Criteria for cross-listing in the UCI General Catalogue
An undergraduate course may be cross-listed among departments or programs only if each of the following conditions is met:
1. The content of the course and the intellectual perspectives to be employed are appropriate to each of the departments/programs.
2. Each department/program must agree to offer the course with the following constraints:
a. All specifications other than the course number (e.g., the course title, description, content, prerequisites, format, unit value, etc.) must be identical;
b. All of the cross-listed course numbers must be specified in the Course Inventory Management System;
c. All of the cross-listed course numbers must be the same level (e.g., lower- or upper-division); and
d. All of the cross-listed course numbers must fulfill the same General Education requirements.
3. The course must always be taught as a cross-listed course.
4. The cross-listings remain in effect until changed via submission and approval of an update in the Course Inventory Management System.
Criteria for cross-listing “Topics Vary” courses in the Schedule of Classes only
Courses that are designated as “topics vary” can be cross-listed in the Schedule of Classes (SOC) when they have the same topic in a given term. The units should notify the Registrar’s office of the cross-listing as part of the scheduling process, and the SOC course listings should indicate that each course is “same as [the other course].”
Specifications such as course title, prerequisites, course restrictions, format, unit value, etc., must be identical. Course department, course number, and description do not need to be identical. Enrollment into courses that do not have identical prerequisites or course restrictions must be approved by the instructor.