Welcome to UCR Extension Professional and Continuing Studies

• Open to the Public
• Credit and Noncredit Courses, Seminars and Special Programs
• San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo and Eastern Los Angeles Counties

About Us

UCR Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California, Riverside. For more than 50 years UCR Extension has provided educational opportunities to people of all ages – with or without a college degree – seeking professional advancement, personal fulfillment or a new career.

UCR Extension enrolls approximately 30,000 students each year in approximately 1,800 catalog courses.

An additional 4,000 international students from more than 100 different countries attend classes offered by UCR Extension's International Education Programs. Its Intensive English Program is ranked as one of the five largest in the United States. International students can also take professional programs, such as Global Business Management.

An annual average of 25,000 people in the community use UCR Extension's full-service conference space each year.

Despite UCR Extension's large size, pride is taken in the individual attention given to students and the institution's dedication to serving the community's changing needs. Many classes are offered at night and on weekends to accommodate busy schedules. Custom-designed courses are also presented at employers' work sites.

Course formats include one-day workshops, weekend conferences, seminars, intensive short courses and classes that meet once a week during the 10-week academic quarter.

Students can choose to enroll in one of more than 90 certificate programs, all of which offer concentrated study in specific fields. A certificate program is a sequence of courses that helps individuals acquire practical instruction to stay current with new developments in their field, qualify for a new job or justify a promotion, or change careers completely.

Many of UCR Extension's academic programs are developed in conjunction with, and are sometimes taught by, UCR faculty, thus ensuring that students receive the same uncompromising standard of excellence upheld by the University. UCR Extension instructors are working professionals and experts in the fields they are teaching, allowing students to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it immediately to their jobs.

UCR Extension operates independently and without state funds as a non-profit division of UC Riverside.