Program Requirements for Nursing

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Nursing

School of Nursing

Graduate Degrees

The School of Nursing offers the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree, the Master of Science (M.S.) degree, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Nursing.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon admission to the school, students are assigned a faculty adviser who has the responsibility to aid students in planning a total program. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisers quarterly to identify academic and personal needs and match them with school and University resources available in order to maximize the student’s ability to reach educational and professional goals.

Transcripts and course grades are reviewed by Student Affairs quarterly. Evaluations of performance in clinical coursework are written at the end of the quarter. Students are requested to read and sign these evaluations.

Any student who is having difficulty must immediately meet with the faculty adviser and the director of student services to determine the areas of need and any recommendations to be made.

Areas of Study

M.S.N. Master’s Entry Clinical Nursing: The School of Nursing offers graduate studies for master’s entry clinical nursing to prepare individuals with a baccalaureate in another field who wish to become registered nurses. Students are prepared as nurse generalists with strong leadership skills to function in health care delivery across a variety of settings in the health care system, including the acute care setting. Graduates of this program are eligible for certification as a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), work at the bedside and are prepared to implement the outcomes-based practice and quality improvement in clinical settings.

M.S.N. Advanced Practice Nursing: The School of Nursing offers graduate studies and preparation in the Nurse Administrator role, the Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner role, or the Clinical Nurse Specialist role. The following specialties are available for the nurse administrator role: Nursing Administration or Nursing Administration/Occupational and Environmental Health. Advanced Practice is divided into four distinct population foci: Adult/Gerontology Primary Care, Adult/Gerontology Acute Care, Family and Pediatrics. Adult/Gerontology Acute Care students may also select a specialty in Oncology. Adult/Gerontology Acute Care and Pediatrics students may select either the nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or the dual nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist role. Students in the Family, Adult/ Gerontology Primary and Occupational and Environmental Health specialization are prepared in the Nurse Practitioner role only. Students in the family nurse practitioner specialty may take the underserved populations subspecialty.

Some specialties have course requirements over and above the minimum requirements for the degree (i.e. dual NP/CNS, Oncology subspecialty). Applicants are advised to seek counseling prior to admission in order to select the population, specialty and role most appropriate to career goals, as well as to meet requirements for acceptance into the particular area of study. Certain programs of study (i.e. dual NP/CNS, Oncology subspecialty) will require extra coursework and on-campus attendance.

All graduates are strongly encouraged to sit for advanced practice certification in the appropriate specialty area by agencies providing national certification.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

M.S.N. Master’s Entry Clinical Nursing: A minimum of 110 units is required to complete the Master’s Entry Clinical Nursing Program. A minimum of 98 units in the 200- and 400-series are required. A total of four units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the degree.

A minimum grade-point average of 3.0 is required. Grades of B are required in graduate clinical theory and practice nursing courses in order to advance to the next clinical theory and practice course in a series. If a student does not receive a grade of “B”, >84%, she or he will repeat the theory-clinical course during the next academic year. A student may not continue on to the next quarter until the class is repeated and satisfactory grade is earned. Since nursing classes are offered once a year and follow a strict sequence, students may need to wait until the following year to repeat a course. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment will need to reapply and be interviewed by the Student Affairs Committee. Admission is not guaranteed if the student’s status lapses. Please refer to the academic policies for Absence and Readmission stated in the UCLA General Catalog. A minimum of three quarters of full-time enrollment is required for academic residence.

The following courses are required for the M.S.N. Master’s Entry Clinical Nursing:

Research Courses. Nursing 204

Nursing Core. Nursing 225A, 225B, 230A, 230B, 250

Clinical Theory and Practice Courses. Nursing 171, 252, 254A, 254B, 260, 461, 462, 464, 465A, 465B, 465C, 465D, 467

Administrative Courses. Nursing 266, 267, 268, 269.

M.S.N. Advanced Practice Nursing: A minimum of 67 units is required to complete the Advanced Practice Program. A minimum of 65 units in the 200-, and 400-series are required. Specific requirements for each area of clinical specialization are described below. A total of four units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the total course requirement for the degree.

A minimum grade-point average of 3.0 is required. Grades of B are required in graduate clinical nursing courses in order to advance to the next clinical course in a series. If a student does not receive a grade of “B”, >84%, she or he will repeat the theory-clinical course during the next academic year. A student may not continue on to the next quarter until the class is repeated and satisfactory grade is earned. Since nursing classes are offered once a year and follow a strict sequence, students may need to wait until the following year to repeat a course. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment will need to reapply and be interviewed by the Student Affairs Committee. Admission is not guaranteed if the student’s status lapses. Please refer to the academic policies for Absence and Readmission stated in the UCLA General Catalog. A minimum of three quarters of full-time enrollment is required for academic residence.

Core Courses. Nursing 200, 204, 224, 231, and 264. In addition, Nursing 220 and 245 are required for students selecting the clinical nurse specialist role or dual. Nursing 204 is the only core course required for nursing administration and nursing administration/occupational and environmental health students. Nursing 264 is not required for the adult/gerontology acute care or occupational and environmental health populations.

Advanced Practice Theory Courses. Nursing 218A, 218B, 218C, 218D, 236, 238A, 238B, 238C, 239A, 239B, 239C, 245.Clinical Specialty Theory Courses. Nursing 211, 212, 213, 214, 216A, 216B, 216C, 219A, 219B, 223, 232, 229A, 229B, 229C, 233, 236. Course requirements vary for each specialty area; students should see courses under each population focus and/or specialty.

Clinical Practicum Courses. Nursing 414A and 414B, 416A through 416E, 418A through 418D, 429A through 429E, 438A through 438D, 439A through 439E, 440, 444, 445.

Course requirements for Advanced Practice Nursing vary according to role, focus and specialty area selected:

Requirements for Nursing Administration

Nursing Administration Specialty. The goal of the nursing administration specialty is to prepare nurse administrators in organizational theory, health services, and financial management for the practice of administrative roles within acute, ambulatory care, and/or community-based settings. Content includes finance, strategic planning, project management, leadership, quality improvement, risk management, human resource management, quality clinical and organizational outcomes management, education and research. Electives may be taken in the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, the School of Public Health or the School of Public Affairs. Practicums with outstanding administrative leaders are individualized to meet the goals of each student, and give practice experience in health services administration. Required courses include Nursing 204, 218A, 218B, 218C, 218D, 219A, 219B, 418A through 418D, and a minimum of 16 units of theory electives including a course in organizational theory and human resource management. Admission to the Nursing Administration and Nursing Administration/Occupational and Environmental Health specialties are temporarily suspended.

Nursing Administration/Occupational and Environmental Health Specialty. The goal of the nursing administration/occupational and environmental health specialty is to prepare nurses for administrative roles within occupational settings. Content includes occupational and environmental health, finance, strategic planning, project management, leadership, quality improvement, risk management, human resource management, quality clinical and organizational outcomes management, education, and research. Electives are primarily taken in the School of Public Health but students may request approval for courses in the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management or the School of Public Affairs. Practicums with outstanding occupational health administrative leaders are individualized to meet the goals of each student, and give practical experience in the administration of occupational health programs. Required course include Nursing 204, 213, 218A, 218B, 218C, 218D, 219A, 219B, 418A, through 418D, and at least 10 units of coursework approved by the student’s adviser, which includes content in the areas of epidemiology, industrial hygiene, physical agents, ergonomics, and occupational safety.

Requirements for Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Population

The Adult/Gerontology Primary Care population covers individuals from adolescence through adult and older adults. Students selecting the Adult/Gerontology population focus will select a specialty from the following: Occupational and Environmental Health, or Oncology.

The primary care specialty prepares nurses to assume an advanced practice role as a nurse practitioner to meet the increased demands for leadership in healthcare for older persons, particularly those challenged by chronic illness. Emphasis is on the comprehensive assessment, treatment, and evaluation of the client and family. Advanced knowledge and skills in pathophysiology and psychosocial concepts guide theory-based practice, with the goal of optimizing functional status. Interdisciplinary collaboration and care management are emphasized. Required courses include Nursing 200, 204, 224, 231, 232, 233, 239A, 239B, 239C, 264, 439A through 439E, 440, and 4 units of theory elective. Applicants selecting the adult/gerontology primary care population focus may also select an occupational and environmental health specialty. Students should see specialty requirements listed above.

Occupational and Environmental Health Specialty. The occupational and environmental health specialty prepares nurses to assume an advanced practice role as a nurse practitioner. The curriculum integrates principles of occupational and environmental health assessment and care with primary ambulatory care of adult groups. Practitioners evaluate the individual as seen within the work setting as well as within the family and community group. Primary focus and emphasis are on health status assessment, health promotion, illness/accident prevention, hazard control, screening, surveillance, and rehabilitation of adult workers. Requirements are met through a combination of courses and experiences specific to the delivery of occupational and environmental health care services. Required courses include Nursing 200, 204, 213, 232, 233, 239A, 239B, 239C or Environmental Health Sciences 454, Nursing 439A through 439E, 440, and at least 10 units of coursework approved by the student’s adviser, which includes content in the areas of epidemiology, industrial hygiene, physical agents, ergonomics, and occupational safety.

Requirements for Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Population

The adult/gerontology acute care population covers individuals from adolescence through adult and older adult who are identified as ill and who have high intensity nursing and medical needs. These patients may receive care in a wide variety of settings, from intensive care units to specialty clinics, doctor’s offices, or the home. A minimum of two years of prior experience in acute care is highly recommended but not required. Graduates are expected to engage in research-based practice as acute care practitioners, educators, consultants, and to become leaders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Required courses include Nursing 200, 204, 216A, 216B, 216C, 224, 229A, 229B, 229C, 231, 239A, 239B, 239C, 416A through 416E, 440, 444. and four units of theory elective. In addition to the required courses listed above, students who select the clinical nurse specialist role also take Nursing 245, 267, 269 and 445. Except for the four units of theory elective, student who prepare for dual certification (NP/CNS) take the required courses listed above plus Nursing 245 and 445. Applicants selecting the adult/gerontology acute population focus may also select an oncology specialty. Students should see specialty requirements listed above.

Oncology Specialty. The oncology specialty prepares nurse practitioners and clinical specialists to care for individuals with/or at risk for cancer. Students will obtain expert clinical skills for the assessment and management of patients with/at risk for cancer; to provide education for patients, families, and nursing staff, and to provide consultation in oncology-related problems. Clinical practicums are available with expert clinicians across the health/illness continuum (for example, cancer screening, ambulatory oncology clinics and private practices, inpatient oncology units, radiation therapy). Graduates are expected to become leaders in oncology advance practice and to engage in research-based practice as an oncology nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. Previous clinical oncology experience is highly recommended. Required courses include Nursing 200, 204, 214, 224, 231, 239A, 239B, 239C, 414A. 414B. 416A through 416E, 439A, 440, and four units of theory elective. In addition to the required courses listed above, except for the four units of theory elective, students who select the clinical nurse specialist role or dual certification (NP/CNS) also take Nursing 245, 267, 269 and 445. Admission to the Oncology specialty is temporarily suspended.

Requirements for Family Population

The family population covers primary health care for individuals throughout the life span. The focus is on collaborative, interdisciplinary practice to assure comprehensive quality health care and health maintenance in outpatient, work site, home health, nursing home, and hospital settings. Emphasis is on the assessment, treatment, and evaluation of the client’s responses to actual or potential health problems, which may be chronic or acute and include primary prevention and health promotion. Required courses include Nursing 200, 204, 211, 212, 224, 231, 236, 239A, 239B, 239C, 264, 429A through 429E, 440, and four units of theory elective.

Subspecialty for Nurse Practitioners

Underserved Populations Subspecialty. The underserved populations subspecialty provides enriched theory and clinical experiences to more fully prepare new family nurse practitioners to take on the challenges of improving primary care practices in complex, culturally diverse, and low resource practice settings. Required courses including Nursing 209, 249, and 450. Admission to the Underserved Populations subspecialty is temporarily suspended.

Requirements for Pediatrics Population

The pediatric population covers the health care of children from birth to adolescence. Emphasis is on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of children’s actual or potential health problems. Content stresses care for acute and chronic illnesses as well as primary prevention. Required courses include Nursing 200, 204, 212, 223, 224, 231, 238A, 238B, 238C, 264, 438A through 438D, 440, and four units of theory elective. In addition to the required courses listed above, students who select the clinical nurse specialist role also take Nursing 245 and 445. Except for the four units of theory elective, students who prepare for the clinical nurse specialist role or dual certification (NP/CNS) take the required courses listed above plus Nursing 245 and 445.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Successful completion of the comprehensive examination is required. The comprehensive examination is given in written form during Spring Quarter. Students are eligible to take the examination once they are advanced to candidacy and may repeat the examination twice. Retakes only are offered during Summer Sessions and Fall Quarter. Students must complete all requirements for the degree within one calendar year after advancement to candidacy.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time to Degree

M.S.N. Master’s Entry Clinical Nursing: Normal progress from graduate admission to conferral of degree is a minimum of six quarters and one summer.

M.S.N. Advanced Practice Nursing: Normal progress from graduate admission to conferral of degree is a minimum of six quarters.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Upon admission, students are assigned doctoral advisers recommended by the curriculum committee to provide individual supervision and to guide selection of a suitable program of study. Doctoral advisers are chosen for their experience in the student’s research area.

Students meet with their doctoral advisers once each quarter to determine coursework for the following quarter; however, a student may seek the director of student service’s advice at any time.

Students’ doctoral advisers may become their dissertation mentor. Students are encouraged to identify their dissertation mentor by the time they complete required coursework; for students entering with a master’s degree this is a maximum of nine quarters and for students entering with a bachelor’s degree this is a maximum of 12 quarters.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The goal of the UCLA School of Nursing (SON) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree program is to develop the foundation of knowledge upon which the practice of the profession is based. The UCLA SON PhD program aims to develop nurse scientists who can conduct research and generate theory that incorporate the influence of the biologic, psychosocial and physical environments on health and healthcare. Areas of focus and interest include, but are not limited to: health of diverse and vulnerable populations, older adults, and persons with chronic and communicable diseases. Doctoral graduates serve as leaders who educate, influence practice, advance science, optimize healthcare delivery and influence healthcare policy worldwide.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students admitted to the PhD program without an advanced practice MSN—Bachelors (BS) or Entry-Level Masters (ELM or MECN) —are required to complete the following courses or equivalent: N200, N204, N209 and at least three graduate-level advanced practice nursing courses. The graduate-level advanced practice nursing courses must be chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty adviser. Note that course requirements vary by student’s research focus, thus certain programs of study will entail longer time to completion and/or less flexibility in class scheduling than others.

Students admitted to the PhD program with a Bachelors (BS), may petition for a Master of Science (M.S.) degree upon completion of the first two years of required course work and passing the written qualification exam.

The following courses are required of all students in the Ph.D. program.

(1) Nursing theory: Nursing 202, 206. 210.

(2) Nursing research: Nursing 205A-205B-205C, 207, 208, 295A-295B-295C, 299A-299B-299C. Nursing 205A, 207, 208 and 299A are required for all doctoral students. Students must take either of the following: Nursing 299B and 299C for quantitative research, or 205B, 205C and 299B or 299C for qualitative research (299B and 299C must be taken twice for biologic sciences).

(3) Statistics. Nursing 203A, 203B.

(4) Professional development: Nursing 299D, 495.

(5) Cognates: Minimum of 12 units, three courses in related field relevant to area of research. Biologic sciences students also must complete a faculty adviser-approved Chemistry course..

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass University written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy. Also, under Senate regulations the University oral qualifying examination is open only to the student and appointed members of the doctoral committee. In addition to University requirements, some graduate programs have other pre-candidacy examination requirements. What follows in this section is how students are required to fulfill all of these requirements for this doctoral program.

Written Qualifying Examination. The written qualifying examination must be taken after completion of the following courses: Nursing 202, 203A, 203B, 206, 210, 295A, and 299A. The examination is submitted in July. Only one reexamination is permitted and it must be completed during the Summer of the same year as the original examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination. The University Oral Qualifying Examination, taken after completing the course requirements and successfully passing the written qualifying examination, evaluates students’ dissertation proposals. The initial step is selection of a doctoral committee. Students are responsible for obtaining the consent of four or more faculty members to serve on the committee as certifying members. Qualifications of members must be consistent with students’ area of research and special interests and also with the requirements for doctoral committees as stated in the Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA. Additional members, including those from an institution or clinical agency representing the student’s clinical and research interests, may be appointed as non-certifying members by petition if the doctoral committee and the student agree that additional experts are needed. The graduate adviser of the doctoral committee must give approval of members consenting to serve on the doctoral committee before the committee is submitted for the approval of the Graduate Division.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Every doctoral degree program requires the completion of an approved dissertation that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research and constitutes a distinct contribution to knowledge in the principal field of study.

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-degree

Students entering with a master’s degree in nursing should be able to complete the doctoral program as follows:

From admission to written qualifying examination: three quarters minimum, six quarters maximum.

From written qualifying examination to approval of proposal and oral qualifying examination: three quarters minimum, six quarters maximum.

From advancement to candidacy to final oral examination: six quarters.

From graduate admission to awarding of degree: 15 quarters maximum recommended.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.0) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination because of grades of B- or lower in clinical theory and practice courses, regardless of overall grade point average, or for unprofessional or unethical conduct.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be specifically recommended for termination for failure of the written or oral qualifying examination a second time.

Program Requirements for Executive M.P.H. Program

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Executive M.P.H. Program

Health and non-health managers and executives, who are working professionals, may choose to pursue an executive M.P.H. degree by completing coursework in extended weekend sessions during the academic year and complete an intensive summer field project. Courses are taught by leading practitioners and researchers in the field of public health, healthcare management and health policy.

Admissions Requirements

Advising

An adviser is appointed for each new master’s student by the head of the respective department. The EMPH Program Director will be the advisor for all students in the Executive MPH program. The EMPH program is a lock-step program with required classes and electives built into the pre-set curriculum. Any alterations to the curriculum must be approved by both the adviser and the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Students are expected to meet with their advisers each quarter. A departmental guidance committee is established when the student has completed approximately half of the program for the master’s degree. Members of the departmental guidance committee are nominated by the department chair after consultation with the student and the student’s adviser.

An adviser is responsible for the student’s academic progress. Progress is evaluated on an ongoing basis. At the end of each quarter, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs reviews academic listings of students and notifies them and the advisers when the cumulative grade-point average is below 3.0. Advisers review each case with their advisees and make recommendations to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs for continuance or dismissal. Students who wish to change advisers must file a petition which must be approved by the new adviser, the department chair, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

Areas of Study

The Executive MPH degree is offered in the Department of Health Policy and Management with a concentration in Healthcare Management.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Health Policy and Management

The EMPH degree program is an executive-style program for people with at least three years of experience in the health care or managerial fields. It is a two-year program requiring 16 full courses and a major written research or consulting report based on the summer internship. Required courses include Health Policy and Management 200A, 200B, 215A, 232, 234, M236, 285, 400, M422, 433, 436, and 445. Required School of Public Health core classes include Biostatistics 100A, Community Health Sciences 100, Environmental Health Sciences 100 and Epidemiology 100.

Only courses in which a grade of C- or better is received may be applied toward the requirements for a master’s degree. Courses taken for S/U grading may not be applied toward the degree requirements. Students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in all courses required or elected during graduate residence at the University of California.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students must complete a summer field project and write a research or consulting report.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is two years of extended weekend sessions and an applied field project during the summer.

Program Requirements for Scandinavian Section

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Scandinavian Section

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Scandinavian Section offers the M.A. degree in Scandinavian.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Students should meet with the graduate academic adviser each quarter. Through these meetings, the adviser keeps both the student and the other members of the section informed of the student’s progress. The adviser keeps records of these interviews, whenever deemed necessary, in the student’s file. There are no section guidance committees for M.A. candidates.

Areas of Study

There are no specific major fields or subdisciplines in the M.A. program, but students emphasize one modern language and literature area in Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students are required to demonstrate knowledge of three Scandinavian languages: fluency in one Scandinavian language (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) and reading knowledge of the other two Scandinavian languages. Fluency of a language may be established by: (1) passing a departmental examination or (2) successfully completing one graduate-level course in the original language. Reading knowledge of a language may be established by: (1) passing a departmental examination or (2) successfully completing one upper-division literature course in the original language.

Course Requirements

A total of 12 courses is required for the M.A. degree. These courses include a minimum of nine upper division and graduate courses in Scandinavian languages, at least five of which must be graduate courses. Three courses on the upper division or graduate level may be taken in a related field of linguistic or literary study to be determined in consultation with the graduate adviser; at least one of these must be at the graduate level. Comparative Literature 200 or an equivalent course in methodology is required as one of the 12 courses.

Three 596 courses (12 units) may be applied toward the total course requirement, but only one (four units) may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A comprehensive examination, based on the required coursework and a reading list, is required of all candidates for the M.A. degree. The examination is given whenever the student has completed the course requirements and feels prepared to be examined on both the coursework and the reading list. The comprehensive examination is both written and oral; students who fail may be reexamined once without petitioning.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to graduate status, completion of coursework and examinations for the M.A. degree in Scandinavian usually requires six quarters of standard course load.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a specific condition which may lead to a recommendation for termination is C-graded work in Scandinavian courses. A recommendation for termination is made by the Scandinavian faculty in residence. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination through submission of a petition to the vice chair.

Program Requirements for Community Health Sciences

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Community Health Sciences

School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Community Health Sciences offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Public Health.

Applicants should see the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Admission section under Public Health Schoolwide Programs. Admission requirements for the Master of Science in Public Health are the same as for the M.P.H; admission requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health are the same as for the Doctor of Public Health.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

An adviser is appointed for each new master’s student by the department chair. The student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter and any subsequent alterations must be approved by both the adviser and the associate dean of Student Affairs. Students are expected to meet with their advisers each quarter. A departmental guidance committee is established when the student has completed approximately half of the program for the master’s degree. Members of the departmental guidance committee are nominated by the department chair after consultation with the student and the student’s adviser.

An adviser is responsible for the student’s academic progress. Progress is evaluated on an ongoing basis. At the end of each quarter, the associate dean of Student Affairs reviews academic listings of students and notifies them and the advisers when the cumulative grade-point average is below 3.0. Advisers review each case with their advisees and make recommendations to the associate dean of Student Affairs for continuance or dismissal. Students who wish to change advisers must file a petition which must be approved by the new adviser, the department chair, and the associate dean for Student Affairs.

Areas of Study

Consult the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must complete at least one year of residence in graduate status at the University of California and a minimum of 10 full courses, at least five of which must be graduate courses in the 200 or 500 series. Only one 596 course (four units) and one 598 course (four units) may be applied toward the total course requirement; only four units of either course may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement. Community Health Sciences 597 may not be applied toward the degree requirements. No more than 18 full courses are required for the degree.

Mandatory core courses include Biostatistics 100A, 100B, and Epidemiology 100. Each core course may be waived for students who have taken a similar course elsewhere and can pass the waiver examination. Community Health Sciences 210, 211A-211B, 212, 213, Biostatistics 406, PH 150 or the equivalent, and four to six department courses (selected from an approved list) are required. Elective courses are selected in consultation with an adviser. Normal program length is six quarters.

For the following courses, only courses in which a grade of B- or better is received may be applied toward the requirements for a master’s degree: CHS 210, 211A, 211B, and 400. Students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in all courses required or elected during graduate residence at the University of California.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

If the comprehensive examination/report option is approved, a guidance committee of three faculty members is appointed. A written comprehensive examination on the major area of study must be passed. Students who fail may be reexamined once. The preparation of a major written research report is required, and it must be approved by the guidance committee which also must certify successful completion of all degree requirements.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

If the thesis option is approved, a thesis committee is established. The committee approves the thesis prospectus before the student may file for advancement to candidacy. The thesis must be acceptable to the thesis committee.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is from three to seven quarters. Upper time limit for completion of all requirements is seven quarters of enrollment, including quarters enrolled in previous graduate study at a UC campus prior to admission to the School of Public Health. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

An academic adviser is assigned to each new student by the head of the department. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter. The adviser supervises the student’s completion of course work and preparation for the written qualifying examinations, and can, but need not, serve as the Chair of the Guidance Committee appointed at the end of the first year of study.

After being enrolled for three quarters, students file Doctoral Form 1, which designates the membership of the guidance committee. The guidance committee consists of the student’s adviser in the major field, a second faculty member in Community Health Sciences and the student’s adviser in the minor field. Courses to be taken for the minor field are listed on this form. The members of the Guidance committee must be full-time faculty with appointments in the professorial series (tenure-eligible, in-residence, or acting or emeritus in these series.) The Guidance Committee membership must be approved by the department chair. This committee functions as a group to assist in tailoring the program to the student’s needs and objectives. The student is responsible for informing the committee about the student’s progress, and should also turn to the committee first in the event that special assistance or intervention is required. Hence, the committee should be selected in recognition of its role in promoting the student’s academic progress.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Faculty in the department represent a diversity of disciplines related to community health, such as the social and behavior sciences, nutrition, medicine, and a range of fields of research including health education/promotion, international health, child and family health, public health nutrition, health policy, disaster planning and relief, aging and life course, women’s health, population and reproductive health, and health disparities.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

The following courses are required if the student has not already taken them or their equivalent in the course of the master’s degree or other postgraduate work: Biostatistics 100A, 100B, and 406; Community Health Sciences 210, 211A-211B, 212; Epidemiology 100; Health Services 100; Environmental Health Sciences 100. These courses do not count toward the minimum course requirements for the doctoral degree.

In addition to any of the above courses not already taken, the student must take a minimum of 48 units in residence in the doctoral program, to include Community Health Sciences 270A-270B and a broad public health course to be approved by the advisor via blue petition. No more than four units may be individual studies coursework (Community Health Sciences 596). All doctoral students must enroll in Community Health Sciences 286 (doctoral roundtable) every quarter until they are advanced to candidacy. With the exception of the first quarter of registration as a doctoral student, students may petition to waive out of the seminar for up to two quarters. The doctoral roundtable does not fulfill any of the 48 units required for the doctorate.

Students minor in a Ph.D. granting department outside of the School of Public Health, in a discipline relevant to community health sciences. Four graduate-level courses (16 units) are required.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is recommended but not required for the doctoral degree.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Before advancement to candidacy, all coursework must have been completed and the student must pass a written examination administered by the department and an oral qualifying examination in the major field. The written examination may be repeated only once. Additionally, the student must complete the requirements for the minor field and pass an examination administered by the minor department or the minor member of the guidance committee.

After the student has passed the written qualifying examination and completed the minor requirements, and at least one month prior to taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination, a doctoral committee is nominated. The doctoral committee consists of at least four faculty members including the chair, who hold professorial appointments at UCLA. Two of the faculty must be tenured. Three of the four must hold appointments in the department; one must be an outside member who holds no appointment in the School of Public Health; one of the four must be from the minor field. Eligible faculty are those in the tenure-eligible series, the in-residence series, and acting or emeriti in these series. The composition of the committee must be approved by the department chair. The doctoral committee guides the student’s progress toward completion of the dissertation.

The student is advanced to candidacy and commences work on a dissertation by passing the University Oral Qualifying Examination, which is administered by the doctoral committee. Only the student and the committee members attend this examination; all committee members must be present. The examination may be repeated once if a majority of the committee so recommends.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

Maximum allowable time for the attainment of the degree is 24 quarters of enrollment or eight years. This limitation includes quarters enrolled in previous graduate study at a UC campus prior to admission to the doctoral degree program and leaves of absence. However, the approved normative time-to-degree is 18 quarters (six years). It is expected that students will normally complete coursework by the end of the third year in residence (nine quarters); complete written and oral examinations and advance to candidacy by the middle of the fourth year in residence (11 quarters); and complete the dissertation and defense by the end of the sixth year (18 quarters).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to complete the required course work within seven quarters of matriculation.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to maintain a 3.00 grade point average for two consecutive quarters following matriculation into the doctoral program; a second failure of any written qualifying examinations in the major or minor fields; a second failure of either oral examination; or exceeding enrollment time limits.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination first to the departmental chair, second to the associate dean of Academic Affairs and finally to the dean of the school.

Program Requirements for Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

The chair/director of the program serves as the graduate adviser. Each student selects a faculty adviser who agrees to serve as the student’s MA committee chair and principal adviser. Student progress toward the degree is discussed each academic quarter by the student’s committee members and by the members of the UCLA/Getty Conservation IDP Faculty Advisory Committee.

Areas of Study

Students should consult the program.

Foreign Language Requirement

Demonstration of proficiency in at least one modern foreign language is required. There are three options for fulfilling this requirement: (1) complete the third quarter in an introductory, regular sequence of the selected language at UCLA (or an equivalent course) with a grade of A or A-; (2) take a reading/translation examination administered by the program; or (3) take a UCLA Foreign Language Department Placement Test to demonstrate equivalency to completion of the third quarter of instruction in a foreign language.

Course Requirements

Our program is a three-year program with two years of instruction, a 10-week internship following the first year and a 9-month internship during the third year. A minimum of 130 units of coursework are required for graduation. Graduation unit requirements: 80 units of graduate courses; 8 units of 598 (MA thesis preparation) and 42 units of 290 (internship).

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Eleven months of internship are required: one 10-week summer internship between the first and second year of study, and one 9-month internship following the second year of study. To expose the student to both field and institutional environments, it is preferred but not required that one internship be associated with a field project and the other be within a museum. The field project may include work on an archaeological excavation within an ethnology field project, work at an indigenous cultural center, or at other similar venues. The collections project may include work at a museum or other collecting institution, or at a regional laboratory where collections are curated and conserved. All intern placement must be pre-approved by the program and will be developed in collaboration between the student and faculty.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

None.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

Each student organizes a research project in consultation with the assigned faculty adviser no later than the end of their first year. The research project includes some or all of the following aspects of conservation-related research: examination of archaeological and/or ethnographic artifacts, assessment of the cultural context, analysis, experimentation with treatment or analysis techniques along with conservation treatment. The MA project includes the establishment of a methodology that guides the development of the research. The results are presented in a research paper between 7,500 and 10,000 words to the student’s three-member master’s thesis committee for evaluation. In light of the number of courses required for the MA degree, students should carefully consider the subject and scope of their proposed MA paper in terms of the feasibility to complete it within the time-to-degree guidelines for the program.

Time-to-Degree

The M.A. degree is to be completed within three years.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to fulfill the foreign language requirement or an unsatisfactory master’s thesis. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination through a request for a hearing before the Executive Committee.

Program Requirements for Management (Global Executive MBA for the Americas)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Management

John E. Anderson School of Management

Graduate Degrees

The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Management, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, and the Master of Financial Engineering (M.F.E.) degree. In addition, there are a number of degree programs, offered in cooperation with other graduate and professional degree programs on campus, that lead to the M.B.A. and another degree. The school also offers the Executive M.B.A. Program (EMBA) and the M.B.A. for the Fully Employed (FEMBA).

Global Executive MBA for the Americas

Admissions Requirements

Advising

Small group information sessions are offered by appointment. At these sessions faculty, staff and alumni are available to answer questions and provide information. The Faculty Director of the Program provides counseling on an individual basis.

Areas of Study

The emphasis is on general management training; increased competence in management specialties; management of international businesses, particularly in the Americas region; organizational and interpersonal skills; and sophisticated understanding of the integration of businesses and their environments.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Completion of the intensive 15-month course of study leads to two separate regular M.B.A. degrees, one awarded by UCLA and one awarded by the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI). Each degree requires the satisfactory completion of the degree requirements at the other institution. Students complete 38 units in courses taught by UCLA faculty and 36 units in courses taught by UAI faculty.

The program consists of six modules, with the first module of UCLA-based instruction starting in August. Each module lasts six weeks. A minimum of 8 UCLA units is taught each quarter beginning in Term 2. All instruction is in English.

Modules are taught in the following locations and time periods:

Term	Time Period	Location
Term 1 – Spring	May	Chile
Term 2 – Fall	August	Los Angeles
Term 3 – Fall	November	Miami
Term 4 – Winter	February	Brazil
Term 5 – Spring	April/May	Miami
Term 6 – Fall	August	Los Angeles

For each module, the first two weeks involve the completion of reading assignments and written work that prepare students for classroom instruction that takes place in weeks three and four. Weeks five and six are spent doing projects or take-home examinations and case analyses. There are 30 contact hours per four-unit course. Students take two or three courses (for UCLA or UAI credit) per term.

Fore the UCLA MBA degree, required courses include Management 462, 463, 471C, 471D, 472A, 482, 485, 486, 478 (Managing in the Global Digital Economy) and 478 (Business Sustainability & the Environment).

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Management practicum: This is a two-quarter project (MGMT 471C and MGMT 471D) that is designed to allow students to employ and enhance concepts learned in the classroom. It will deal with global strategic issues. The practicum may be an individual project or a group project consisting of three to five students. A faculty member from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management will supervise and assess all students’ projects to ensure that students’ work meets the academic requirements of the program.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The program must be completed within fifteen months of matriculation. All members of the class follow the same schedule.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Program Requirements for Chemistry and Biochemistry (Chemistry)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Chemistry, and the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology.

Chemistry

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Initial academic advising is handled by the appropriate faculty area adviser. Students continue to consult with this adviser each quarter until completion of their course requirements. During this period, students also choose a Research Director to supervise their thesis research. The Graduate Study Committee, consisting of the graduate advisers and faculty area advisers, reviews each student’s progress quarterly. Notification in writing is given to students who are performing at a very high level and to those who are not making adequate progress. The faculty graduate adviser, faculty area advisers, and Director of Graduate Student Services are available for personal consultation.

Areas of Study

Inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, materials chemistry, biophysics, theory/computation, and analytical chemistry/measurement science and technology.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

At least nine quarter courses (36 units) are required, of which at least five (20 units) must be graduate courses and the remainder upper division courses. Students must take a minimum of two courses in their major area and one course in an outside area. Choices may be made from the major areas as described under Doctoral Degree.

Substitutions may be made with consent of the faculty area adviser. With the consent of the faculty graduate adviser, courses of directed individual study, but not research courses, may replace any of the courses listed above.

Up to 24 units of Chemistry and Biochemistry 596 or 598 may be applied toward the total course requirement; up to 20 units may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not Required. Students who serve as teaching assistants must enroll in and receive a grade of S for Chemistry and Biochemistry 375 for each quarter they teach in order to continue teaching.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

In exceptional cases, the comprehensive examination plan is used in lieu of a thesis. The comprehensive examination plan requires the satisfactory completion of four cumulative examinations.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

Time-to-Degree

From admission to completion of courses: Three academic quarters (one calendar year).

From admission to award of degree: Three to six academic quarters (one to two calendar years).

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Initial academic advising is handled by the appropriate faculty area adviser. Students continue to consult with this adviser each quarter until completion of their course requirements. During this period, students also choose a research director to supervise the dissertation research. The Graduate Study Committee, consisting of the faculty and staff graduate advisers and faculty area advisers, reviews each student’s progress quarterly. Notification in writing is given to students who are performing at a very high level and to those who are not making adequate progress. The faculty graduate adviser, faculty area advisers, and Director of Graduate Student Services are available for personal consultation.

Minimum Progress. At the end of the first and second year, the overall progress of each student is evaluated by the Graduate Study Committee, taking into account performance in courses, written examinations, teaching, and research. The committee may recommend that students (1) proceed to the oral examination, (2) be redirected to the M.S. program, or (3) be terminated.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, materials chemistry, biophysics, theory/computation, and analytical chemistry/measurement science and technology.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Candidates in each area of specialization should normally complete as a minimum the coursework indicated below. Some of these requirements can be met on the basis of orientation examinations and courses taken prior to entry into the graduate program. If the projected research falls in an area which differs appreciably from that anticipated by the field requirements listed below, students may be permitted appropriate modifications.

Inorganic Chemistry: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry C172 or its equivalent, and satisfactory performance on the inorganic chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry 207, C275, C276A,and C280; (3) one elective course from the following: Chemistry and Biochemistry CM205A, C213B, C215B, 215D, C223A, 232, 236, 241A through 241Z, 242, C243A, C243B, 244A, 244B, C245, 271, C274, 277, or other graduate courses with the approval of the inorganic chemistry area adviser. If the C274 requirement is waived, two electives should be selected from this list; (4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 278 and one quarter of Chemistry and Biochemistry 282; (5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

Organic Chemistry: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 30A, 30B, 30BL, 30C, 30CL, 136, and satisfactory performance on the organic chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry 236, C243A, 244A; (3) three courses from Chemistry and Biochemistry 205A, 207, C243B, 244B, C245, C281, and 241B through 241Z, or other courses with approval of the organic chemistry area adviser; (4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 248 (minimum three quarters); (5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 249B (one quarter); (6) Chemistry and Biochemistry 400; (7) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

Physical Chemistry: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 110A, 110B, 113A, and satisfactory performance on the physical chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry C215A-C215B, C223A-C223B, or equivalent; (3) Chemistry and Biochemistry 228 each quarter; (4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 218 (one quarter). Substitutions may be made with consent of the physical chemistry area adviser; (5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 400; (6) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

Materials Chemistry: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 110A, 113A, and either 136 or 172, or their equivalents, and satisfactory performance on the physical, inorganic, or organic chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry C280 and C285; (3) two classes from the following: Chemistry and Biochemistry 207, C215A, C215B, C223A, C223B, 236, C243A, C243B, 244A, 244B, C276A, C276B; (4) one from: Chemistry and Biochemistry C240, C281, 267, 277, or any class from the preceding group not already taken. Other graduate courses from outside of Chemistry and Biochemistry may also be used with approval of the materials chemistry area adviser; (5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 228, or 248, or 278, every quarter; (6) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

Biophysics: Track A: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 110A, 110B and 113A or its equivalent, and satisfactory performance on the physical chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry C215A, and C223 A, B; (3) 8 units from: Chemistry and Biochemistry M230B, 257, 269A, B, C, Physics 220, Physics 241A, B, C; (4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 228 or 268, every quarter; (5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 400; (6) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209. Track B: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 153A and 153B or its equivalent; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry 269A, B, C, M230B or 257, C200 or CM260A, and one quarter of 258; (3) 8 units of additional graduate courses from: Chemistry and Biochemistry M230B, 257, M230D, CM260A, CM260B, Physics 220, and Chemistry and Biochemistry C223A, B; (4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 268 or 228, every quarter; (5) three lab rotations; (6) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

Theory/Computation: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 110A, 110B and 113A or its equivalent, and satisfactory performance on the physical chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry C215A, B, C223A, B, and C226A, or C215A, C223A, and either C215B or C223B and 2 courses from the following: Chemistry and Biochemistry C245, C215C, C226A, CM260A, 269A, 269B, C276A; (3) Chemistry and Biochemistry 228, every quarter; (4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

Analytical Chemistry/Measurement Science and Engineering: (1) Required background material: Chemistry and Biochemistry 110A, 110B and 113A, or 172, or 136, or their equivalents, and satisfactory performance on the analytical chemistry orientation examination; (2) Chemistry and Biochemistry C243A and 244A, or C215A and C223A , or 207 and C276A, or C279 and CM205A; (3) Chemistry and Biochemistry C285 or 257; (4) 8 units from: Chemistry and Biochemistry C208, 236, C240, 266, 276B, Bioengineering C204, C231, M225, M248, or other engineering or medical school graduate level courses approved by the area advisor; (5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 228, or 247, or 278, every quarter; (6) Chemistry and Biochemistry 203B and 209.

First Year Report for Students in Organic Chemistry

Students in organic chemistry must write a report for their adviser and one other organic chemist covering their progress and accomplishments in the laboratory. The report is due on November 1 of the second year in residence.

Teaching Experience

One year (three quarters) of teaching experience is generally required. Students who serve as teaching assistants must enroll in and receive a grade of S for Chemistry and Biochemistry 375 for each quarter they teach in order to continue teaching and maintain their standing in the PhD program.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

All Ph.D. candidates in Chemistry take a series of written tests called cumulative examinations. These are designed to encourage and evaluate the continued growth of professional competency through coursework, study of the literature, departmental seminars, and informal discussions with colleagues.

Three examinations are given per quarter at approximately monthly intervals. Students must begin writing the examinations in their second quarter of residence and must continue until they have passed four examinations. A maximum of twelve attempts are allowed. To remain in good standing, students must pass at least one of the first five examinations attempted. Students with a master’s degree from a U.S. university are required to pass three examinations out of nine attempts.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination consists of an original research proposal in an area distinct from the student’s dissertation research and done without assistance from the research adviser. The proposal is presented orally to the committee, and the committee questions the candidate on the proposal, general knowledge of the area, and dissertation research progress. The proposal represents independent work and offers the doctoral committee the opportunity to judge the student’s ability to think creatively and to formulate significant ideas for research.

All students are required to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination by June 30 of their second year. The committee’s decision to advance a student to candidacy, to allow the student to repeat all or part of the oral, or to disqualify the student, is based on the student’s overall record at UCLA as reflected in coursework and examinations, and the student’s research ability and productivity.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations. The Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree is awarded for the quarter in which students are advanced to candidacy.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Not required. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

The following are normal times to complete the requirements of the program:

From admission to completion of written qualifying examinations (see above for definition/description of these for each major): three to five academic quarters (one to one and two-thirds calendar years).

From admission to advancement to candidacy: six academic quarters (two calendar years).

From admission to award of degree: 12 to 18 academic quarters (four to six calendar years).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination by the Graduate Study Committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the departmental chair.

Program Requirements for Chemistry and Biochemistry (Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Initial academic advising is handled by the appropriate faculty area advisor. Students continue to consult with this advisor each quarter until completion of their course requirements. During this period, students also choose a Research Director to supervise their thesis research. The Graduate Studies Committee, consisting of the graduate advisor and other key faculty, reviews each student’s progress quarterly. Notification in writing is given to students who are performing at a very high level and to those who are not making adequate progress. The faculty graduate advisor, faculty area advisors, and Director of Graduate Student Affairs are available for personal consultation.

Areas of Study

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Thirty-eight units of coursework are required. At least 20 of the 38 units must be at the graduate level (courses numbered 200 and above), while the remaining units may be upper division undergraduate courses (courses numbered from 100 to 199). Required courses include Chemistry and Biochemistry 269A-269B-269C-269D-269E (10 units); Chemistry and Biochemistry 258 during the first quarter of the second year; Chemistry and Biochemistry 268 during the first three quarters; and three laboratory rotations (Chemistry and Biochemistry 596) during the first year. After completion of Chemistry and Biochemistry 269A-269B-269C-269D-269E, at least four additional units of graduate level courses are required. Additional lecture courses are chosen from a list of approved graduate courses available from the schedule of classes. Up to 24 units of Chemistry and Biochemistry 596 or 598 may be applied toward the total course requirement; up to eight units may be applied toward the graduate course requirement. Up to four units of graduate-level seminar courses may be applied to the graduate course requirement. Substitutions may be made with the consent of the faculty graduate adviser.

Teaching Experience

Not Required. Students who serve as teaching assistants must enroll in and receive a grade of S for Chemistry and Biochemistry 375 for each quarter they teach in order to continue teaching.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

In exceptional cases, a comprehensive examination is administered in lieu of a thesis. This written examination is administered and graded by a faculty committee selected by the faculty graduate adviser and is graded pass or fail. For students who fail, recommendation for or against a second examination is made by the faculty graduate advisor.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

The thesis plan is the preferred method of attaining the M.S. degree in Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology. Preference in admissions is given to students who have already identified a research adviser under whose direction the thesis research is conducted. By the sixth week of the first term in residence, a master’s committee is appointed for each student consisting of the student’s faculty research adviser and two additional faculty members chosen by the faculty graduate adviser. This committee has the responsibility for approving or disapproving the master’s thesis. By the end of the first term, the student is required to submit a brief written research proposal for approval by the master’s committee. Students have five academic quarters after the submission of proposal to complete the degree.

Time-to-Degree

From admission to completion of courses: Three academic quarters (one calendar year).

From admission to award of degree: Three to six academic quarters (one to two calendar years).

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Initial academic advising is handled by the appropriate faculty area advisor. Students continue to consult with this advisor each quarter until completion of their course requirements. During this period, students also choose a research director to supervise the dissertation research. The Graduate Studies Committee, consisting of the faculty and staff graduate advisors, reviews each student’s progress quarterly. Notification in writing is given to students who are performing at a very high level and to those who are not making adequate progress. The faculty graduate adviser, faculty area advisers, and Director of Graduate Student Services are available for personal consultation.

Minimum Progress. At the end of the first and second year, the overall progress of each student is evaluated by the Graduate Study Committee or Biochemistry Faculty Committee, taking into account performance in courses, written examinations, teaching, and research. The committee may recommend that students (1) proceed to the oral examination, (2) be redirected to the M.S. program, or (3) be terminated.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Candidates should normally complete as a minimum the coursework indicated below. Some of these requirements can be met on the basis of courses taken prior to entry into the graduate program with consent of the faculty graduate adviser. Required coursework must be completed prior to advancement to candidacy. Substitutions may be made with the consent of the faculty graduate adviser.

(1) Required background material: one year organic chemistry, one course in physical chemistry or biophysical chemistry, one year of biochemistry, some coursework in the life sciences, and some biochemistry laboratory experience.

(2) Chemistry and Biochemistry 269A-269B-269C-269D-269E (10 units) should be taken in the first year.

(3) Sixteen units of additional upper division or graduate-level courses, including four to six units of discussion courses or the equivalent, chosen in consultation with the graduate adviser. These courses are to be chosen with the following goals in mind: (a) in addition to the in-depth training in the student’s areas of specialization, the selected courses should provide broad training in the multiple areas of biochemistry, molecular and structural biology; and (b) in addition to a didactic lecture component, there should be a significant discussion component. Two seminar courses should be included in the selected courses to ensure that the student gains training in the critical evaluation of scientific literature.

(4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 258 during the first quarter of the second year.

(5) Chemistry and Biochemistry 268 during the first three quarters.

(6) Three laboratory rotations (Chemistry and Biochemistry 596) during the first year.

Teaching Experience

One year of teaching experience (three quarters) is generally required. Students who serve as teaching assistants must enroll in and receive a grade of S for Chemistry and Biochemistry 375 for each quarter they teach in order to continue teaching.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

The written examination requirement is coupled to the graduate student seminar (Chemistry and Biochemistry 258). Chemistry and Biochemistry 258 requires a presentation of the student’s proposed dissertation research. After completing this oral presentation, the student prepares a written dissertation research proposal. The proposal includes information about the background and significance of the area of research, the specific aims to be addressed and experiments proposed. The written qualifying component of the Ph.D. program is fulfilled after the student satisfactorily completes this proposal. A written proposal that is deemed unsatisfactory may be revised once.

Advancement to Candidacy

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

The following are normal times to complete the requirements of the program:

From admission to advancement to candidacy: six academic quarters (two calendar years).

From admission to award of degree: 12 to 18 academic quarters (four to six calendar years).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination by the Graduate Study Committee or the Biochemistry Faculty Committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the departmental chair.

Program Requirements for Physiological Science

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Integrative Biology and Physiology

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology offers the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Physiological Science.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Students are responsible for becoming acquainted with the departmental faculty and for identifying at the time of application a potential research mentor. Students form an advisory committee by the end of the first quarter of academic residence. Advisory committee membership consists of the research mentor and two or more regular series faculty, one of whom must hold an appointment within the department.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students are required to complete nine courses, including a second level statistics or research design course approved by the department, a four-unit graduate-level didactic course in molecular biology, Integrative Biology and Physiology 289, and Integrative Biology and Physiology 270A-270B. Prior completion of Integrative Biology and Physiology 111A-111B (or equivalent) is required for enrollment in 270A-270B. A minimum of six of the nine courses must be graduate level (200-series) courses, toward which two letter-graded 596 courses may be applied. Elective coursework is selected by the student and the student’s research mentor, with approval by the graduate affairs committee. All coursework must be completed by the end of the second year. Integrative Biology and Physiology 598 may not be applied toward any of the course requirements for the degree. There is no limit on the number of times a master’s student may enroll in course 598.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

None.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

Successful completion of the thesis plan requires completion of the required coursework, selected by the student and the student’s research mentor, with approval of the student’s advisory (thesis) committee and the graduate affairs committee, and a master’s thesis. The student advisory (thesis) committee is formed by the end of the first quarter following matriculation and consists of the student’s research mentor from the department and two or more regular series faculty, at least one of whom must hold an appointment in the department.

Students complete a master’s thesis based on original laboratory research in a specific area of physiology. If students have made a good faith effort to complete a laboratory research project but are unable to do so because of circumstances beyond their control, they may petition the Graduate Affairs Committee for approval to submit a non-laboratory research thesis. Approval is granted only under exceptional circumstances. Non-laboratory theses are based on the study of the primary research literature in a current question in modern physiology. Students who are granted approval to submit a non-laboratory thesis are required to make an oral presentation of the thesis topic to the advisory (thesis) committee.

With advisory (thesis) committee approval, students may submit either a thesis or a thesis based on a manuscript that is suitable for publication.

Time-to-Degree

Normal progress from graduate admission to completion of the required coursework, is three to four quarters plus an additional one to three quarters for completion of the thesis. If preparation coursework is necessary, as much as three additional quarters may be required. Students are normally expected to complete all requirements for the master’s degree within seven quarters.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

The Graduate Affairs Committee reviews the records of probationary students and may recommend termination, continuation on contract, or continuation on warning. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the Graduate Affairs Committee only with the support of a faculty adviser.

Program Requirements for Neurobiology

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Neurobiology

School of Medicine

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Neurobiology offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Neurobiology.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

The graduate or faculty adviser monitors progress on a quarterly basis. The graduate adviser discusses progress with the student on an annual basis.

Areas of Study

See under Doctoral Degree.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 40 units of graduate coursework. The required courses are the core courses Neurobiology M200A-G (32 units), two advanced topics courses (Neurobiology 298A-298B-298C), one ethics course (Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics C234 or Neuroscience 207), three molecular biology, cell biology, or neuroscience seminar or journal club courses (Neurobiology 296, Molecular Biology 298), and a total of three quarters of laboratory experience (Neurobiology 596).

Teaching Experience

Not required but recommended.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Under the written comprehensive examination plan students must demonstrate a grasp of the general principles of the required coursework, as well as a general understanding of neurobiology. Details can be found in the description of the written qualifying examination under Doctoral Degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The time-to-degree is normally six quarters (two academic years).

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The graduate program has a strong commitment to regularly monitor the progress of graduate student academic and scholarly activities, including the completion of dissertation research, in order to facilitate timely progress and completion of the degree within five years of matriculation to graduate study. Advising is done through regular meetings with the student, department graduate student adviser and student affairs officer, and with the student, faculty dissertation adviser, and doctoral committee. First-year students admitted directly to the department are advised by a member of the Graduate Program Committee. At the end of Spring Quarter of the first year, the student is expected to develop an affiliation with a faculty member who acts as the mentor and research professor. The faculty adviser monitors progress on a quarterly basis. The graduate adviser discusses progress with the student on an annual basis.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Neurobiology faculty offer instruction in fundamental neuroscience and provide advanced neuroscience research training. Fields of emphasis are: (1) synaptic and neuronal communication; (2) neuronal structure, circuitry and connectivity; (3) nervous system function, including vision, sleep, autonomic function, movement, and perception; (4) synaptic and neuronal plasticity, including learning and memory; (5) developmental neurobiology; (6) nervous system disease, neuronal repair and recovery of function; and (7) neuroendocrinology and sexual differentiation. These areas are mainly studied using genetic, cell biological, imaging, neuroanatomical, electrophysiological and behavioral approaches.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

(1) Neurobiology M200A-M200B-M200C-200D-200E-M200F-M200G
(2) The departmental seminar and journal club, Neurobiology 296 and six quarters of the lecture series, Neurobiology 270
(3) Two four-unit elective courses approved by the Graduate Program Committee.
(4) One ethics course, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics C234 or Neuroscience 207
(5) Three advanced topics courses, Neurobiology 298A-298B-298C
(6) Rotation through three research laboratories during the first year, one quarter per laboratory (Neurobiology 596)

The Department of Neurobiology graduate degree program is an affiliate of the UCLA ACCESS Program, and students are referred to that program for questions about course requirements related to the ACCESS Program.

Teaching Experience

To prepare students to teach at the professional level, they are required to gain teaching experience in two undergraduate Life Science courses. During their second and third years, students normally teach in a Life Science or Neuroscience undergraduate course offered by the College of Letters and Science. Advanced students, with permission of the instructor and the Graduate Program Committee, also have the opportunity to teach in the Neuroscience section of the medical school curriculum in lieu of the second undergraduate teaching experience.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examination

The written qualifying examination is normally taken during Spring Quarter of the second year of graduate study. The written examination must be completed by August 1 following the second year of graduate study. For this examination students are required to write an in-depth commentary on a significant, recently published original research article (or articles that are highly related) on a topic in neurobiology that is related to the student’s research interests. Students should consult the Preview and Mini-Reviews in Neuron as examples of the scholarly style and format of the commentary. Students choose the research article or articles for the written qualifying examination in consultation with their mentor.

The examination consists of two parts: (a) a review and critique of the historical context, and findings of the article or articles; and (b) a detailed proposal for the next series of studies based on the findings reported in the article or articles. The examination is limited to at least 14 and no more than 16 typewritten (font size 11 or 12), double-spaced pages, two figures, and up to three pages of references.

The written qualifying examination is not administered to a student who: is on academic probation (cumulative gradepoint average below 3.0); receives less than a B- in each of the departmental core courses; fails to satisfy specific academic requirements following conditional entry into the program; or fails to make normal progress in scholarly and research activities. Students who are not eligible to take the examination may be recommended for termination of graduate study on August 1 after the third year in the program.

Students, in consultation with their mentor, choose a three-member faculty committee to grade the examination. The examination committee consists of faculty members from the department. Faculty from outside of the department may serve on the committee only with permission of the Graduate Program Committee. All faculty participating on this committee must be members of the Academic Senate. The student’s mentor may not serve on the examination committee. The examination committee grades the written qualifying examination on a pass or fail basis.

Students who fail the examination are counseled by the graduate adviser and appropriate faculty, and may be placed on academic probation for failure to make normal progress in their scholarly activities. The student will be given a second chance to take the examination within three months of the administration of the original examination. Failure of the examination for a second time usually results in a recommendation of dismissal from the graduate program. However, the examination committee may give a third examination within six months of taking the original examination, if they determine that the student has sufficient promise to finish the doctoral program. A third failure will result in a recommendation for dismissal from the graduate program.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination is normally taken within 12 months of passing the written examination. The oral examination is a presentation of an original research proposal that forms the basis of the doctoral dissertation. The format of the examination involves the presentation of an original dissertation proposal by the student. The student presents the dissertation project in a 30-to 45-minute seminar to all members of the student’s doctoral committee. The doctoral committee also evaluates the student’s general knowledge in neurobiology. The student, in consultation with the faculty adviser, selects the doctoral committee, following published university guidelines, which must be approved by the Graduate Division before administration of the examination. This committee schedules, administers and evaluates the examination. The student will either pass or fail the examination.

Students who fail the University Oral Qualifying Examination are counseled by the student’s faculty dissertation adviser and committee, placed on probation and given a second chance to take the examination within six months of the administration of the original examination. Failure of the examination for a second time usually results in a recommendation for dismissal from the graduate program. However, a third examination may be given at the discretion of the dissertation committee, if the student has shown sufficient promise to finish the doctoral program. The third examination should be scheduled within 12 months of the administration of the original examination. A third failure will result in a recommendation for dismissal from the graduate program.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

Normal progress is defined in the following:

First year

Students who are admitted directly into the department are required to complete Neurobiology M200A-M200B-M200C-200D-200E-M200F-M200G (core course series). Students are required to receive a grade of Satisfactory for Neurobiology 270 and Neurobiology 296. Students who are admitted through the ACCESS Program are required to complete the ACCESS curriculum. All students must satisfactorily complete the three required laboratory rotations.

Second year

Students complete electives and are required to receive a grade of Satisfactory for Neurobiology 270 and Neurobiology 296. Students should take Neurobiology 298A-298B-298C and other courses essential to their planned research and teaching experience. At the end of the year, students are required to complete the written qualifying examination. Students admitted through the ACCESS Program must finish the Neurobiology M200A-200G series.

Third year

Students continue the activities of the second year as needed. By the end of their third year students are required to successfully complete the University Oral Qualifying Examination and begin dissertation research.

Fourth year

Students complete research, prepare and defend the dissertation. A required public presentation of the results is followed by final questions by the dissertation committee in closed session.

Fifth year

Students complete final preparation of the dissertation. Extension of the student’s program beyond five years is strongly discouraged.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

The departmental graduate student adviser, after consultation with the student’s faculty research or dissertation adviser and the Graduate Program Committee, makes a recommendation for termination of graduate student status to the Dean of the Graduate Division. Students may be recommended for termination of graduate student status if they are on scholastic probation or are judged to be unqualified to meet the academic requirements for the degree. In exceptional circumstances, students in the doctoral program will be given the opportunity to work toward the master’s degree.

In addition to the standard reasons mentioned above under University Policy, students may be placed on departmental probation and subject to a recommendation for termination of graduate student status for:

Failure (repeated) to achieve a grade of Satisfactory in Neurobiology 270 or 296

Failure to match with a Neurobiology faculty member for research training after three 596 laboratory rotations

Failure to satisfy specific academic and scholastic requirements upon conditional entry

Failure to obtain a grade of (S)atisfactory for departmental seminars and advanced topics courses

Failure to complete the written qualifying examination by August 1 following the end of the second year of graduate study

Failure to complete the University Oral Qualifying Examination within 12 months of completing the written qualifying examination

Failure to make normal progress in scholarly and research activities (12 quarters in pre-candidacy and 9 quarters in candidacy)

Students who are placed on probation are counseled by the graduate and faculty advisers concerning the reasons for the probationary status. Students will normally be given: a) one additional rotation opportunity (fourth rotation) to match with a Department of Neurobiology faculty member for their research training; b) one academic year to remove any scholastic deficiencies in their required departmental course work; c) three academic quarters to establish minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0; and d) one (or in special circumstances two) additional opportunity to pass the master’s comprehensive examination, or the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Students will be immediately recommended for termination of graduate student status for:

Failure to match with a Neurobiology faculty member for research training after four 596 laboratory rotations

Failure to take the written qualifying examination by August 1 after the fourth year of graduate study

Failure to pass the master’s comprehensive examination a third time

Failure to pass either the written or oral qualifying examinations a third time

Failure to improve deficiencies in normal progress of scholarly and research activities

A student also may be recommended for termination based on a demonstrated absence of interest in any of the research specialties in which the department can offer guidance. A student may present an appeal of termination to the department’s Graduate Program Committee.

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