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

Education

Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Education offers the Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree, the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree, the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Education, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Special Education (with California State University, Los Angeles).

Education Leadership Program

Admission

Program Name

Education – Ed.D. Education Leadership Program

Address

1029 Moore Hall
Box 951521
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521

Phone

(310) 206-1673

Email

eddinfo@gseis.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ed.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

February 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 the departmental application, essays, and resume. All applicants who meet minimum requirements also participate in a small group process.

To be admitted into the Ed.D. program, applicants must have at least three years of successful professional experience in education or the equivalent and demonstrated evidence of potential for professional leadership. Students are admitted by a division or by program and must formally apply for a change of division or program.

The Ed.D. degree is a professional degree designed to meet the needs of individuals preparing for careers of leadership and applied research in the schools and community educational programs. Major foci include practice, applied studies, and knowledge related to professional skills. The major foci of the Educational Leadership Program include innovation and change in schools, postsecondary education and related areas.

The Educational Leadership Program is the only program currently accepting applications for the Ed.D. degree.

Doctor of Education

Advising

Students in the Educational Leadership Program are assigned an adviser during the second year.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Educational leadership emphases are kindergarten through postsecondary educational reform and systemic change.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A program of study for an Ed.D. student is determined by the student and faculty adviser, and must meet division or program and department requirements. A minimum of 20 courses is required.

(1) Three research methods courses, with no more than two introductory (first tier) courses and at least one intermediate/advanced (second tier) course, selected from the departmental list approved for the Ed.D. degree.

(2) Eleven education courses are selected by the program of which at least six are from the Education 400 series.

(3) Two leadership capacity-building courses.

(4) A sequential three-quarter field practicum (Education 499A-499B-499C). Course requirements may be waived, under exceptional circumstances, by the program. Students submit a petition, endorsed by their adviser, to the division or program head. Whenever additional academic background is needed, the program head may require other coursework.

(5) Two practicums on the development of the Ed.D. dissertation.

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.

Doctoral Screening Examination. All students are required to take a written examination after the completion of appropriate coursework determined by the division or the program. This examination is concerned with central topics in the selected division and field of emphasis or program. Questions are comprehensive in nature and are designed to measure the breadth and depth of knowledge, as well as to focus that knowledge on specific problems.

Students who take the doctoral screening examination ordinarily are not allowed to take more than nine courses before taking the examination. This limit is intended to ensure that students demonstrate basic competencies as early as possible in their doctoral training.

In a first sitting for this examination, students may pass with honors, pass, or fail. Students who fail are given one additional opportunity to pass the examination.

Students who have been allowed to retake the examination must do so at the beginning of Fall Quarter of the same year that the examination was initially attempted. They are permitted to enroll in Fall courses with their cohort.

Doctoral Written Qualifying Examination. Students are required to take the doctoral written qualifying examination in June of their second year if they have met the following criteria: a B- or better in all required Educational Leadership Program courses; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; and no grades of “Incomplete” or “F” on their record. The take-home examination consists of two parts that reflect what students learned in years one and two.

Students who do not meet the grade criteria by the June examination period of the third year may be recommended for termination from the program or may petition to improve their record to sit for the examination. The examination is offered twice a year in the Fall and Spring terms.

Students may receive a grade of Pass or Fail. Students who fail the examination in June of the second year will be given a second opportunity to take the examination the following October (in the beginning of the third year). Students who re-take the examination will be assigned a faculty mentor to help them prepare for it.

Students who fail to successfully complete the examination a second time will be given the opportunity to take the examination a third time upon a two-thirds vote of the program faculty. With faculty approval students will be a assigned a faculty mentor to help them prepare to take the examination the following June. Students who do not receive faculty approval to take the examination a third time or who receive approval and fail the examination a third time will be recommended for termination of graduate study to the Graduate Division.

University Oral Qualifying Examination. The oral examination is conducted by the student’s doctoral committee, which selects topics from education that are related to the student’s written dissertation proposal. On majority vote of the doctoral committee, the University Oral Qualifying Examination may be repeated once.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

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

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

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

Time-to-Degree

From admission to the doctoral program to the written and oral qualifying examinations: two years to two and one-half years (six to eight quarters).

From admission to the doctoral program to the approval of the dissertation prospectus: two years to two and one-half years (six to eight quarters).

From approval of dissertation prospectus to the university oral qualifying examination: same quarter.

For students in the Educational Leadership Program, a maximum of 15 quarters is permitted for completion of a doctoral degree.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

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

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination either by the Committee on Degrees, Admissions and Standards, or by the faculty of a division or program. The student’s adviser or the program head is given the opportunity to review and respond to a recommendation for termination from the Committee. In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination who fails a master’s performance or doctoral screening examination. A student may appeal a decision by the Committee to the dean of the school.

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

Applied Linguistics

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

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

Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
Admission

Program Name

Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language

Address

Program is not accepting applications for 2015-2016

Phone

(310) 825-4631

Email

appling@ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Certificate

Admission Limited to

Program is not accepting applications for 2012-2013

Certificate

Advising

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

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

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

Course Requirements

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

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

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Time to Degree

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

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

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

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

Architecture and Urban Design

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

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

Architecture

Admission

Program Name

Architecture

Please note that the 10-month M.Arch. II Architecture — M.Arch.II is offered in a separate major.

Address

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

Phone

(310) 825-0525

Email

admissions@aud.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.Arch., M.A., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

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 statement of purpose, creative portfolio, and the departmental supplement.

For applicants whose native language is not English, a score of at least 98 (iBT), 580 (paper and pencil test) or 237 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an overall band score of 7.0 on the International English Testing System (IELTS) examination is required for admission.

Master of Architecture I: Accepts applications from students with a broad diversity of backgrounds. Although no formal training in architecture is required, first-year classes assume some familiarity with the history and culture of architecture, possession of basic graphics skills, and understanding of fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics. Applicants are also strongly advised to become familiar with basic works in the history and theory of architecture before entering the program. Therefore, applicants must have taken at least one college-level course in each of the following areas: Newtonian physics; mathematics (covering algebra plus geometry or trigonometry); a university survey of the history of architecture (minimum one semester or two quarters) encompassing examples from antiquity to the present; and drawing or basic design. Applicants should contact the graduate adviser for further information on these prerequisites.

The Admissions Committee considers applications from those who do not have these prerequisites at the time of application. Such applicants must specify how they plan to complete the prerequisites before entry into the program. The graduate adviser can provide guidance on how to do so. Admission is only offered on the condition that the applicant produce satisfactory evidence of having completed prerequisites before commencing classes. Instructors may test background in these areas before admitting students to certain courses. If applicants lack this necessary proficiency, they may need to spend an additional year fulfilling curricular requirements.

The M.Arch. I program is a full-time program and does not accept part-time students.

Architecture M.Arch. I /Urban Planning, M.U.R.P.

The Department of Architecture and Urban Design in the School of the Arts and Architecture and the Department of Urban Planning in the School of Public Policy and Social Research offer a concurrent plan of study providing an integrated curriculum for architects interested in specializing in social, economic, and environmental policy issues and for urban planners interested in integrating architecture and urban design into policy and planning practice. Education in planning offers an overview of theories and methods that permit identification and treatment of urban problems; education in architecture stresses physical, aesthetic and technical issues in the design of buildings and building complexes. In the program, a student pursues studies in both schools/departments and receives both the Master of Architecture Degree (M.Arch. I) and the Master of Urban and Regional Planning Degree in Urban Planning (M.U.R.P.) at the end of four years.

A student who is interested in the concurrent degree program, must apply and be admitted to the M.Arch. I Program in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, and the M.U.R.P. Program in the Department of Urban Planning.

For additional information, applicants should contact the graduate advisers in the Department of Urban Planning and in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design.

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

M.A.: The M.A. program in Architecture offers an academic degree and prepares students to do specialized research or teaching in fields related to the architecture profession. Applicants should possess the experience and knowledge that would allow advanced research in whatever aspect of architecture they plan to explore within the context of the master’s program.

It may be possible for an M.A. student in Architecture to petition to transfer from the M.A. to the Ph.D. program.

Ph.D.: Applicants should have completed a first professional degree in architecture (a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree or a professional Master of Architecture degree). Applicants who hold degrees in other fields also are encouraged to apply; however, at the discretion of the Ph.D. Program Committee, they may be required to complete specific coursework in the department as a condition of admission.

In addition to requirements listed above, the application dossier must include (1) a short biographical resume; (2) examples of research and/or creative work; and (3) a proposed program of studies.

Where feasible, the Ph.D. Program Committee may require an interview.

Admission to the program is granted to a small group each year, according to the following criteria:

(1) Evidence of capacity for original scholarship and research in architecture, and ability to achieve eminence in the field.
(2) Demonstration of an outstanding academic record through the evidence of grades (3.5 minimum grade-point average), GRE scores, and references.
(3) Demonstration of adequate communication skills, particularly in writing, in the work submitted.
(4) Presentation of a clear and realistic statement of purpose.

Master of Architecture I

Advising

Students are assigned a temporary adviser upon entering the department and select a permanent faculty adviser when they are ready to do so. The faculty member meets with students at least once each quarter and discusses the curriculum, approves selection of courses, and is available for special counseling as needed. Students who wish to change their adviser should obtain the consent of the new faculty adviser and discuss this change with the graduate adviser. The faculty adviser and the staff graduate adviser work together in explaining curricular requirements and in dealing with any personal or academic difficulties that may occur.

Areas of Study

None.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 126 units of coursework is required of which at least 114 units must be taken at the graduate level (200 and 400 series). Students must take at least eight units per quarter and may take up to 16 units in a quarter. The remaining 12 units of required coursework may include upper division undergraduate courses but these must be courses offered by departments other than Architecture and Urban Design, or no more than eight units of 596 (independent study) courses that may be taken campuswide.

Required Courses. All students must successfully complete the following courses:

Architecture and Urban Design M201, 220, 291, 401, 403A-403B-403C, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 431, 432, 433, 436, 437, 441, 442, 461, and three courses in Critical Studies in Architectural Culture.

Design Studios. Design studios offered for M.Arch. I students are classified in three levels: introductory (411), intermediate (412, 413, 414), and advanced (401, 403A-403B-403C, 415).

If students maintain at least a B average in these studio levels, they automatically pass from the introductory to the intermediate level, from the intermediate level to the advanced level, and from the advanced level to the comprehensive examination. Students who do not maintain a B average in these studio levels are reviewed by a faculty committee, and are not permitted to advance unless explicitly allowed by that committee.

Waiving Required Courses. Students who believe they can demonstrate that they already have adequate background in topics covered by specific required courses may petition to waive those courses and replace them with electives. However, permission to waive required courses does not, in itself, reduce the minimum number of 126 units required for the M.Arch. I degree, nor does it reduce the nine-quarter residency requirement.

A petition to waive an individual required course should be addressed to the faculty member responsible for that course and may be granted at the faculty member’s discretion, possibly by means of a special examination. The petition should present evidence of adequate background in the specific topic of the course, preferably through a transcript and a syllabus of the course.

Independent Study. Students may apply eight units of 596 coursework toward the elective course requirements for graduation. All independent work with 500-series course numbers must be undertaken with the guidance and approval of a departmental faculty member who evaluates the work on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Course of Study. A normal, three-year path through the curriculum is listed below. Required courses other than design studios are normally only offered once a year, so failure to successfully complete one of these courses at the point shown may lengthen the time required to complete the program. Sections of Architecture and Urban Design 401, required studios, are normally available each quarter. Students are required to take the following courses, in the sequence indicated.

First Year:

Fall: Architecture and Urban Design M201, 220, 411, 436.

Winter: Architecture and Urban Design 412, 431, elective.

Spring: Architecture and Urban Design 413, 432, 442.

Second Year:

Fall: Architecture and Urban Design 414, 433, elective.

Winter: Architecture and Urban Design 415, 437, elective.

Spring: Architecture and Urban Design 401, 441, 461 (or M404).

Third Year:

Fall: Architecture and Urban Design 291, 401, 403A, elective.

Winter: Architecture and Urban Design 401, 403B, one elective.

Spring: Two electives, Architecture and Urban Design 403C.

Architecture M.Arch. I /Urban Planning, M.A.

During the first year a student follows the required urban planning curriculum. The second year is entirely in Architecture/Urban Design. The third and fourth years comprise a mix of both Architecture/Urban Design and Urban Planning courses, with the final design or written thesis or client or comprehensive project carried out in the fourth year.

A total of 39 courses (26 four-unit, nine six-unit, and four two-unit courses) or 166 units of coursework is required to graduate. A student will take at least 36 units in Urban Planning and 110 units in Architecture and Urban Design to satisfy the specific requirements of each degree, including core courses in both programs and area of concentration courses from each program. To fulfill the core requirements for the M.A. degree in Urban Planning a student must take six core courses, plus one course related to planning practice or fieldwork. In Architecture and Urban Design a student will take 22 core courses (nine six-unit, nine four-unit, and four two-unit courses). In addition a student will take eight elective courses including three electives in the area of critical studies in architectural culture and five electives that fulfill the needs of the selected area of concentration. These may be chosen from courses offered in Architecture/Urban Design and Urban Planning, which have been identified as acceptable to both programs. To fulfill the comprehensive examination requirement in Architecture and Urban Design, students are required to take Architecture and Urban Design 403A-403B-403C in the fourth year. An additional one or two courses may be needed in the fourth year to meet the Urban Planning thesis/comprehensive examination requirement. Thirty-two units of coursework, or eight elective courses, are double-counted in both Architecture and Urban Design and Urban Planning.

If a student is in the concurrent degree program and decides not to complete either the M.Arch. I degree or the M.A. degree, all the regular requirements for the program that a student wishes to complete must be met.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

All M. Arch.I students must complete the comprehensive examination, a requirement that is satisfied as follows:

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

Two positive votes from the committee constitute a pass on the comprehensive examination. No reexaminations are permitted. The degree is awarded on recommendation of the faculty committee.

Architecture M.Arch.I /Urban Planning, M.A.

Students in the concurrent degree program must meet the thesis/comprehensive examination requirements separately for each department. In Architecture and Urban Design the comprehensive examination requirement is met through Architecture and Urban Design 403A-403B-403C, as outlined above. In Urban Planning, students may fulfill the requirement through (1) a thesis (an original piece of research of publishable length and quality); (2) a client project; or (3) a comprehensive examination. Students are encouraged to choose a topic that integrates planning and policy aspects with design. Two separate comprehensive examination/thesis committees must be formed (one from each department). These two committees must evaluate and vote separately on the two separate comprehensive examinations/theses.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The normal length of time for completion of the M.Arch. I degree is nine academic quarters (three years).

Master of Arts

Advising

Students working toward the M.A. degree are assigned a temporary adviser upon entering the school and select a permanent faculty adviser when they are ready to do so. Students who wish to change their adviser should obtain the consent of the new faculty adviser and discuss this change with the staff graduate adviser. The faculty adviser and the staff graduate adviser work together in explaining curricular requirements and in dealing with any personal or academic difficulties that may occur.

There is no formal review process established for students in the M.A. program. Individual faculty advisers make final determinations regarding which courses students are permitted to take, and also approve the decision to begin thesis work.

Students meet with their faculty adviser and with the graduate adviser at least once a quarter. Records are not usually kept in regard to these meetings, unless the end product of a meeting is a written petition or document.

Areas of Study

Students are required to focus their work on a specific academic area or professional issue. Specializations are currently available in critical studies in architectural culture and in technology. In addition, students have the option of the open M.A. degree whereby they structure their own area of interest from the courses offered by the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Candidates for the M.A. degree are expected to be in residence at UCLA for two years and undertake six quarters of study. Students must choose and pursue one area of specialization. A thesis is required. When the committee members have signed the thesis proposal, students may sign up for four and no more than eight units of Architecture and Urban Design 598 and begin work on the thesis itself. The course should be taken at some point during the last year of study.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 16 courses (64 units) of graduate or upper division work. At least five (20 units) of these courses must be 200-series courses and at least two (eight units) must be 500-series courses. No more than 20 units of 500-level courses may be counted toward the total unit requirement for the degree. Up to seven courses may be taken from upper division (undergraduate) or graduate courses offered campus wide. Students who choose the area of critical studies in architectural culture as their area of specialization are required to take a total of 30 units of Architecture and Urban Design 290 as part of their requirement for graduation. This set of six five-unit courses must be completed by the end of the sixth quarter of residency.

Students must enroll in at least four and no more than eight units of course 598. Students may also apply 12 units of course 596 toward the unit requirements for graduation. Courses in the 400 series may not be applied toward the graduate course requirement for the M.A. degree, but a limited number may be applied toward elective course requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

None.

Thesis Plan

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

All M.A. students must complete a master’s thesis.

Time-to-Degree

The average length of study for the M.A. degree is six academic quarters (two years).

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students are assigned an adviser at the beginning of the Fall Quarter of their first year. A formal evaluation of the research skills of all students is carried out no earlier than the second quarter of residence, and no later than the fourth quarter. Student progress is reviewed annually by the Ph.D. Program Committee.

Continuing students may petition to transfer from the M.A. to the Ph.D. program before completion of the M.A. thesis, but approval is granted only in exceptional cases. The student should consult the primary adviser to determine the feasibility of transfer from one degree program to another. If the primary adviser so recommends, an M.A. student may petition the Ph.D. Program Committee at the end of the fourth quarter. The request must be accompanied by a current transcript, a research sample, a research proposal, and a short written report by the primary adviser. Based on these materials the Ph.D. Program Committee recommends one of the following: a) immediate admission into the Ph.D. program; b) completion of a thesis leading to an M.A. degree and the option thereafter to apply separately for admission into the Ph.D. program; or c) that the student takes a terminal M.A. degree.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Major Field

Students are required to undertake a program of study that includes one major area, either critical studies in architectural culture or in technology.

Majors outside these areas, or a combination of the two, may be undertaken, subject to the approval of the Ph.D. Program Committee, if supported by qualified departmental faculty members who are available and willing to provide the necessary instruction and guidance.

Each major field is organized and coordinated by a major field committee consisting of faculty and students with active interests in that area. It is the responsibility of the field committee to initiate research programs, organize discussions, make curriculum and staffing recommendations, and serve as a source of consultation, guidance, and stimulation for the student.

Minor Field

Students are required to include in the program of study at least one minor field which must be chosen from outside of the department. The objectives of the minor field requirement are to ensure that Ph.D. students have academic breadth in their preparation, and to encourage them to participate in the general intellectual life of the University. In planning minor field work, students are advised in accord with these objectives, and the choice must be approved by the adviser.

Due to the wide diversity of backgrounds of Ph.D. students in architecture, it is appropriate to allow some flexibility in requirements for completion of the minor. The normal method of demonstrating competence in the minor field is to complete at least 16 units of coursework, with a grade of B or better, which represents a unified course of study in that field. If a qualified departmental faculty member is willing to provide the necessary supervision, the Ph.D. Program Committee, in consultation with that faculty member and the student, may accept an alternative method of completing this requirement; for example, a substantial research project. Any proposal to complete the minor by an alternative method must explicitly demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Ph.D. Program Committee, that the objectives of the minor field requirement are met.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students are expected to develop adequate skills in one foreign language as appropriate to their field of specialization, and as approved by the Ph.D. Program Committee, and are strongly advised to complete this requirement as early as possible. Students may fulfill the foreign language requirement in French, German, or Italian by completing, with grades of B or better, coursework in the approved language to level 4, or by passing the equivalent placement examination in the appropriate foreign language department. The student’s doctoral adviser or the Ph.D. Program Committee may recommend that other languages be taken if needed for the student’s research.

Courses applied toward satisfaction of the language requirement may not be applied toward satisfaction of a major or minor field requirement.

Course Requirements

Students must be in residence in the Ph.D. program a minimum of two years. This is an absolute minimum; longer residence requirements apply to most students, as detailed below. In general, students are required to take sufficient coursework to provide adequate preparation for the qualifying examinations and the dissertation. Minimum course unit requirements are as follows:

All candidates are required to complete six quarters in residence and 72 units of coursework. For these required 72 units, at least 50 percent must be in courses in architecture and urban design. Students are required to maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better in all courses. The Ph.D. is an academic degree and therefore it is expected that a substantial proportion of the coursework will be completed in the 200 series; the minimum requirement is for at least 32 units of coursework to be in 200 series. No more than eight units of Architecture and Urban Design 596 and eight units of 597 may be applied toward degree requirements; as many units of 599 as necessary may be applied. Students who choose the area of critical studies in architectural culture as their area of specialization are required to take a total of 30 units of Architecture and Urban Design 290 as part of their requirement for graduation. This set of six five-unit courses must be completed by the end of the sixth quarter of residency. Ph.D. students with no prior background in architecture are strongly recommended to take a summer studio course at UCLA.

Students who hold a professional degree in architecture before admission to the program are required to complete four quarters in residence and 48 units of coursework in order to establish eligibility to take the qualifying examinations.

Students who hold an M.Arch. I, M.Arch. II, or M.A. degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the department may petition the Ph.D. Program Committee to reduce these course requirements to a minimum of three quarters in residence and 36 units of coursework. Decisions on these petitions are at the discretion of the committee.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Students may take the two qualifying examinations after successful completion of (1) the first-year review evaluating research skills; (2) the mathematics, computing, or foreign language requirement; and (3) the coursework requirements, as detailed above. The committee application includes an outline and brief discussion of the proposed dissertation.

The purpose of the qualifying examinations is for students to demonstrate a broad mastery of the field of architecture, the required levels of competence in the major and minor fields, and the appropriateness of and adequate preparation for the proposed dissertation topic. The examinations consist of the following parts:

(1) The written and oral examination in the major field.

The written examination in the major field is a substantial exercise that is followed by an oral presentation to the examination committee. The standard for successful completion of this examination is for students to demonstrate that they have achieved the level of competence of a scholar specializing in the field, could teach an introductory course in the field, and can contribute to the progress of the field through scholarship and research.

The major field examination is conducted by a three-member examination committee appointed by the chair of the department on the advice of the Ph.D. Program Committee. The examination committee consists of faculty with regular appointments who also will serve as the inside members of the doctoral committee.

A student will fail the oral examination in the major field if more than one committee member votes not passed, regardless of the size of the committee. If a majority of the examining committee so recommends, the examination in the major field may be repeated once within an established time frame. Students may not replace more than one original committee member with a new member in the reconstituted committee. Students who do not meet these requirements within the time frame will be recommended for termination.

(2) The University Oral Qualifying Examination which focuses primarily on the subject of the proposed dissertation.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination is conducted by the appointed doctoral committee and explores the proposed dissertation topic and the ability to undertake the proposed work successfully.

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

Students are expected to receive their degree within six years (18 quarters) from admission into the program, and must be registered continuously or on official leave of absence during this period. Students who do not register and are not on official leave automatically lose their status in the program.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Academic Probation for M.Arch. I Students

In addition to University policy, M.Arch. I students are required to maintain a 3.00 average in studio coursework. Students who fall below a 3.00 average in overall coursework or below a 3.00 average in studio coursework are placed on departmental academic probation. Students on academic probation are required to attend bi-weekly meetings with their faculty adviser and the graduate adviser and are required to be assigned a student mentor. Students are free to choose their own faculty adviser with the consent of the graduate adviser. The department wants all students to succeed and indeed to excel in all of their academic endeavors. Therefore, academic probation is intended to identify weaknesses and help students move forward through special support and remedial action.

Recommendations for Termination for M.Arch. I Students

Students whose overall grade-point average or grade-point average in studio coursework falls below 3.00 in two consecutive quarters are subject to a review to determine whether they will be recommended for termination of graduate study to the Graduate Division. No student will be subject to such a recommendation on the basis of a single grade of B- in a studio course.

At the beginning of each academic year, the department’s Executive Committee selects a standing committee charged with reviewing all students subject to a recommendation for termination. The members of the standing committee serve in this capacity for a minimum of one academic year. The standing committee consists of three ladder faculty members: the department chair and two other ladder faculty members. A student’s individual faculty adviser may serve as an additional member and consultant to the standing committee.

Once a potential recommendation for termination arises, the following procedures begin. Students receive additional academic advising and documentation of this advising, in the form of reports from the staff graduate adviser and the student’s individual faculty adviser, that are placed in the student’s file. Students meet with the standing committee at least once during the process and in addition to their faculty adviser, they may invite other faculty members to attend their meeting(s). The standing committee makes their recommendations in writing. If the committee chooses not to recommend termination, they must provide the student with a clear timetable for required improvements in performance. Students who fail to meet these requirements are recommended for termination based on a majority vote of the standing committee.

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

Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials

Admission

Program Name

Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials

Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines.

Address

A210 Fowler Museum
Box 951510
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1510

Phone

(310) 825-9407

Email

acordts@ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 15th (for odd-numbered academic years only)

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 portfolio (not to exceed an 8 1/2 x 11 inch format), statement of purpose, and writing sample.

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in one modern foreign language, have completed a minimum of 200 — 400 hours of documented practical experience in conservation, one academic year of study in one of the following areas: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, or Ethnography, and one academic year of study in each of the following areas: Art History (studies in archaeological or ethnographic materials and/or traditions preferred), General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and one other science (e.g., Physical Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Physics, etc.).

Applicants who majored in archaeology, anthropology, art history, cultural history, the sciences, or fields related to the study of past societies are preferred.

Those applicants who reach the final stages of evaluation will be interviewed in person as part of the evaluation process.

Master’s Degree

Advising

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

Areas of Study

Students should consult the program.

Foreign Language Requirement

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

Course Requirements

A minimum of 84 units of graduate coursework taken for a letter grade are required, to be distributed as follows: 16 core courses; three elective courses; and eight units of Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials 598. One of the three electives must be a course in a related department, such as Anthropology, World Arts and Cultures, Materials Science and Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences, etc. The remaining two elective courses may be chosen from a related department or a research project completed through enrollment in a 500-series course.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

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

Comprehensive Examination Plan

None.

Thesis Plan

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

Each student organizes a research project in consultation with an appropriate adviser no later than the end of their first year. The research project includes some or all of the following aspects of conservation research and practice: examination of archaeological and/or ethnographic artifacts, assessment of the cultural context, analysis, experimentation with treatment or analysis techniques, and conservation treatment. The project likewise stresses the establishment of a research methodology that guides the development of the project. The results are presented in a paper of 30-50 pages to a three-member master’s thesis committee for evaluation. In light of the number of courses required for the degree program, students should carefully consider the subject and scope of their proposed thesis in terms of the feasibility to complete it within the time-to-degree guidelines for the program.

Time-to-Degree

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

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

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

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

French and Francophone Studies

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

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

Admission

Program Name

French and Francophone Studies

Address

212 Royce Hall
Box 951550
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1550

Phone

(310) 825-1147

Email

allen@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The French and Francophone Studies department admits only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

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 statement of purpose and a writing sample. The writing sample must be in French.

Applicants to the Ph.D. program must hold at least a bachelor’s degree in French or the equivalent.

Master’s Degree

Advising

See under Doctoral Degree.

Areas of Study

French and Francophone Literatures.

Foreign Language Requirement

During the first two years of study students are expected to make satisfactory progress toward fulfillment of the first foreign language requirement for the doctoral degree (listed under Doctoral Degree). Students who decide not to pursue the doctoral degree and to leave the graduate program must have completed the first foreign language requirement in order to receive the M.A. degree.

Course Requirements

During the first two years of study toward the doctoral degree, students must complete a total of 12 courses taken for a letter grade in the department, including French and Francophone Studies 200 which should be taken as early as possible. These 12 courses fulfill the course requirements for the master’s degree. Nine of the 12 courses must be at the graduate level. No courses in the 500 series may be applied toward the course requirements for the master’s degree.

Students are required to consult with the graduate adviser to ensure full historical coverage of French literature. More information on course requirements is listed under Doctoral Degree.

Although all students are admitted directly into the doctoral program, those who decide not to pursue the doctoral degree and to leave the graduate program must have completed the 12-course requirement above in order to receive the M.A. degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination requirement is met through two reviews, assessing academic performance and other evidence of professional promise. The first review, taken in the third quarter, is meant to be advisory in nature. Students are evaluated by the faculty whose courses they have taken and are provided with suggestions through a follow-up departmental written evaluation. The second review is taken in the sixth quarter and is conducted by a departmental review committee. The second review is based on the following four components:

(1) A submission of three papers written for courses taken during the six quarters and their respective evaluations.
(2) An expanded version of one of the three papers provided by the student prior to the review.
(3) A two- to three-page, single-spaced self-statement outlining the student’s progress and direction of future study.
(4) An oral examination.

Following the second review, students are provided with the committee’s written evaluation which may include a recommendation for continuation and suggestions for future work toward the Ph.D. degree. Students who decide not to pursue the doctoral degree and to leave the graduate program must contact the graduate adviser and make arrangements for the M.A. degree as early as possible but no later than the second week of the sixth quarter. Students will receive the M.A. degree if they have passed the sixth quarter review and have satisfactorily completed the course, language, and residency requirements as outlined above.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

See under Doctoral Degree.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The department is concerned that students receive advising that is directed toward their individual needs and interests. Students are strongly encouraged to take full advantage of the available guidance and to participate in the department’s intellectual life.

The Director of Graduate Studies is the principal contact person who advises graduate students in the planning of their individual courses of study and in the completion of degree requirements in a timely fashion. At the beginning of each quarter, all graduate students who have not yet formed a doctoral guidance committee (discussed under Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations) are required to consult with the Director before enrolling in courses.

Students who have established a doctoral guidance committee are advised by the chair of their committee. All students are required to meet with their adviser each quarter to have their program of study approved.

Matriculating students first enter the two-year phase of the doctoral program. Following the sixth-quarter review, a faculty review committee decides on whether to recommend students for admission into the second phase of the doctoral program.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

French and Francophone Literatures.

Foreign Language Requirement

Doctoral candidates are expected to satisfy two language/interdisciplinary requirements relevant to their dissertation research. Methods of fulfillment must be discussed beforehand with the Director of Graduate Studies. The two requirements are outlined as follows:

(1) The first requirement is a foreign language, other than French, in which the student demonstrates an advanced level of proficiency by passing, with a grade of B or better, at least two upper-division or graduate courses offered by another language department. Such courses must require the use of texts in the original language. These two upper-division courses must be taken for a letter grade.
(2) The second requirement may be fulfilled by: (a) taking three courses in an intellectual discipline pertinent to the dissertation project, of which at least two must be graduate courses in another department and one may be an upper division course (these two courses do not necessarily have to be taken within one department or program); (b) demonstrating a reading knowledge of an additional foreign language by passing language courses (through level 3) or graduate reading courses (courses designated 2G) that are offered by some departments.

Students must complete the language/interdisciplinary requirements before nominating a doctoral committee and taking the qualifying examinations.

Course Requirements

Coursework required for the first two years of doctoral study is listed under Master’s Degree. For the third and fourth years of study, students are expected to complete the following course requirements: a minimum of three graduate courses in the department taken for a letter grade; additional courses in the department if recommended by the adviser; and two or more graduate courses outside of the department as recommended by the adviser (these courses may be used to fulfill the language/interdisciplinary requirement).

Teaching Experience

Although teaching experience is not required, the department provides all graduate students with the opportunity to teach language courses. All teaching assistants are required to complete French and Francophone Studies 495.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Students select a doctoral guidance committee no later than the eighth quarter of study. The guidance committee is composed of a chair, generally in the proposed period of specialization, and at least one other faculty member in the department. The committee directs the student up to the doctoral qualifying examinations. Once established, the doctoral guidance committee holds a meeting during which the student proposes a general topic for the dissertation. The student follows the guidance committee’s suggestions for possible additional coursework.

Doctoral qualifying examinations take place in two stages:

Stage 1: By the ninth quarters of study, students must consult with their doctoral guidance committee on the preparation of the written qualifying examination, which takes place in the 11th quarter of study. The written qualifying examination consists of two parts. The first part covers the literary history related to the proposed dissertation topic. The second part consists of critical theory relevant to the proposed dissertation topic. Each examination is based on an individual reading list of approximately 15 works, established by the examiner and the candidate. These two four-hour examinations are to be taken within one week and are administered by the guidance committee. A student may attempt one or both parts of this examination a maximum of two times.

Stage 2: The University Oral Qualifying Examination, which takes place in the quarter following the written examination or in the 12th quarter of study, may be taken only after completion of course and language requirements, successful passing of the written examinations, and submission of a dissertation proposal. Prior to this examination, two more members are added to the guidance committee, one from the department, and one from another department. This nominated committee is then submitted to the Graduate Division for formal appointment and becomes the doctoral committee that administers the examination.

Prior to taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination, students submit a dissertation prospectus to every member of the doctoral committee. The prospectus is a descriptive text of approximately 20-30 pages outlining the nature, scope, and significance of the proposed dissertation topic, plus a bibliography. For the preparation of the prospectus, students work in close consultation with the doctoral committee chair. Students are responsible for submitting the prospectus to the committee members within a time frame that is satisfactory to the committee for administering the examination. This two-hour oral examination includes a review and discussion of the dissertation prospectus.

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 following norms and maximums, including time to degree for the M.A. degree, are enforced by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Policy Committee:

Degree Progress	Norm	Maximum
M.A.	Six quarters	Seven quarters
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination	Nine quarters	12 quarters
Ph.D. Dissertation	18 quarters	27 quarters
Total Graduate Study	18 quarters	27 quarters

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is made by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Policy Committee. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the departmental chair.

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

Public Policy

School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Public Policy offers the Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) degree.

Admission

Program Name

Public Policy

Address

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

Phone

(310) 825-0448

Email

mppinfo@luskin.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.P.P.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

January 10th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, from supervisors in policy-related work or instructors in undergraduate courses

Other Requirements

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

Applicants to the M.P.P. program are evaluated on their overall record. The final decision is based on a subjective assessment of the applicant’s potential to meet the scholarship requirements of the program and to succeed as a policy professional.

Preference is given to applicants with a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Additional consideration is given to the strength of the applicant’s undergraduate program and its standards. The quantitative nature of the core curriculum requires that attention be given to quantitative and analytical abilities. An elementary statistics course is strongly recommended.

Scores on the GRE General Test are used in combination with the GPA to help predict academic performance in the M.P.P. program. Scores above 650 in each area are usually essential for admission to the program, although possible reasons for lower scores are considered. Especially high GRE scores may help alleviate concerns about a troublesome academic record, but a high GRE score alone is insufficient reason for admission. A score of at least 600 (paper and pencil test) or 250 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an overall band score of 7.0 on the International English Testing System (IELTS) examination is required for applicants whose native language is not English.

The statement of purpose is evaluated to determine the applicant’s genuine academic interest in and commitment to a career in public policy, as well as the applicant’s general ability to write coherent and convincing prose. The statement can also help determine the match between the applicant’s interests and the school’s offerings and to assess written communication skills.

Applicants with at least two years of work experience in policy-making or implementation are preferred. Internships and volunteer work in a policy setting are also viewed positively.

Recommendations should be from individuals who know the applicant well and who can comment specifically on the potential for a career as a policy professional rather than someone of high status in a firm or school who has minimal knowledge of the applicant.

Public Policy, M.P.P./Law, J.D.

The Department of Public Policy and the School of Law offer a concurrent degree program whereby students may pursue the Master of Public Policy degree and the Juris Doctor degree at the same time. For admission, applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements for both the J.D. and the M.P.P. programs.

Applicants interested in the concurrent program should contact the Public Policy Graduate Adviser.

Public Policy, M.P.P./Management, M.B.A..

The Department of Public Policy and the John E. Anderson School of Management offer a three-year concurrent degree program in which students simultaneously pursue the Master of Public Policy and the Master of Business Administration. This concurrent degree program is designed for students who seek careers requiring expertise in policy making and management, enabling graduates to move easily among careers in public service, nonprofit, and the private sector. For admission, applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements for both the M.B.A. and the M.P.P. programs. Applicants interested in the program should contact the the M.B.A. admissions office or the Department of Public Policy.

Public Policy, M.P.P./Public Health, M.P.H.

The Department of Public Policy and the Department of Health Services offer a concurrent degree program whereby students may pursue the Master of Public Policy degree and a Master of Public Health degree at the same time. For admission, applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements for both the M.P.P. and the M.P.H. programs. During the first year, students generally begin with the first year core courses in Public Policy. In Spring Quarter students also begin taking the required Health Services courses. For the remaining two years of the concurrent degree program, students take both Public Policy and Health Services courses for a total of 68 units in Public Policy and 56 units in Health Services. Applicants interested in the concurrent program should contact the graduate adviser in Public Policy.

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

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

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon entering the program, students are assigned a faculty adviser to counsel them regarding their program of study. As the student becomes more familiar with the department’s faculty, the adviser initially assigned by the department may be replaced by a faculty member in the student’s area of interest or concentration. Students also have a department graduate adviser who counsels them on their progress toward fulfillment of the degree requirements. The department graduate adviser is also the fieldwork and career services coordinator.

Areas of Study

In the second year, students select either elective or concentration courses. Concentrations may include courses from the following areas: drug and crime policy, education and human capital, employment and labor policy, environmental and natural resources policy, health policy, international policy and economics development, nonprofit management, regional development policy, social welfare policy, transportation policy, and urban poverty.

Students also have the option, with their faculty adviser’s approval, of designing their own concentrations from other courses offered in the School of Public Affairs or in other schools or departments at UCLA.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students take a minimum of three four-unit courses per quarter for a total of 80 units, including eight core courses, nine concentration or elective courses, and a three-quarter seminar in applied policy analysis. Normally all 80 units must be graduate and professional courses (200 and 400 series). However, students also may take a maximum of two 596 courses (eight units total) and/or one upper division course (four units total) when similar course content is not offered at the graduate level. In such instances the 596 units may apply toward the entire graduate course requirement for the degree and the one upper division course reduces the amount of graduate coursework required to 76 units.

A field internship is also required, generally between the first and second years.

All students are required to take the core curriculum, which provides a broadly based foundation in social/policy analysis together with relevant quantitative, analytical, managerial, and organizational methods. The first six of the core courses are normally taken in the first year.

Public Policy, M.P.P./Law, J.D.

Students who pursue the concurrent degree program with the School of Law complete the eight core courses, concentration or elective courses, and the three-quarter seminar in applied policy analysis for total of 68 units. The remaining 12 units of course requirements are fulfilled through law courses taken for the J.D. program and are applied toward the M.P.P. degree through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy.

During the first year, students follow the required law curriculum, taking 33 units. The second year is spent in the M.P.P. program taking 36 units toward the M.P.P. degree. During the third and fourth years students take the remaining 32 units of the M.P.P. curriculum and 40 units of law courses to complete the J.D. degree.

Public Policy, M.P.P./M.B.A.

Students who pursue the concurrent degree program with the John E. Anderson School of Management complete the eight core courses, concentration or elective courses, and the three-quarter seminar in applied policy analysis for a total of 68 units. The remaining 12 units of course requirements are fulfilled through Management courses taken for the M.B.A. program and are applied toward the M.P.P. degree through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy.

Public Policy, M.P.P./M.P.H.

Students who pursue the concurrent degree program with the School of Public Health (Department of Health Services) complete the eight core courses, concentration or elective courses, and the three-quarter seminar in applied policy analysis for a total of 68 units in Public Policy and 56 units in Health Services. The remaining 12 units of course requirements are fulfilled through Public Health courses taken for the M.P.H. program and are applied toward the M.P.P. degree through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy.

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

Students who pursue the concurrent degree program with the Department of Social Welfare complete the eight core courses, concentration or elective courses, and the three-quarter seminar in applied policy analysis for a total of 68 units. The remaining 12 units of course requirements are fulfilled through Social Welfare courses taken for the M.S.W. program and are applied toward the M.P.P. degree through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Candidates for the M.P.P. degree are required to participate in a field internship, ideally during the summer between their first and second years of course work. The internship consists of approximately 400 hours of work for an agency, firm, or organization which is on an approved list of fieldwork placements. Students can also complete part of the 400 hours of fieldwork during the academic year, but summer is the preferred time frame for the internship. The rigorous coursework throughout the academic year leaves little time for field experience and may impede a student’s ability to maintain the required time lines for progress to degree.

During the first year of the M.P.P. program students are invited to attend several informal non-credit sessions designed to prepare them for the field experience. These seminars include attention to skills such as resume writing and interviewing, and will also present the goals and objectives of the field internship program. Through these sessions and individual meetings with the fieldwork coordinator, students participate in the selection of internship assignments.

During the fall quarter of the second year of the M.P.P. program, students who have completed their internships are required to attend several informal non-credit colloquia organized by the fieldwork coordinator. These informal sessions include presentations by the students based on their previous summer’s fieldwork experience and efforts to generalize regarding lessons for public policy making based on the fieldwork experience. To the extent possible, it is also expected that many students will build upon their field internships in the preparation of their applied policy project.

Fieldwork is required of all M.P.P. students, although students may petition the fieldwork coordinator to waive the requirement if they have had substantial experience working in policy making prior to joining the M.P.P. program.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

This requirement is met by completion of an applied policy project during the three-quarter policy seminar, which builds on the core courses, internship experience, and the concentration courses. The final applied policy project presented individually by the student or by the project team of which the student is a member must be certified as complete by the comprehensive examination committee.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students are expected to be in full-time attendance and to complete the program in two years, including the summer internship. In rare cases, when the internship cannot be completed in the summer, up to one additional year is allowed to complete all program requirements.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

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

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A faculty counseling board is established for every student whose grade point average is below 3.00 for any quarter or who fails to make satisfactory progress toward the degree. The board is responsible for reviewing the student’s record, aiding the student in raising academic performance to meet minimum standards, and recommending termination if minimum standards are not met. Recommendation for termination may also be made, even if the academic work is satisfactory, if the student fails to demonstrate in coursework, internship, or professional relations the standards essential to responsible practice of public policy analysis.

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

Physics and Astronomy

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

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

Physics

Admission

Program Name

Physics

Address

1-707 B Physics and Astronomy Building
Box 951547
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547

Phone

(310) 825-2307

Email

apply@physics.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A.T., M.S., Ph.D.

The Physics department is not accepting applications to the M.A.T. for Fall 2011.
The department accepts applicants for the Ph.D. program only.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General and Subject in Physics

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.

Applicants must have an excellent undergraduate record in addition to meeting the University minimum requirements.

International applicants applying for fin ancial support (fellowships, teaching and research assistantships) should have a letter of recommendation (included as one of the three required letters of recommendation) which comments on their verbal ability in English.

Master’s Degrees

Master of Science

Advising

Entering students are assigned a faculty adviser to assist them in planning their academic schedule.

Areas of Study

Students are not required to designate an area of specialization for a terminal master’s degree.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Nine courses are required for the M.S. degree; of these, six must be at the graduate level. To satisfy the minimum requirement of six graduate courses in physics specified by the department, it is recommended that five of the minimum requirement of six be the five fundamental core courses, Physics 210A, 210B, 215A, 221A, 221B, since the comprehensive examination is based on the content of these courses. Students must also take, and pass with a letter grade of B or better, one of the following breadth courses: Physics 220, 221C, 231A. The remaining three courses of the minimum nine courses required for the M.S. degree may be satisfied through upper division or graduate courses in physics or a related field, which are acceptable to the department for credit toward the M.S. degree, with the restriction that no more than two may be chosen from Physics 596 and/or seminar courses. Physics 597 and 598 may not be applied toward course requirements for the M.S. degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A passing grade on the written comprehensive examination is required. If students fail to pass the examination at the master’s level, they may take it a second time the next quarter it is given. For more detailed information, see Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations under Doctoral 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.

Although the department operates under the comprehensive examination plan rather than the thesis plan, arrangements can usually be made for students to write a master’s thesis, provided they have a particularly interesting subject and provided a professor is willing to undertake the guidance of their project. In this case, students must petition the committee of graduate advisers for permission to pursue the thesis plan. If the petition is approved, the comprehensive examination is waived.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to graduate status and who are taking a course load which is standard for the program should complete the program in approximately five quarters.

Master of Arts in Teaching

Admission

The department is not admitting students to the program at this time.

Advising

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

Areas of Study

Students are not required to designate an area of specialization for the M.A.T. degree.

Foreign Language Requirement

Not required.

Course Requirements

The M.A.T. degree leads to qualification for instructional credentials at the secondary school or junior college level. A total of 12.5 courses are required for the M.A.T. degree. The program consists of at least five graduate physics courses, four of which are chosen from Physics 210A, 210B, 215A, 221A, 221B, and five professional (300-series) courses. Courses required are: (1) the five graduate physics courses; and (2) the courses necessary for completion of the preliminary State of California Single Subject Instructional Credential, K-12 (Education 312, 315, 330B, 330C, 406, 407, and Physics M370A, which is a special physics teaching laboratory).

Courses in the 500 series are not applicable toward the M.A.T. degree. Students are required to see the adviser at the beginning of each quarter through the completion of the degree.

Teaching Experience

Supervised teaching at the secondary and junior college level is required as part of the required education courses.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A passing grade on the written comprehensive examination is required. Students who fail to qualify at the master’s level of achievement may repeat the examination a second time.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

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

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Entering students are assigned a faculty adviser to assist them in planning their academic schedule. Beginning in the fourth quarter and continuing until advancement to candidacy, students must see a faculty adviser every term for approval of their course of study.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Doctoral degrees are based on original work, generally in one of the following fields of specialization: accelerator physics; astrophysics; condensed matter of electronic systems and of soft and bio materials; elementary particles; intermediate energy and nuclear physics; low-temperature/acoustics; and plasma physics. Arrangements can also be made for students to receive a Ph.D. degree in Physics while doing research in interdisciplinary fields. The details of such a research program should be established in consultation with the graduate affairs officer.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

By the end of the first year of graduate study students are expected to acquire a mastery of the core graduate physics material represented by Physics 210A and 210B (electromagnetic theory), 215A (statistical physics), and 221A and 221B (quantum mechanics). Detailed syllabi for these courses are available in the graduate counselor’s office. Since the material in these core courses represents the body of knowledge tested on the written comprehensive examination, usually all or most of these five courses are the student’s main course load in the first year of graduate study.

From the beginning of the student’s second year and until the student passes the University Oral Qualifying Examination and advances to candidacy, the student’s program is overseen by the Committee of Graduate Advisers. Each student must see a member of this committee every term before enrolling in courses. When possible a student will be assigned to an adviser whose research field is in an area in which the student has an expressed interest. The student’s adviser provides guidance in choosing appropriate courses. The committee may require that certain courses be taken in addition to normal course requirements. The guidance may also include advice on choosing a field of specialization and help in locating research opportunities. By the end of the student’s third year, the student is expected to have made arrangements with a faculty member who agrees to be the Ph.D. research sponsor and to have completed the University Oral Qualifying Examination and been advanced to candidacy. If by the end of the third year of residence the student has not obtained a Ph.D. research sponsor, this situation is referred by the graduate affairs officer to the Committee of Graduate Advisers. The committee then makes a decision on whether the student should continue in the graduate program based on discussions with the student and other appropriate parties.

All students must fulfill a breadth requirement by passing one of the following with a B or better: Physics 220, 221C, or 231A. In addition, students who have not taken Physics 132 or its equivalent in undergraduate status must do so at the beginning of the graduate program. These core and breadth requirements should be completed by the fifth quarter in residence.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

A written comprehensive examination is required of all graduate students. This examination is administered by a departmental comprehensive examination committee and is graded as follows: (1) pass at the Ph.D. level of achievement; (2) pass at the master’s level of achievement; (3) fail. This written comprehensive examination consists of two three-hour sections given on consecutive days, and its scope is defined by the graduate physics material in the five core courses (Physics 210A, 210B, 215A, 221A, and 221B).

This written comprehensive examination is offered twice a year, in the week before the beginning of classes in Fall Quarter and in the period between the Winter and Spring quarters. Students entering the graduate program in Fall Quarter are expected to take the written comprehensive examination before their fourth quarter of residence. Students who fail this examination at the desired level and want to repeat it must take it the next time it is offered.

Students are expected to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination no later than their ninth quarter. In consultation with the student’s dissertation adviser, a doctoral committee is nominated, approved by the department chair, and formally appointed by the Graduate Division. This committee consists of at least three members of the department and one member from another department. The main purpose of this examination is to discuss and evaluate the student’s proposed dissertation problem. However, at the discretion of the committee, questions may be asked in regard to other material in the student’s field of specialization and related matters. The detailed scope for most of this examination should be agreed upon beforehand. The committee members guide, read, approve, and certify the dissertation. At least two members from the department and at least one outside member must serve as certifying members of the dissertation.

Advancement to Candidacy

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

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

The Ph.D. dissertation should be submitted by the end of five years or 15 quarters of residence.

Normal progress toward the Ph.D. degree has been established as follows:

(1) The written comprehensive examination should be taken by the fourth quarter in residence.

(2) Fulfillment of the breadth requirement should be completed no later than the end of the fifth quarter.

(3) A specialized course of study should begin during the second year.

(4) The oral qualifying examination (and advancement to candidacy) should be completed no later than the end of the ninth quarter.

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

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student’s record and progress is reviewed at the end of each quarter. In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to make satisfactory progress in thesis research, including failure to find a research sponsor or failure to make normal progress toward thesis completion once a sponsor is found, or for two failures of the written comprehensive examination (under extraordinary circumstances a student may be allowed to take it a third time).

Before a recommendation for termination occurs, the department meets with the student to discuss the problems and considers whether an extension of time may be granted. If an extension of time is granted and the student has not exhibited satisfactory progress during that time, a recommendation for termination occurs.

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