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Program Requirements for Biomathematics (Clinical Research)

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

Biomathematics

School of Medicine

Graduate Degrees

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

Clinical Research

Admission

Program Name

Clinical Research

Address

David Geffen School of Medicine
5303 Life Sciences
Box 951766
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1766

Phone

(310) 825-6312

Email

kdipple@mednet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S.

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation 

3

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to present the departmental application, M.D., D.D.S., or D.N.S. degree, high academic achievement, considerable interest in a career as a clinical investigator, commitment by a research mentor.

Master’s Degree

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Advising

The co-chairs of the departmental Executive Committee for the M.S. in Clinical Research confer with incoming students about their goals and prior preparation. Students are assigned a major adviser, either from the Executive Committee, the Admissions Committee, or from a faculty mentor list available within the department. Clinical fellows may use a faculty member from their subspecialty training program as an additional adviser. Students meet with their adviser(s) at least once a month. Detailed student progress assessments are reported to the Executive Committee.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Master’s degree candidates must complete a total of 46 units of coursework, including 34 units of graduate coursework. Required coursework includes required and elective courses and thesis research. Six required courses (26 units) are Biomathematics M260A-M260B-M260C, M261, M262, and 170A. Three elective graduate courses (12 units) are required and must be approved by the assigned adviser(s). Eight units of Biomathematics 596 is required for thesis research.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Clinical experience is obtained in subspecialty training and clinic rotation.

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.

A master’s thesis is required. A master’s thesis committee is nominated by the department and appointed by the Graduate Division. Students discuss with their adviser(s) their choice for the chair of the thesis committee. The committee composition must be approved by the Executive Committee.

Time-to-Degree

The minimum time to degree is two years. The maximum time to degree is three years. Exceptions require approval of the Executive Committee.

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

None.

Program Requirements for Applied Linguistics (Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 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/Foreign Language

Admission

Program Name

Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language

Address

Program is not accepting applications for 2015-2016

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Phone

(310) 825-4631

Email

appling@ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Certificate

Admission Limited to

Program is not accepting applications for 2011-2012

Certificate

Advising

New students entering the program discuss their proposed course of study and research with the graduate adviser.  Students meet again with the graduate adviser to have electives approved and to discuss their progress towards completion of the program.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must complete the first quarter of instruction in a language of which they have no prior knowledge.

Course Requirements

Students must take Linguistics 20 and at least seven courses (28 units) of coursework in the 200 series.  These seven courses must include Applied Linguistics C210, C216, and C218B, plus four of the following courses:  Applied Linguistics C211, C212, C213, C214, C215A, C215B, C217, or C218A.  Only prerequisites to required courses may be taken on an Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis; all other courses must be taken for letter grades.

None of the seven graduate courses may count toward other degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Time to Degree

From enrollment in the certificate program to completion is one to two years.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

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

Special Departmental or Program Policy

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 Information Studies (Information Studies)

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

Information Studies

School of Education and Information Studies

Graduate Degrees

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

Information Studies

Doctoral Degree

Admission

Program Name

Information Studies

Address

207 Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Building
Box 951520
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520

Phone

(310) 825-5269

Email

abler@gseis.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 10th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General (taken within the last five years)

Letters of Recommendation 

3

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 resume.

Applicants may enter with the M.L.S. or M.L.I.S. degree, other advanced degree, or directly out of a bachelor’s degree program. If the prior graduate degree does not include coursework equivalent to the core identified for the M.L.I.S. program, the applicant must complete the core after admission.

Applicants are expected to have fulfilled a statistics requirement, satisfied by completing a college-level course with a minimum grade of C.

It is recommended that applicants have general knowledge of and basic experience in the use of computers (e.g., for word processing, statistics, online searches, spreadsheets, graphics, or web browsing).

The statement of purpose should identify the applicant’s proposed area of specialization, accompanied by appropriate evidence of qualifications for pursuing a doctoral program, and of research and writing, such as published work, master’s thesis, or two research papers written in English, submitted with the applicant’s dossier.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores must be from a test taken within the last five years. There is no minimum score for the GRE, but high scores are regarded favorably. Admitted students typically score above the 75th percentile in all areas.

In cases where the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination, the department expects a minimum score of 87 on the TOEFL iBT, or an overall band score of 7.0 on the IELTS. Only in exceptional cases are applicants recommended for provisional admission who do not meet the minimum scores; in such cases, strong evidence of competency is English (such as a high verbal GRE score) must be provided.

Favorable consideration may be given to applicants who have made distinguished contributions to the profession while working as a practicing professional, for instance in publications and/or work with professional societies.

A personal interview is required. The committee seeks evidence of an appreciation of research and knowledge of potential research topics. The committee is particularly interested in the applicant’s commitment to a career in library and information science education and research, signs of originality and inquisitiveness, and good communication skills.

Advising

Upon admission to the school, a faculty adviser is assigned based on the evidence in the student’s statement of interest at the time of application and on the general commitments of the faculty. Students may change advisers with agreement of faculty. The adviser has the responsibility to assist the student in planning a program of study that meets the requirements of the Ph.D. program and to guide the student in the dissertation research. Until advancement to candidacy, there are yearly formal evaluations of progress that involve the student, the chair, the faculty adviser, and other faculty. After advancement to candidacy, the evaluation of progress is the responsibility of the formal doctoral committee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The courses offered in the doctoral program cover a range of areas of inquiry in the theory and methodology of information studies, focusing on information-related artifacts (e.g., documents, texts, images, records, collections), agents (e.g., producers, managers, seekers), contexts (e.g., cultural, economic, legal, social, technological), institutions (e.g., organizations, professions, disciplines), practices (e.g., production, design, recording, representation, organization, replication, preservation, retrieval, communication, management, interpretation, use, destruction, policymaking), properties (e.g., authenticity, authorship, identity, reliability, trustworthiness, truth), values (e.g., aesthetic, ethical, functional), and related phenomena (e.g., data, evidence, heritage, knowledge, memory, and misinformation).

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 72 units of coursework is required.

Students are required to take six core courses in the theory and methodology of information studies: Information Studies  291A, 291B, 291C, 298A, 298B, and 298C. Students also are required to take three elective courses chosen from graduate courses offered in this department, and three elective courses chosen from graduate courses offered outside of this department.

In addition to the course requirements listed above, doctoral students are required to participate in the Doctoral Research Colloquium, to participate in research apprenticeship activities by enrolling Information Studies 596 for three quarters, and to be reviewed annually by the Doctoral Program committee until advancement to candidacy.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

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

Students are required to pass a written qualifying examination on the theory and methodology of information studies.

After passing the written qualifying examination, the student is required to pass the University Oral Qualifying Examination, which is based on the oral defense of the dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal and oral defense should be completed within one year after passing the written examination. The oral examination covers the significance of the chosen topic of research, the methodology and feasibility of the research, and the depth of the student’s knowledge in the specific field of the dissertation research.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

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

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

(1) From graduate admission to the written qualifying examination: Expected – one to six quarters.

(2) From graduate admission to the oral qualifying examination: Expected – one to nine quarters.

(3) From graduate admission to the final oral examination: Expected – one to fifteen quarters.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

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

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure of the comprehensive examination on two successive tests. A recommendation for termination is made by the Executive Committee of the faculty based on the advice of the faculty adviser and the chair. The chair notifies the student in writing of the decision. The student may appeal the decision through formal petition to the faculty.

Program Requirements for Public Health Schoolwide Programs (Public Health for Health Professionals)

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

M.P.H. Program for Health Professionals

Health and allied professionals who are unable to pursue a degree program during their regular working hours may earn the M.P.H. degree by completing coursework in intensive summer sessions and in extended weekend sessions during the academic year. Courses are taught by the faculty of the School of Public Health, and currently two departments offer a specialization in their area.

Admission

Program Name

Public Health for Health Professionals

This is a specialized weekend program for health professionals with three years’ professional experience in a health care setting.

Address

A1-269 CHS
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772

Phone

(310) 825-5524

Email

sagoo@ph.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.P.H.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

April 1

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation 

3, two from former professors and one from an employer; if no employer, three from former professors

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS] and a statement of purpose.

Health and allied professionals who are unable to pursue a degree program during their regular working hours may earn the MPH degree by completing coursework in intensive summer sessions and in extended weekend sessions during the academic year. Courses are taught by the faculty of the School of Public Health, and currently two departments offer a specialization in their area: Community Health Sciences offers a concentration in health education/promotion and Health Services offers a concentration in health care management.

Applicants are expected to fulfill the minimum overall requirements for admission to the MPH program. In addition, they must have at least three years of professional experience or the full-time equivalent in a health care setting.

The first year of study is devoted to the specific core requirements in the area of specialization and to the required M.P.H. core courses in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Services, and Environmental Health Sciences. The second year of study entails completing required and elective courses in the student’s specialty area, a master’s project, and a report on that project. The master’s project, which includes an internship carried out under faculty supervision, addresses a significant public health problem. The master’s report, based on that project, focuses on the integration and application of theoretical and methodological approaches within public health to a specific problem.

Advising

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

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

Areas of Study

Two departments currently accept students into this program: Community Health Sciences offers a concentration in health education/promotion and Health Services offers a concentration in health care management.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Community Health Sciences

The total number of units shall be no less than 60. Candidates with a prior doctoral degree or advanced preparation in a related field may complete an M.P.H. degree in one year (48 units), but only after formal consideration and approval by the department faculty. Normally two years or six quarters are needed to complete the 60 units of coursework required. No less than 32 units must be taken in the department. A maximum of 12 elective units from outside the department may count towards the 60 units.

All students are required to complete Community Health Sciences 210, 211A-211B, four units of 400 (400 hours of field work), and eight units (two courses) from the following: Community Health Sciences 200, 221, 231, 247, 271, 282, M287, M436A. In consultation with the adviser, the remaining units of coursework may be taken entirely within an area of specialization (cluster) in the department, across clusters in the department, and/or in other departments of the School of Public Health. Clusters include social and behavioral sciences, health education/promotion, international health, child and family health, public health nutrition, health policy, disaster planning and relief, aging and life course, women’s health, and population.

Students focusing in the health education/promotion cluster may select coursework to meet the requirements for the Society for Public Health Education.

Health Services

The Health Professionals specialization is an executive-style program for people with at least three years of managerial experience in the health care field. It is a two-year program requiring 18 full courses and a major written research report based on the summer internship. Required courses include Health Services 234, M236, 251, M422, 431, 433, 436, 450, and Biostatistics 100B.

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

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved public health program is required of candidates who have not had prior relevant field experience. A minimum of four units, but no more than eight units, is required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students must pass a comprehensive examination in their department. Students may be reexamined once. The aim of the examination, as a culminating experience, is to assess the student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is two years of intensive summer sessions and extended weekend sessions.

Program Requirements for Architecture and Urban Design (Master of Architecture II)

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

Architecture and Urban Design

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Architecture and Urban Design offers the Master of Architecture I (M.Arch. I) and Master of Architecture II (M.Arch. II) degrees, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Architecture.

Master of Architecture II

Admission

Program Name

Architecture – M.Arch.II

Please note that the M.A., Ph.D. in Architecture and the three-year M.Arch. I Architecture are offered in a separate major.

Address

1317 Perloff Hall
Box 951467
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1467

Phone

(310) 825-0525

Email

admissions@aud.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.Arch.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

January 7th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation 

3

Other Requirements

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

The M.Arch. II degree is a second professional degree program in Architecture and Urban Design and emphasizes advanced studies in architecture and urban design and requires that applicants hold a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree or the equivalent.

For applicants whose native language is not English, a score of at least 87 (iBT), 580 (paper and pencil test) or 237 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an overall band score of 7.0 on the International English Testing System (IELTS) examination is required for admission.

Advising

New M.Arch. II students are assigned a temporary adviser and select a permanent faculty adviser when they are ready to do so. Students who wish to change advisers must obtain the consent of the new faculty adviser and discuss this change with the staff graduate adviser. The faculty adviser and the staff graduate adviser work together to explain curricular requirements and to provide counseling and advice. Students meet with their faculty adviser and with the graduate adviser at least once a quarter. Records are not usually kept in regard to these meetings, unless the end product of a meeting is a written petition or document.

Areas of Study

The areas of study for the M.Arch. II degree are design, technology, and critical studies in architectural culture.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must complete required preparatory coursework by enrolling in Architecture and Urban Design 289 (two sections) and 401 in UCLA Summer Session prior to formally matriculating in Fall Quarter. Students must receive a minimum 3.0 grade-point average in this coursework in order to continue in the fall. If this minimum standard is not met, students will not be allowed to matriculate in Fall Quarter and admission will be cancelled. Three academic quarters in residence are required. Students are expected to enroll full-time and to remain continuously in residence until all academic work is completed, unless a leave of absence is granted.

All students are required to take at least three advanced studios, one required course in technology, one required course in critical studies in architectural culture, Architecture and Urban Design 403A-403B-403C and a minimum of five electives. Two of the electives must be within a designated area.

A minimum total of 56 units of coursework is required. At least 48 units must be at the graduate level. The remaining eight units may include upper division (undergraduate) courses as long as they are completed outside of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, or no more than eight units of Architecture and Urban Design 596, as part of the 56 total units required.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination

All M. Arch. II students must complete a comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination requirement is fulfilled through the completion of Architecture and Urban Design 403C in Spring Quarter and the final design project for this course. The examination committee consists of at least three faculty members appointed by the department chair. The examination is administered and evaluated for satisfactory performance by the examination committee. The committee evaluates the final design project in the following manner: pass (a unanimous vote), pass subject to revision of the final design project, or fail (majority vote). No reexaminations are permitted. When the final design project is passed subject to revision, one member of the committee is assigned the responsibility of working with the student on the revision, and determining when the final design project is satisfactorily revised.

Two positive votes form the committee constitute a pass on the comprehensive examination. The degree is awarded on recommendation of the faculty committee.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students begin preparatory coursework in summer session followed by three quarters of residency. The degree must be completed by the end of Spring Quarter.

Program Requirements for Chicana and Chicano Studies

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

Chicana and Chicano Studies

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Cesar E. Chavez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Chicana and Chicano Studies.

Admission

Program Name

Chicana and Chicano Studies

Program will begin accepting applications next year for Fall 2012 admission.

Address

7349 Bunche Hall
Box 951559
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1559 

Phone

(310) 206-7695 

Email

gradadvisor@chavez.ucla.edu  

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The department admits only applicants whose objective is the PhD. 

Admission Limited to

Fall 

Deadline to apply

December 15th 

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General 

Letters of Recommendation 

3 

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are required to submit a personal statement and a writing sample. Evidence of creative work relevant to the degree program may also be included. 

Master’s Degree

Advising

The vice chair for graduate studies is assigned as provisional adviser to all incoming M.A. students until a permanent faculty adviser is selected in the second year. The faculty adviser assists students with planning their program of study. Students are expected to meet with their faculty adviser at least once a quarter, usually at the beginning of the quarter to have their enrollment plan approved. The student affairs officer provides assistance with policy and procedure.

Areas of Study

Students are expected to master one interdisciplinary area of study from among the following: 1) labor, law, and policy studies; 2) transnational and border studies; 3) history, language, and culture of the Americas; and 4) arts and community cultural development.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Completion of the M.A. degree requirements is required for the Ph.D. degree program; the M.A. program is not a terminal or stand-alone degree program. Students must successfully complete a total of 36 units (normally nine courses), all for a letter grade. Of the 36 units, 28 must be completed at the graduate level. Up to eight units of upper division courses may be applied to the 36-unit requirement. One 500-series course (up to four units) may be applied toward the 36-unit requirement.

Required courses:

Chicana and Chicano Studies 200 and 201 to be taken in the first year.
One graduate methodology course in the first area of study.
Three seminars, one of which may be an upper division course, in the first area of study.
Eight elective units (two courses) may be an upper division course or taken outside the department.
Four units of Chicana and Chicano Studies 597 (master’s thesis research) or 598 (examination preparation).

Teaching assistants may enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 495 when they receive their first teaching appointment and must enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 375 each quarter in which they hold a teaching appointment. Neither of these courses may be counted toward the degree requirements.

Students who enter the program with a previously earned M.A. degree will be required, at a minimum, to take the structured core of three required graduate courses: Chicana and Chicano Studies 200, 201, and 202. It is recommended that students who already have the M.A. degree take all of the required courses in the first year of graduate study.

The minimum course load is 12 units per quarter. Students must be continuously registered and enrolled unless they are on an approved leave of absence.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Required for some areas of study. Students should consult the department for more information.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students may choose to take a comprehensive examination that consists of a series of essay questions designed to demonstrate the student’s knowledge of theories and methods in the field of Chicana and Chicano Studies, and their ability to apply these ideas to their chosen area of study. Students may enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 598 (examination preparation) while preparing for the examination. The examination is developed and administered by the student’s faculty adviser, and evaluated by the adviser and either the department chair or vice-chair for graduate studies. A grade of B or better is required for successful completion of the master’s comprehensive examination.

Thesis Plan

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

Students may choose to complete a master’s thesis relevant to the student’s chosen area of study. Students who opt to specialize in the arts and community cultural development area of study may elect to complete the degree by producing a thesis of visual art, creative writing, or performance piece that also can be filed in the library in the form of a written thesis. The thesis should be submitted at the end of the second year, but no later than Spring Quarter of the third year. Students must enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 597 (thesis research) under the guidance of the faculty adviser. Students should consult Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA for the policy on thesis committee membership. The department requires an outside member. The committee must be appointed no later than Fall Quarter of the student’s second year. The thesis is evaluated by the committee on a pass/no pass basis.

Time-to-degree

Full-time students are expected to complete the requirements for the master’s degree within two years (six quarters) of registration.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The vice chair for graduate studies is assigned as provisional adviser to all incoming students until a permanent faculty adviser is selected in the second year. After completing coursework for the Ph.D. degree but before taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination, students submit a nomination of doctoral committee that requires approval of the department and appointment by the Graduate Division. The doctoral committee is responsible for supervision, review, and approval of the doctoral dissertation. The student affairs officer provides assistance with policy and procedure.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Doctoral students are expected to specialize in two area of study from among the following: 1) labor, law, and policy studies; 2) transnational and border studies; 3) history, language, and culture of the Americas; and 4) arts and community cultural development.

Foreign Language Requirement

A second language other than English is required. The appropriate language is determined in consultation with the student’s adviser. Students are required to fulfill the language requirement in one of the following ways: 1) satisfactory completion of two full years of coursework in another language at the college/university level; or 2) passing a language proficiency examination deemed appropriate by the department. The foreign language requirement must be completed before the student is allowed to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination and advance to candidacy.

Course Requirements

Doctoral students are required to complete a total of 16 units (generally four courses) in addition to the course requirements for the M.A. degree. These 16 units are to be completed in the second area of study. Competency in the two areas of study is expected by the time doctoral coursework is completed. Students are required to complete one graduate methodology course related to the second area of study and three seminars in the second area of study, one of which may be upper division or taken outside the department.

Teaching assistants may enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 495 when they receive their first teaching appointment and must enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 375 each quarter in which they hold a teaching appointment. Neither of these courses may be counted toward the degree requirements.

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.

The written qualifying examination consists of two parts. Part one covers the student’s general knowledge of the history of the field of Chicana and Chicano Studies. Part two covers the student’s two chosen areas of study. Students may enroll in Chicana and Chicano Studies 598 (examination preparation) while preparing for the examination. Students who fail either part of the written qualifying examination may retake it once without petition, as early as the following quarter. Students who fail the written qualifying examination a second time will not advance to doctoral candidacy.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination is required after completion of the written qualifying examination, completion of the dissertation proposal, and appointment of a doctoral committee in accord with University regulations. This examination, administered by the four-member doctoral committee, is focused on the dissertation proposal, and lasts approximately two hours.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy degree (C.Phil.) 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 students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time graduate students should normally complete the requirements for the Ph.D. degree within five years of completion of the requirements for the master’s degree.

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 vice chair for graduate studies after a vote of the faculty. Before the recommendation is sent to the Graduate Division, a student is notified in writing and given two weeks to respond in writing to the chair. An appeal is reviewed by the department’s faculty, which makes the final departmental recommendation to the Graduate Division.