be coming to you in July!
Please wait for our message to you! There’s no need to contact us until then!!!

 

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Additional Resources & Information

Applicant Portal
You may still be receiving important information from the UCI Admissions office through your Applicant Portal, so please make sure you are checking it frequently throughout the Summer!

UCINetID and Gmail
Please make sure that you have activated your UCINetID and your UCI Gmail account! From here on out, our office will be communicating with you only through your UCI student email address, so it's important to get it activated ASAP and to check it daily!

Information on how to get all your UCI accounts set up can be found under the "Getting Started" section of our New Student page.

2025 Summer Change of Major Info
Thinking of changing your major? More information on each School's change of major policies for incoming students can be found on our Summer Change of Major page.

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No longer coming to UCI? Please make sure you notify UCI Admissions through your Applicant Portal first, and then send an email to our office at intlfrsocsci@uci.edu to let us know that you no longer plan to attend in the Fall. Be sure to include your full name and UCI student ID number in your email!

 

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