Program Requirements for Mathematics

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Program Requirements for Mathematics

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

Mathematics

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Mathematics offers the Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Mathematics.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Students typically spend two years in the master’s degree program. Therefore, upon matriculation each master’s degree student is assigned a faculty adviser to assist with the careful planning needed for an optimal educational experience. In consultation with the adviser, students are asked to formulate a tentative study plan for the first year. This plan is subject to change over the year as is appropriate or necessary. After matriculation the faculty adviser can be changed, with consent of the Graduate Vice Chair, to another member of the permanent departmental faculty who is willing to advise the student.

Study plan approval: At the beginning of each quarter, the study plan of courses the student is to take that quarter must be approved and signed by the faculty adviser. The approved study plan must then be submitted to the Graduate Office for the review and approval of the Graduate Vice Chair.

If at any point the Graduate Vice Chair determines that it is likely the student will need more than six quarters in residence following matriculation to complete the master’s degree requirements, from then on the student is required to meet with the Graduate Vice Chair at the beginning of each quarter for the review and approval of the study plan and for an evaluation of the student’s overall progress.

Areas of Study

All areas of study in which the department offers coursework at the beginning to middle graduate level are open to M.A. students. Although the primary focus of the M.A. program is mathematics, students may pursue a well-planned program with a substantial interdisciplinary component. For qualified students, a thesis plan provides an opportunity for supervised specialized study and research at a high level.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Eleven approved letter-graded courses are required; each must be passed with a grade of B- or better. At least eight of the 11 courses must be graduate courses in mathematics.

Course approval (separate from study plan approval, discussed under Advising): Any course used for degree credit must have a sufficient amount of advanced mathematical content and an appropriate evaluation plan, and must be approved by the department for degree credit. For most mathematics graduate and upper division courses having standard syllabi and evaluation plans, course approval is routine. For other courses, in particular those offered by other departments, course approval is given on a course-by-course basis after review of the syllabus and evaluation plan. In these cases, course approval must be obtained in writing from the Graduate Vice Chair at the start of the quarter in which the course is to be taken. Retroactive consideration of such a course by the Graduate Vice Chair would be made only in an exceptional circumstance.

There are many upper division and graduate courses in mathematics that students can take but for which degree credit is normally not approved. These courses include Mathematics 100 through 109, and Mathematics 285, 290A through 290M, and 296A through 296M. A maximum of four units of Mathematics 596 taken for a letter grade can be applied toward the M.A. degree requirements. Students who pursue the thesis plan may apply 16 units of Mathematics 596 taken for a letter grade toward the M.A. degree, eight units of which may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students must pass the departmental basic examination. The syllabus for this examination, available in the departmental graduate office and website, consists of a selection of advanced topics that are essential prerequisites for the field of graduate mathematics study at the University. The examination is offered several times a year and can be taken whenever offered provided the student is matriculated in the graduate program. Students who fail to take or fail to pass this examination upon matriculation are advised to devise a study plan that leaves time to prepare for it.

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.

Students who demonstrate strong mathematical ability in coursework and who pass the basic examination by September of the second year, may petition the Graduate Vice Chair to do a master’s thesis. The thesis must be an in-depth scholarly study of a mathematical topic of current research, and ideally should include sufficient original work, done under the guidance of the thesis adviser, to form a significant contribution to a published paper. The petition must include a letter of commitment from a proposed thesis adviser, selected from permanent members of the departmental faculty, that outlines a program of classroom study for the remainder of the degree program and a description of the proposed research. Approval of the petition is not guaranteed, and this option may not be available in all specialties in which doctoral program supervision is offered in the department. The M.A. thesis plan represents a significant opportunity for intellectual development, and for demonstration of solid achievement and research potential to other universities and prospective employers.

Time-to-Degree

Students ordinarily are required to complete the requirements for the master’s degree within two years following matriculation. Students who wish to remain in the program longer than two years must obtain approval in advance each quarter. Permission to remain in the program longer than two years is not automatically approved and no student is permitted to continue coursework for longer than three years.

Satisfactory progress toward the master’s degree is defined as full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 units) with a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 or higher each quarter and completion of all coursework within two years. Students who fail to make satisfactory progress are subject to a recommendation for termination of graduate study to the Graduate Division.

Master’s degree students who have passed the basic examination at the Ph.D. level by September of the second year may petition during the second year to transfer to the Ph.D. program. Students must demonstrate the ability to do Ph.D. level preparatory coursework to be accepted into the Ph.D. program. Acceptance into the Ph.D. program is neither automatic nor guaranteed. Students normally are required to pass the Ph.D. area examinations in accord with the schedule for satisfactory progress in order to be accepted into the Ph.D. program.

Master of Arts in Teaching

Advising

The vice chair for graduate studies is the chief graduate adviser and heads a committee of faculty advisers whose fields of expertise span most of the major areas of mathematics. Students are required to meet with a faculty adviser who helps them plan a reasonable course of study.

The graduate vice chair is responsible for monitoring students’ progress toward their degree objective and approves student enrollment plans each quarter. Continuing students are normally asked to meet with the vice chair (or some other adviser) at least once each quarter and a record of this interview is placed in the student files. There are ample opportunities to meet with an adviser of the student’s choice throughout the academic year.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Eleven courses are required as follows:

Core Courses. Students must take Mathematics 201A-201B-201C and 202A-202B. Normally students also take one quarter of Mathematics 596 while fulfilling the essay requirement described below.

Credential Requirements. Students planning to teach in secondary schools who do not already have valid credentials for such teaching should enroll in the single subject instructional credential program in the Department of Education (Graduate School of Education and Information Studies). Of the courses required by this program, students receive M.A.T. credit only for the following courses: Education 312, 330A-330B, 406, 407. Actual receipt of the credential is not a degree requirement. Interested students should check with the Department of Education for a full and up-to-date description of credential requirements and should submit a Department of Education application for admission to the credential program.

Additional Courses. Besides the six core courses described above, a seventh upper division or graduate course in mathematics is required. Particularly recommended are Mathematics 106, 110B, 110C, 111, 131B, 134, and Statistics 100B. Candidates on the junior college track normally take five 100- or 200-level courses in mathematics in addition to the six core courses. However, with prior approval of the graduate vice chair, one course of a predominantly mathematical nature taken in another department may be presented for degree credit.

Students may not receive degree credit for Mathematics 370A, or 370B. In addition, students may not receive degree credit for more than two quarters of Mathematics 596 or for more than two quarters of any 300-series courses.

Essay Requirement. A master’s essay on some subject in mathematics related to the student’s prospective teaching is required. This essay is written by the student, under the direction of a faculty member, while enrolled in Mathematics 596.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is not a formal requirement for the M.A.T. degree; however, students who are working for a secondary credential must take the supervised teaching course. Students are eligible for teaching assistantships.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

In the M.A.T. program, one examination in mathematical subject matter, the departmental basic examination, is required, as is one examination in content and philosophy of secondary school mathematics. Ordinarily, these examinations are administered in conjunction with Mathematics 201A-201B-201C and 202A-202B. Reexamination after failure is allowed.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students who are well-prepared should be able to complete the requirements for the M.A.T. degree in six quarters of full-time study.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Careful planning is needed for each stage of a doctoral student’s training. Therefore, upon matriculation each student is assigned a faculty adviser to assist with this planning. In consultation with the adviser, students are asked to formulate a tentative study plan for the first year. This plan is subject to change over the year as is appropriate or necessary. After matriculation the faculty adviser can be changed, with consent of the Graduate Vice Chair, to another member of the permanent departmental faculty who is willing to advise the student.

Study plan approval: Entering and continuing doctoral students who are not advanced to candidacy are required to meet with their adviser and obtain approval of their study plan at the beginning of each quarter. The approved study plan must then be submitted to the Graduate Office for the review and approval of the Graduate Vice Chair. The Graduate Vice Chair, who has final approval over study plans, is responsible for monitoring student progress toward completion of the doctoral degree requirements, and for ensuring that study plans are directed toward that goal.

If at any point the Graduate Vice Chair determines that the student is not making satisfactory progress, from then on the student is required to meet with the Graduate Vice Chair at the beginning of each quarter for the review and approval of the study plan and for an evaluation of the student’s overall progress. This requirement continues until the student is advanced to candidacy.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The Ph.D. degree in Mathematics may be earned under the pure or applied programs. Many possible choices of fields exist within these programs, and students are urged to read the booklet, Graduate Studies in Mathematics at UCLA, that describes the specialties of the faculty and the active research areas in the department in some detail.

Foreign Language Requirement

Prior to taking the oral qualifying examination for advancement to candidacy, students in the pure program must fulfill the foreign language requirement. Students must pass one written departmental language examination in either French, German, or Russian. These foreign language examinations, offered Fall and Spring quarters, require the translation of material in some basic field of mathematics. The examinations may be taken any number of times until passed.

Students in the applied program are not required to fulfill the foreign language requirement.

Course Requirements

Under the pure mathematics option, students must pass (with a grade of B or better) at least 12 courses from Mathematics 205A through 285N, but excluding the basic courses 210A-210B, 245A-245B, and 246A-246B. At most, three of these courses may be in the 285 series. Each student must actively participate (and lecture 90 minutes, normally two lectures) in at least two advanced seminars. Credit for one of the seminars must be obtained within three registered quarters after passing the written qualifying examinations, the other within five quarters after passing the written qualifying examinations.

Under the applied mathematics option, students must pass (with a grade of B or better) at least 18 approved graduate courses, including at least 12 courses from Mathematics 205A through 285N. At most, three of these courses may be in Mathematics 285A through 285 L.

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.

Students must pass three written qualifying examinations:

The departmental basic examination. The syllabus for this examination, available in the departmental graduate office and website, consists of a selection of advanced topics that are essential prerequisites for the field of graduate mathematics study at the University. The examination is offered several times a year and can be taken whenever offered provided the student is matriculated in the graduate program. Doctoral students normally take the basic examination upon matriculation into the program. Students who fail to take or fail to pass this examination upon matriculation are advised to devise a study plan that leaves time to prepare for it.

The area examinations. Students are required to pass two area examinations chosen from the following six options: algebra, applied differential equations, computational mathematics, geometry/topology, logic, and real and complex analysis. One area examination must be passed by the sixth quarter of graduate study, and the second area examination must be passed by the seventh quarter of graduate study. Because preparation for an area examination can take a year or more, students should choose, as early as possible and in consultation with their adviser, the area examinations they plan to take.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination. After passing the basic examination and the two area examinations, the student may set up the doctoral committee which administers the University Oral Qualifying Examination for advancement to candidacy.

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

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)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Students are required to pass the written qualifying examinations for the Ph.D. degree within the deadlines indicated under Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations. Completion of all degree requirements (including the dissertation) normally takes 15 quarters of full-time study.

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

A student who does not complete all the requirements for the M.A. degree within six quarters of full-time study is subject to a recommendation for termination. The Graduate Vice Chair decides in each case whether a recommendation for termination is warranted. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the Graduate Studies Committee, which makes the final departmental decision on this matter.

Doctoral

A student who fails to meet a deadline for passing a written qualifying examination is subject to a recommendation for termination. The Graduate Vice Chair informs a student of such a recommendation and the student is provided the opportunity to submit a written appeal that may include letters of support from members of the faculty. The appeal is considered by the Graduate Studies Committee, which make the final departmental decision as to whether the student is allowed to remain in the program or is recommended for termination.

Program Requirements for Earth and Space Sciences (Geochemistry)

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

Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Geochemistry; the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Geology; and the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Geophysics and Space Physics.

Geochemistry

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Incoming students are assigned a faculty adviser by the graduate adviser. During the first year of study, the faculty adviser in consultation with the student selects two additional faculty members with appointments in the student’s department to complete the student’s advising committee. At the beginning of every quarter, the student’s program must be reviewed and approved by the faculty adviser.

Departmental Reviews: The Graduate Student Affairs Committee annually reviews student progress (generally in late May and early June). These reviews become part of students’ departmental records and are transmitted to the students and their faculty advisers in writing. If students’ scholarship or progress is insufficient, they are subject to dismissal.

Areas of Study

The program in geochemistry offers study in biogeochemistry, environmental geochemistry, experimental petrology, geobiology, isotopic studies of stable and radioactive elements, marine geochemistry, meteorite research, mineral physics, paleoclimate, and planetary science. Other comparable areas of study are also possible.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Full time students must enroll in a minimum of 12 units per quarter. The twelve units required per quarter may include, among others, courses in the 500 series (individual study or research).

Each course of study is individually created by the advising committee in consultation with the student. It may include appropriate courses offered by other departments.

A minimum of nine graduate and upper division courses (36 units) is required for the degree, at least six of those courses (24 units) must be 200-series. Sixteen units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the total course requirement for the M.S. in Geochemistry. Twelve units may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.

Generally, students in this program are expected to attain, either through previous training or through prescribed coursework, a common mastery of the subject matter in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences C206 Physical Geochemistry, C207 Geochemistry, C209 Isotope Geochemistry, Chemistry 110A Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemistry 110B Physical Chemistry: Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Kinetics, as well as more advanced courses.

In addition to the above requirements, all students are required to enroll each quarter in a Geochemistry seminar (Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences 235A, 235B, 235C Current Research in Geochemistry) or Geology seminar (Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences 245A, 245B, 245C Current Research in Tectonics) and present at least one lecture in that seminar during each academic year.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

This examination is scheduled by the faculty adviser in consultation with the student and other members of the examining committee. The examining committee consists of the faculty adviser and at least two additional EPSS faculty members. In extraordinary circumstances, a delay or change in committee membership may be granted by petition to the graduate adviser or department chair.

The student prepares two written research proposals on two dissimilar projects approved by the faculty adviser. The proposals must be concise, with a guideline of 4 pages and a maximum of 5 pages, and must be submitted to the examining committee at least 10 days before the examination. The proposals are presented briefly to the examining committee orally, and the committee examines their originality and scientific merit, as well as the student’s fundamental knowledge in the program area.

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 must be approved by the student’s thesis advisor, as well as by the other members of the student’s advising committee. If students choose the thesis plan, no examination is required.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to conferral of degree, normal progress is six quarters.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Incoming students are assigned a faculty adviser by the graduate adviser. Prior to the departmental and university qualifying examinations, the faculty adviser in consultation with the student selects two additional faculty members with appointments in the student’s department to complete the student’s advising committee.

Departmental Reviews: The Graduate Student Affairs Committee annually reviews students’ progress (generally in late May and early June). These reviews become part of students’ departmental record and are transmitted to the students and their faculty advisers in writing. Students whose scholarship or progress is insufficient are subject to dismissal.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Full time students must enroll in a minimum of 12 units per quarter. The twelve units required per quarter may include, among others, courses in the 500 series (individual study or research).

Each course of study is individually created by the advising committee in consultation with the student. It may include appropriate courses offered by other departments.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Departmental Written and Oral Qualifying Examination: This examination must be taken no later than the Spring Quarter of the second year. It is scheduled by the faculty adviser in consultation with the student and other members of the examining committee. The examining committee consists of the faculty adviser and at least two additional EPSS faculty members. In extraordinary circumstances, a delay or change in committee membership may be granted by petition to the graduate adviser or department chair.

The student prepares two written research proposals on two dissimilar projects approved by the faculty adviser. The proposals must be concise, with a guideline of 4 pages and a maximum of 5 pages, and must be submitted to the examining committee at least 10 days before the examination. One of the proposals should cover a possible dissertation topic. The proposals are presented briefly to the examining committee orally, and the committee examines their originality and scientific merit, as well as the student’s fundamental knowledge in the program area.

The possible outcomes of this examination are:

1) Pass — with immediate eligibility to proceed to the University Oral Qualifying Examination.
2) No-pass — with the possibility of reassessment by an agreed upon date on the basis of a specific written list of requirements supplied by the graduate evaluation committee. This option is meant for students with identifiable and presumably correctable weaknesses, but who are otherwise above the passing threshold. The no-pass option can only be used once for any particular student.
3) Terminal master’s pass — allowing the student only to finish any outstanding course requirements for the master’s degree.
4) Fail — resulting in a recommendation for termination of the student’s affiliation with the department.

University Written and Oral Qualifying Examination: After passing the departmental qualifying examination, students must consult their faculty adviser and the graduate adviser regarding nomination of the doctoral committee. The doctoral committee consists of a minimum of four faculty members from UCLA, three of whom must hold appointments in the student’s department, and one of whom must not hold an appointment in the student’s department. In consultation with the doctoral committee, students arrange a time for the oral qualifying examination. At least 10 days before this examination, students must provide each member of the doctoral committee with a written prospectus of their proposed dissertation research, including a summary of research objectives, methodologies, and a timeline for completion. In addition to the proposed research, the committee may examine the student’s fundamental knowledge in the discipline. Repetition of a failed examination is at the option of the doctoral committee.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

A. The departmental qualifying examination is normally taken in the second year of residence.

B. The university qualifying examination is normally taken in the third year and no later than the fourth year of residence.

C. The dissertation and final oral examination is normally taken no later than the sixth year of residence.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination who fails to meet requirements regarding course scheduling and deadlines for completion of examinations or the degree as agreed upon between the student and the Graduate Affairs Committee or the student’s advising committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination through a letter to the graduate adviser or the departmental chair.

Program Requirements for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Mechanical Eng)

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

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Manufacturing Engineering, the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Aerospace Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Each department in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers can be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Based on the quarterly transcripts, student records are reviewed at the end of each quarter by the departmental graduate adviser and Associate Dean for Academic and for Student Affairs. Special attention is given if students are on probation. If their progress is unsatisfactory, students are informed of this in writing by the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student services office staff and/or the School’s Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and the implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. written and oral examinations, if the Ph.D. degree is the ultimate degree objective, and on the use of the Filing Fee.

Areas of Study

Dynamics; fluid mechanics; heat and mass transfer; micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS); structural and solid mechanics; systems and control.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

At least nine courses are required, of which at least five must be graduate courses. For the thesis plan, seven of the nine must be formal courses, including at least four from the 200 series. The remaining two may be 598 courses involving work on the thesis. For the comprehensive examination plan, no units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the minimum course requirement. The courses should be chosen so that the breadth requirements and the requirements at the graduate level are met. The breadth requirements are only applicable to students who do not have a B.S. degree from an ABET-accredited aerospace or mechanical engineering program.

Undergraduate Courses. No lower division courses may be applied toward graduate degrees. In addition, the following upper division courses are not applicable toward graduate degrees: Chemical Engineering 102A, 199; Civil Engineering 106A, 108, 199; Computer Science M152A, 152B, M171L, 199; Electrical Engineering 100, 101, 102, 103, 110L, M116L, M171L, 199; Materials Science and Engineering 110, 120, 130, 131, 131L, 132, 140, 141L, 150, 160, 161L, 199; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 101, 102, 103, 105A, 105D, 107, 107L, 188, 194, 199.

Breadth Requirements. Students are required to take at least three courses from the following five categories: (1) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 162A or 169A or 171A; (2) 150A or 150B; (3) 131A or 133A; (4) 156A, (5) 162B.

Graduate-Level Requirement. Students are required to take at least one course from the following: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 231A, 231B, 231C, 250A, 255A, M256A, M256B, M269A, or C271A, 294 or 297. The remaining courses can be taken to gain depth in one or more of the several specialty areas covering the existing major fields in the department.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination is offered in either written or oral format. A committee to administer the examination consists of the academic adviser as chair and two other faculty members; at least two members must be from within the department. Students may, in consultation with their adviser and the master’s committee, select one of the following options for the examination: (1) take and pass the first part of the doctoral written qualifying examination as the master’s comprehensive examination; (2) conduct research or design a project and submit a final report to the master’s committee; (3) take and pass three extra examination questions offered separately from each of the final examinations of three graduate courses, to be selected by the committee from a set of common department courses; or (4) take and pass an oral examination administered by the M.S. committee. In case of failure, students may be reexamined once with the consent of the graduate adviser.

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 must describe some original piece of research that has been done under the supervision of the thesis committee. Students would normally start to plan the thesis at least one year before the award of the M.S. degree is expected. There is no examination under the thesis plan.

Time-to-Degree

The average length of time for students in the M.S. program is five quarters. The maximum time allowed for completing the M.S. degree is three years from the time of admission to the M.S. program in the School.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

Based on the quarterly transcripts, student records are reviewed at the end of each quarter by the departmental graduate adviser and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Special attention is given if students are on probation. If their progress is unsatisfactory, students are informed of this in writing by the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student services office staff and/or the School’s Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and on the implementation of the policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. written and oral examinations, and on the use of the Filing Fee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Dynamics; fluid mechanics; heat and mass transfer; manufacturing and design (Mechanical Engineering only); micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS); structural and solid mechanics; systems and control.

Ph.D. students may propose ad hoc major fields. An ad hoc major field must differ substantially from established major fields and satisfy one of the following two conditions:

(1) the field is interdisciplinary in nature;

(2) the field represents an important research area for which there is no established major field in the department. This condition most often applies to recently evolving research areas or to areas for which there are too few faculty to maintain an established major field.

Students in an ad hoc major field must be sponsored by at least three faculty members, at least two of whom must be from the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

The basic program of study for the Ph.D. degree is built around major and minor fields. The established major fields are listed above, and a detailed syllabus describing each Ph.D. major field can be obtained at the Student Affairs Office.

The program of study for the Ph.D. requires the student to perform original research leading to a doctoral dissertation and to master a body of knowledge that encompasses material from the student’s major field and breadth material from outside the major field. The body of knowledge should include (1) six major-field courses, at least four of which must be graduate courses; (2) one minor field; (3) any three additional courses, at least two of which must be graduate courses that enhance the study of the major or minor field.

The major field syllabus advises the student as to which courses contain the required knowledge, and a student usually prepares for the written qualifying examination (formerly referred to as the preliminary examination) by taking these courses. However, a student can acquire such knowledge by taking similar courses at other universities or even by self-study.

A minor field embraces a body of knowledge equivalent to three courses, at least two of which must be graduate courses. Minor fields are often subsets of major fields, and minor field requirements are then described in the syllabus of the appropriate major field. Established minor fields with no corresponding major field can also be used such as applied mathematics, and applied plasma physics and fusion engineering. Also, an ad hoc field can be used in exceptional circumstances, such as when certain knowledge is desirable for a student’s program of study that is not available in established minor fields.

Grades of B – or better, with a grade-point average of at least 3.33 in all courses included in the minor field, and the three additional courses mentioned above are required. If the student fails to satisfy the minor field requirements through coursework, a minor field examination may be taken (once only).

For information on completing the Engineer degree, see Engineering Schoolwide Programs in Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

After mastering the body of knowledge defined in the major field, the student takes a written qualifying (preliminary) examination covering this knowledge. The student must have been formally admitted to the Ph.D. program or admitted subject to completing the M.S. degree by the end of the quarter following the quarter in which the examination is given. This examination must be taken within the first two calendar years from the time of admission to the Ph.D. program. The student must be registered during the quarter in which the examination is given and be in good academic standing (minimum grade-point average of 3.25). The student’s major field proposal must be completed prior to taking the examination. Students may not take an examination more than twice. Students in an ad hoc major field must pass a written qualifying examination that is approximately equivalent in scope, length, and level to the written qualifying examination for an established major field.

After passing the written qualifying examination, the student must take the University Oral Qualifying Examination within four calendar years from the time of admission to the Ph.D. program. The nature and content of the University Oral Qualifying Examination are at the discretion of the doctoral committee, but include a review of the prospectus of the dissertation. The examination may include a broad inquiry into the student’s preparation for research. A doctoral committee consists of a minimum of four members. Three members, including the chair, are inside members and must hold appointments at UCLA in Aerospace Engineering. The outside member must be a UCLA faculty member who does not hold an appointment in the student’s department.

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)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

From admission to graduate status (includes M.S. degree) to award of the Ph.D. degree: 18 quarters (normative time to degree).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is reviewed by the School’s Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in all courses and in those in the 200 series.

(2) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in any two consecutive terms.

(3) Failure of the comprehensive examination.

(4) Failure to complete the thesis to the satisfaction of the committee members.

(5) Failure to satisfy the breadth and graduate-level requirements.

(6) Failure to complete the requirements for the M.S. degree within the three-year time limit.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for:

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.25 in all courses and in those in the 200 series.

(2) Failure in the major field written qualifying examination, or failure to take the major field written examination within two calendar years from the time of admission to the Ph.D. program.

(3) Failure in a written minor field examination after failure to attain a grade point average of 3.33 in the minor field course work.

(4) Failure of the University Oral Qualifying Examination, or failure to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination within four calendar years from the time of admission to the Ph.D. program.

(5) Failure to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. within four calendar years after passing the University Oral Qualifying Examination and failure to take this examination again.

(6) Failure in the final oral examination (defense of the dissertation).

(7) Failure to obtain permission to repeat an examination from an examining committee.

Program Requirements for Biomathematics (Biomathematics)

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

Biomathematics

School of Medicine

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Biomathematics offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Biomathematics, and the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Clinical Research.

Biomathematics

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

The admissions and advising committees confer with incoming students about their goals and prior preparation. Students are assigned a major adviser, most likely the chair of the advising committee, and possibly additional special advisers to assist with specific aspects of training. Students meet with their adviser at least once a quarter. For students who advance to the doctoral program, doctoral committees replace the previous advisers as soon as the committee is formed. Doctoral committee membership must be approved by the advising committee chair and department before it is sent to the Graduate Division for appointment.

Assessments of progress are developed and reported to the advising committee by the student’s adviser(s) or dissertation committee on the basis of grades, research, the written comprehensive examination, and personal observations on progress and ability.

In addition to the formal advising process, all faculty are available to students for individual instruction and informal counseling.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Master’s degree candidates must complete five graduate-level courses in biomathematics, three of which must be chosen from Biomathematics 201, 202, M203, 204, and 210. If any of these five courses were completed as an undergraduate, the student may petition the department to count them in fulfillment of this requirement of specific background in biomathematics; however, in accord with Academic Senate regulations, they cannot be applied toward the minimum requirements stated below for the master’s degree.

The master’s degree candidate must complete the University minimum requirement of nine (36 units) of graduate and upper division courses taken in graduate standing, five (20 units) of which must be graduate courses. No more than two 596 courses may be applied toward the required nine courses, and none may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A written comprehensive examination administered by a committee consisting of at least three faculty members appointed by the chair, with approval of the advising committee chair, covers material presented in the coursework. This examination is usually given during the summer.

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.

In general, students are required to follow the comprehensive examination plan. Permission to undertake a thesis plan must be given by the departmental advising committee, which must approve the thesis committee and plans for the thesis.

Time-to-Degree

Students who are well-prepared should be able to complete the degree within four full-time quarters.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The admissions and advising committees confer with incoming students about their goals and prior preparation. Students are assigned a major adviser, and possibly additional special advisers to assist with specific aspects of training. Students meet with their adviser at least once a quarter. Doctoral committees replace the previous advisers as soon as the committee is formed. Doctoral committee membership must be approved by the advising committee chair and department before it is sent to the Graduate Division for appointment.

In addition to the formal advising process, all faculty are available to students for individual instruction and informal counseling.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Students must complete the requirements for a field of special emphasis in biology. Students confer with their advisers to develop a coherent plan for biological or biomedical training that includes 24 units of upper division and graduate courses. At least 16 units of this coursework must be graduate-level. No more than four units of seminars graded on a Pass/No Pass or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis may be counted toward the requirements. A letter-graded course must be completed with a grade of B or better to be counted toward the requirements. The department maintains a list of suggested coherent course sequences, including those for genetics, microbiology/immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, organismic biology/ecology/evolution, and physiology.

Students petition the curriculum committee for approval of their biological training program. Students who enter the program with previous upper division or graduate training in biology or biomedicine may petition to reduce the 24-unit requirement. Students who hold a master’s degree in a biological science are expected to take one additional graduate course. Completion of the first two years of medical school will generally be accepted in satisfaction of the requirements.

Foreign Language Requirements

None.

Course Requirements

The following courses are required: Four of the five core methodology courses, Biomathematics 201, 202, M203, 204, and 210 plus two graduate Biomathematics courses from an approved list of electives in modeling application in biology/medicine.

Applied Mathematics . Students must complete 24 units of graduate or upper division courses in applied mathematics or statistics with a grade of B or better. Eight units may be in upper division courses.

The department maintains a list of representative courses in engineering, mathematics, physics, theoretical computer science, and theoretical or computational statistics that are relevant to biomathematics. Students confer with their advisers to develop a coherent plan appropriate to their research area and to petition the curriculum committee for approval of courses not already listed. Students who enter with considerable preparation in applied mathematics may petition to reduce the 24-unit requirement. Students who hold a master’s degree in mathematics are expected to take one additional graduate course.

Biology . No formal requirement beyond preparation for the field of major biological emphasis.

Independent Research. During the first two years students are required to take at least four units of Biomathematics 596 with a member of the department or a mentor from an affiliated training program. As students progress through the program, there is an increasing emphasis on research and encouragement to publish. Failure to advance in capacity for independent, creative research is a primary indication for recommended withdrawal from the program.

The following courses are recommended:

Mathematics . By individual study or coursework, students should have strength, at the upper division level, in linear algebra, differential equations, probability and statistics, and real and complex analysis. Offerings in the Department of Mathematics are especially recommended.

Statistics . Additional training in biostatistics is highly recommended.

Computer Methods . Students should be proficient in Matlab, Latex, and a lower level programming language such as C or Fortran and be acquainted with numerical methods needed for their area of research. The numerical analysis sequence in the Department of Mathematics or supervised independent study is suggested.

Biology and Biological Chemistry . A broad background is expected, from molecular to organ-system levels. This probably will be provided in requirements for the field of major biological emphasis; supplemental coursework is advised, if needed.

Teaching Experience

One teaching preceptorship (Biomathematics 596) is required. Students participate fully in the planning and delivery of one course in Biomathematics or a related subject. The emphasis is on training in all aspects of preparing for and offering a course; this is not a service-oriented teaching assistantship.

The preceptorship requirement can also be satisfied through service as a teaching assistant for two quarters at UCLA or by presenting a course in excess of 10 hours that covers recommended skills for graduate students in scientific computing (e.g., Matlab, Latex, and a lower level programming language).

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

In the summer the department offers written qualifying examinations to test competence in biomathematics in core methodology and the electives in modeling applications. No written qualifying examination is required in the field of major biological emphasis. Full-time students must take these examinations by the end of two academic years of study and part-time students by the end of three years. The brochure, Policies for the Written Comprehensive Examinations for the Doctorate in Biomathematics, is available from the department.

The required coursework and the written qualifying examinations must be successfully completed before students proceed to the University Oral Qualifying Examination. In exceptional cases a student who has completed all required courses except for the requirements in either the field of special emphasis in biology or in applied mathematics may petition the curriculum committee to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination. Compelling evidence must be presented to the committee to demonstrate that there has been substantial progress towards completion of these requirements and that the choice of subject matter or methodological training that would complete the requirements strongly depends on the direction the proposed research eventually takes. If the petition is approved, the curriculum committee formally reduces the 24-unit requirement, but only with the clear understanding of the student and the doctoral committee that the remaining training will be completed as an integral part of the dissertation research.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination, administered by the doctoral committee appointed by the Graduate Division, critically probes the quality, scope, and feasibility of the student’s proposed dissertation work. The examination also explores the strength and integration of the student’s biomathematical, mathematical, and biological research knowledge in the intended area of research.

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

Full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission and sufficient prior upper division training in biology and mathematics should be able to complete the program in five years (15 academic quarters plus research and/or individual instruction during the summers). Such students complete the departmental written qualifying (comprehensive) examinations at the end of the second year, identify their research field and mentor by the end of Fall Quarter in their third year, and complete all formal course requirements by the beginning of the fourth year.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination from the advisory committee to the departmental chair within two weeks of being notified by the committee. The chair then initiates a faculty review of the recommendation. Factors considered in the review are biomathematical research aptitude, progress toward completion of degree requirements, performance on the required examinations, and course grades.

Program Requirements for Classics (Classics)

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

Classics

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Classics offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Greek, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Latin, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Classics.

Classics

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

All students in the M.A. programs are supervised by the department’s graduate adviser, a member of the regular departmental faculty. Students are required to consult the graduate adviser (or the department chair when the graduate adviser is unavailable) at the beginning of each quarter to plan their programs, and as needed to discuss changes in programs, and are required to notify the graduate adviser of plans for examinations. Students also should consult with the adviser about problems they are experiencing in the program. Twice during each academic year, the graduate adviser conducts a review of all graduate students at a full departmental faculty meeting. The results of the review are recorded in the departmental minutes. Students with serious problems noted at the midyear meeting are sent a warning letter within 30 days. At the end of each academic year, the substance of the evaluation of each individual student is communicated in writing to the student by the graduate adviser within 30 days.

Areas of Study

The department offers the M.A. degree in Classics (Greek and Latin) as a preliminary to the Ph.D. degree. Students entering with a single-language M.A. degree (Greek or Latin) must complete requirements in the other language (as detailed below) before proceeding to the Ph.D. track.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to taking courses in Greek and/or Latin, students must demonstrate proficiency in German, French, or Italian, either by passing German 5, French 5, or Italian 5 at UCLA (or an equivalent course) with a minimum grade of B, or by passing a one-hour written translation examination administered by the department. Students may petition, with departmental approval, to use equivalent coursework completed at other institutions to meet this requirement.

Course Requirements

The courses presented for the Classics M.A. degree must include (1) four units of Classics 287, (2) Greek or Latin 210, (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C, and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted). Students must receive a grade of B or better in each of the above courses. The four-unit 200A-200B-200C courses test the appropriate part of the departmental reading lists. The remaining courses are to be selected in consultation with the graduate adviser.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The department follows the comprehensive examination plan. Students take an examination in each of the two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and each of the two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C that are required for the M.A. degree. Students must earn a grade of B or better on both the essay and translation sections and at least a B+ on the whole examination in each of these four examinations to be admitted to the Ph.D. program.

Essay Requirement

As part of the requirements for this plan, students also submit a research paper in Winter Quarter of their second year. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the student has revised this paper, which may be one previously submitted in a seminar in the M.A. program. The mentor and a second faculty member evaluate the revised paper, which is due on the last day of classes of Winter Quarter. Students must receive a grade of at least A- on this revised paper in order to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Shortly after submitting this paper, in Winter or Spring Quarter of the second year the student presents it to the department as a lecture and takes questions from the audience.

Terminal M.A. Degree

The terminal M.A. degree is offered only to students leaving the program if they have completed the necessary requirements. The courses required for the terminal M.A. degree in Classics must include: (1) four units of Classics 287; (2) Greek or Latin 210; (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C; and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted). Students must receive a grade of B or better in each of the above courses. Students presenting (1) four units of Classics 287, (2) Greek 210, (3) Greek 200A-200B-200C, and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted) may apply for a Greek M.A. degree. Students presenting (1) four units of Classics 287; (2) Latin 210; (3) Latin 200A-200B-200C; and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted) may apply for a Latin M.A. degree. Other requirements include: completing the foreign language requirements in one language, as described above; earning a grade of B or better on both sections of the final examination in all courses presented for the 200A-200B-200C sequence; completion of the essay requirement as described above.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Adequately prepared students taking a normal course load of three courses per quarter are expected to complete the M.A. degree in six quarters. Entering students whose initial level of preparation is not fully adequate may be allowed one year to remedy deficiencies before beginning the regular M.A. program. Students whose diagnostic examination upon entry indicates need may be required to take remedial courses. Students serving as teaching assistants (normally not in the first year of study) are permitted to count the required course 375 as one of the three courses constituting the normal load per quarter.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students in the doctoral program are required, at the beginning of each quarter, to consult the department’s graduate adviser who assists in planning their programs of study. After the written qualifying examinations are completed, the student’s individual adviser shares responsibility for guidance. However, students must continue to submit each quarter’s study list for the graduate adviser’s approval.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

None.

Foreign Language Requirement

New students in the doctoral program normally have demonstrated proficiency in French, German, or Italian as described in the requirements for the M.A. degree. By the end of the second year of study in the Ph.D. program, students must demonstrate proficiency in a language not used to satisfy the M.A. requirement, provided that if Italian or French was used to satisfy the M.A. requirement, students must demonstrate proficiency in German. Alternate arrangements can be considered by petition.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 32 units of 200-series courses is required. These may include courses taken prior to the M.A. degree in this department in excess of M.A. requirements, and may include courses in other departments. The choices of courses are subject to the graduate adviser’s approval. At least 20 units must be full seminars, and the 32 units must include Greek and Latin 210, unless these were taken previously.

Most Classics, Greek, and Latin seminars may be taken in one of two ways: (1) as full seminars, with the requirement of a final paper (or an equivalent workload, such as a final examination, as designated by the instructor) to be presented to the instructor and assessed as part of the final grade; full seminars carry four units, with a regular letter grade; or (2) as half seminars, requiring full participation in the course but no paper (or equivalent as described above). Half seminars carry two units and must be taken for S/U grading only. Prior to completion of the 32-unit requirement, no more than four units per quarter in the 500 series normally may be taken.

Students who enter holding an M.A. degree in Classics may still be required to meet all or part of the Classic M.A. course requirements in Greek or Latin 200A-200B-200C. Students who enter with an M.A. degree must still take four units of Classics 287.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

(1) One three-hour translation examination in Greek and one in Latin consisting respectively of passages from the Greek or Latin reading lists and unseen passages from the relevant language. These examinations are normally offered three times a year, and must both be attempted before the end of the second year in the doctoral program.

(2) A significant research paper on a field or author of the student’s choosing outside of the area of the student’s expected specialization. The research paper must be submitted before the end of the third year in the doctoral program, and may be submitted either before or after the translation examinations.

(3) A special field examination in the form of a written three-hour examination in the general area of the student’s prospective dissertation topic. This examination is to be taken by the fall of the third year in the doctoral program.

Each qualifying examination (Ph.D. language examination and special field examination) may normally be retaken once, with the option of a third opportunity by petition. Within one quarter of the special field examination, the student writes a dissertation prospectus and, after review and revision, he University Oral Qualifying Examination is administered by the doctoral committee. The prospectus, along with the committee nomination form, is due at least three weeks before the examination date. This examination includes a discussion of the revised dissertation prospectus.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations. The Candidate in Philosophy degree is awarded for the quarter the student is advanced to candidacy.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students are expected to complete the Ph.D. degree within 12 quarters after entry into the doctoral program. Students who, in the seventh year in the doctoral program, not counting time spent on leave of absence, have ceased to make acceptable progress toward the degree, following warning, will be recommended for termination from the program.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination for failure to correct deficiencies in performance the term following notification of these deficiencies by the graduate adviser. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination by the graduate adviser to the departmental faculty.

Program Requirements for Management (Master of Financial Eng)

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).

Master of Financial Engineering

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

The faculty director of the MFE program is in charge of student advising.

Areas of Study

Financial Engineering.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

52 units of coursework are required for the degree. All courses must be at the graduate level. In exceptional circumstances a maximum of four units of 500-series coursework may be applied to the course requirements. The curriculum consists of four components: (1) core courses; (2) financial institution seminars/career development workshops;(3) a summer internship; and (4) an applied finance project. The core courses, which consist of 48 units from Management 237 category, provide the skills, theoretical and applied, that students need to work in the area of quantitative finance. The financial institution seminars present finance practitioners who discuss such topics as the opportunities available to graduates of the program, the skills needed to succeed in financial engineering, and emerging changes in the financial world. The four-unit applied finance project, Management 237N, is designed to provide in-depth exposure to at least one major task that graduates will be expected to perform in the workplace.

Teaching Experience

Not Required.

Field Experience

Summer Internship available.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination requirement is fulfilled by successful completion of the applied finance project. This project is designed to provide an in-depth exposure to at least one major task students will be expected to fulfill in the workplace. The project will develop or utilize existing quantitative finance tools and techniques. The faculty member who supervises the project and two other faculty members appointed by the faculty program director are responsible for evaluating the project.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Approximately 13 months from graduate admission to award of the degree, including a summer internship.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Program Requirements for Information Studies (Library and Information Science)

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

Information Studies

School of Education and Information Studies

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Information Studies offers the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree and the Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Information Studies.

Library and Information Science

Master’s Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

Upon being accepted into the school, the student is assigned a faculty member for initial counseling and direction. Normally, this faculty member is retained as an interim counselor for a year or less, until such time as the student selects a regular faculty adviser, based on the student’s interest and specialization. Once chosen, the faculty adviser provides specific academic advice in matters pertaining to the specialization, program of study, and related matters.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Full-time students are normally required to enroll in three courses per quarter in order to complete the program in six quarters.

Eighteen courses (72 units) are required for graduation from the M.L.I.S. program. Students take 24 units of required courses, four units of research methods courses, and 44 units of elective courses. Coursework must provide evidence both of basic professional competencies and of knowledge in a field of specialized competence.

Basic Professional Competence. This requirement is met by completing six core courses (Information Studies 200, 201, 245, 260, 270, 410), and one graduate-level research methodology courses (such as Information Studies 281, 282, or 280).

Specialized Competence. Completion of a course of study is required as evidence of knowledge of a field of specialization in informatics, library studies, or archival studies. The field of specialization and the specialized course program must be approved by a faculty adviser. The specialized competence requirement is ordinarily met by the completion of eleven additional courses, which may include internships. Relevant coursework in other departments or schools is encouraged. Students may petition to have prior coursework applied to their specializations.

During the second year, the student may apply for an internship of one to three quarters either on campus or off campus at one or more approved library or information centers. The internship is a regularly scheduled course and may be applied toward the 18 required courses.

No more than eight units of Information Studies 596 may be applied toward the total course requirement for students under the comprehensive examination plan; only four units may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirements. In order to enroll in any S/U graded course, including 500-series courses, the student must be in good academic standing.

Students who choose the thesis option are allowed to apply 12 units of 500-series coursework toward the requirements for the degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students who choose this option complete a comprehensive examination that consists of two components: a basic component and a specialization component.

Basic Component. A portfolio presentation, the culminating experience and comparable to a comprehensive examination, is required. The portfolio is a presentation of its author’s professional self as developed in the M.L.I.S. program. The portfolio serves as a comprehensive examination by requiring students to assess and integrate their learning throughout the core courses of the program, to relate the advanced work done in specialty courses to their career goals, to identify learning objectives and describe the degree to which those objectives have been met, to select key papers written during the program, and to describe a plan for continuing education and professional involvement. After preparing these elements of the portfolio, students make a public presentation of the work to a panel consisting of the adviser, another ladder faculty member of the department, and a qualified professional. Failure in any part of the portfolio may lead to only one opportunity to present the recorded and/or in-person presentation again.

Students present the portfolio in either the second to last or in the last quarter of enrollment, and after completion of: (1) all outstanding entrance requirements; (2) the eighteen required courses, not counting the entrance requirements, by the end of the quarter in which the portfolio is presented; (3) courses to the level required for good academic standing (grade-point average of 3.0 or higher); and (4) all outstanding Incomplete grades.

Specialization Component. A major paper produced in an elective course, normally in the student’s area of specialization, is required. A grade of B or better must be earned in this course. The same course may not be used to satisfy both the paper and the research methods requirement.

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.

Students who choose this option must submit a thesis reporting on results of their original investigation of a problem. While the problem may be one of only limited scope, the thesis must show a significant style, organization, and depth of understanding of the subject.

Students indicate their interest in this plan by the end of Spring Quarter of the first year. If the thesis option (Plan I) is approved, a thesis committee of at least three faculty members is established. Most students complete 12 units of related coursework under the direction of the committee. The committee approves the subject and plan of the thesis, provides guidance in research, and approves the completed manuscript. Approval must be unanimous among committee members. After acceptance of the thesis, subject, and plan, there is an oral examination on the thesis.

There is no written examination or portfolio requirement under the thesis plan.

Time-to-Degree

The M.L.I.S. is a two-year program, consisting normally of three four-unit courses each quarter during six consecutive academic quarters, for a total of eighteen courses. Those students who enroll in less than 12 units per quarter will necessarily take a longer time to obtain the degree, but not more than ten quarters.

Program Requirements for Health Policy and Management

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

Health Policy and Management

School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

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

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

An adviser is appointed for each new master’s student by the head of the respective department. Students are expected to follow and adhere to the department’s list of required courses and recommended sequencing. Any subsequent alterations must be approved by the student’s adviser. 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 approved 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 Health Policy and Management 200A, 200B, 225A, 225B, 237C, M422, Biostatistics 201A, 201B, and Epidemiology 100. Students must complete 16 full courses (74 units) and at least one year of graduate residence at the University of California. All courses with the exception of Epi 100 must be 200 level or above. Only four units of either Health Policy and Management 596 or 598 may be applied to the degree. Health Policy Management 597 may not be applied toward the degree requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to take the following courses or equivalents: Health Policy and Management 227A, 227B, and/or Epidemiology 201A, 201B. Elective courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor. Electives may be chosen from offerings in the department or other departments in the School of Public Health.

Students with a prior doctoral-level degree (M.D., Ph.D., J.D., D.D.S., or equivalent), and relevant experience, must complete 12 full courses (52 units). The four courses (16 units) not required for these students are identified through a waiver petition when the student advances to candidacy. Required courses include Health Policy and Management 200A, 200B, 225A, 225B, 237C, Biostatistics 201A, 201B, and Epidemiology 100. Students must take two courses in statistics and a minimum of one course in Epidemiology. Biostatistics 201A and 201B and Epidemiology 100 will satisfy these requirements. However, students are encouraged to substitute advanced courses in these areas if previous academic work provides adequate preparation. This determination will be made on a case by case basis in consultation with the program director.

Only courses in which a grade of C- or better is received may be applied toward the requirements for a master’s degree. 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 plan is approved, a guidance committee of three faculty members is appointed. The comprehensive examination consists of an extensive written research report in the major area of study. 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 files 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 program chair, admissions chair, and/or student affairs officer. Additionally, the student and the adviser together agree upon a study list for the cognate the student wishes to pursue. Any subsequent alterations must be approved both by the adviser and the department chair.

Within the first three quarters of study, students file Doctoral Form 1, Petition for Establishment of Three-Member Guidance Committee and Study in Major and Cognate Field for the Ph.D. The guidance committee consists of three members including the student’s adviser in the major field and the student’s adviser in the minor field. Courses to be taken for the cognate field must be approved by the student’s adviser and the chair of the department.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Consult the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Major field course requirements include Health Policy and Management 200A, 200B, 225A, 225B, 226 A, 226B, 227B, 237, Biostatistics 201A, Biostatistics 201B, an additional statistics course at 200-level or above, and four or more cognate electives (16 units) from a department that grants a Ph.D. degree. Cognate courses must be at the graduate level and should be core theory and research courses for the discipline chosen. Acceptable cognate areas would be from one of the following disciplinary areas: economics, epidemiology, health care outcomes research, history, management, pharmaceutical economics, policy studies, political science, psychology, and sociology.

Teaching Experience

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

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Before advancement to candidacy, students must pass a written departmental and pass an oral qualifying examination conducted by the student’s doctoral committee. Normally no more than one reexamination is allowed. When the student is ready to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination, a doctoral committee is nominated. The doctoral committee consists of at least four faculty members who hold professorial appointments. Two of the faculty must be tenured. Three of the four must hold appointments in Health Services; at least one must hold an appointment in another department at UCLA. The doctoral committee administers the oral qualifying examination after the student has successfully completed the written examination.

After passing the University Oral Qualifying Examination, the student may be advanced to candidacy and commence work on a dissertation in the principal field of study. The doctoral committee guides the student’s progress toward completion of the dissertation.

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 20 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).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

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 examination 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, then to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, then to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and finally to the dean of the school.

Program Requirements for Classics (Latin)

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

Classics

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

Latin

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

All students in the M.A. programs are supervised by the department’s graduate adviser, a member of the regular departmental faculty. Students are required to consult the graduate adviser (or the department chair when the graduate adviser is unavailable) at the beginning of each quarter to plan their programs, and as needed to discuss changes in programs, and are required to notify the graduate adviser of plans for examinations. Students also should consult with the adviser about problems they are experiencing in the program. Twice during each academic year, the graduate adviser conducts a review of all graduate students at a full departmental faculty meeting. The results of the review are recorded in the departmental minutes. At the end of each academic year, the substance of the evaluation of each individual student is communicated in writing to the student by the graduate adviser within 30 days.

Areas of Study

The department offers the M.A. degree in Classics (Greek and Latin) as a preliminary to the Ph.D. degree. The program that leads to an M.A. degree in Classics is considered the first step toward the Ph.D.degree in Classics. The M.A. degree in Latin may be awarded to students whose academic goals shift during the course of graduate study.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to taking courses in Latin, students must demonstrate proficiency in German, French, or Italian, either by passing German 5, French 5, or Italian 5 at UCLA (or an equivalent course) with a minimum grade of B, or by passing a one-hour written translation examination administered by the department.

Course Requirements

The courses presented for the Classics M.A. degree must include (1) four units of Classics 287, (2) Greek or Latin 210, (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C, and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted). Students must receive a grade of B or better in each of the above courses. Students presenting (1) Classics 287, (2) Latin 210, and (3) two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C may apply for a Latin M.A. degree. The four-unit 200A-200B-200C courses test the appropriate part of the departmental reading lists. The remaining courses are to be selected in consultation with the graduate adviser. No 500-series courses may be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The department follows the comprehensive examination plan. Students take an examination in each of the two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and each of the two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C that are required for the M.A. degree. Students must earn a grade of B+ or better on each of these four examinations in order qualify for a terminal M.A. degree or to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students who elect to receive an M.A. degree in Latin take an examination in all three of Latin 200A-200B-200C, and must earn a grade of B+ or better on each of these examinations.

Essay Requirement

As part of the requirements for this plan, students also submit a revised seminar paper in Winter Quarter of their second year. A student must receive a grade of at least A- on this paper in order to qualify for a terminal M.A. degree or to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the student revises a paper previously submitted in a seminar in the M.A. program. A committee of two faculty members evaluates the revised paper. Shortly after submitting this paper in Winter or Spring Quarter of the second year, the student presents it at a departmental seminar and leads discussion on relevant bibliography agreed upon with the faculty mentor. Students who elect to receive an M.A. degree in Latin also must satisfy the essay requirement.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Adequately prepared students taking a normal course load of three courses per quarter are expected to complete the M.A. degree in six quarters. Entering students whose initial level of preparation is not fully adequate will be allowed one or two quarters to remedy deficiencies before beginning the regular M.A. program. Students serving as teaching assistants (normally not in the first year of study) are permitted to count the required course 375 as one of the three courses constituting the normal load per quarter.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Program Requirements for Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy)

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

Physics and Astronomy

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Astronomy, the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Astronomy, the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Physics, and the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Physics.

Astronomy

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degrees

Master of Science

Advising

Entering students or those who have not been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree should consult with the Faculty Graduate Adviser for Astronomy at the beginning of Fall Quarter to determine a program for the year. Graduate students should continue to meet at least once per year with the Faculty Graduate Adviser for advising and program review.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Requirements for the master’s degree include the following seven core courses: Astronomy 270, Astronomy 271A, Astronomy 271B, Astronomy 272, Astronomy 273, Astronomy 274, Astronomy 281.

In addition to the core courses, students must take two elective courses from the following course options: Astronomy 275, Astronomy 276, Astronomy 282, Astronomy 283, and Astronomy 286. Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.00, averaged over all core and elective courses. Students must satisfactorily complete the two-quarter second-year research project (Astronomy 277A-277B), culminating in a written report of the methods and the results of the research performed. Before undertaking the second-year research project, students must identify a faculty adviser who is willing to oversee their work on the project.

Courses taken in the 300 or 500 series may not be applied toward these course requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination consists of satisfactory completion of the second-year research project, culminating in a written report of the methods used and results obtained, and the oral portion of the comprehensive examination at the master’s level. The oral portion is described in more detail under the description of the written and oral qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students with no deficiencies at admission should normally be able to finish the master’s degree in five quarters.

Master of Arts in Teaching

Advising

The M.A.T. adviser oversees all stages of progress toward the M.A.T. degree. Students are required to see the adviser at the beginning of each quarter through the completion of the degree.

Areas of Study

It is not required to designate an area of specialization for the M.A.T. degree.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Nine courses are required for the academic portion of the M.A.T. program. They must include at least five graduate courses in Astronomy, Mathematics, or Physics, or 100- or 200-series courses in Education required for the instructional credential. Although it does not count for degree credit, Physics M370A is also required. Courses taken in the 300 or 500 series may not be applied toward the total course requirement or the graduate course requirement. In order to obtain a secondary credential with the M.A.T. in Astronomy, additional courses in Education, including supervised teaching, must be taken.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination plan is the same as for the M.S. degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The average period of time-to-degree is two years (six quarters) from graduate admission to conferral of degree.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Entering students or those who have not been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. should consult with the chair of graduate admissions at the beginning of Fall Quarter to determine a program for the year. Graduate students are advised by the Faculty Graduate Adviser for Astronomy, with whom they should meet at least once per year.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Requirements for the Ph.D. degree include the following seven core courses: Astronomy 270, Astronomy 271A, Astronomy 271B, Astronomy 272, Astronomy 273, Astronomy 274, Astronomy 281.

In addition to the core courses, students must take two elective courses from the following course options: Astronomy 275, Astronomy 276, Astronomy 282, Astronomy 283, and Astronomy 286. Exceptions or substitutions can be made by petition only and must be arranged in advance or, for students transferring from another institution, during or before the first quarter of residence. Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.00, averaged over all core and elective courses.

Teaching Experience

Before receiving a Ph.D. degree, students are required to spend at least three quarters as a teaching assistant at UCLA, preferably completed in the first two years of study. All teaching assistants must enroll in Astronomy 375 for each quarter they hold such an appointment.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Since the primary goal of the graduate program in astronomy is to train students to do research at the Ph.D. level, the purpose of the master’s comprehensive/doctoral qualifying examination is (1) to assess students’ general knowledge of astronomy and physics at the graduate level; and (2) to assess students’ capacity to perform fundamental research, and thus to become successful research scientists. The structure of the comprehensive examination is designed accordingly. The master’s comprehensive/doctoral qualifying examination and the requirements leading up to it are administered by a graduate evaluation committee, appointed by the vice chair, and consisting of three members. The graduate evaluation committee evaluates all second-year students every Spring Quarter.

All second-year students are assessed by the graduate evaluation committee for their performance on the qualifying examination on the basis of the following:

(1) A collective assessment of the written report on the second-year research project, which constitutes the written qualifying examination.

(2) Performance on the oral portion of the comprehensive examination, administered by the comprehensive examination committee at the beginning of Spring Quarter of the student’s second year. During this oral portion of the comprehensive examination, students present the results of their second-year research project and are expected to be able to respond to questions and to solve basic problems from all core areas of astrophysics in which they have had the opportunity to take the course following the normal schedule of classes.

The graduate evaluation committee notifies students of the committee’s assessment of their performance on the examination within a week following the end of the comprehensive examination. The examination is based primarily on the combination of the oral examination plus the written report on the second-year research project. In addition, the committee reviews the instructors’ written narratives and the file of the student’s final examinations in all graduate courses taken in order to place the student’s performance on the oral examination into a maximally broad context. The potential outcomes of the assessment are

(1) Pass — with immediate eligibility to proceed to the University Oral Qualifying Examination.

(2) No pass — with the possibility of reassessment by an agreed upon date during the following year on the basis of a specific written list of requirements supplied by the graduate evaluation committee. (This option is meant to be used sparingly for students with a single, identifiable and presumably correctable weakness, but who are otherwise above the passing threshold.) The no-pass option can only be used once for any particular student.

(3) Terminal master’s pass — allowing the student only to finish any outstanding course requirements for the master’s degree, if any.

(4) Fail — resulting in an immediate recommendation for termination of the student’s affiliation with the department.

After the scope of the Ph.D. dissertation research has been clearly defined and in consultation with the student’s dissertation adviser, a doctoral committee is nominated, approved by the department chair, and finally appointed by the Graduate Division. This committee, generally consisting of three members from the department and one member from another department, conducts the University Oral Qualifying Examination. The main purpose of this examination is to discuss and evaluate the student’s proposed dissertation problem, but at the discretion of the committee, questions may be asked with regard to other material in the student’s field of specialization and related matters. The committee members guide, read, approve, and certify the dissertation. At least two members from the department and at least one outside member must serve as certifying members for the dissertation. The oral qualifying examination is taken no later than the tenth quarter in residence.

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 the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

The normative time-to-degree is fifteen quarters. Full-time students with no deficiencies are expected to submit their Ph.D. dissertations within the normative time-to-degree. Normal progress towards the Ph.D. degree has been established as follows:

(1) The requirements for the comprehensive examination should be completed during the sixth quarter in residence.

(2) The sequence of 596 courses begun by the seventh quarter in residence with a faculty adviser chosen then or before.

(3) The oral qualifying examination (and advancement to candidacy) should be completed no later than ninth quarter.

(4) The dissertation and final oral be finished by the end of the 15th quarter.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student’s progress is evaluated during each Spring Quarter by a committee of departmental faculty. A student is advised of the faculty’s evaluation either informally or in writing.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the faculty adviser who then reconvenes the entire departmental faculty to reconsider the recommendation.

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