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Student Affairs

Where Students Thrive

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The support team for your educational journey

Your Path as an Artist and Scholar

Guidance for Every Stage. Academic Advising and Planning Resources.

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Undergraduates

Explore rigorous undergraduate degree programs in Art, Dance, Drama and Music at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Access degree checklists, sample 2- and 4-year plans and advising resources to guide your academic journey.

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Graduates

Advance your creative and scholarly practice through our graduate programs in Art, Dance, Drama and Music. Review current catalogue requirements, degree checklists and advising information based on your year of entry.

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Admitted Students

Welcome to UCI Arts. Find essential information about summer orientation, SPOP, advising, placement exams and fall registration to prepare for a successful start in your program.

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Arts Scholarships & Fellowships

Discover scholarship and fellowship opportunities supporting undergraduate and graduate students at UCI Arts. Explore merit- and need-based funding through the School, Scholarship Universe and the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

 

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Student Clubs & Orgs

Connect beyond the classroom through student-led clubs and organizations that foster collaboration, leadership and creative community. With hundreds of campus groups to explore, including arts-focused clubs in art, dance, drama and music, you’ll find opportunities to grow your passions, build experience and become part of a vibrant UCI Arts community.

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Career Resources

Chart your creative wayfinding journey with career resources designed to support exploration, professional development and pathways into arts and related industries.

Admissions and Auditions

Cassidy Doan performs a graceful ballet solo in a flowing blue costume during Dance Visions 2024.
“ I developed empathy and compassion in a way only an artist might. That's how I've integrated art and science, using a creative lens to approach something scientific. ”
Cassidy Doan

Double major in Dance and Biological Science

Outreach

Access & Engagement

Access & Engagement at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts connects the School with the community in ways that transform lives. Through programs that support professional development for students, foster the creative community in Orange County, and cultivate the next generation of leaders, we use the arts as a catalyst for meaningful change. Working in collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, we build partnerships that expand creative opportunities both on campus and beyond.

Access & Engagement 

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Arts Launch Internship Program

The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts) Arts Launch Internship Program offers academic year-long, paid professional development internships that allow UCI Arts students to explore career and professional pathways in the creative sector. Applications are open for 2025-26!

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Creative Connections

Creative Connections provides teaching artist internships to UCI Arts majors who develop and implement curriculum-based arts projects in collaboration with Orange County area educators to serve K12 students. Applications are open for 2025-26!

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Certificate in Teaching Artistry

Develop the tools you need to effectively teach your artistic discipline in a wide range of educational and community settings using accessible, engaging and culturally responsive approaches. The Certificate in Teaching Artistry is co-sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education in consultation with the School of Education.

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