<p>UCI is similar in a way, at least from what I've seen on the schedule and what we were told at orientation - for courses that usually have a high demand (e.g. year-long series courses, prerequisites, etc.), a number of seats are reserved (marked as "New Only") and restricted to incoming students only. Sometimes a whole lecture session itself is reserved for new students as well, depending on the department. </p>
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I highly doubt that. First of all, similar to the poster above, UCI emphasizes that we finish in four years (two for transfers) as well. Second, getting another year's tuition from the students is probably not worth the cost of overcrowding classes, parking wars, etc. Besides, it doesn't make any sense to withhold seat availability just for the purpose of another year's tuition because even if you don't get the introductory classes you want for your major your first year, it's still possible to graduate in four years by taking University/School/Breadth requirements that first year and work towards your major the year after or even the quarter after where you have an earlier registration date, although you still really do need to register the minute your window opens :p.</p>
<p>Also, just FYI, in terms of double-majoring, certain schools/departments may even require that you submit a game plan indicating you won't be staying there longer than you have to, which only goes to prove they want you out of there as soon as possibile, haha.</p>