- Financial Aid
- Eligibility Criteria, How to Apply, IVC Financial Aid Programs, Satisfactory Academic Progress, Return of Title IV Funds
- Counseling Services
- Academic Counseling, Career Counseling, Personal Counseling, Drop-in Counseling, Counseling for: International Students, Student-Athletes, Honors Students, AB 540/DREAMers/Undocumented Students, LGBTQIA+ Students, Students Experiencing Housing and Food Insecurities
- Veterans Services
- Supportive Services
- Disability Support Programs for Students (DSPS), Learning Disabilities Program, Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS), Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE), California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Guardian Scholars Program
- Technology Support Services and Online Resources
- Canvas, WiFi Access, Student Print, MySite, Student Email, Online Educational Counseling, Online Orientation, Online Advisement, Online Education
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- Bookstore and Centers for Students
- Bookstore, AESL Center, Career and Job Placement Center, Counseling Center, English Language Center, Health and Wellness Center, International Student Center, Library, Life Fitness Center and Strength Training Center, Math Center, Student Success Center, Transfer Center, Writing Center
- ASIVC, Offices of Student Life and Student Equity, Honors
- Associated Students of Irvine Valley College (ASIVC), Office of Student Life, Office of Student Equity, Honors Program, Honor Societies
- Intercollegiate Athletics
- IVC Athletics, Conference Play, Eligibility, Transfers, Late Registration, Counseling for Student-Athletes
- Additional Programs and Resources
- Outreach and Community Relations, Emeritus Institute, Community Education, Economic and Workforce Development/Contract Education, Guided Pathways, Chris LC Lee Testing Center, Puente Program, Student Ambassador Program
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ASIVC, Offices of Student Life and Student Equity, Honors
Associated Students of Irvine Valley College (ASIVC)
Student Activities Center • 949-451-5728 • ivcstudentlife@ivc.edu
ivc.edu/clubs • ivc.edu/asivc
The Associated Students of Irvine Valley College (ASIVC) is the official voice of the IVC student body. Students interested in joining student government should contact the Office of Student Life. ASIVC works to empower students to engage in shared governance, representing the student perspective to members of the campus community through leadership and advocacy. ASIVC meets regularly during the academic year to discuss business of the Associated Students, including programs, services, operations, fiscal management, student issues, and legislative activity.
Office of Student Life
Student Activities Center (SAC) • 949-451-5728 • ivcstudentlife@ivc.edu
ivc.edu/studentlife
The Office of Student Life is here to help students engage in activities and leadership development that supplement their collegiate experiences at Irvine Valley College. There are many opportunities for you to get involved at IVC, meet fellow Lasers, and create community including joining Associated Students of Irvine Valley College (ASIVC) or participating in many of our student clubs! By providing meaningful extracurricular activities, the Office of Student Life promotes community, student well-being, and success.
Office of Student Equity
Student Equity Student Activities Center • 949-451-5688 • ivcstudentequity@ivc.edu
ivc.edu/equity
The Office of Student Equity coordinates multicultural programming and events that support our marginalized communities. We currently offer programs to support LGBTQIA+ students, DREAMers, undocumented students, current and former foster youth, students aged 25 years and older, women of color, and those facing food and housing insecurity. The Office of Student Equity offers support to disproportionately impacted communities of students in order to help promote success for every student at Irvine Valley College. We recognize that some students face more barriers to success than others and that these barriers are often built through unequal access to power and privilege. The purpose of this office is to both address these barriers to success as well as offering tailored support specific to the needs of each impacted student community. Additionally, Irvine Valley College is a federally recognized Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and the Office of Student Equity supports this service by running multicultural programming and events on campus as well as virtually.
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Honors Program
The Irvine Valley College Honors Program provides a supportive learning community that nurtures academic, professional, and personal growth in highly motivated students from all backgrounds. The Program offers eligible students the following opportunities: approximately 60 small, seminar-style honors classes per semester; enriched coursework; interaction with other motivated students; priority registration for classes; recognition on transcripts and at graduation; special transfer agreements with many institutions, including UCI and UCLA; dedicated honors scholarships; designated honors counselors; honors study lounge; research conferences and publication opportunities; leadership positions; social and cultural activities; and a complimentary library card at UCI and UCLA.
The core of the Honors Program is its enriched coursework. Most honors-designated courses meet the general education transfer requirements for the University of California and California State University systems and are open to all students through the regular enrollment process. Honors course offerings can be found in both the online class schedule and the class catalog under the relevant departments. The following honors courses are currently offered in regular rotation:
- ACCOUNTING 1BH: Managerial Accounting Honors
- ANTHROPOLOGY 1H: Introduction to Physical Anthropology Honors
- ANTHROPOLOGY 2H: Cultural Anthropology Honors
- ASTRONOMY 20H: General Astronomy Honors
- BIOLOGY 1H: The Life Sciences Honors
- BIOLOGY 80H: Integrated Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems Honors
- BIOLOGY 81H: Integrated Biology: From DNA to Organisms Honors
- CHEMISTRY 1AH: General Chemistry I Honors
- COMMUNICATIONS 1H: Communication Fundamentals Honors
- COUNSELING 6H: Academic, Career and Life Success Honors
- ECONOMICS 1H: Principles of Economics-Micro Honors
- ECONOMICS 2H: Principles of Economics-Macro Honors
- ECONOMICS 10H: Statistics for Business and Economics Honors
- ECONOMICS 20H: Introductory Economics Honors
- ETHN Introduction to Ethnic Studies Honors
- FILM 71H: Introduction to Film Honors
- FILM 72H: Film and American Culture Honors
- FRENCH 1H: Beginning French I Honors
- GEOGRAPHY 3H: World Regional Geography Honors
- GEOGRAPHY 10H: Introduction to Weather and Climate Honors
- HISTORY 1H: The History of World Civilizations to 1500 Honors
- HISTORY 51H: Women in American History Honors
- HUMANITIES 1H: Introduction to Humanities Honors
- JAPANESE 1H: Beginning Japanese I Honors
- JAPANESE 2H: Beginning Japanese II Honors
- JAPANESE 21H: Introduction to Japanese Culture Honors
- JAPANESE 23H: Japanese Anime and Manga Honors
- LIBRARY 20H: Advanced Research and Information Competency Honors
- LITERATURE 1H: Introduction to Literature Honors
- MANAGEMENT 10H: Statistics for Business and Economics Honors
- MANAGEMENT 12AH: The Legal Environment of Business Honors
- MATH 3AH: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Honors
- MATH 3BH: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Honors
- MATH 24H: Elementary Differential Equations Honors
- MUSIC 20H: Music Appreciation Honors
- POLITICAL SCIENCE 1H: American Government Honors
- POLITICAL SCIENCE 12H: Comparative Politics Honors
- POLITICAL SCIENCE 14H: International Relations Honors
- PSYCHOLOGY 1H: Introduction to Psychology Honors
- PSYCHOLOGY 3H: Physiological Psychology Honors
- PSYCHOLOGY 10H: Statistical Methods in the Behavioral Sciences Honors
- PSYCHOLOGY 13H: Psychology of Reasoning and Problem Solving Honors
- PSYCHOLOGY 37H: Abnormal Behavior Honors
- SOCIOLOGY 1H: Introduction to Sociology Honors
- SOCIOLOGY 20H: Race and Ethnic Group Relations Honors
- SPANISH 1H: Beginning Spanish I Honors
- SPANISH 2H: Beginning Spanish II Honors
- THEATRE ARTS 25H: Great Plays: Primitive to Renaissance Honors
- THEATRE ARTS 26H: Great Plays: Renaissance to Contemporary Honors
- THEATRE ARTS 29H: Script Analysis Honors
- WRITING 1H: College Writing 1 Honors
- WRITING 2H: College Writing 2: Critical Thinking/Writing Honors
To complete the Honors Program, students must take a minimum of five courses (at least 5 letter-graded units) of honors-designated coursework during their academic career at Irvine Valley College and must maintain an overall UC-transferable GPA of 3.25 as well as a 3.25 GPA in their honors courses. Courses taken on a pass/no-pass basis do not fulfill Honors Program requirements. A maximum of two of the five courses may be taken at another community college. Students may not take more than three of the required honors courses in the spring semester prior to transfer. Students are expected to submit a Student Learning Assessment Portfolio as a program graduation requirement. Students who complete the requirements receive an official transcript notation and are eligible for special transfer agreements. Eligibility for some transfer agreements entails additional requirements. For more information, please visit the Honors website (ivc.edu/honors) or office (LA 107A). The Irvine Valley College Honors Program is a member of the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) and of the Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC).
Entering freshmen who wish to join the program must submit the following application materials found at ivc.edu/honors:
- An application form.
- Unofficial transcript demonstrating a non-weighted academic 3.25 GPA
- 3 items of student work demonstrating academic potential.
- A personal essay responding to the application prompt.
Continuing IVC students or students transferring from another college who wish to join the program must submit the following application materials found at ivc.edu/honors:
- An application form.
- Unofficial transcript demonstrating completion of at least 12 units of transfer-applicable coursework with a 3.25 GPA.
- 3 items of student work demonstrate academic potential.
- A personal essay responding to the application prompt.
NOTE: Special rules apply to students who already have an undergraduate degree or have 40 or more units of college work. For further information, students may call 949-451-5300 or email honorsprogram@ivc.edu.
Honor Societies
IVC honor societies include the Alpha Omega Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (the international honor society for two-year colleges) and Psi Beta (the national honor society in psychology for community college students). All honor society members will have a notation on their official transcripts for every semester they maintain membership standards in Phi Theta Kappa and/or Psi Beta. Transcript notation is posted at the end of each semester. Phi Theta Kappa members are also eligible for chapter, state, and national merit and transfer scholarships. Psi Beta members are eligible for national research and service awards and can participate in regional in national psychology conferences.
Phi Theta Kappa
Advisor: Kurt Meyer (kmeyer@ivc.edu)
ivc.edu/clubs/ptk
Phi Theta Kappa’s mission is to recognize the academic achievement of college students and to provide opportunities for them to grow as scholars and leaders. To qualify for membership, a student must have completed 12 semester units at Irvine Valley College with a cumulative GPA of 3.5.
- Transcript notation posted at the end of each semester.
- Eligibility for over $37 million in scholarships.
- Leadership, service, and scholarship opportunities, including attending academic and leadership conferences and summits.
- Recommendation letters.
Psi Beta
Psi Beta’s mission is to encourage professional development and psychological literacy of all students at two-year colleges through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research, and community service. Psi Beta members experience educational enrichment through service activities, participation in professional psychology conferences, and competition for national awards. IVC’s Psi Beta chapter has been active since 1992.
All students are welcome to participate in Psi Beta meetings and on-campus activities. However, to qualify for membership in the national Psi Beta organization, a student must have completed 12 semester units at the college level, at least one college psychology course with a grade of “B” or higher and have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.25 or higher. After paying a one-time-only fee to the Psi Beta national office, membership is for life.
For more information about Psi Beta, students may email Dr. Kari Tucker (ktucker@ivc.edu) or Michael Cassens (mcassens@ivc.edu), who are two of the Psi Beta chapter advisors.
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