Educational programs are designed to assist you to adjust to campus life, adjust to living away from home, and to help you develop as an individual.

Many events are offered: rape prevention, self defense workshops, study skill seminars, time management, stress awareness, alcohol awareness, AIDS awareness, dating, blood pressure testing, women’s issues round table, first aid and CPR training, and more.

To enhance your interaction and understanding of the surrounding community, you are encouraged to participate in community service opportunities. Activities include blood drives, Straton Community Center, canned food drives, clothing drives, toy drive, trick or treat for children, area day care centers, community clean-up, and helping out at the School for the Deaf.

Located in A104 at Pentland Hills, The Academic Resource Center offers drop in tutoring services, peer counselors to talk about study skills, add/drop information, and strategies on how to get off academic probation. There will also be informational brochures on study skills, stress management and a number of other topics that impact grades.

The Residence Halls sponsor study groups and tutorial sessions throughout the year. Meeting times for these events will be posted. Through study groups you will develop a deeper understanding of your classes through interaction with fellow students. Tutors can provide you assistance in a variety of topics: Chemistry, Physics, Math, English, and Biology.

This community is designed exclusively for first-year students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences CHASS Connect program. Students in the CHASS Connect community will be provided academic and social activities that will help you get to know other students in the program.

In-Step Hall is intended for majors in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) and the Bournes College of Engineering (BCOE). In-Step Hall provides an environment that is conducive to informal study groups with suite mates and neighbors, and offers formal study groups organized within Pentland Hills via the Learning Center, as well as other In-Step Hall academic and social activities.

Enginuity is a special interest housing option designed exclusively for first-year freshman students enrolled in the Bourns College of Engineering (COE). The hall will be part of a COE initiative known as an "Engineering Learning Community." As such, learning and the development of close academic and social relationships will be fostered in this hall.

The Honors Hall is composed of students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) based on a separate application process. To learn more about the details of application to the University Honors Program, please visit http://www.honors.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-5323.

Pre-Business Hall

The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences' Pre-Business program is designed to prepare students for the rigors of the Business Administration major.  The Pre-Business community will introduce you to other business oriented classmates and provide you with the opportunity to develop the key networks necessary to be successful in business.  Alumni and community speakers will visit the Pre-Business community to provide experience, insight and mentoring.  Academic support and resources will be made available tyhrough advisors and peer mentors.  The Pre-Business community offers students the space to explore the possibilities of the business world with like-minded peers in a supportive environment.