UCR Extension is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). UCR Extension – like all other UC Riverside schools, colleges, and departments – is accredited by WASC through the University. All courses and certificate programs offered by UCR Extension have been developed and are administered in accordance with Extension policy and the regulations of the Academic Senate of the University of California.

Learn more about UC Riverside's WASC accreditation.

Students may wish to attend and participate in a course without receiving a grade. Students who choose to audit a course may attend any and all sessions of the course, participate in discussions, activities and assignments but are not required to do so.

Converting Audit to Letter Grade: When you enroll in a course you may choose either to audit the course or to receive a letter grade (A, B, C, D, or F). If you audit the course, it will not appear on your transcript. Auditors are required to pay the same enrollment fee as those seeking a letter grade. If you have completed all work to date in the class you may petition to convert from audit to letter grade status but must do so within the first half of the course; requests received after the first half of the course will be denied.

Converting Letter Grade to Audit: You may not petition to convert from letter grade to audit status but may withdraw from the course or petition for a grade of Incomplete (see policies on Withdrawal and Grades).

Classroom assignments are posted daily in the front lobby and on each floor at the parking structure entrance. For the first class meeting, each class title will be posted outside its room. Any room changes or cancellations will be posted outside the classroom.

• Classrooms are opened 15 to 20 minutes before the scheduled time of the class.
• If a class requires special equipment, the room will remain closed until the instructor arrives.
• Students may use the downstairs lounge and patio area for studying.
• Food and drinks are not allowed in classroom and lab areas.

Except when younger ages are explicitly stated in course titles or descriptions, UCR Extension courses are designed for and open to adults 18 years and older.

To be permitted in classrooms, individuals 17 years and younger must be registered participants and have a completed parental or guardian waiver on file with Student Services and approval from the UCR Extension academic department.

Continuing Education Units (CEU) provide a cumulative record of noncredit study at the post-secondary level. They are useful where employers, relicensure agencies and other authorities require a specified number of hours of instruction for career advancement purposes, and where noncredit study is acceptable.

How CEUs are Awarded

• One CEU is awarded for 10 contact hours of participation.
• Fewer than 10 hours are shown as fractional CEUs. For example, an eight-hour conference earns .8 CEU. A three-day short course with eight hours of instruction per day, totaling 24 hours, earns 2.4 CEUs.
• Credit earned in UCR Extension X300 and X400 series courses (professional credit courses), with a beginning date on or after June 1, 1974, is convertible to Continuing Education Units on the basis of one CEU for each quarter unit of credit earned. A notation to this effect is carried on UCR Extension transcripts.

Letters preceding course numbers

• The letters preceding a course number indicate the University of California campus at which there is an equivalent course. For example, XR denotes Riverside, XL denotes Los Angeles, etc.
• The letter C following any of these designations (e.g. XRC) indicates a concurrent course (campus regular session course in which UCR Extension students may concurrently enroll).
• X alone, or XCal, indicates a course offered only through University Extension. Note, however, that X100 series courses are structured in accordance with requirements for campus upper-division-level courses.
• A capital letter after a course number indicates the quarter portion of a course that continues through two or more successive quarters.

Course numbering conventions

• 1-99 - Lower division (freshman and sophomore)
• 100-199 - Upper division (junior and senior)
• 200-299 - Graduate-level courses
• 300-399 - Courses for teachers in upper division or postgraduate standing, usually in education, designed to serve needs for professional upgrading, in-service education requirements, basic and specialized credentials.
• 400-499 - Postgraduate courses, usually in subject areas other than education, designed for professional and occupational upgrading and specialization.
• 800-899 – Noncredit programs providing opportunities to pursue intellectual, civic and cultural interests.

Transfers from one course to another, or from one section to another of the same course, must be requested from the University Extension office prior to the third scheduled class meeting. Attend the new class immediately; do not wait for official notice of transfer. Transfers cannot be made from one quarter to another. This policy does not apply to Limited Enrollment classes.

Discipline — The heading under which classes are listed, i.e., Anthropology, Art, etc., indicates the academic department that has approved the courses and the discipline in which credit is granted. In some instances, courses are cross-referenced to other disciplines but credit is allowed only in the department carrying the detailed listing.

Credit Value — The value is in quarter units. When the designation CEU is included, the course offers Continuing Education Units. Where no figure is given, the course is noncredit.

Semester-Unit/Quarter-Unit Conversion — UCR Extension uses the following conversions:

1. 5 quarter units=3 1/3 semester units
2. 4 quarter units=2 2/3 semester units
3. 3 quarter units=2 semester units
4. 2 quarter units=1 1/3 semester units
5. 1 quarter unit=2/3 semester unit

Transferring Credit — While requirements vary from program to program, generally, some coursework taken at other accredited institutions may be transferred into certificate or sequenced course programs if it is equivalent in content and value. All transfer requests must be in writing and must include official transcripts. All coursework and units accepted for transfer are subject to the approval of the academic director of the department offering the program.

UCR Extension reserves the right to discontinue, postpone or combine classes, and to change instructors. Classes may be discontinued at the first scheduled meeting if fewer than the required number of students enroll. Every effort will be made to avoid discontinuing classes; however, UCR Extension receives no support from public funds and the necessity of operating on a self-supporting basis leaves no alternative to canceling classes with excessive deficits.

If a class is discontinued, an official transfer to another course may be arranged, or a refund of enrollment processed on request.

Grades are automatically mailed after Student Services receives grade reports from instructors, usually within two weeks after the last class meeting. If for any reason a student does not receive a grade report, he or she may request a copy from the Student Services desk: (951) 827-4105 or (800) 442-4990 or e-mail register@ucx.ucr.edu.

All grades except I (incomplete) are final when filed by UCR Extension instructors.

Extension Grading System:

1. A — excellent
2. B — good
3. C — fair
4. D — barely passed
5. F — not passed (may be raised to a passing grade only by repeating the course)
6. I — incomplete

To receive an incomplete and later revise the grade, the student must file a petition containing a written agreement between the instructor and the student detailing completion of coursework. If coursework is not completed as agreed, the grade automatically reverts to an F. The petition is filed with the instructor and is due at the time the instructor turns in the class gradesheet, and it is entirely the student's responsibility to gain the instructor's approval of the agreement before that time. Petition forms are available at Student Services.

Pass/Not Pass — Students in 300 or 400 series courses have the option of being graded on a pass/not pass basis. Students in courses numbered 1-299 do not have this option. Pass is interpreted as Grade A, B or C; not pass is interpreted as grade D or F.

UCR Extension is available to provide Proctor Services to you. For more information about scheduling times, fees and availability of this service, contact Student Services at (951) 827-4105 or e-mail proctor@ucx.ucr.edu.

For financial assistance purposes, satisfactory academic progress is defined as a minimum of six units for a minimum of two terms per calendar year. Most lenders require satisfactory academic progress to maintain loan status.

The University of California forbids acts of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of illegal sex discrimination. Harassment occurs when unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature:

• Is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's educational status or employment.
• Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's educational or work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or working environment.
• Is used as the basis for employment or academic decisions affecting the individual regardless of submission to or rejection of such conduct.
• Any individual who believes that he or she has been sexually harassed should contact the Office of the Dean, UCR Extension, (951) 827-4102, regarding complaint resolution or grievance procedures.

UCR Extension students are subject to the UC Riverside student regulations as published in the UC Riverside Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, including but not limited to section 102.00 et seq. relating to student conduct and discipline. For more information on UC Riverside student regulations, visit the Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Programs website.

All withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing to Student Services. It is the student's responsibility to request withdrawal from a course. If you do not request withdrawal, you will receive a grade based on the work completed. This may result in a poor or failing grade. Please note that withdrawal requests must be submitted during the first 75% of a course and that a separate Refund Policy applies.

• Withdrawal requests submitted within the first 25% of the course will not appear on your transcript.
• Withdrawal requests submitted after the first 25% but within the first 75% will receive a grade of W.
• After the first 75% of the class you will receive the grade earned.
• Only one withdrawal per course is permitted.