General Information

The Chemistry Department enforces prerequisites during UCI Summer Session. Current UCI students that have taken the prerequisites at UCI will be able to enroll without additional clearance.

Non-UCI students need to provide transcripts demonstrating that they have met the prerequisites outlined in the UCI General Catalogue. Please send your approval request with transcripts to chemistry@uci.edu.

Students who wish to enroll in a lab after the Summer Session has begun must receive departmental approval by emailing chemistry@uci.edu. Students may not enroll in a lab course after the Summer Session has begun if they have missed any of the lab sessions.

The deadline to change or drop a Chemistry Summer Session class is Friday of Week 1. For specific dates, please visit Summer Session Calendar. Requests to drop after the deadline will only be considered if you have a valid, documented emergency.

Chemistry enrollment is handled by the Department of Chemistry. For any other questions or requests, please contact chemistry@uci.edu. We do our best to respond in one business day.  
 

Research Units

If you are interested in independent study, please email chemistry@uci.edu with the following details:

  • Name
  • UCI Student ID Number
  • UCINetID
  • Faculty Advisor
  • Summer Session Term
  • Number of Units

Once approved, the Summer Session office will be notified and provide you with an Enrollment Form for Independent Study via DocuSign and instructions for submitting payment. The cost for independent study for UCI or other UC undergraduate students is $139.50 per unit. For more information, please visit https://summer.uci.edu/independent-study/. 

You can request to enroll in the following courses:

  • Chem 180: Undergrad Research
    • Units: 4 - If you would like to enroll in a research for less than 4 units you will need to enroll in Chem 199. 
  • Chem 199: Independent Study
    • Units 1-4 - please speak to your faculty sponsor to determine the appropriate number of units.

Students typically enroll in 4 units of Chem 180/199 for the 10-Week Summer Session. You can contact the Summer Session Office at (949) 824- 6494 or summer-session@uci.edu for questions.