Program Requirements for Design | Media Arts

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Program Requirements for Design | Media Arts

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

Design|Media Arts

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Design|Media Arts offers the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in Design|Media Arts.

Admission

Program Name

Design | Media Arts

Address

Broad Art Center, Rm. 2275
Box 951456
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1456

Phone

(310) 267-4907

Email

dmainfo@arts.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.F.A.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

Not required

Letters of Recommendation

Not required

Other Requirements

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

The applicant’s bachelor’s degree need not be in Design | Media Arts; applicants with degrees in interdisciplinary programs that emphasize design and media arts are preferred.

Applicants are required to submit the departmental supplemental application and portfolio (visit the department’s website for instructions), and to have working knowledge of graphics software. Additional experience with video, interactive media, or 3D modeling and animation is expected.

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio of no more than ten (10) pieces of the applicant’s original work in digital form on a CD-R by January 15. The portfolio should contain the best current work representing the applicant’s media emphasis and potential for advanced specialized study . Still images must be submitted in either JPEG or TIFF and must be 1024 x 768 pixels at 72 dpi in RGB. Video may be submitted as excerpts on CD-Rom as .avi or .mov files; the total length should be no more than a maximum of two minutes. Web sites or other interactive projects should be submitted on the same CD-Rom or as a link. Directions should be included. Special programs or extras will not be downloaded. Sound files may be submitted on the same CD-Rom using such standard formats as AIF, WAV or MP3.

Faculty review of applications takes place in Winter quarter. Applicant finalists should be available for a telephone or in-person interview.

For applicants whose native language is not English, certification of proficiency in English is required and may be satisfied through one of the following examination options:
a) a minimum score of 620 (paper and pencil test) or 260 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL);
b) for the internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT), achieving the recommended minimum passing scores for each section and the minimum total required passing score:
Writing: 25
Speaking: 24
Reading:21
Listening: 17
Total minimum passing score required: 87
or c) an overall band score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination.

Master of Fine Arts

Advising

Upon admission, an Initial Advisory Committee is formed for the student by the chair and the graduate counselor of the department. This committee is composed of the student’s faculty adviser, and at least one other member of the Design|Media Arts faculty. It is the adviser’s responsibility, along with other members of the committee, to monitor the student’s progress and provide advice until the student is considered ready to select an M.F.A. Graduate Guidance Committee for the graduate degree. Members of the Initial Advisory Committee may or may not eventually become members of the Graduate Guidance Committee.

The Graduate Guidance Committee must be established no later than the fourth quarter of full-time residency. The Graduate Guidance Committee, which is made up from members of the Design|Media Arts faculty appointed by the chair of the department, is charged with the responsibility of reviewing the student’s progress toward the comprehensive examination project at least once every quarter of enrollment. A record of these reviews is placed in the student’s file, which is available for the student’s inspection.

Areas of Study

Media Design: interfaced design, interactive media, time-based work, virtual environments, and information spaces.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 85 quarter units of upper division and graduate Design|Media Arts courses is required. No fewer than 21 quarter units in the Design|Media Arts 200 series are to be completed: Design|Media Arts 200, 201, 252A, 254, and 252B must be taken during the first two quarters in residence; Design|Media Arts 401 is to be taken twice (16 units), during the first year in residence; and the graduate seminar, Design|Media Arts 269 is to be taken twice (eight units) once each year while in residence. Students who believe they can demonstrate adequate background and justification to waive Design|Media Arts 252A or M259 may petition to waive the course and replace it with another graduate Design|Media Arts elective. A further 24 units are to be taken from the Design|Media Arts 400 series, during the second year in residence; and 16 units of electives, of which eight units of Design|Media Arts 596 may be applied toward the requirements for the degree.

Teaching Experience

While graduate students have the opportunity to work with the faculty as teaching assistants for undergraduate courses, this is not a requirement for the degree program.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination consists of an oral examination and a concentrated body of work which is presented as the master’s statement. Also required is an accompanying record of the project, consisting of documentation in the form of images of physical work, research material, and other visual material; this may include a written statement as determined by the graduate guidance committee.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree: six quarters is the normal time-to-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

The Graduate Guidance Committee may recommend termination of graduate study if the committee deems that the student’s creative work and progress towards the completion of the degree is inadequate in quality or quantity. This determination must be made in a formal meeting of the committee. The student may appeal a recommendation of termination by petition to the whole faculty through the department chair. An ad hoc committee of Design|Media Arts faculty may be assigned by the Chair to review the decision of the Guidance Committee and make a report to the entire Design|Media Arts faculty. They then make a final determination to uphold or reverse the recommendation of the Guidance Committee.

Program Requirements for Spanish and Portuguese (Hispanic Languages and Literatures)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 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.

Hispanic Languages and Literatures

Admission

Program Name

Hispanic Languages and Literatures

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

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 31st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, from professors familiar with the applicant’s work as a graduate student, that address the applicant’s capacity for research-oriented doctoral studies and possible entry into the profession

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.

A master’s degree in Spanish or in Portuguese is required for admission to the Ph.D. program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Applicants holding master’s degrees in Spanish or Portuguese linguistics who wish to pursue the Ph.D. in Spanish, Spanish American or Luso-Brazilian literature must take the master’s comprehensive examination in literature. Aplplicants holding master’s degrees in Spanish, Spanish American or Luso-Brazilian literature who wish to pursue the Ph.D. in Spanish or Portuguese linguistics must take the master’s comprehensive examination in linguistics.

Applicants who hold the M.A. in Spanish or in Portuguese from UCLA must have the recommendation of the department to proceed toward the Ph.D. degree; they are notified of their eligibility to continue when they receive the M.A. degree.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

During the first year of doctoral study students choose an adviser, who becomes chair of the doctoral committee and director of the dissertation. Based on the selection of dissertation topic or area, and in consultation with the adviser, students choose two other committee members from among the department faculty, whose interests and fields of expertise support research in the proposed area of the dissertation. These three department faculty members constitute the departmental advisory committee. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with the advisory committee as early as possible during the first year, to determine a program of coursework and directed research that leads to the doctoral qualifying examinations. This meeting must take place by the end of Spring Quarter of the first year. During the second year students choose an additional faculty member, from a different department, who becomes the fourth member of the doctoral committee responsible for the examinations and the dissertation. This committee is nominated by the department and appointed by the Graduate Division. Until the departmental advisory committee is formed, students are advised by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Dissertation topics may be drawn from any field in Spanish and Portuguese language and literature. Possible fields include: Spanish linguistics; Portuguese linguistics; diachronic Hispanic linguistics and philology; medieval Spanish literature; Renaissance and Golden Age Spanish literature; 18th-and 19th-century Spanish literature; 20th-century Spanish literature; colonial Spanish American literature; 19th-century Spanish American literature; 20th-century Spanish American literature; Chicano literature; early Portuguese literature; modern Portuguese literature; early Brazilian literature; modern Brazilian literature; Spanish and Luso-Brazilian folklore.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese, students must have a reading knowledge of two other foreign languages, to be chosen with the approval of their guidance committee. Students fulfill this requirement by (1) passing the University reading examination in the language; (2) successful completion of a University course of at least level 3; or (3) successful completion of two upper division literature courses in the foreign language. Students must fulfill the requirement in one of these languages no later than the third quarter of graduate study and in the other no later than the sixth quarter of graduate study.

Course Requirements

After the B.A. degree, a minimum of 20 graduate courses is required. Spanish or Portuguese M201A or M201B may be required if students have not previously taken it or similar courses elsewhere. Of the 20 courses, a total of four may be taken in other departments with the approval of the dissertation adviser. In the first year of the Ph.D. program, students take regularly scheduled graduate courses and seminars (200-series, excluding 291). In the second year students may take a combination of regularly scheduled and directed research (291 and 596) courses with the dissertation adviser. A maximum of 16 units of directed research is permitted.

Students who hold an M.A. degree in Spanish or Portuguese from another university may petition for up to nine graduate courses used for this master’s degree to count toward the Ph.D. degree.

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 qualifying examinations consist of (1) presentation of a 40-60 page paper related to the specific dissertation area; (2) a three-hour written examination in the student’s field of specialization; 3) a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination at which the above research paper, written examination, and a dissertation prospectus are discussed. The written examination is based on a reading list approved by the advisory committee. The advisory committee also prepares the questions for the written examination. The examinations are normally taken no later than twelve quarters after receiving the B.A. degree and six quarters after receiving the M.A. degree. Only students who pass the qualifying examinations are advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.

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)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

For a full-time student taking three courses per quarter, the following figures are optimal: (a) from graduate admission to award of the M.A. degree: six quarters; (b) from award of the M.A. degree to authorization to form a guidance committee: one quarter; (c) from formation of a guidance committee to qualifying examinations: three to five quarters; (d) from passage of qualifying examinations (advancement to candidacy) to presentation of the dissertation: three to fifteen quarters; (e) from graduate admission to award of the Ph.D. degree (or normative time-to-degree): five years (fifteen quarters).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

The Committee of Graduate Advisers in the department reviews each student’s progress at the end of each academic year. If the Committee finds that a student is not making satisfactory progress, they propose a probationary period during which certain conditions must be met. The departmental chair advises the student in writing of the Committee’s decision. A student who is unwilling to comply with the expectations of the chair and the Committee is subject to a recommendation for termination.

Master’s

Unsatisfactory progress is specifically defined by the department as the following:

(1) Failure to maintain a 3.0 grade point average.
(2) Failure to remove lapsed Incomplete grades within a specified time period.
(3) Failure to complete at least five courses in each full academic year for TA’s; seven courses for non-TA’s. A student may petition for reduced enrollment to the chair, who refers the petition to the Committee of Graduate Advisers. Petitions are approved only for extraordinary circumstances.
(4) Failure to complete the language requirement during or before the last quarter of course work.
(5) Failure to pass the master’s examination in two attempts (no degree awarded).
(6) Passing the M.A. examination but not receiving the recommendation of the committee to proceed to the doctoral program.
(7) Passing the M.A. examination on the second attempt (terminal master’s degree awarded).

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the departmental chair who present the case first to the Committee of Graduate Advisers and, if needed, to the faculty of the department, whose decision is final.

Doctoral

Same as 1-4 for M.A. degree noted above.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the departmental chair who presents the case first to the Committee of Graduate Advisers and, if needed, to the faculty of the department, whose decision is final at the departmental level.

Program Requirements for Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics

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

Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics

College of Letters and Science
School of Medicine

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics.

Admission

Program Name

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

Ph.D. Applicants may apply to the Ph.D. program through UCLA Access to Programs in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences.

Address

609 Charles E. Young Drive East
Box 951489
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1489

Phone

(310) 825-8482

Email

bridgetw@microbio.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

M.S.: Consult graduate adviser.
Ph.D.: Consult UCLA ACCESS to Programs in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

Consult UCLA ACCESS to Programs in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences

Letters of Recommendation

Consult UCLA ACCESS to Programs in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences

Other Requirements

Under extraordinary circumstances, the program admits Ph.D. applicants directly. Applicants applying directly to the program must have, in advance, the agreement of a faculty adviser to sponsor them academically and financially. Consult the graduate adviser for further information.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Prior to applying to the program, all prospective M.S. students must identify a faculty adviser from the department who is willing to provide academic support to them throughout their time in the program. Soon after being admitted students also must nominate a master’s thesis committee of three faculty, including the faculty adviser. The department highly recommends, but does not require, that students include a member from another department at the University on this committee. Students also should consult the departmental staff graduate adviser regarding their programmatic progress throughout their time in the program and for additional details on requirements listed below.

Areas of Study

Consult department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

M.S. students must receive departmental approval for their full course of study prior to Fall Quarter of their first year.

A minimum of 36 units (usually nine courses) is required for the M.S. degree. The course requirements are as follows:

A minimum of 20 units must be taken at the graduate (200-series) level.

A minimum of 20 units must be taken from courses offered by the department. Remaining units may be taken from courses offered in other life/basic science departments.

A minimum of 12 units must be taken from the 200 series that are not seminar courses.

A minimum of 24 units must be taken for a letter grade.

A maximum of 16 units may be taken from the upper division (100-series) level.

A maximum of eight units of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics 598 may be applied toward the 36-unit requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not required. With the consent of the faculty adviser, master’s degree students may serve as teaching assistants if positions are available and they meet eligibility requirements.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The written qualifying examination for the doctoral degree in this department, or its equivalent as determined by the department’s Graduate Committee, serves as the comprehensive examination for the master’s 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.

Students must obtain approval of the thesis topic from their faculty adviser before beginning work on the thesis. This approval is obtained through submission of a thesis and abstract of proposed research with the original application for admission. The thesis must be approved by the thesis committee before it can be filed in the library.

Time-to-Degree

Normal progress from graduate admission to conferral of degree is two academic years (six quarters).

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Most students are admitted through the UCLA ACCESS to Programs in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences. Upon completion of the first year in ACCESS, students join a departmental faculty member’s laboratory in which they carry out their research program to complete the dissertation. In some rare cases students are admitted to the program directly through the department. Such students must have a faculty adviser who is willing to sponsor them academically and financially before they are permitted to apply directly to the program. In both cases this faculty member is the student’s faculty adviser. The departmental graduate adviser also is available to assist students with University and departmental requirements.

Student progress is monitored throughout graduate study. In consultation with their faculty adviser, students must nominate a doctoral committee during the second year of study. Students meet with their committee, at least once a year, throughout their time in the program. The doctoral committee is responsible for advising as well as evaluation of the second year meeting, the written qualifying and University Oral Qualifying Examinations, annual meetings after advancement to candidacy, and the dissertation presentation at the Final Oral Examination.

Major Fields and Subdisciplines

The graduate program emphasizes the areas of animal virology, general bacteriology, host/parasite relationship, immunology, medical microbiology, microbial genetics, molecular genetics, physiology, recombinant DNA and viral structure/morphogenesis research. Students are prepared for creative research in these respective fields. The objective of the department is to provide depth and training in independent study and research for graduate students.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students are required to enroll full-time in a minimum of 12 units each quarter. In addition to basic course requirements, all students are required to take Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics 296 and 596 or 599 each quarter. The majority of the course requirements are completed during the first year of study through the ACCESS Program. Students who are admitted directly to the program are required to complete the same first-year course requirements that comprise the ACCESS Program.

Teaching Experience

The department considers teaching experience to be an integral part of the graduate program. All Ph.D. students are required to serve as teaching assistants for a minimum of two quarters. One of the teaching assistantships must be for Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics or Life Sciences 3. Students may petition to the departmental graduate adviser to determine if prior experience at another institution is acceptable in fulfillment of the teaching requirement.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Second Year Meeting. Students must constitute and meet with their doctoral committee before the end of Winter Quarter of the second year of study (first year in the department). At this meeting students present the plans for their dissertation research. The purpose of the meeting is for the committee to evaluate the student’s understanding of the rational and background for the proposed research and to provide feedback to the student on its feasibility and experimental strategy.

Qualifying Examinations. The qualifying examinations, written and oral, should be taken before the end of Fall Quarter of the third year of graduate study (second year in the department), and must be passed by the Spring Quarter of that academic year. Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Written Qualifying Examination. The written qualifying examination is fulfilled through submission of a "mini" research grant proposal. The proposal cannot be on a topic in the area of the student’s dissertation project. Also, the proposal must utilize an approach that is different from that employed in the student’s own research.

University Oral Qualifying Examination. This examination, chaired by the student’s adviser and conducted by the doctoral committee, focuses on the discussion and defense of the written proposal. The purpose of this examination is to allow the committee to evaluate the student’s understanding of the project. The committee votes pass or not pass, or recommends additional work such as rewriting an inadequate proposal. If two or members vote not pass, the examination is considered a not pass and the student has one opportunity to re-take the examination.

Annual Meeting with Progress Report. After completion of the qualifying examinations and advancement to candidacy, students must submit an annual report. This report is in the form of a one-page abstract that describes the project and the efforts completed to date. An abstract submitted to a scientific meeting may fulfill this requirement. A copy of the report is submitted to the Graduate Student Affairs office. Students schedule the annual meeting with their doctoral committee. This meeting serves a variety of purposes, including an avenue for advice regarding new approaches or directions for students who have reached an impasse in their work, or an avenue for advice regarding how much work remains for the dissertation to be considered complete for students whose work is going well.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

Normal progress from graduate admission to conferral of the degree is six academic years (18 quarters).

Laboratory rotations, approval of progress by the advisory committee, and choice of faculty mentor should be completed by the end of the first year in the ACCESS Program.

Coursework and the second year meeting should be completed by the end of the Spring Quarter of the second year. The written and oral qualifying examinations should be completed by the end of the Spring Quarter of the third year.

The dissertation and final oral examination should be completed during the fifth year, and no later than the sixth year of study.

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 find a suitable faculty research adviser within a year of matriculation into the program.

Program Requirements for Germanic Languages

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

Germanic Languages

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Germanic Languages offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Germanic Languages, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Scandinavian (see Scandinavian Section in Program Requirements).

Admission

Program Name

Germanic Languages

Address

212 Royce Hall

Box 951539

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1539

Phone

(310) 825-3955

Email

allen@humnet.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

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

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

M.A.: Although a degree in German, Germanic linguistics, or linguistics with a minor in German is preferred, the department accepts applicants with a variety of undergraduate backgrounds. Applicants with deficiencies in undergraduate preparation are considered but if admitted are required to take remedial courses, as recommended by the graduate adviser.

Ph.D.: An M.A. degree in German or a Germanic Language from an accredited U.S. Institution is required for admission to the doctoral program. Also acceptable are European degrees such as German or Austrian Staatsexam, a German or Austrian Magister, or a Swiss Lizenziat. A German Zwischenprüfung is not acceptable.

Applicants with an M.A. in fields other than German (for example, in Comparative Literature or in Linguistics) are required to pass the written part of the M.A. comprehensive examination in German or Scandinavian, as applicable, within three quarters after admission to the department.

Master’s Degree

Advising

The departmental graduate advisers evaluate student preparation for the M.A. program, and assess progress toward the degree. They advise students on planning their studies, course selection and preparation for the M.A. examinations. The advisers meet with students at least once every quarter and maintain records of these interviews. In addition to the regular advisers, students who choose the M.A. thesis plan are guided by the thesis adviser and other members of their thesis committee.

Areas of Study

There are three M.A. plans that differ with respect to course requirements and comprehensive examinations. Plan A is for students who plan to terminate their studies with the M.A. degree and an instructional credential. Plan B is for students whose main interests are in literature, culture, or German studies and who plan to proceed toward the Ph.D. degree. Plan C is for students whose main interests are in German linguistics and who plan to proceed toward the Ph.D. degree.

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of a language other than German or English must be demonstrated before the chair can approve the master’s advancement to candidacy petition. This requirement can be fulfilled by receiving a grade of B or better in Dutch 120 and Dutch 131 or in one of these courses: Dutch 103C, French 1G, French 2G, Yiddish 101C, the fifth quarter course in the chosen language or an upper division literature course in which texts are read in the chosen language. Students also may fulfill the foreign language requirement by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Director of Graduate Studies that equivalent requirements were met at another post-secondary institution or in some other way. The choice of language and the means of fulfillment of the requirement must be agreed upon in advance by the student and the Director.

Course Requirements

Plan A requires a minimum of nine upper division and graduate courses, of which at least six courses must be graduate level (200- or 500-series). In addition, German 155, and 140 (or equivalent) are required. Undergraduate credit for these courses is applicable in satisfaction of these requirements as long as the courses are taken while in graduate status.

Plan B requires a minimum of nine upper division and graduate courses, of which at least six courses must be graduate level (200- or 500-series). One seminar must be included. The departmental core curriculum must be fulfilled in the first year of study. In the first year incoming M.A. students are obliged to complete at least one course in the each of the following areas: (a) literature and culture before 1700; (b) literature and culture after 1700; (c) critical theory; (d) German linguistics. In each case courses meeting the requirement for the area are designated yearly in departmental course listings. Eligible courses in literature cover a substantial historical period, movement, or topic. Eligible courses in Germanic linguistics might be in the area of history and structure of the language, or theory.

In addition, all students are required to take the German 495 teaching practicum in the first quarter of teaching.

Plan C requires a minimum of nine upper division and graduate courses beyond the language requirements, of which at least six courses must be graduate level (200- or 500-series) and of which up to four courses may be from other departments in a relevant area (e.g., linguistics, applied linguistics, Indo-European linguistics, Romance linguistics). German 217, C238, and one seminar must be included. Students in Plan C are required to fulfill a modified version of the departmental core curriculum that requires them to take designated courses meeting the requirements in two of the following areas: (a) literature and culture before 1700; (b) literature and culture after 1700; (c) critical theory.

Students in Plans A and B may take German 596 twice before the M.A. degree requirements are completed; however, only one 596 course may be counted toward the degree requirements, including the graduate course requirement. Students in Plan C and allied fields may take German 596 twice (eight units) for degree credit; four units of this credit may be applied toward the graduate course requirement. Students may enroll in up to 12 units of German 597 or 598 but not before the quarter in which the course requirements are fulfilled. German 597 and 598 may not be applied toward course requirements for the master’s degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Examinations are offered each quarter, beginning with the written part during the fifth week of each quarter. Under exceptional circumstances, the chair of the department will receive petitions for M.A. examinations during the summer recess.

One examination committee is appointed for each quarter. The members of the committee administer the written and oral examinations.

Students in Plans A and B select two out of six possible areas of concentration on which to be examined: (1) German literature and culture after 1700; (2) German literature and culture before 1700; (3) history and structure of Germanic languages; (4) Dutch or Afrikaans literature and culture; (5) old Norse literature and culture; (6) critical theory and intellectual history.

For Plan A, students must choose history and structure of Germanic languages as one area of study.

Students select a primary concentration on which they are examined for three hours. They also select a secondary concentration on which they are examined for two hours.

For each examination, one month in advance, students are provided with three broad topics. They are examined on specific questions relating to those topics. The examination in the secondary field follows in the month after the examination in the primary area, and is structured in the same manner.

A one-hour oral examination follows in the week after the completion of the second examination.

For Plan C, the M.A. examination consists of three written examinations of two hours each, followed by a one-hour oral examination. Students are examined in the following areas: one examination on the history of Germanic languages, theory, and historical linguistics; one examination on the structure of German languages, and in theory and synchronic linguistics; one examination on languages and dialects. Students may select one modern language, one philological language, and a third language of their choice. This examination includes translation and parsing. To continue toward the Ph.D. degree, the student must receive a pass with the recommendation to continue.

After the written examinations have been taken, for those in Plan B or Plan C, the M.A. committee decides whether the student may proceed to the oral examination. If the student fails the oral examination, the M.A. committee decides whether the entire examination must be repeated or only the oral portion. The examination may be repeated only once without petition.

If the student applies for the M.A. degree under Plan B (to proceed toward the Ph.D.) and is awarded a terminal M.A. degree, the examinations may be repeated if the student chooses not to have the M.A. degree officially awarded before the reexamination.

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 the written examination requirement, students may submit a thesis. Students in Plan B who elect to submit a thesis must, however, complete a two-hour oral examination in the area of their thesis as well as in two other areas of concentration in order to be approved for further doctoral study. Students in Plan C who elect the thesis option are required to take one two-hour written examination in addition to the thesis.

The following additional rules apply to the thesis option:

(1) The thesis committee must consist of three members, one of whom serves as director. The student selects the director, and the other two members are appointed by the chair in consultation with the student.

(2) No committee member from outside the department is required, except in the case of Plan B. For this plan, one member must be from the related field.

(3) The thesis committee should be established no later than the end of the fourth quarter of the candidate’s graduate studies. At that time, the thesis committee must approve the plan for the thesis in writing and submit a copy to the graduate adviser.

(4) No 598 course is required, although students may take one such course in preparation for the degree.

(5) Candidates who fail the examination may repeat it once without petitioning the department. The examination must be repeated no later than one quarter following the quarter in which the first examination was failed.

(6) The Registrar’s online calendar specifies the date for filing of the final draft of a thesis with the student’s committee and the date on which revised and completed theses must be filed in the library. The examinations must be taken prior to the date on which revised and completed theses must be filed in the library.

Time-to-Degree

The estimated time to the M.A. degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to graduate status and who are taking a full course load is three to five quarters; estimated time to the degree for teaching assistants is six quarters.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students must establish a three-member faculty guidance committee, in consultation with their adviser, no later than one year after completing the M.A. examination (or within one year of admission with an M.A. degree). Students who fail to do so within this time limit are not be eligible for teaching assistantships or fellowships.

The composition of the guidance committee must be filed in writing with the Director of Graduate Studies. Students may ask one member from outside the department to serve on the committee if there is a programmatic need. Any changes in this committee must be approved by the graduate adviser and the faculty concerned, and filed with the Director of Graduate Studies. The director of this committee in most cases is the faculty member with whom the student would like to write her/his dissertation. The director must in all cases be a member of the department.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Not applicable.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to the first language requirement for the M.A. degree, doctoral students are required to fulfill a second requirement in one of the following ways: (1) demonstrate a reading knowledge of a second foreign language in accord with the same criteria used for the M.A. foreign language requirement; (2) demonstrate a superior proficiency in the language used for the M.A. degree by receiving a grade of B or better in three upper division or graduate literature courses in which texts are read in that language; (3) demonstrate competence in the discursive rudiments of one other discipline by receiving a grade of B or better in at least three upper division or graduate courses in the history and structure of a discipline relating to the student’s research; (4) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Graduate Studies that equivalent requirements were met at another post-secondary institution or in some other way. The means of fulfillment of this requirement must be agreed upon in advance by the student and the Director.

Students who specialize in Scandinavian may not use Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish for the second language. Students whose primary field of concentration is Icelandic or Finnish may not use Icelandic or Finnish for this requirement.

Course Requirements

Students must have completed eight graduate courses (at least four in the department) beyond the M.A. degree, three of which must be seminars. If students have already taken a seminar in preparation for their M.A. degree, only two of these eight courses must be seminars.

Students may take German 596 twice before the Ph.D. degree requirements are completed; however, only one 596 course may be counted toward the degree requirements. Students in allied fields may take German 596 more than once for degree credit. Students may enroll in up to 12 units of German 597 but not before the quarter in which the course requirements are fulfilled. German 597 may not be applied toward course requirements for the doctoral degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Students must (1) pass the graduate reading examination in their first foreign language; (2) pass an interdepartmental reading examination either in a second foreign language or in the discursive field of their choice; (3) successfully complete three seminars; (4) pass the qualifying examinations. Upon majority vote of the committee, the written examinations or any of their parts may be repeated once. Initial reading lists should be submitted to all committee members no later than the tenth week of the fourth quarter. A mid-quarter meeting should take place between the student and all committee members in the quarter preceding the quarter in which the written examination is taken. The purpose of this meeting is to finalize the reading lists. No substantial changes should be made to the reading lists after this meeting.

For the written qualifying examinations, students in literature, culture, and German studies are expected to cover six different areas in three examinations, each of which is devoted to two of the six areas they have chosen. The six areas should include one author, one genre, one period, one theoretical or historical problem, and two special topics of their choosing. One examination lasts five hours. The other two examinations last three hours each.

In determining how they will satisfy the six-area requirements, students should keep in mind the structure of the examination: since each examination will cover two areas, the two areas in each examination must make sense together. Regardless of the format chosen, students must take written examinations on campus, no later than the eighth week of the twelfth quarter beyond completion of the B.A. degree (which will normally be the sixth quarter beyond completion of the M.A.) and they must be taken within one week. One week after this examination, students take a one-hour oral examination covering the written material presented.

For the written qualifying examination, students in linguistics complete a three-hour examination in five target languages, and a second three-hour examination in linguistics theory. Students in Old Norse are examined for two hours in language, two hours in theoretical problems of interpretation, and two hours on issues concerning social and historical context. Students in Scandinavian complete a three-hour examination in their major Scandinavian literature, and a second three-hour examination in the other two Scandinavian literatures.

Following successful completion of the written examinations, students in literature, culture and German studies must prepare a dissertation proposal and pass a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination. This examination must be taken by the end of the first week of the thirteen quarter of registration beyond the bachelor’s degree. Also, students must take the University Oral Qualifying Examination no later than the end of the first week of the quarter that follows their completion of the written examinations.

Following successful completion of the written examinations, students in linguistics, Old Norse, and Scandinavian take a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination.

After passing the written and oral qualifying examinations, students enroll in German 599 or Scandinavian 599 for all subsequent quarters of graduate study.

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

The estimated time for the Ph.D. degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to the Ph.D. program and taking a full course load, is 12 quarters (after the M.A. degree).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student whose grade point average falls below 3.00 for two consecutive terms is ordinarily recommended for termination. Every recommendation to terminate a student for reasons other than failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.00 is discussed and decided upon by the departmental faculty. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing.

A doctoral student who fails any part of the written or oral qualifying examinations and who has exhausted or been denied the opportunity to retake all or part of the examinations is recommended for termination. A doctoral candidate who does not complete the dissertation, including the defense (if required), within five years after passing the qualifying examinations, is subject to termination. A doctoral candidate who does not submit a first draft of the dissertation to the doctoral committee chair within three years after passing the qualifying examinations is subject to termination.

Program Requirements for Community Health Sciences

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

Community Helath Sciences

School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

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

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

Master’s Degree

Advising

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

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

Areas of Study

Consult the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

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

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

Only courses in which a grade of C- or better is received may be applied toward the requirements for a master’s degree. Students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in all courses required or elected during graduate residence at the University of California.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

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

Thesis Plan

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

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

Time-to-Degree

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

Doctoral Degree

Advising

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

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

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

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

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

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

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

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

Teaching Experience

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

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

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

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

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

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

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

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Master’s

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

Doctoral

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

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

Program Requirements for Biomathematics (Clinical Research)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 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.

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), 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 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

Special Departmental or Program Policy

None.

Program Requirements for Classics (Latin)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 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.

Latin

Admission

Program Name

Latin

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.

Classics does not admit students whose final degree objective is the master’s degree.

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

January 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

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 are expected to 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.

Master’s Degree

Advising

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

Areas of Study

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

Foreign Language Requirement

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

Course Requirements

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

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

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

Essay Requirement

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

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

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

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

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 Political Science

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

Political Science

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

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

Admission

Program Name

Political Science

Address

4289 Bunche Hall
Box 951472
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472

Phone

(310) 825-3372

Email

joseph@polisci.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The department admits only students whose degree objective is the Ph.D. degree.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 1st

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 statement of purpose and a sample of their analytical writing skills (e.g., senior or master’s degree thesis, term paper).

An M.A. degree may be earned while completing requirements for the Ph.D.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Students are assigned an academic adviser when they enter the graduate program, and are expected to regularly consult with the adviser. Students may change advisers whenever they wish by obtaining the signature of the faculty member who has agreed to become their new adviser and notifying the graduate counselor of the change.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A student must successfully complete twelve of the sixteen courses required for the doctorate with an average grade of 3.0 or better.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The master’s comprehensive examination consists of the submission of one doctoral qualifying paper that is deemed acceptable by the faculty.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Under normal circumstances students are expected to obtain the master’s degree within seven quarters of full time study.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Six fields of study are offered: political theory; international relations; American politics; comparative politics; formal theory and quantitative methods, and race, ethnicity, and politics.

Foreign Language Requirement

Prior to advancement to candidacy students must fulfill either Requirement A (Foreign Language Requirement) or Requirement B (Research Methodology Requirement):

(A) Foreign Language Requirement: Students may satisfy the requirement by completing, with a grade of B or better, the final course in a two-year sequence of college courses in a foreign language, or by passing a proficiency test offered by a university language department at an equivalent level.

(B) Research Methodology Requirement (Mathematics, Mathematical Economics, or Statistics): Students may satisfy the requirement by completing a sequence of three courses in mathematics, or mathematical economics at or above Mathematics 31A (Mathematics 38A-38B cannot be counted), or by completing a sequence of three courses in statistics at or above the level of Political Science 200B. Courses applied toward this requirement may not be applied toward any other course requirements.

Students are required to pass the foreign language or research methodology requirement before they are advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D., but may pass the requirement after the University Oral Qualifying Examination.

Course Requirements

Students must take Political Science 200A, four courses in each of two major fields, one course in each of two minor fields, and four additional graded courses, including no more than two independent study courses. Fields determine which courses meet major and minor field requirements.

Of these 16 required courses, students must take at least seven during their first year of graduate study and 12 by the end of their second year.

With the approval of the graduate adviser (and the Graduate Division for the master’s degree requirements), graduate courses in political science taken elsewhere may be applied toward departmental course requirements. The maximum number of such courses is six if students come to UCLA with a master’s degree in political science and choose to forego another master’s degree from UCLA. In all other cases, the maximum is four for courses taken at another UC campus and two for courses taken outside the UC system.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Research Paper Requirement. Students must submit two research papers in order to qualify for advancement to candidacy. These papers may also have been used to meet course requirements. Each paper is assigned to two or more faculty graders by the Graduate Studies Committee. Papers are graded qualified, not qualified, or qualified with distinction. If a paper is graded not qualified, students may submit a revised version or another paper, once only. If a resubmitted research paper is graded not qualified, the student is evaluated for termination of graduate study by a committee of at least five members drawn mostly from the student’s primary field.

The first qualifying paper is due by the beginning of the second week of the sixth quarter in the graduate program. The second paper is due by the beginning of the second week of the eighth quarter. If the first paper is graded not qualified on initial submission, the resubmission is due by the second week of the seventh quarter. If the second paper is graded not qualified on initial submission, it must be resubmitted by the beginning of the eight week of the ninth quarter. For the Ph.D. degree, students must receive at least a qualified grade on both papers.

Papers are evaluated for knowledge of subject, originality of ideas, and craftsmanship of research. They are also evaluated for conciseness; good papers may vary in length but are not expected to exceed 40 pages, including notes, figures, and tables. Papers need not be publishable, but in their structure and format and in their coverage of topics and tasks are expected to resemble papers published in peer-reviewed journals of their fields. The faculty members evaluating the papers assume that students have not devoted all their research time to two papers but have selected for submission, or for revision and submission, the best two from a portfolio of several seminar papers.

Students may take the University Oral Qualifying Examination after they have completed their course and paper requirements and written a dissertation proposal accepted by their research adviser. Students must take this examination no later than their twelfth quarter of graduate study, and the examination committee must have the proposal at least two weeks before the examination. The examination committee judges the feasibility and worth of the project and the student’s ability to undertake it. The committee also may recommend changes in the research design.

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

Time to degree for the Ph.D. degree is 18 quarters.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.0) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.0) 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

Upon releasing grades of papers, the faculty graders provide students with a written assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the papers. A student may appeal a not qualified grade on a research paper submission. Substantive appeals go to the original graders and one or more additional readers. Their decision either reaffirms the original grade or changes the grade. The Graduate Studies Committee only considers appeals that are based on procedural or other concerns and not those based on academic quality. All appeals must be filed no later than two weeks after the grade was received.

Students who receive one or more not qualified grades on resubmitted research papers, whose grade-point average falls below 3.4 for more than two quarters, who postpone submission of research papers for more than two quarters, who fail to complete 12 graded courses by the beginning of the seventh quarter, or who fail to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination by the end of the eighteenth quarter may be recommended for termination of graduate study. Recommendation for termination evaluations are made by a field evaluation committee of at least five members and are based on the student’s entire record in the graduate program. Final decisions to recommend termination are made by the Graduate Studies Committee after reviewing the field committee’s recommendation.

Students are notified in advance by the departmental graduate adviser if they are to be evaluated for a possible recommendation for termination, or if they are recommended for termination. Students may submit a written appeal and any other materials they wish to include as part of the file that is to be evaluated by the field evaluation committee or by the Graduate Studies Committee.

Program Requirements for Information Studies (Library and Information Science)

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

Information Studies

School of Education and Information Studies

Graduate Degrees

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

Library and Information Science

Master’s Degree

Admission

Program Name

Library and Information Science

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

M.L.I.S., post M.L.I.S. certificate of specialization

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General (taken within the last five years) and TWE

MLIS applicants who already hold a Ph.D. are not required to submit GRE scores.

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 and a resume.

M.L.I.S.: While work experience is not a requirement for admission, consideration is given to such experience in reviewing the total application.

The admissions committee may request a report of an interview by the chair of the department or by a person designated by the chair as qualified to conduct an interview. Interviews are rarely conducted, and only for the purpose of clarifying a candidate’s academic background and career objectives.

Applicants are expected to submit evidence of satisfaction of the following entrance requirements: (a) a college-level course in statistics (three semester units or four quarter units), covering descriptive and inferential statistics, within the last five years with a minimum grade of C, and (b) a college-level course in computer programming (three semester units or four quarter units) within the last five years with a minimum grade of C. Most standard languages such as BASIC, Visual Basic, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, Java, or Perl are acceptable, as is a college-level course in the use of data management systems such as Oracle, FileMaker, or Microsoft Access. At least one third of the course grade should be based on programming assignments. In exceptional circumstances it is possible to meet these requirements by passing competency examinations administered by the department.

Entrance requirements should be completed before beginning the M.L.I.S. program. However, one requirement may be satisfied in the Fall Quarter of the student’s first year.

Management, M.B.A./Library Information Science, M.L.I.S.

The M.L.I.S./M.B.A. is a concurrent degree program jointly sponsored by the Department of Information Studies and the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and is designed to provide an integrated set of courses for students who seek careers which draw on general and specialized skills in the two professional fields.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Library Information Science, M.L.I.S.

The M.L.I.S./M.A. Latin American Studies is an articulated degree program of the Department of Information Studies and the Latin American Studies Program.

Ph.D.: 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 and the Test of Written English (TWE) are required, the department expects a minimum score of 600 (paper and pencil test) or 250 (computer-based test) on the TOEFL, overall band score of 7.0 on the IELTS, and 4.5 on the TWE. 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.

Post-M.L.I.S. Certificate of Specialization:

The Post-M.L.I.S. Certificate of Specialization is designed for holders of the M.L.S. or M.L.I.S. degree who want either (1) to redirect their careers and need the structure of a nine-course program and specialization paper to accomplish that, (2) to update knowledge and skills across the discipline and require the structure of a nine-course program and specialization paper to accomplish those goals, or who (3) recently graduated from a less comprehensive M.L.I.S. or M.L.S. degree program than that offered by UCLA and did not have the opportunity to specialize.

Applicants should hold a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association. The committee may offer admission to (1) applicants holding the master’s degree in library and information science from foreign countries when the degree has been evaluated by the Graduate Division as a bona fide master’s degree and (2) applicants who attended unaccredited programs if documentation supports admission but for the lack of a degree from an accredited program.

Meeting the requirements for a field of specialization does not automatically assure admission to the program. Part-time enrollment is encouraged to provide flexibility for the working information professional. Opportunities for relevant coursework outside the department and internships, both on and off campus, are available.

Advising

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

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

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

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

Basic Professional Competence. This requirement is met by completing five core courses (Information Studies 200, 220, 245, 260, 410), and one graduate-level research methodology courses (such as Information Studies 281, 282, or 280).

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

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

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

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

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

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

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

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

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

Thesis Plan

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

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

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

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

Time-to-Degree

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

Post-M.L.I.S. Certificate of Specialization

Advising

Consult the department.

Areas of Study

The program meets the need for specialized training in various areas of archival studies, informatics, or library studies, as well as research competence. Further specialization within these fields is possible.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

The course program may begin in any quarter of the academic year. If a student is admitted for a preliminary quarter to complete prerequisite courses, that quarter is not counted in the minimum residence requirements.

A minimum of nine courses (100, 200, 400, and 500 series) must be completed in the Information Studies and other departments of the University. A research paper, bibliographical study, or literature survey appropriate for publication in a professional or scholarly journal or as a separate paper must be completed by the final quarter of study, usually in connection with enrollment in Information Studies 596. The specialization paper or project is required even if the student has an advanced academic degree in which a thesis or dissertation was required, and the paper or project must be approved by the faculty adviser.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Consult the department.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Consult the Department.

Program Requirements for Germanic Languages

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

Germanic Languages

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

Admission

Program Name

Germanic Languages

Address

212 Royce Hall

Box 951539

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1539

Phone

(310) 825-3955

Email

allen@humnet.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

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

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

Master’s Degree

Advising

Areas of Study

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of a language other than German or English must be demonstrated before the chair can approve the master’s advancement to candidacy petition. This requirement can be fulfilled by receiving a grade of B or better in Dutch 120 and Dutch 131 or in one of these courses: Dutch 103C, French 1G, French 2G, Yiddish 101C, the fifth quarter course in the chosen language or an upper division literature course in which texts are read in the chosen language. Students also may fulfill the foreign language requirement by demonstrating to the
satisfaction of the Director of Graduate Studies that equivalent requirements were met at another post-secondary institution or in some other way. The choice of language and the means of fulfillment of the requirement must be agreed upon in advance by the student and the Director.

Course Requirements

In addition, all students are required to take the German 495 teaching practicum in the first quarter of teaching.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

One examination committee is appointed for each quarter. The members of the committee administer the written and oral examinations.

For Plan A, students must choose history and structure of Germanic languages as one area of study.

Students select a primary concentration on which they are examined for three hours. They also select a secondary concentration on which they are examined for two hours.

A one-hour oral examination follows in the week after the completion of the second 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.

The following additional rules apply to the thesis option:

(2) No committee member from outside the department is required, except in the case of Plan B. For this plan, one member must be from the related field.

(4) No 598 course is required, although students may take one such course in preparation for the degree.

Time-to-Degree

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Not applicable.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to the first language requirement for the M.A. degree, doctoral students are required to fulfill a second requirement in one of the following ways: (1) demonstrate a reading knowledge of a second foreign language in accord with the same criteria used for the M.A. foreign language requirement; (2) demonstrate a superior proficiency in the language used for
the M.A. degree by receiving a grade of B or better in three upper division or graduate literature courses in which texts are read in that language; (3) demonstrate competence in the discursive rudiments of one other discipline by receiving a grade of B or better in at least three upper division or graduate courses in the history and structure of a discipline relating to
the student’s research; (4) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Graduate Studies that equivalent requirements were met at another post-secondary institution or in some other way. The means of fulfillment of this requirement must be agreed upon in advance by the student and the Director.

Course Requirements

Students may take German 596 twice before the Ph.D. degree requirements are completed; however, only one 596 course may be counted toward the degree requirements. Students in allied fields may take German 596 more than once for degree credit. Students may enroll in up to 12 units of German 597 but not before the quarter in which the course requirements are fulfilled.
German 597 may not be applied toward course requirements for the doctoral degree.

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.

Following successful completion of the written examinations, students in literature, culture and German studies must prepare a dissertation proposal and pass a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination. This examination must be taken by the end of the first week of the thirteen quarter of registration beyond the bachelor’s degree. Also, students must take the
University Oral Qualifying Examination no later than the end of the first week of the quarter that follows their completion of the written examinations.

Following successful completion of the written examinations, students in linguistics, Old Norse, and Scandinavian take a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination.

After passing the written and oral qualifying examinations, students enroll in German 599 or Scandinavian 599 for all subsequent quarters of graduate study.

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

The estimated time for the Ph.D. degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to the Ph.D. program and taking a full course load, is 12 quarters (after the M.A. degree).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

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