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Program Requirements for Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics-MAT)
Applicable only to students admitted during the 2018-2019 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 and Astrophysics, the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Physics, and the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Physics.
Astronomy and Astrophysics – MAT
Master of Arts in Teaching
Advising
The M.A.T. adviser oversees all stages of progress toward the M.A.T. degree. Students are required to see the adviser at the beginning of each quarter through the completion of the degree.
Areas of Study
It is not required to designate an area of specialization for the M.A.T. degree.
Foreign Language Requirement
None.
Course Requirements
Nine courses (36 units) are required for the academic portion of the M.A.T. program. They must include at least five graduate courses (20 units) in Astronomy, Mathematics, or Physics, or 100- or 200-series courses in Education required for the instructional credential. Although it does not count for degree credit, Physics M370A is also required. Courses taken in the 300 or 500 series may not be applied toward the total course requirement or the graduate course requirement. In order to obtain a secondary credential with the M.A.T. in Astronomy, additional courses in Education, including supervised teaching, must be taken.
Teaching Experience
Consult the department.
Field Experience
Not required.
Capstone Plan
The capstone plan is the same as for the M.S. degree.
Thesis Plan
None.
Time-to-Degree
The average period of time-to-degree is two years (six quarters) from graduate admission to conferral of degree.
| DEGREE | NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) | NORMATIVE TTD |
MAXIMUM TTD |
| M.A.T. | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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’s progress is evaluated during each spring quarter by a committee of departmental faculty. A student is advised of the faculty’s evaluation either informally or in writing.
A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the faculty adviser, who then reconvenes the entire departmental faculty to reconsider the recommendation.