• Bear Tracks isn’t mandatory, but is highly recommended. At Bear Tracks, you’ll work with academic advisors who can provide you with guidance specific to your major and prior academic history, and get assistance from our technical staff to help you register for classes.
• You’ll also learn how to access the great resources UCR has to offer. Additionally, Bear Tracks attendees perform better, on average, than transfer students who don’t attend Bear Tracks.

• The University's departments and majors are structured into three Colleges: the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS); the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS); and the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE). Your UCR acceptance letter will indicate which College holds your major. Please consult your UCR acceptance letter if you are unsure about the College to which you are admitted.
• The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) will not be present at any of the Bear Tracks session dates. Students enrolled in this college will receive academic advising and course registration information from their academic advisor via their UCR Webmail account. Should you have any questions, you can contact the CNAS Undergraduate Advising Center at (951) 827-7294, or by email at cnassaao@ucr.edu.
• Due to the complexity of advising, students who are enrolling in the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) will need to complete advising and course registration during the month of August prior to attending Bear Tracks. In addition to meeting with an academic advisor for fall registration, The Bourns College of Engineering encourages incoming transfer students to attend Bear Tracks Orientation  to get an early start on career development and preparation.  At BTO, BCOE students will gain knowledge on scholarships, research opportunities and internships specifically for transfer students.  BCOE students will receive advising and enrollment information via their UCR Webmail account sometime in July or August with details on how to schedule the appointment for fall registration. Should you have any questions, please contact the BCOE Undergraduate Student Affairs Office at 951-827-ENGR (3647).

• If you are an International visa student, you’re required to send legible copies of your passport picture page, visa page, current school’s I-20 (if applicable) and I-94 card (usually the white card stapled in your passport) to the International Education Center prior to attending Bear Tracks. The documents must reach the International Education Center before Bear Tracks.
• The address is:
  International Education Center
  University of California, Riverside
  1669 Statistics Computer Building
  Riverside, CA 92521-0307
• If the requested documents are not received, a "hold" may be placed on your enrollment, preventing you from registering for classes during Bear Tracks. All F and J visa students are also required to attend a mandatory orientation program at the International Education Center in September. A detailed email message regarding this orientation was sent soon to your UCR Webmail address.
• For more information, contact the International Education Center at:

              Telephone: (951) 827-4113
               International Center

• As a new UCR student you are expected to use your new UCR Webmail account. Important University information, including information about dates, deadlines, and documents is sent to you during the summer via Webmail; so it’s important for you to check you Webmail account regularly. If you are not sure how to access your Webmail account, go to you MyUCR account login and check the “Reminders” section, where you will find instructions about how to access your Webmail.