Program Requirements for Islamic Studies

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Program Requirements for Islamic Studies

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Islamic Studies

Interdepartmental Degree Program
College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Islamic Studies Program offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Islamic Studies.

Admission

Program Name

Islamic Studies

Islamic Studies is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines.

Address

10373 Bunche Hall
Box 951487
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487

Phone

(310) 206-6571

Email

idpgrads@international.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General
Required of graduates of U.S. universities; recommended for graduates of non-U.S. universities.

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose.

M.A.: Applicants are normally expected to have completed the equivalent of one course in early Islamic history and three courses in Islamic cultures and institutions. Applicants are expected to demonstrate intermediate level proficiency in one of the major languages of countries with Muslim majorities or very large Muslim minorities, including Arabic, Berber, Hausa, Indonesian, Iranian languages, Malay, Swahili, Turkic languages, Urdu, Wolof, and Yoruba.

Applicants who have any deficiencies in these prerequisites will be considered for admission on a provisional basis for one to three quarters. If admitted on a provisional basis, these students must satisfy the prerequisite requirements by taking the appropriate courses. Courses taken to satisfy prerequisite requirements may not be applied toward a graduate degree in the program.

Islamic Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

The Islamic Studies Program and the School of Public Health offer a concurrent degree program whereby students can obtain the Master of Arts in Islamic Studies and the Master of Public Health. Applicants interested in this concurrent program should separately contact the Islamic Studies Program and the Student Affairs Office in the School of Public Health.

Ph.D.: A master’s degree from a program with requirements equivalent to those of the M.A. at UCLA is required. Advanced-level proficiency in Arabic is also required for admission to the Ph.D. program.

Applicants who have any deficiencies in these prerequisites, will be considered for admission on a provisional basis for one to three quarters. If admitted on a provisional basis, these students must satisfy the prerequisite requirements by taking the appropriate courses. Courses taken to satisfy prerequisite requirements may not be applied toward a graduate degree in the program.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Student advising begins with admission to the program, at which time students are matched with one or more faculty members whose specialties relate to the student’s areas of interest.

During the first year, students meet quarterly with the program chair, who also serves as the graduate adviser. By the end of the first year, students must secure the agreement of a faculty member to serve as their supervisor and notify the student affairs officer of this arrangement. For the following terms of graduate study, students meet quarterly with their faculty supervisors and, as needed, with the student affairs officer.

Student progress is reviewed annually. At the beginning of Spring Quarter, all students meet with their faculty supervisors and provide them with a written summary of their progress toward the degree and their goals for the coming year. The faculty supervisors report to the interdepartmental degree committee which meets to review student progress and advises each student in writing by the end of Spring Quarter as to whether their progress is sufficient to warrant continuation in the program.

Areas of Study

These areas of study are the same as listed under Major Fields or Subdisciplines for the doctoral degree.

Foreign Language Requirement

Other than the language proficiency required for admission to the program, there is no foreign language requirement for the master’s degree. Students who plan to go on for the Ph.D. degree in this program are encouraged to achieve required levels of proficiency in their research languages early in their graduate study so that language skills will be of maximum benefit. Students should see the doctoral language requirement under Doctoral Degree.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 12 courses (48 units) is required, five (20 units) of which must be at the graduate level. Two courses in the 500 series may be applied toward the degree, one of which may be applied toward the five-graduate course requirement. All courses applied toward the degree must be taken for a letter grade.

The 12 courses must be divided among three categories of courses as follows:

Category one. Three required courses: Near Eastern Languages 201, Islamics 201, and History 200J.

Category two. Three courses that present and compare specific disciplinary approaches to, methods for, and critiques of the study of Islam and society, such as: Anthropology 271 and 273, Art History C214, History 201J, or Political Science 245. Other courses, including variable topics courses, may be chosen in consultation with the program chair.

Category three. Six courses from at least two different disciplines (not including language courses) as determined by students in consultation with their supervisor. Students also are advised to take courses that cover at least two geographic regions.

Teaching Experience

Not Required.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination requirement is fulfilled either by submitting a single paper (40-60 pages) that combines work in two or more fields of study, or by submitting one paper (maximum of 30 pages) in each of three fields. The paper or papers are evaluated by the student’s three faculty supervisors. Regardless of format, the comprehensive examination is graded, by a minimum vote of two, as (1) pass to continue for the Ph.D., (2) terminal M.A. pass, or (3) fail. Reexamination in exceptional cases will be determined by the interdepartmental degree committee.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Seven academic quarters is the expected time-to-degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

During their first year students who directly enter the Ph.D. program meet quarterly with the program chair, who also serves as the graduate adviser. In consultation with the graduate adviser, students choose a primary faculty adviser. By the end of the first year, students choose three fields of study and the faculty with whom they will work in those fields. Students should consult with these faculty and with the student affairs officer as frequently as needed.

Students who intend to proceed from the M.A. degree to the Ph.D. degree in Islamic Studies must first fulfill all requirements for the M.A. degree and receive a pass to continue from two of the three faculty supervisors.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Anthropology, architecture, art history, comparative literature, economics, education, ethnomusicology, film and television, geography, history, law, management, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, public health, public policy, religion, sociology, urban planning, world arts and cultures, and the literatures of the following languages: Arabic; Berber, Hausa, Indonesian, Iranian languages, Malay, Swahili, Turkic languages, Urdu, Wolof, and Yoruba.

Foreign Language Requirement

Intermediate-level proficiency in a second language listed under Major Fields or Subdisciplines and reading proficiency in a European language other than English that is relevant to the student’s research are required prior to advancement to doctoral candidacy. Students are encouraged to achieve required levels of proficiency in their research languages early in their graduate study so that language skills will be of maximum benefit.

Language proficiency may be demonstrated by (1) providing evidence of being a native speaker; (2) passing a program-administered examination; (3) completing three intermediate-level courses with a grade of B or better (these courses are not counted toward the degree); or (4) submitting evidence of completion of equivalent coursework elsewhere.

Exceptions to the language requirements may be approved in special cases. This is done through submission of a petition that must be approved by the student’s primary faculty adviser, the program chair, and the Graduate Division.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 12 courses (48 units) is required for the Ph.D. degree, including a minimum of three graduate seminars. Students who enter directly into the Ph.D. program must take the three core courses in Category one and at least one course from Category two listed under the master’s degree. Such students may petition the Committee to Administer the Islamic Studies Program to waive courses in Category one. All students must take at least four graduate and upper-division courses, including one graduate seminar, in each of three chosen fields (students should see Major Fields or Subdisciplines above). The three fields must be distributed across more than one division, college, or school. One 500-level course in each of three fields may be applied toward Ph.D. course requirements. Students must also take at least one methodology course, which may or may not be in one of the three fields, and as approved by the primary faculty adviser. All courses applied toward the degree must be taken for a letter grade.

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.

After students complete all coursework and foreign language requirements, the chair of the program, in consultation with the student, nominates a doctoral committee that meets university requirements, for formal appointment by the Graduate Division. The committee must include faculty from the student’s three fields plus a methodology examiner if the latter is not from one of the three fields.

Students must write a dissertation prospectus that contains (1) a full statement of the dissertation topic, including any fieldwork that may be required; (2) a historiographical discussion of the literature related to the topic; (3) a statement of the methods to be employed; and (4) a proposed bibliography to be consulted in the course of research and writing.

The doctoral committee conducts four separate written examinations, one in each of the student’s three fields and one in a methodology appropriate to the student’s dissertation. Following the written examinations, the committee conducts the University Oral Qualifying Examination, which covers the three fields, the methodology, and the basis of the dissertation prospectus. Reexamination in any field is at the discretion of the doctoral committee in consultation with the chair of the program. No single written examination shall exceed four hours.

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 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

For full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission or advancement to the Ph.D. program, the normative time from admission to approval of the dissertation prospectus, completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations, and advancement to candidacy, is two years. The normative time from advancement to candidacy to the final oral examination (defense of the dissertation), if required, and filing of the dissertation, is three years. Overall, the normative time from graduate admission to award of the Ph.D. degree is five years. Students who undertake field research abroad may require an additional one to two years to complete the program.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

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

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is made by the chair of the interdepartmental degree program, upon consultation with the student’s primary faculty adviser and the student’s doctoral committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the interdepartmental degree committee.

Program Requirements for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Mechanical Eng)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 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

Admission

Program Name

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is a program in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Address

48-121 Engineering IV
Box 951597
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597

Phone

(310) 825-7793

Email

maeapp@ea.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Consult department regarding other quarters.

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants to the M.S. and Ph.D. Programs are expected to submit the departmental supplement and a statement of purpose.

Ph.D.: In addition to the requirements listed above, applicants are expected to have completed requirements for the master’s degree with at least a 3.25 grade-point average and have demonstrated creative ability. Normally the M.S. degree is required for admission to the Ph.D. program; exceptional students, however, can be admitted to the Ph.D. program without having the M.S. degree.

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 Classics (Classics)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 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.

Admission

Program Name

Classics

Address

100 Dodd Hall
Box 951417
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417

Phone

(310) 206-1590

Email

classics@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

January 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, normally from previous instructors in Classics

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample (research paper).

Applicants should hold a UCLA B.A. degree or the equivalent degree from another university, preferably with a major in Classics, Greek or Latin, and a grade-point average of at least 3.0 in the major.

M.A.: The department does not admit students whose final degree objective is the master’s degree. The program that leads to an M.A. in Classics is considered the first step toward the Ph.D. in Classics. The M.A. in Greek or Latin may be awarded to students whose academic goals shift during the course of graduate study.

Ph.D.: A UCLA M.A. degree in Classics with a comprehensive examination grade of B+ or better, or an equivalent degree from another university is required.

While there is no minimum required score, the GRE is used as a criterion in most cases.

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) Greek 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 Applied Linguistics (Teaching English as a Second Language)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Applied Linguistics

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Applied Linguistics offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Applied Linguistics, the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Linguistics, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Teaching English as Second Language, and the Certificate in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language.

Teaching English as a Second Language
Admission

Program Name

Teaching English as a Second Language

Address

Program is not accepting applications for 2014-2015

Phone

(310) 825-4631

Email

ngov@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A.

Admission Limited to

Program is not accepting applications for 2012-2013

Master’s Degree

Advising

There is a clearly stated set of course requirements students must fulfill in order to earn the master’s degree. Each individual student’s program is specified in a meeting with the graduate adviser. During the year, students are made aware of their progress in individual courses as the result of midterm and final examinations. At the beginning of each quarter, the graduate adviser reviews the student’s record and advises the student of progress in the program and the remaining requirements that must be met.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students whose native language is English, generally use their Fall and Winter quarter electives to acquire or perfect a knowledge of the native language or dialect of the pupils to whom they expect to teach English. This can be done by taking any one of four combinations of two courses: (1) two foreign language courses; (2) one foreign language course plus Linguistics 220 or 225; (3) Applied Linguistics 221 plus an unrestricted elective.

Those who are particularly interested in working with Mexican-American, Asian-American, or American Indian pupils will normally choose the third of these alternatives. When there is doubt as to which language is most appropriate, a non-European language should be selected because of the greater broadening of linguistic horizons that such a selection offers. Foreign language courses that deal with linguistic structure should be selected whenever possible.

Non-native speakers of English, depending on their performance on the University’s English as a Second Language Placement Examination (ESLPE), may be required to take a course to improve their practical command of English.

Exemption from the foreign language requirement may be granted if students can demonstrate a strong need to take other electives and have an unusually extensive background of previous foreign language study. For more information, contact the graduate adviser.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite. Linguistics 20 or its equivalent.

First-Year Curriculum

The typical course of study for the first year of the M.A. program is as follows:

Fall Quarter: Applied Linguistics C210, 265, foreign language requirement or elective (course depends on language requirement plan).

Winter Quarter: Applied Linguistics C216, 220 or 229 or 231, foreign language requirement or elective (course depends on language requirement plan).

Spring Quarter: Applied Linguistics C211, or C212, or C217, or C218A-218B, Linguistics 103 or Applied Linguistics C213.

Exceptions to the above requirements are made only after consultation with the graduate adviser.

Of the nine courses required the first year, at least seven must be in Applied Linguistics, English, linguistics, or structure of language courses in language departments.

Successful completion of the above courses qualifies students for a Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate, which is not a California State Instructional Credential.

Second-Year Curriculum

A total of 14 courses is required for the M.A. degree, including a minimum of four 200-series courses. Four of the nine courses taken during the first year (usually Applied Linguistics C216, 220 or 229 or 231, 265, and Linguistics 103 or Applied Linguistics C213) and, in special cases, two of the electives (100 or 200 series only) may be applied toward the University’s nine-course minimum requirement for master’s degrees. This leaves five courses to be completed in consultation with the graduate adviser during the second year.

Once the thesis proposal in course 598 is completed, the student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is completed, typically by the end of the second year. Only one 598 course may be applied toward the 14-course requirement.

A total of eight units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the 14 courses required for the degree; however, only four units may be used to fulfill the University minimum requirement of five graduate-level courses.

Applied Linguistics 400 is a seminar in which M.A. candidates present and defend the results of their thesis research. Enrollment is required in the Spring Quarter but does not count as one of the 14 courses required for the M.A. degree.

The electives taken during the second year should be selected, in consultation with the faculty M.A. adviser and the chair of the thesis committee, as a sequence of related courses relevant to the student’s thesis topic. Any changes in the program must be approved by both the committee chair and the M.A. adviser.

Teaching Experience

One quarter of supervised teaching is required during the first year unless students have had extensive teaching experience. If this requirement is completed at UCLA in an adult education setting, students will be eligible for the California Adult Education Credential in ESL.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

None.

Thesis Plan

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

By the end of the fourth quarter, a thesis proposal, signed by two faculty members, is submitted to the faculty. At this time, plans for the thesis are approved and the thesis committee is established. An outside member is required.

Time to Degree

From graduate admission to award of M.A. degree: six quarters, and in some cases, a summer session. Students must complete the degree including the filing of the thesis within three years after beginning the M.A. program. If the degree is not completed within that time period, students must file a petition with the department indicating reasons for extension of time.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

The chair makes a recommendation for termination on the recommendation of a departmental committee set up to review the particular circumstances of a given case. The committee includes at least one student. Either the graduate adviser or a member of the faculty may initiate the process by informing the chair of the need to recommend a student for termination. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the chair who reconvenes the ad hoc committee to reconsider the matter.

Program Requirements for Molecular Biology

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Molecular Biology

Interdepartmental Program
College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Molecular Biology Program offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Molecular Biology.

Admission

Program Name

Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines.
Applicants seeking direct admission to the program apply to Molecular Biology through one of the following program pathways: 1)Whitcome Fellowship (a highly competitive scholars program); 2) MBIDP DIRECT; 3) the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) for medical students seeking M.D./Ph.D. degrees; or 4) the Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) program for M.D.s seeking a Ph.D.
Applicants may also transfer to the Ph.D. program from UCLA ACCESS to Programs in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences.

Address

172 Boyer Hall
611 Charles E. Young Drive East
Box 951570
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570

Phone

(310) 267-5209

Email

mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

January 7th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General and subject in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology or Physics. MCAT scores may be submitted by applicants with M.D. degrees.

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose.

Whitcome Fellowship applicants: Applicants must demonstrate a high level of academic proficiency, a strong aptitude for scientific research, and a commitment to completing graduate studies in four years.

MBIDP DIRECT applicants: Applicants for direct admission must obtain the academic and financial sponsorship of a faculty adviser prior to submitting the application. Prospective mentors are required to complete the MBIDP Mentorship Application.

MSTP Ph.D. and STAR Program applicants: Applicants are expected to have identified a dissertation supervisor (chair of the doctoral committee). In addition to the applicant’s submission of the Application for Graduate Admission, these prospective mentors must complete and submit the MBIDP Mentorship Application.

ACCESS Program transfer applicants: Upon completion of the first year in the ACCESS Program, students choose a permanent research and dissertation adviser. Students interested in transferring to the Molecular Biology program for the remainder of their graduate training submit a change of major petition the MBIDP Student Application and the MBIDP Mentorship Application in conjunction with their advisers. Undergraduate coursework should include calculus, general chemistry and/or biochemistry, organic chemistry, physics, biology and genetics. Any course deficiencies should be made up in the first year, prior to entering the Molecular Biology program.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

After entering the Molecular Biology program, the student, in consultation with the dissertation research adviser, convenes a five-member doctoral committee composed of the research adviser and four other faculty members. This committee advises the student throughout the remainder of graduate study. The doctoral committee administers the University Oral Qualifying Examination and the final oral examination (defense of the dissertation), and meets yearly with the student to evaluate progress and offer suggestions for the direction of study. An appointed Molecular Biology Program Graduate Adviser and Ph.D. Committee oversee all academic policies and procedures, and are available for consultation at any time.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Consult department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 12 units per quarter must be maintained during graduate study. A grade of B or better must be received in all courses. Any grade less than B will require a repeat of the course, or its equivalent, as per the approval of the Molecular Biology Program Graduate Adviser.

Whitcome Fellowship students: For these students the emphasis is research and therefore no formal lecture courses are required. However, in consultation with the faculty advisers, students may elect to take lecture courses in fields of interest, or as required to provide necessary background knowledge in the student’s dissertation research field. During their graduate study, students complete a total of four seminar courses that emphasize critical analysis of peer-reviewed literature. At least two of these seminars and a course on research integrity must be completed during the first year, prior to advancement to candidacy.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry students: Generally, students admitted directly to the program are required to complete the same first year course requirements that comprise the ACCESS program. Specific course requirements are established for each student by the Molecular Biology Program Committee, and may include lecture and/or seminar courses to be completed by the end of the first or second year of graduate study.

MSTP and STAR program students: Students complete two lecture courses by the end of the first year of graduate study, and three Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses by the end of the second year.

ACCESS Program entry students: Most course requirements are completed during the first year of study through the UCLA ACCESS Program. During the second year following entry into the graduate program, ACCESS Program entry students are required to complete three Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses.

First Year

Whitcome Fellowship students: Students complete at least three of the required four Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses and a course on responsible conduct of research.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry students: Generally, students admitted directly to the program are required to complete the same first year course requirements that comprise the ACCESS program.

MSTP and STAR program students: Students complete two lecture courses and one or more of the required three Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses.

ACCESS Program entry students: Students complete the ACCESS first-year curriculum.

Second Year

Whitcome Fellowship students: Students complete the remaining Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry students: Students complete coursework as stipulated by the Molecular Biology Program Committee.

MSTP and STAR program students: Students complete the remaining Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses.

ACCESS Program entry students: Students complete three quarters of Molecular Biology 298 (or equivalent) courses.

Second through Fifth Years

Whitcome Fellowship students: Students conduct intensive year-round research under the guidance of the dissertation research adviser. Students are expected to complete dissertation research by the end of the fourth year.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry students: Students conduct intensive year-round research under the guidance of the permanent research adviser/chair of doctoral committee. Students are expected to complete dissertation research by the end of the fourth or fifth year.

MSTP and STAR program students: Students conduct intensive year-round research under the guidance of the permanent research adviser. Students are expected to complete dissertation research by the end of the fourth year.

ACCESS Program entry students: Students conduct intensive year-round research under the guidance of the permanent research adviser. Students are expected to complete dissertation research by the end of the fourth or fifth year.

Teaching Experience

Students who enter the program through the Whitcome Fellowship, MSTP and STAR Programs or through direct entry may teach but teaching is not a degree requirement. Students who enter the program through the ACCESS Program are required to gain two quarters of teaching experience through service as teaching assistants in undergraduate courses by the end of the fourth year of graduate study.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Written Qualifying Examination

Whitcome Fellowship and Molecular Biology direct entry students: The written qualifying examination is composed of three original research proposals, two based on topics addressed in Molecular Biology 298 student seminar series (or the equivalent), and one based on the student’s own dissertation research project. The format of the dissertation research proposal should follow the format of a typical NIH F31 Fellowship application. Proposals are graded on a pass, rewrite, or no-pass basis. The seminar proposals are evaluated by the course instructor(s) during the quarter(s) of enrollment and the dissertation proposal is evaluated by the student’s mentor and at least two other members of the student’s committee. A constructive critique is provided to give students the opportunity to improve their skills in critical analysis and experimental design. All three proposals must receive grades of pass before students take the University Oral Qualifying Examination and advance to candidacy.

MSTP and STAR Program, and ACCESS Program entry students: The written qualifying examination is as described above but is composed of two brief research proposals, one based on a topic discussed in the second year seminar courses, and one based on the student’s dissertation research project.

Oral Qualifying Examination

Whitcome Fellowship, MSTP, and Star Program students: After passing the written qualifying examinations, students take the University Oral Qualifying Examination in the second year of graduate study. The examination includes preparation of a written research proposal submitted in the form of a typical NIH F31 Fellowship application, which gives the doctoral committee the opportunity to judge the student’s ability to think creatively and formulate significant ideas for research. The subject of the proposal is not connected with the student’s own dissertation research, although it may be in the same very broad, general area. The topic selected must be approved by the student’s research adviser and by the Molecular Biology Program Graduate Adviser. The oral examination will cover the student’s proposal as well as general scientific background in a time period of two to three hours. This examination is the same for MSTP, STAR and Whitcome Fellows but is held in the second year.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry and ACCESS Program entry students: The oral qualifying examination is as described above but is held at the beginning of the third year.

Annual Committee Meetings

Beginning in the latter part of the third year or early in the fourth year, and in each year thereafter until completion of the degree program, students are required to meet annually with their doctoral committee. At each meeting, students give a brief, 30 minute oral presentation of their dissertation research progress to their committee. The purpose of the meeting is to monitor the student’s progress, identify difficulties that may occur as the student progresses toward successful completion of the dissertation and, if necessary, approve changes in the dissertation project. The presentation is not an examination.

Annual Progress Report

At the end of each year all students are required to submit a brief report (a one-page form is provided) of their time-to-degree progress and research activities indicating the principal research undertaken and any important results, research plans for the next year, conferences attended, seminars given, and publications appearing or manuscripts in preparation.

Program Participation

Whitecome Fellowship, MSTP and STAR Program students: In Winter Quarter of the third year students are required to give a 30-minute presentation of their research project at the Molecular Biology Program student seminar series, held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month beginning in Winter Quarter of each academic year. Students also are required to attend a minimum of six of the 12 yearly Molecular Biology Program student seminars and two more of the Molecular Biology Institute annual retreats.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry and ACCESS Program entry students: Program participation is required as described above; however, two presentations at the student seminar series are required, once in Winter Quarter of the third year, and once in Winter Quarter of the fifth year.

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

Whitcome Fellowship, MSTP and Star Program students: These students are expected to file their dissertation by the end of the fourth year of graduate study.

Molecular Biology Program direct entry students: These students are expected to file their dissertation by the end of the fourth or fifth year of graduate study.

ACCESS Program entry students: These students are expected to file their dissertation by the end of the fifth year of graduate study.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is made by the chair of the interdepartmental degree committee, after consultation with the student and the student’s adviser (or the student’s guidance committee). In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to participate in required elements of the program, including laboratory rotations and seminars.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the entire interdepartmental committee. If the student so requests, the opinions of other interested faculty members are considered by the committee.

Program Requirements for Social Welfare

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Social Welfare

School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Social Welfare offers the Master of Social Welfare (M.S.W.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.

Admission

Program Name

Social Welfare

Address

3250 Public Affairs Building
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656

Phone

(310) 825-7737

Email

sw@publicaffairs.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S.W., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

M.S.W.: January 15th
Ph.D.: January 10th

Applicants who wish to be considered for graduate fellowships must submit completed applications by December 15th.

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application, official transcripts from every school attended since high school, and a statement of purpose.

M.S.W.: An autobiographical statement and a professional concepts and goals statement must accompany the application. Although a personal interview is not normally required as part of the application procedure, whenever possible a meeting with a member of the faculty is arranged for the applicant.

The department applies the following criteria in the selection of candidates: personal suitability for professional education and a potential for successful social work practice, a satisfactory state of health, and an adequate financial and personal plan to permit completion of degree requirements.

Applicants are required to have taken a minimum of seven courses in the liberal arts, including three in the sociobehavioral sciences, or a combination of liberal arts and social welfare subjects as prerequisite undergraduate preparation for graduate study in the field of social work. An elementary statistics course with a grade of B or better and one course with human biology content are also required.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Law, J.D.

The Department of Social Welfare and the School of Law offer a concurrent degree program whereby students may pursue the Master of Social Work and the Juris Doctor degrees at the same time. For admission, applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements of both schools. Students complete their first year of law study in the first of a four year program. Students complete their first year of social welfare study in the second year of this four year program. In the third and fourth years, students meet the other requirements for both programs. Applicants interested in the program should contact the Department of Social Welfare or the School of Law.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Asian American Studies, M.A.

The Department of Social Welfare and the Asian American Studies Program offer a concurrent program whereby students may pursue the Master of Social Welfare and the M.A. in Asian American Studies at the same time. Applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements of both programs. Students complete the Asian American Studies courses in the first year and the Social Welfare courses in the second and third years. Asian American Studies requires a thesis to be completed by the third year. Students must complete the program requirements for both degrees. Applicants may submit the same statement of purpose to each program but all other parts of the application process are separate to each graduate program. Applicants interested in the concurrent degree program should contact the Asian American Studies Program or the Department of Social Welfare.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Public Health, M.P.H.

The Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Community Health Sciences (Public Health) offer a concurrent program whereby students pursue the Master of Social Welfare and the Master of Public Health at the same time. Applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements of each program. Studentsin the three-year concurrent program complete their first year curriculum in either Social Welfare or Public Health. During the second year, students complete the first-year core courses in the other department along with certain electives. In the third year, students complete the advanced practice methods and field internship course sequences in Social Welfare, complete requirements and electives in Public Health, and meet remaining requirements for both programs. Students must meet requirements for graduation in both programs to be awarded either degree. Applicants interested in the program should contact the department of Social Welfare or the department of Community Health Sciences.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Public Policy, M.P.P.

The Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Policy Studies offer a concurrent program whereby students pursue the Master of Social Welfare and the Master of Public Policy at the same time. Applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements of both programs. Students in the three-year concurent program complete their first year curriculum in Social Welfare. During the second year, students complete the first-year core courses in Public Policy as well as their social work practice methods course sequence. In the third year, students meet the remaining requirements for both programs and must meet requirements for graduation in both programs to receive either degree. Applicants interested in the program should contact the Department of Policy Studies or the Department of Social Welfare.

Ph.D.: Applicants are expected to hold a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree from an accredited school of social work with a superior academic record. Students who possess a master’s degree in social science and professional experience in a related field may also be admitted under one of the following plans:

(1) Applicants who wish to obtain an M.S.W. are required to complete the first-year M.S.W. program. Students can be exempted from some second-year M.S.W. Requirements via examinations on the basis of preparation received in doctoral courses. This plan is also available to applicants with a BA degree who possess an outstanding academic record.

(2) Applicants who do not wish to obtain an M.S.W. may be required to take certain M.S.W. courses as prerequisites to doctoral courses.

A typewritten statement of professional and educational objectives is required. To exemplify communication skills, applicants may submit any of the following: published articles, a master’s thesis, unpublished papers, or term papers written in graduate courses.

Admission criteria include quality of performance in previous undergraduate and graduate study, capacity for doctoral-level scholarship, ability to express oneself clearly in writing, success in professional employment and other pertinent experiences, results of the GRE, and other qualifications indicating eligibility for advanced study and research.

Master’s Degree

Advising

On entering the program, students are assigned an academic adviser whose responsibility is to counsel them concerning their program of study and progress toward the fulfillment of the degree requirements. Students may request a change in advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the chair, or to the chair through the current adviser.

Each quarter, a written summary of the student’s grades in Social Welfare is provided by the Graduate Adviser. Since no official grade is entered for the practicum course until Spring Quarter each year, an unofficial in-progress grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory is maintained within the department to effect action to help achieve graduate standards. The overall assessment of progress is monitored by the Graduate Adviser.

Students are expected to meet with advisers twice each quarter and more frequently if they are experiencing difficulties in their coursework or if situations in their personal life are affecting their studies. Faculty working with the student may enter in the student’s departmental academic file written evaluations or other information relevant to the student’s academic progress, including specific recommendations for advising or remedial action. For students whose grade-point average falls below the 3.00 required by the University to be in good academic standing, a faculty committee consisting of the student’s adviser and at least two other faculty members is convened to recommend appropriate action to the dean.

Areas of Study

Social work practice in organizations, communities, and policy settings (SWOCPS), and social work practice with individuals, families, and groups (SWIFG) are offered as social work methods concentrations. Specializations (subconcentrations) are available in gerontology, children and youth services, health services, mental health services, and nonprofit sector services.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A total of 76 units of coursework in the department is required, including two courses in the sequence of social welfare policy and services, three courses in the human behavior and social environment sequence, eight courses in methods of social work practice, two courses in social welfare research, and six quarters of field practicum. Appropriate substitutions or waivers may be requested. With the consent of the chair, students may take courses in other professional graduate schools or academic programs of the University in fulfillment of course requirements for the degree.

With the consent of the instructor and chair, tutorial studies of comparable material in the 500 series may be substituted for either required or elective courses. A maximum of nine units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the entire graduate course requirement for the degree.

While no University-approved specific thesis is required for the M.S.W. degree, the curriculum requires theoretical courses in research methodology. Students have the option of substituting the second-year required substantive social welfare research course with the satisfactory completion of an individual research project, or participation in a group research project concerned with a social welfare problem. This research option requires approval of the departmental chair and faculty research adviser.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Law, J.D.

The equivalent of 10 quarter units of law coursework may be applied to the M.S.W degree. The equivalent of 12 semester units of Social Welfare coursework may be applied to the J.D. degree.

Students complete a total of 66 quarter units in Social Welfare and 75 semester units in Law to achieve both M.S.W and J.D. degrees. Students must qualify for graduation in both Law and Social Welfare to get either degree.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Asian American Studies, M.A.

A maximum of eight units of coursework in Social Welfare may be applied toward both the M.A. degree in Asian American Studies and the M.S.W. degree.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Public Health, M.P.H.

Students who pursue the concurrent degree program with the Department of Community Health Sciences must complete a total of 67 quarter units of Social Welfare coursework and 52 units of Public Health coursework. The remaining nine units of the regular 76-unit requirement for the M.S.W. degree are fulfilled through research and policy courses taken for the M.P.H. degree and are applied toward the M.S.W. program through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy. A maximum of eight units of Social Welfare coursework may be applied to the M.P.H. degree.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Public Policy, M.P.P.

Students who pursue the concurrent degree program with the Department of Public Policy complete two courses in the sequence of social welfare policy and services, two courses in the human behavior and social environment sequence, nine course in methods of social work practice, and six quarters of field practicum for a total of 67 units. The remaining nine units of course requirements are fulfilled through policy studies courses taken for the M.P.P. program and are applied toward the M.S.W. degree through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Practicum Requirements: There is a concurrent field placement in each of the two years. Time spent in placement may vary according to guidelines established by the program. The overall time requirement is approximately 1,300 hours.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

All M.S.W. candidates must pass a comprehensive examination in Spring Quarter of the second year of study. The examination covers the entire range of the student’s program of study.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students are expected to be in full-time attendance and to work without interruption toward the degree. The requirements for the M.S.W. degree should be met ordinarily within two consecutive academic years (six quarters). Course scheduling is predicated on this understanding. In special cases, students may be admitted for study on a part-time basis which permits completion of the academic courses and field instruction over a period of three academic years.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

On entering the program, students are assigned an individual adviser. To the extent possible, the student’s interest and background are considered in the assignment of the adviser. The assignment is made by the chair, in consultation with the doctoral program committee. Students are sent written notification of their assignment of adviser prior to entering the program. Students ordinarily continue with the initial adviser until successful completion of the written qualifying examinations and until they choose a dissertation chair, usually in the second year. Students may request a change in advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the chair, or to the chair through the current adviser. Once the doctoral committee has been appointed by the Graduate Division, consent and approval of the committee, department, and Graduate Division are necessary for any change in committee structure, including a change in chair.

The student and the adviser establish a schedule of meetings that includes a conference at the beginning of each quarter regarding the student’s program of courses. The adviser’s written approval is prerequisite to enrollment in all courses. The student and the adviser are expected to meet regularly to review the student’s progress.

Each quarter, a written summary of the student’s grades in Social Welfare is provided by the Graduate Adviser. In addition, the adviser or instructors may present a written report to the student, if necessary. Overall progress of doctoral students is reviewed regularly by the doctoral program committee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The program trains research-oriented scholars to advance the field of social welfare through research and knowledge development, and to assume leadership roles in academic, policy, and practice settings. The curriculum is organized into three major areas: (1) specialization in a substantive area of social welfare, (2) integration of social and behavioral science knowledge into social welfare, and (3) research methods. Programs of study are planned in relation to the special and individual needs and interests of students.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

There is a minimum core of required courses which includes: a three-quarter sequence of seminars on on the craft of social welfare scholarship; a three-quarter sequence of seminars on the foundations of scientific inquiry; and two graduate-level courses in statistics. In addition, students are required to take (1) at least three graduate-level courses in the social and behavioral sciences outside the department related to their specialization in social welfare; (2) a combination of at least four additional courses in advanced research methods and statistics; and (3) three quarters of research internship and a two-quarter dissertation seminar.

Every effort is made to individualize the curriculum around a student’s area of interest and plans for the dissertation. In order to achieve this goal, a variety of patterns is utilized, including tutorials, small seminar groups, special courses in the M.S.W. program, and courses in other departments and schools of the University.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

The written qualifying examinations consist of two sections:

(1) An examination in social welfare policy and practice, reviewing current theory and research. The examination is given at the end of the third quarter of the first year.

(2) A major publishable scholarly paper on a social welfare topic, demonstrating the student’s mastery of social science theory and methods of scientific inquiry. The paper will be evaluated by a three-member committee appointed by the chair of the doctoral committee.

The qualifying examinations are graded on a pass/fail basis, and passing them is prerequisite for pursuing the dissertation. Students who fail both sections of the examinations are reviewed by the departmental Doctoral Committee, which makes a decision about whether the student is allowed to continue in the program and retake the examination. Students who fail one section of the examinations will be allowed to retake that section. Students permitted to retake the examinations must develop a written remedial work plan with their adviser and have it approved by the chair of the doctoral program. The examinations must be taken no later than the end of Fall Quarter of the following academic year.

Advancement to doctoral candidacy follows successful completion of both the written qualifying examination and subsequently the University Oral Qualifying Examination, which covers the dissertation proposal and related areas. It is administered by a doctoral committee which consists of three members from the department and at least one faculty member from another department of the University.

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

Normative time-to-degree is between four and five years (12 to 15 quarters). Time for completion of the degree cannot exceed seven years (21 quarters). Students are expected to complete all course requirements, defend their dissertation proposal and be advanced to candidacy within three years (nine quarters). Time for completion of the dissertation varies from two to six quarters after advancement to candidacy. A student who has not completed the degree requirements within the maximum seven-year (21-quarter) limit is not allowed to continue in the program without the permission of the departmental Doctoral Committee.

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 for failure to demonstrate in course work, field instruction and professional relations, those standards essential to the responsible practice of social work, even if the student’s academic work is satisfactory. Such action is taken by the chair, only on the recommendation of a committee composed of at least three members of the faculty. A student is permitted to appear before this committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the chair.

Program Requirements for Indo-European Studies

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Indo-European Studies

Interdepartmental Program
College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Indo-European Studies Program offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Indo-European Studies.

Admission

Program Name

Indo-European Studies

Indo-European Studies is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines.

Address

100 Dodd Hall
Box 951417
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417

Phone

(310) 206-1590

Email

tkim@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

January 15th

Letters of Recommendation

2 (preferably 3 or 4)

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a writing sample, normally consisting of a recent term paper (preferably on a linguistic topic) and a statement of purpose

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree with a major in an Indo-European language field (for example, German, Slavic, Celtic, Romance languages, Latin, Greek), linguistics (with concentration in historical and comparative linguistics), anthropology, or archaeology.

In addition, all applicants, including those who do not have a bachelor’s degree in Classics or Latin, should be able to demonstrate competence in Classical Latin.

Should deficiencies exist in prerequisites to specific work at the graduate level, applicants may be granted provisional admission and directed to remove those deficiencies in the initial period of enrollment.

Master’s Degree

None.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The general graduate adviser is the chair of the interdepartmental degree committee. When students have determined clearly the area of specialization in which they will work (usually by the end of the second year), a personal adviser is assigned. Students are expected to be in close touch with their adviser regarding their progress in the program. When the time for the doctoral examinations approaches, a doctoral committee selected by the student in close consultation with the personal adviser is nominated and formally appointed by the Graduate Division.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The Ph.D. in Indo-European Studies is offered with two alternative major emphases: (1) Indo-European linguistics; (2) specialized study in an Indo-European language area, such as Indo-Iranian, Anatolian, or Celtic.

Foreign Language Requirements

French and German are required, one during the first year. A third language is added only when relevant to the field of specialization. Proficiency in a language may be demonstrated by (1) completing a level five course with a grade of B or better(or equivalent preparation), or (2) passing a departmental reading examination.

Course Requirements

The course requirements vary between the two major fields of specialization. General requirements for all students regardless of specialization include Indo-European Studies 200, knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit and Homeric Greek, basic competence in Indo-European linguistics (including Indo-European Studies 205, 210, and 215), mythology (Indo-European Studies C260), and archaeology (Indo-European Studies 131,132 or another course in archaeology chosen in consultation with the adviser). Additional requirements by field are as follows:

Linguistics. An advanced seminar in comparative grammar, Hittite (and one other ancient Anatolian language), a fourth ancient Indo-European language (chosen from a branch other than Indic, Greek, or Anatolian), and additional units in courses offered by the Linguistics Department (for example, phonetics, phonology, historical linguistics) and related departments. These additional units should be chosen in consultation with the adviser.

Specialized study in an Indo-European language area. An advanced seminar in comparative grammar, a minimum of two ancient Indo-European languages from different sub-branches, and additional units in the area of specialization, to be chosen in consultation with the adviser.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is highly desired, but not available within the program. Therefore, it is not required. The program works closely with its constituent departments in an attempt to provide some teaching experience.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Qualifying paper. Students are required to submit a qualifying paper that demonstrates their ability to conduct original research. The paper may be related to the dissertation prospectus, but must be received and approved by the faculty adviser and the chair of the interdepartmental committee before the University Oral Qualifying Examination is scheduled.

Examinations. Students are required to successfully complete a series of written examinations covering the major and minor fields prior to advancement to candidacy. Students are required to successfully complete at least one of these examinations before the end of their second year in the graduate program. These examinations consist of translation and analysis of set texts from the ancient Indo-European languages and diagnostic examinations in the other fields. Following successful completion of the written examinations, the University Oral Qualifying Examination, based on the written examinations and the dissertation prospectus, is administered by the doctoral committee. It is intended to probe the student’s grasp of the entire field. Should the student fail either the written or oral examinations, the interdepartmental degree committee may allow reexamination.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of 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 with no deficiencies in the program should complete their course work and be prepared for the doctoral examinations within fourteen quarters. Following advancement to candidacy, the dissertation should be completed within seven additional quarters. The degree should be completed within 21 quarters. These time lines are approximate because the program is unique and the qualifications of incoming students vary considerably. Therefore, time to degree will vary by student.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

The interdepartmental committee recommends termination and reviews appeals of termination.

Program Requirements for Slavic Languages and Literatures

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Slavic Languages and Literatures

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Slavic Languages and Literatures.

Admission

Program Name

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Address

322 Humanities Building
Box 951502
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1502

Phone

(310) 825-3856

Email

slavic@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

January 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

International applicants to the MA: The GRE is not an obligation for foreign students whose native language is not English, unless they have a bachelor’s degree from a university where the instruction is in English

Letters of Recommendation

3, from persons capable of judging the applicant’s academic potential

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample in the field the applicant wishes to pursue.

M.A.: Applicants to the master’s. program in Slavic Languages and Literatures are required to hold the equivalent of a UCLA bachelor’s degree in Russian Language and Literature, Slavic Languages and Literatures, or Russian Studies, or to have completed three years of Russian language and a variety of courses in Russian history, literature, and linguistics.

PhD: Applicants who do not have an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UCLA must provide three letters of recommendation from persons capable of judging their academic potential and submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample in the field they wish to pursue.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Students must meet with the graduate adviser at the beginning of each quarter for consultation about their programs and progress toward the degree. Students who wish to enroll in Slavic 596 and 597 must obtain prior permission from the instructor with whom they plan to work before the graduate adviser can include the course on the study list. Only after the graduate adviser and the student agree on a program of study for the quarter may the student enroll through URSA. Petitions to alter the study list (drop, add, or change credit detail) after it has been formulated must be approved by the graduate adviser before the student makes any change through URSA.

All graduate students in the department receive a written evaluation of their progress each year.

Areas of Study

Candidates for the M.A. degree choose a specialization in either literature or linguistics, with Russian as the principal language and literature.

Foreign Language Requirement

Demonstrated proficiency in two foreign languages is required for the M.A. degree: (1) Students must pass a departmental Russian language proficiency examination which tests ability to translate from Russian to English and vice versa. This examination may be retaken each quarter until a pass grade is achieved, within the time limits for completion of the M.A. degree, and must be passed before the M.A. comprehensive examination; (2) Students must demonstrate an ability to read scholarly literature in either French or German by one of the following methods: (a) passing the departmental reading examination, or (b) completing course 5 at UCLA in one of the languages with a grade of B or better (equivalent university-level coursework in French or German taken within two years of admission may satisfy this requirement at the discretion of the graduate adviser). Either the French or the German requirement should be satisfied no later than the sixth quarter. The Russian, French, and German examinations are offered at the beginning of each quarter.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 36 (linguistics track) or 40 units (literature track) is required for the degree.

Slavic 201 and Russian 220A are required of all M.A. students.

Literature students must also take Slavic 200A, Russian 211A-211B, 212A-212B, 213A-213B, 220A and an additional four units of 200-level coursework in Russian language and literature.

Linguistics students must also take Slavic 200B and 202, Russian 204, 220A-220B, and Linguistics 200A-200B-200C.

Students may be required to take one or more courses from Russian 201A-201B-201C if it is determined that their level of competence in Russian requires remedial work in order to handle other courses in the program.

Courses in the 500 series may not be applied toward the M.A. course requirements.

Students with M.A. degrees from other institutions must pass the M.A. comprehensive examination in order to be admitted to the doctoral program. Students whose degree is in Slavic Languages and Literatures and who are continuing in the same area of specialization (literature or linguistics) should take the examination within three quarters following matriculation. Courses should be selected to fill in lacunae as determined by the requirements of the M.A. program of this department. All lacunae must be filled before admission to the doctoral examinations.

Students with M.A. degrees in disciplines other than that of their planned specialization, or students who do not have a M.A. degree but who have taken graduate-level courses equivalent to those required at UCLA for a M.A. degree, must complete the required number of course units. Course substitutions may be made with the permission of the graduate adviser. Independent study courses (500-level) may not be used as substitutes.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Applications for advancement to candidacy must be made no later than the second week of the quarter in which the M.A. examinations are to be taken and are accepted only if students have passed the Russian Language Proficiency Examination. M.A. examinations are offered at the end of each quarter. After students have declared their intention to take the examination in a given quarter, a committee consisting of three members is appointed by the chair. The examination has two parts — written and oral — and is based on coursework and the departmental reading list. The oral part may be conducted partly in Russian.

The student’s combined performance in the written and oral examinations is graded high pass, pass, or fail. A grade of high pass or pass is necessary to receive the M.A. degree; the grade of high pass is necessary to enter the Ph.D. program. Examinations may be repeated once; there is a six-month limit on retaking examinations graded pass and a one-year limit on examinations graded fail.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

For students who are admitted to the graduate program with a B.A. degree, the time from graduate admission to conferral of the degree should not exceed six quarters.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students continue to the Ph.D. program after (1) passing the department’s M.A. examination with a grade of high pass; (2) demonstrating a reading knowledge of both French and German; and (3) demonstrating proficiency in modern Slavic languages other than Russian as follows: applicants to the literature area must complete one year of the language of their second Slavic literature; applicants to the linguistics area must acquire competence in a Slavic language other than Russian equivalent to two years of study of that language, or competence in two non-Russian Slavic languages equivalent to a one-year competence in both. The requirement may be fulfilled by taking these courses in the department or by demonstrating proficiency acquired extramurally. A non-Slavic language may, with the approval of the student’s faculty adviser, be substituted for one year of this requirement if it is germane to the area of the student’s specialization (for example, Lithuanian in the case of students with a Balto-Slavic specialization).

Following completion of the above requirements and obtaining permission to begin doctoral study, students choose their adviser from among the ladder faculty.

Students must meet with the graduate adviser at the beginning of each quarter for consultation about their programs and progress toward the degree. Students who wish to enroll in Slavic 596 and 597 must obtain prior permission from the instructor with whom they plan to work before the graduate adviser can include the course on the study list. Only after the graduate adviser and the student agree on a program of study for the quarter, may the student enroll through URSA. Petitions to alter the study list (drop, add, or change credit detail) after it has been formulated must be approved by the graduate adviser before the student makes any change through URSA.

All the department’s graduate students receive a written evaluation of their progress each year.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Doctoral students choose a specialization in either literature or linguistics, with Russian usually as the principal language and literature. By special arrangement doctoral students may specialize in a language or literature other than Russian. Students in linguistics are expected to select dissertation topics within the following broad areas of specialization: (1) history of the Russian language; (2) Baltic and Slavic linguistics: comparison and reconstruction; (3) metrics and verse theory; 4) area and typological aspects of Slavic language history and development.

Students may create an optional sub-specialty at the Ph.D. level that consists of at least four courses approved by the graduate adviser. The courses come from graduate offerings in one or more departments or programs. These include the following departments or programs: Anthropology; Applied Linguistics; Art History, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Film, History, Indo-European Studies, language and literature departments (French, Germanic Languages, etc.), Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Theater, and Women’s Studies. The courses also may come from graduate offerings within this department (students in linguistics choose from courses in literature and students in literature choose from courses in linguistics).

Foreign Language Requirement

Proficiency in both French and German is required for the Ph.D. degree. Proficiency in one of the languages is satisfied by the method of fulfillment selected and approved prior to the award of the M.A. degree. Proficiency in the second language is demonstrated by the inclusion of text in that language on the bibliographies prepared for the Ph.D. examinations. Familiarity with said texts must be attested to by the faculty member designated as chair of the doctoral committee. Proof that the student has satisfied the language requirement must be submitted in the form of an affidavit from the doctoral committee chair submitted to the Graduate Division.

With departmental consent, students specializing in linguistics may substitute a reading knowledge in another language important to the study of Slavic linguistics (Finnish, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Romanian, or a Turkic language relevant to East or South Slavic historical linguistics). A reading knowledge of two such languages may, by the same procedure, be substituted for the French or (more rarely) German requirement.

Course Requirements

Before the formation of a doctoral committee, students must be officially admitted to the doctoral program and have taken the following required courses:

Students whose specialization is linguistics must take one 200-level literature course in the department and four additional 200-level courses as approved by the student’s adviser. These four courses may include offerings in other departments and programs, e.g., the Department of Linguistics, the Indo-European Studies Program, or other language departments such as Germanic Languages or Near Eastern Languages and Literatures.

Students whose specialization is literature must take two courses from Slavic 230A-230B-230C, Russian 204, Russian 214, and three advanced literature courses or seminars. Students are also advised to acquire a sound general knowledge of modern Western European literature.

Teaching Experience

Although teaching experience is not a formal requirement for the degree, students are expected to serve as a teaching assistant during their graduate study.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

All students are expected to have a sound general knowledge of both Slavic philology and Russian literary history.

Written Examinations

Students in linguistics take two three-hour written examinations. In the first examination students are examined in the general area of the proposed dissertation research. In the second examination students are examined in comparative Slavic linguistics, the history of Russian, and the history and structure of a second Slavic language.

Students in literature must take a series of four written examinations on Russian literature, one on a Slavic literature other than Russian, one on a school of literary theory, and one on the prospective dissertation topic. Students make up an appropriate reading list for each with members of their doctoral committee. Each of four periods of Russian literature — early literature, the 18th century, the 19th century, and the 20th century — must be represented by a field. The examination in a Slavic literature other than Russian tests students’ knowledge of the history of the literature and familiarity with representative works. Each examination is one hour in length; the seven examinations are taken over the course of a single week.

Oral Examination

Students who receive a grade of pass on the written examinations are admitted to a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination, which is designed to test the fields of major interest and general background, and which typically includes discussion of the dissertation topic.

After considering students’ overall performance in both the oral and written examinations, the committee assigns a cumulative grade. A pass grade entitles students to write a dissertation. At the committee’s discretion, students may be required to retake any or all portions of the Ph.D. examinations within one calendar year after the first attempt.

Within one quarter after passing the qualifying examinations, students must submit a prospectus and commence writing the dissertation.

Formal Lecture.

Students are required to deliver a formal lecture in the California Slavic Colloquium no later than two calendar years after 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

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

Normative progress toward completion of the degree program is defined as follows: six academic quarters from matriculation in graduate study to the award of the M.A. degree; six academic quarters from the award of the M.A. degree to advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree; and six academic quarters from advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree to completion of the dissertation and award of the Ph.D. degree. For teaching and research assistants, the program may take slightly longer.

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 for failure to pass the master’s comprehensive examination with a high pass. A recommendation for termination based on any reason other than this, failure of a Ph.D. qualifying examination or low grade point average, must be recommended by the departmental Admissions and Support Committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the departmental chair.

Program Requirements for Spanish and Portuguese (Portuguese)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Spanish and Portuguese

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Spanish, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Portuguese, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Hispanic Languages and Literatures.

Portugese

Admission

Program Name

Portuguese

Address

5310 Rolfe Hall
Box 951532
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1532

Phone

(310) 825-1036

Email

gtovar@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A.

Only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D in Hispanic Languages and Literatures are considered.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 31st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a bachelor’s degree in Portuguese a recognized university, a statement of purpose, and a writing sample. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than Portuguese but who have substantial coursework and/or background in the field may also be considered for admission by the graduate affairs committee. If the committee deems that some area of the applicant’s preparation in language or literature needs to be strengthened, it may require that one or more complementary courses be taken.

Master’s Degree

Advising

New M.A. students are advised by the graduate adviser for the master’s program. During the first two quarters of study, the student’s choice of concentration is provisional. During the third quarter of study the choice of concentration is confirmed and a personal graduate adviser is selected. The graduate adviser is responsible for planning, in consultation with the student, a study program and for a periodic review of the student’s progress.

Areas of Study

The department offers two areas of concentration for an M.A. degree in Portuguese: (A) literature; (B) linguistics.

Foreign Language Requirement

All candidates for the M.A. degree in Portuguese are required to study a language other than English or Portuguese. The requirement may be fulfilled by (1) passing a University reading examination in the language; or (2) passing a University course of at least level 3.

Course Requirements

Eleven courses, eight of which must be graduate level, are required for the M.A. degree. Spanish 495 may count as one of the eleven courses but may not replace one of the graduate courses. Up to two graduate courses may be taken in Spanish or another department with the approval of the graduate adviser. Portuguese 596 may be taken only once. Portuguese 597 and 598 do not count toward the degree.

Students choose a concentration from the following options: (A) literature; (B) linguistics.

Option A Literature: Students who choose the literature concentration are required to take Portuguese M201A or an equivalent theory course and one upper division or graduate course in Portuguese linguistics. The remaining courses are selected in consultation with the graduate adviser, who considers the student’s interest as well as the necessary preparation for the comprehensive examination.

Option B Linguistics: Students who choose the linguistics concentration are required to take one upper division or graduate course in literature and ten elective courses to be selected in consultation with the adviser, who considers the student’s interest as well as the necessary preparation for the comprehensive examination.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A) Literature: The comprehensive examination in literature consists of four two-hour examinations, chosen from the following six examination areas: (1) Brazilian literature (Colonial and 19th Century); (2) Brazilian literature (20th Century); (3) Portuguese literature (Medieval through 18th Century); (4) Portuguese and Lusophone African literature (19th and 20th Century); (5) Spanish or Spanish American literature; (6) Portuguese linguistics. Students must take at least three of their examinations in different areas of Luso-Brazilian literature. The examinations are based on reading lists provided by the department when the student enters the program.

B) Linguistics: The comprehensive examination in linguistics consists of four two-hour examinations, chosen from the following six examination areas: (1) Portuguese syntax; (2) Spanish syntax; (3) Portuguese phonetics and morphology; (4) Portuguese diachronic and synchronic language variation; (5) Portuguese literature (Medieval through 18th Century) or Portuguese Lusophone African literature (19th and 20th Century); (6) Brazilian literature. The examinations are based on reading lists for the individual examination areas chosen by the student. Reading lists are provided by the appropriate departmental faculty members when examination areas are chosen.

The comprehensive examinations in literature and linguistics are administered only in Spring Quarter.

The M.A. program in Portuguese is the first phase of the doctoral program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. When the student has completed all requirements for the M.A. degree, the student’s examination committee will meet to evaluate the student by considering the following: (1) one writing sample in Portuguese; (2) results of the comprehensive examination; (3) coursework.

A recommendation is made by the student’s committee at a general department meeting. The department decides whether: (a) the student has earned a terminal M.A. degree (that is, the student may not proceed to the doctoral program); (b) the student has earned the M.A. degree and may proceed to the second phase of the Ph.D.

Students holding an M.A. degree in a subject area other than Portuguese must take the comprehensive examination and present a writing sample to their committee. Students may petition for up to eight graduate courses used for the master’s degree to count toward the Ph.D. degree.

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 lieu of taking the comprehensive examination, students may seek permission to present a thesis for the M.A. degree. Students must first complete five graduate courses, one of which must be a seminar. In order to endorse the petition, the graduate adviser and the guidance committee need to find evidence of exceptional ability and promise in term papers and coursework.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students (three courses per quarter) with no deficiencies upon entrance should complete the coursework and the comprehensive examination within four quarters of admission. Teaching assistants and students with deficiencies at entrance require longer. Students who are not appointed as teaching assistants are expected to complete seven courses for each three-quarter period; students appointed as teaching assistants are expected to complete five courses for each three-quarter period.

Program Requirements for Psychology

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Psychology

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Psychology offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Psychology.

Admission

Program Name

Psychology

Address

1285 Franz Hall
Box 951563
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563

Phone

(310) 825-2617

Email

gradadm@psych.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The Psychology department admits only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D., although students may be awarded the M.A. en route to the Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 1st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General (Clinical only: General and Subject in Psychology taken within the last five years)

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose.

Admission is for Fall Quarter only and on a full-time basis only.

Applications must be complete and received by the department by the deadline to be considered.

Interviews (in person or by phone) are required for Clinical, Developmental, Health and Social Area finalists.

The department regards a broad undergraduate background in the behavioral, biological, physical, and social sciences as the best preparation for graduate study in psychology. It is desirable, but not required, to have majored in psychology as an undergraduate. Some college coursework in statistics or advanced mathematics is required; please visit the departmental website for additional information.

Master’s Degree

Advising

See under Doctoral Degree.

Areas of Study

Not applicable.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Requirements for the M.A. degree are nine graduate courses (36 units), including Psychology 250A-250B-250C (or a course substitute approved by the department), 251B-251C (research project must be completed), and at least three of the four required core courses (students should refer to Doctoral Degree Course Requirements for further details). One 596 course (four units) may be applied as an elective. Courses in the 400 series may not be applied. All undergraduate deficiencies must be cleared before the M.A. degree is awarded. Students that have earned a previous Master’s Degree in Psychology or a related field are not permitted to earn a duplicate Master’s Degree in the same field at UCLA.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Doctoral students should consult the department for details on the master’s comprehensive examination.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Doctoral students typically receive the master’s degree by the end of their fourth quarter in residence.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Upon admission to graduate status, each student is assigned an adviser on the basis of the student’s interests as indicated in the application. Students are required to meet with their adviser each quarter, to receive approval of their enrollment plan. Students who would like to change advisers may request to do so. Students are evaluated quarterly while satisfying core program requirements, a period of time expected to span over six quarters. The evaluations are conducted by the Graduate Evaluation Committee and students are notified in writing as to whether they are making satisfactory progress in the program.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Students are required to obtain a thorough background in research methodology and psychological theory. Major specialized training is available in the following areas of psychology: behavioral neuroscience; clinical; cognitive; cognitive neuroscience; developmental; health; learning and behavior; quantitative; or social psychology. Students admitted in either the behavioral neuroscience or cognitive areas may take the program in cognitive neuroscience. The course requirements for the cognitive neuroscience program serve as a combined major and minor. Students who select this option remain in their area of admission for administrative purposes. Students admitted in the Cognitive Area may take the program in Computational Cognition. The course requirements for Computational Cognition serve as a combined major and minor. Student who select this option remain in the Cognitive Area for administrative purposes. Students may also receive specialized training in community psychology, culture, brain and development, experimental psychopathology, and political psychology.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students should refer to the Psychology Handbook available on the departmental web site for additional information on courses that can be applied toward the program requirements listed below.

General Core Course Requirements

The core program includes a research sequence (Psychology 251A-251B-251C), a statistics sequence (Psychology 250A-250B-250C (or a course substitute approved by the department)), and three or four additional core courses. Psychology 250A, 250B and 250C must be completed in the first year; Psychology 251A-251B-251C must be completed by the end of the Fall Quarter of the second year. The three or four additional core courses must be completed within the first six quarters in residence. Two core courses are selected from the student’s major area, and two courses are selected from two separate areas outside the student’s major. Core courses can be applied toward major or minor area requirements.

Students must enroll in one independent study course each quarter, beginning with Psychology 251A in the Winter Quarter of the first year. Students may select from the following independent study courses: Psychology 251A, 251B, 251C, 596, 597, 599. In addition to Psychology 251C in the second year, each year at least one of these courses must be a research-oriented individual study course, i.e., Psychology 596 or 599.

Major Area Course Requirements

Courses applied toward the major must be passed with a grade of B- or better.

Behavioral Neuroscience. Neuroscience M203 and either Neuroscience M202 or Psychology M117A. Students interested in molecular biology generally take option 1 and minor in neuroscience. All majors take eight units from the Psychology 205 series, three quarters of Psychology 212, and two behavioral neuroscience seminars approved by the department.

Clinical. Psychology 270A-270B-270C, 271A-271B-271C, 271D, 273A-273B-273C, 277, 289A-289B-289C, and two advanced clinical courses. Students who wish to apply Psychology 298 courses toward this requirement must obtain departmental consent.

Psychology 287 may not be applied toward fulfillment of the Advanced Seminar Requirement.

Practicum and Internship Requirements for Clinical Students

(1) At least 400 hours of approved, supervised pre-internship practicum (Psychology 401) are required, of which 150 hours must involve direct clinical service and 75 hours must be formal scheduled supervision. These hours are usually completed during the second through fourth years. All advanced students working with clients must enroll in Psychology 401 (one to four units). All students must take a second‐year practicum in the Psychology Clinic, as well as a practicum in the third year and/or fourth years in approved practicum sites outside of the department.

All clinical training must be approved by the Director of Clinical Training while students are enrolled in the program and students are discouraged from making independent arrangements for clinical training and are prohibited from providing direct clinical services in clinical settings not expressly approved by the DCT, including private practice psychological assistantships.

(2) The equivalent of one-year’s full-time supervised internship (Psychology 451) in an acceptable setting approved by the faculty, is required. This is usually taken in the fifth year or sixth year. Students should contact the department for further information on internship requirements.

In exceptional cases, a student who has completed at least nine months of an approved internship may petition to file the dissertation and receive the Ph.D. degree if the student has (1) completed all academic requirements; (2) passed the final oral examination; (3) received doctoral committee approval to file the dissertation; (4) provided evidence of satisfactory completion of at least nine months of an internship approved by the faculty; and (5) obtained approval from the clinical area chair. If the petition is approved, it is with the clear understanding of the student and the department that the remaining months of internship that are required by the American Psychological Association will be completed as outlined in the internship contract. Such petitions are considered to be exceptions rather than the rule. Documentation of subsequent internship completion will be provided by the Director of Clinical Training.

Cognitive. Psychology 260A-260B and four additional cognitive area courses approved by the department.

Cognitive Neuroscience. The following course requirements satisfy both major and minor area requirements in cognitive neuroscience: 8 units of Psychology 205 (overlaps with core course requirements), Neuroscience M203, three quarters of Psychology 212, and Psychology 260A-260B, Two courses (8 units total) in the BNS area approved by the department are also required. Four courses in the cognitive area approved by the department are also required, including at least one core course and one seminar..

Computational Cognition. The following course requirements satisfy both major and minor area requirements for cognitive area students who elect the major area track in computation cognition: Psychology 260A-260B, two cognitive area core courses, Statistics 200A, and four psychology courses to be approved by the department.

Developmental. Two of the following courses: Psychology 240A, 240B, 240C. Three quarters of 241, and two additional developmental area courses approved by the department.

Health Psychology. Psychology 215A, 215B, six quarters of Psychology 425, and three additional courses approved by the department. One quarter of Psychology 425 must be taken simultaneously with Psychology 215A.

Learning and Behavior. Four learning and behavior courses approved by the department, and enrollment in Psychology 201 is required each quarter the course is offered.

Quantitative. Four quantitative area courses and several additional courses in Psychology, Education, Statistics or Biostatistics approved by the department.

Social. Two quarters of Psychology 226A-226B-226C during the first year and three additional quarters in years two and three. Students also must complete five area courses approved by the department.

Minor Area Course Requirements

Students must select one minor area. Courses applied toward the minor must be passed with a grade of B- or better. Students may minor in any of the areas listed under Major Fields or Sub-Disciplines, with the exception of clinical, as well as in political psychology or diversity science. Students may petition for individualized minors or a minor in experimental psychopathology. Training is also available in community psychology.

The minor is normally satisfied by taking three to four specified courses as indicated below. In planning a minor, students should note that minor area courses cannot be selected from among those that could satisfy the major area requirements, unless approved by the department. Other options are also available; students should see departmental bulletins for further details. The following is a list of courses required to complete the standard departmental minors.

Behavioral Neuroscience. All behavioral neuroscience minors must take four units of Psychology 205 and eight additional units of behavioral neuroscience and/or neuroscience courses approved by the department.

Cognitive. Three cognitive courses approved by the department, two of which must be from Psychology 259 through 266.

Computational Cognition. Two courses in computational methods and one course in statistics. Course selection must be approved by the department.

Culture, Brain and Development. Psychology M247, one course in culture, one course in development, and one course on the brain. Course selection must be approved by the department.

Developmental. Two courses in Psychology 240A, 240B or 240C and one additional developmental area course approved by the department.

Diversity Science. Psychology 295 and two additional courses approved by the department.

Experimental Psychopathology. Four courses petitioned and approved by the clinical area.

Health Psychology. Psychology 215A, 251B, two quarters of 425 and one additional health psychology course (four units) on relevant topics approved by the health psychology faculty and the department.

Human-Computer Interaction. Psychology 298 (special topic is Introduction to User Interface Design), and two additional courses in Psychology, Information Studies and/or Design|Media Arts. Course selection must be approved by the department.

Learning and Behavior. Two courses from Psychology 200A, 200B or 200C and one additional learning and behavior course approved by the department.

Quantitative. Three quantitative area courses approved by the department.

Political Psychology. Students should see the Psychology Handbook for details.

Social. Psychology 220A, 220B, and one additional social area course approved by the department.

Teaching Experience

All students are required to take Psychology 495 during the first year of the graduate program.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

The qualifying examination generally consists of three separate segments. The first is an examination administered by the major area, which examines in breadth the student’s knowledge of the major field. The second segment is an individualized examination, required by the behavioral neuroscience, clinical, health, and quantitative areas. The individualized examination examines the student’s in-depth knowledge of the area of specialization. The third segment is the University Oral Qualifying Examination. All Ph.D. requirements must be completed before students are allowed to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination. The oral qualifying examination must be taken by the end of the fourth year in residence. Students should contact the department to obtain qualifying examination guidelines for each area.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

The normative time-to-degree for doctoral requirements is six years. Students are required to complete various stages of the program as follows:

Core Program: No later than the sixth quarter at the end of the second year of the program.

Coursework Requirements: Prior to taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination.

Comprehensive Examinations: Students should refer to individual area guidelines, available from the Graduate Program Coordinator.

University Oral Qualifying Examination: Must be completed no later than Spring Quarter of the fourth year of the graduate program.

Final Oral Examination: Must be completed within three years of passing the University Oral Qualifying Examination.

Degree Requirement Completion: All requirements form the Ph.D. degree, including the filing of the dissertation must be completed within six calendar years of the date of admission to the graduate program.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination who receives two grades of B- or one grade lower than B- in the core program or who does not meet the time requirements for completion of the core program. Such cases are considered by the Graduate Evaluation Committee. If it is approved by the departmental chair, a recommendation for termination is made to the Graduate Division by the Vice Chair of Graduate Studies.

Area committees also may recommend that a student be terminated. Grounds for a recommendation for termination include: a pattern of unsatisfactory performance in other course work; failure of a qualifying examination; substantial violations of professional or ethical standards as those standards are defined by law or by the Ethical Principles of Psychologists of the American Psychological Association (adopted January 24, 1981; American Psychologist, 1981, 36, 633-638); or, for clinical students, inadequate professional skills. A recommendation for termination also may be initiated by the Graduate Studies Committee for insufficient progress toward the Ph.D. degree, as evidenced by a failure to obtain the degree within seven calendar years following matriculation or three years following advancement to candidacy. These recommendations are evaluated by the Graduate Studies Committee. If approved by the departmental chair, a recommendation for termination is made to the Graduate Division by the vice chair of Graduate Studies.

Students are informed by the Vice Chair for Graduate Studies when actions concerning them are under consideration by the Graduate Studies committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the departmental chair.

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