How To Join The CHP

There are two ways through which students may join the CHP:

1. Some entering freshmen are invited to the Program while in their senior year in high school. Faculty in the school at UCI in which the student's major resides, based on the student's UC Irvine Admissions Application, makes this selection. Invitational letters are sent in early March or April and are conditional upon the students' acceptance by UCI Admissions.

2. Current students at UCI or students transferring to UCI may apply to join the Program. You may get an application from the CHP office or you may download it here, print it out, and turn it in after completing a quarter of study at UCI. These students must have a 3.5 GPA in college courses taken in order to be eligible for consideration; however, those who are chosen usually have GPAs higher than this minimum.