| 500. |
Graduate Admission. An applicant for
graduate admission on the Los Angeles campus is expected to hold a Bachelor's degree or
its equivalent comparable in standard and content to a Bachelor's degree from the
University of California. For graduate admission a grade average of B or better is
normally required. (See Divisional Regulation A-300 for provisional admission of
Departmental Scholars.) |
| 502. |
Standards of Scholarship. Graduate
students must maintain at least a B average in all courses taken in graduate status, and
in all courses applicable to Master's degrees. |
| 504. |
Classification of Graduate Courses |
|
(A) |
Courses numbered in the 200-299, 400-499, and 596-599 series
are ordinarily open only to students who have completed at least 18 upper division quarter
units basic to the subject matter of the course. Graduate courses and seminars which are
primarily research-oriented will be numbered in the 200 series and they can be designated
by departments or other proper authorities to fulfill the minimum graduate course
requirement of any advanced degree. All graduate courses especially designed for programs
leading to graduate degrees other than the M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. will be numbered in the
400 series. These may not be used to satisfy the minimum graduate course requirements for
M.A. or M.S. degrees. |
|
(B) |
All graduate individual study or research courses will be
numbered 596 (directed individual study or research); 597 (preparation for the
comprehensive examination for the Master's degree or the qualifying examination for the
Ph.D.); 598 (research for and preparation of the Master's thesis); 599 (research for and
preparation of the doctoral dissertation). |
|
(C) |
Individual study courses numbered 596, 597, 598, 599 may be
graded "Satisfactory" (S) or "Unsatisfactory" (U) or by all presently
approved variations of letter grades or their substitutes, and each department shall
inform the Graduate Council in advance which of these courses are to be so graded.
Individual departments shall specify the number of 500 series courses that may, with the
approval of the Graduate Council, apply either toward the divisional or departmental
minimum course requirements for the Master's degree. Departments shall specify also the
number of times an individual may enroll in any one of these courses. (See also Chapter 1,
Section 4. Grades.) |
|
(D) |
Courses numbered 300-399 are professional courses and
pre-professional experience, not applicable toward advanced degree requirements. |
| 505. |
Final Examinations in Graduate Courses |
|
(A) |
The instructor in charge of a graduate course shall be
responsible for assigning the final grade in the course. The final grade shall reflect the
student's achievement in the course and shall be based upon adequate evaluation of that
achievement. The instructor's methods of evaluation must be announced at the beginning of
the course. The methods may include in final written examination, a term paper, a final
oral examination, a take-home examination, or other evaluation device. Evaluation methods
must be of reasonable duration and difficulty, and must be in accord with applicable
Academic Senate and departmental policies. Final written examinations shall not exceed
three hours' duration and shall be given only at the times and places established by the
departmental Chair and the Registrar. |
|
(B) |
An instructor shall, if he/she so wishes, release to
individual students their original final examinations (or copies). This may be done by any
method which insures the student's right to privacy. Otherwise, the instructor shall
retain final examination materials, or a copy thereof, until the end of the next
succeeding regular quarter of instruction, during which period students shall have access
to their examinations. [En 12 Apr 83] |
| 506. |
Academic Residence. A graduate student
shall be considered in academic residence if, during any University term, the student is
registered for and completes a minimum of one course or the equivalent of 4 quarter units
of upper division or graduate work. |
| 508. |
Full-Time Program. A minimal program for
graduate students in full-time equivalent status shall be two courses per quarter or the
equivalent of 8 quarter units. Graduate students holding fellowships administered by the
University are required to carry a minimum of two courses per quarter or the equivalent of
8 quarter units, both before and after advancement to candidacy. [Am 12 Oct 82] |
| 510. |
Thesis or Comprehensive Examination Plan.
At the option of the major department, master's programs may be offered under either the
thesis or comprehensive examination plan. |
|
(A) |
Under either plan, requirements for the M.A. and M.S. degrees
shall be determined by the departments, subject to approval by the Graduate Council. The
minimum course requirements shall be the same for both the thesis and comprehensive
examination plans. These requirements must include a minimum of 9 upper division and
graduate level courses (the equivalent of 4 quarter units each), of which at least 5 must
be graduate level (200 series or, with the approval of the Graduate Council, individual
study or research courses in the 500 series). Individual departments shall specify the
number of 500 series courses that may, with the approval of the Graduate Council, apply
toward the divisional or the departmental minimum course requirements for Master's
degrees. Departments shall specify also the number of times an individual student may
enroll in any one of these courses. |
|
(B) |
For those departments offering degrees other than the M.A.
and M.S., the same minimum requirements will apply except that the 5 graduate courses may
be in the 200 and/or 400 series. |
|
(C) |
Under the Thesis Plan, the subject of the thesis must
be approved by the student's major department (or by the committee responsible for an
interdepartmental degree program) and by the faculty member who shall direct the work of
the thesis. A Committee of three faculty members recommended by the department and
appointed by the Dean of the Graduate Division shall pass upon the merits of the master's
thesis. The approved thesis, prepared in the form prescribed by the Dean of the Graduate
Division, is to be filed in the University Library at least two weeks before the
commencement at which the degree is to be awarded. Under the Comprehensive Examination
Plan, a comprehensive examination of a type determined by the major department (or by
the committee responsible for an interdepartmental degree program) shall be required in
place of a thesis. A committee of at least three members appointed by the department will
administer and determine satisfactory performance on the final comprehensive examination.
The department may prescribe additional courses and/or examinations to evaluate the
candidate's capability in his or her field. |
| 511. |
Disposition of Examinations. An academic
unit may, if it wishes, release to individual graduate students their original written
comprehensive examinations. Otherwise, the academic unit shall retain these examination
materials at least until the end of the next succeeding regular quarter of instruction,
during which period students shall have access to their examinations. [En 12 Apr 83] |
| 512. |
Residence for Master's Degrees. The
minimum period of residence required for the Master's degree is one year (3 quarters) of
academic residence, of which at least 2 quarters must be spent on the Los Angeles campus. |
| 514. |
Foreign Language Requirements. Each
department shall determine whether a reading knowledge of a foreign language shall be
required of candidates for Master's degrees. The examination in all cases is to be
administered by the Graduate Division. |
| 516. |
Graduate Work at Other Campuses of the
University of California. Work completed in residence on other campuses of the
University of California may satisfy up to one-third the minimum requisites for residency,
one-half the total courses, and one-half the graduate courses required for a Master's
degree at UCLA. |
| 518. |
Graduate Work Completed Elsewhere. With
the approval of the student's major department and the Dean of the Graduate Division,
credit for a maximum of two courses (the equivalent of 8 quarter units or 5 semester
units) completed in graduate status at another institution of acceptable standing can be
applied toward an advanced degree program at UCLA. Work completed at another institution
shall not apply, however, toward either the required minimum period of UCLA residence, or
the required number of UCLA graduate level courses. |
| 520. |
Program of Study. The student's program of study must
be approved by the Graduate Council and must embrace a field of investigation previously
approved by his or her department or interdisciplinary committee. Ordinary at least three
full years in graduate study are needed to complete the program. The student's major field
of study may be in one department, or in some instances in a combination of departments. |
| 522. |
Residence for the Ph.D. Degree. The
minimum residence requirement for the Ph.D. degree is six quarters at the University of
California, Los Angeles. |
| 524. |
Foreign Language Requirements. With
approval of the Graduate Council, each department of the Los Angeles Division shall set
its own foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree. |
| 526. |
Doctoral Committees. Nominated by the
Chairman of the department or the interdepartmental committee for the student's major
field of study, a doctoral committee will be appointed by the Dean of the Graduate
Division acting for the Graduate Council. |
| 528. |
Qualifying Examinations. To be admitted to
candidacy, a student must provide written evidence of competency in the field. This
can be done by passing a series of written examinations or by other methods specified by
the student's department or interdepartment program. The nature of this written evidence
must be approved by the Graduate Council. In addition, the student is required to pass
an oral examination administered by the doctoral committee. The doctoral committee also
has the option of requiring additional written examinations. The oral qualifying
examination is open only to the members of the doctoral committee and the student. Only
upon satisfactory completion of the written and oral qualifying requirements, is the
student advanced to candidacy.
An academic unit may, if it wishes, release to individual graduate students their
original written qualifying examinations. Otherwise, the academic units shall retain these
examination materials at least until the end of the next succeeding regular quarter of
instruction, during which period students shall have access to their examinations.
[Am 12 Apr 83] |
| 530. |
Advancement to Candidacy. The candidate
must file an application, properly approved by the chairman of his or her doctoral
committee, in the Office of the Dean of the Graduate Division, who determines whether all
formal requirements have been met. |
| 532. |
Dissertations |
|
(A) |
A dissertation on a subject chosen by the candidate in
consultation with his or her department, bearing on the principal field of study and
showing ability to make independent investigation, is required of every candidate for
Ph.D. degree. In preparing the dissertation, the candidate is guided by members of his or
her doctoral committee, who also pass on the merits of the completed dissertation.
Approval of the dissertation by members of this committee acting for the Graduate Council
is required before the candidate is recommended for the degree. Special emphasis is placed
on this requirement, for the Ph.D. degree is never awarded merely for the faithful
completion of a course of study, however extensive. |
|
(B) |
A minimum of three members of the doctoral committee,
including at least two members from the candidate's department and at least one outside
member, must read and certify that, in their judgment, the dissertation satisfies the
research requirements for the doctoral degree. The certifying subcommittee is selected by
unanimous agreement from and by the doctoral committee. |
|
(C) |
The approved dissertation, prepared in the form prescribed by
the Dean of the Graduate Division, is to be filed in the University Library at least two
weeks before the commencement at which the degree is to be awarded. |
| 534. |
Final Examinations. The doctoral
committee, by unanimous agreement, may waive a final oral examination in cases in which
one is not required of all students by departmental or interdepartmental committee
regulations. However, any member of the subcommittee may certify that a final oral
examination by the original doctoral committee be held in defense of the dissertation. |
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