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| What is the Residence Requirement? How do Upper Division units apply to the Residence Requirement? |
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Definition
| - 35 of a students last 45 units must be completed in residence (at UCLA).
- 24 of those 35 units must be upper division in the major. |
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| What is the unit minimum and maximum? How do AP/IB units apply to this? |
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Definition
| - 180 units minimum and 216 units maximum are required to graduate from UCLA.
- AP/IB units will only help you, never hurt you (help bring a student to the minimum, will not count towards the maximum). |
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| What is the Upper Division Requirement? |
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Definition
| - 60 units must be Upper Division in order to graduate. |
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Term
| How many units SHOULD a student being enrolling in per quarter? Is this the same number required to be a full time student? |
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Definition
| - A student should be enrolling in a minimum of 13 units.
- A student needs a minimum of 12 units to be considered full-time, but should be taking 13 or more in order to keep up with Expected Cumulative Progress. |
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Term
| With regards to Expected Cumulative Progress (ECP) what quarter are admitted Transfer student considered to be in? How many units should they have completed by the end of this quarter? |
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Definition
| - Their 7th quarter. They should have 101 units. |
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Term
| Do units a student takes during the summer before entering UCLA count towards Expected Cumulative Progress(ECP)? |
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Definition
| - Yes, as long as the student has not already reached the 105 unit community college limit. |
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Term
| What happens when a student does not meet their unit targets for Expected Cumulative Progress (ECP)? |
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Definition
| - The student is placed on ECP shortage and receives a hold on their records. They must met with a counselor in order to plan for them to catch up. |
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| When can a student withdraw from a quarter? |
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Definition
| - Any time as long as they have not taken any any finals that quarter. All classes will be dropped. |
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Term
| How does enrollment work after a student has withdrawn from a quarter? |
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Definition
| - The next quarter the student will be able to enroll normally.
- If the student waits an additional quarter after withdrawing to return to UCLA normal URSA enrollment will be stopped. In this case a student would need to apply for readmission. |
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Term
| What are some things to consider before a student withdraws from a quarter? |
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Definition
| - Are they in good academic standing?
- Have they withdrawn within the past 3 quarters?
- Are they on Financial Aid?
-Do they plan to return the next quarter? |
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Term
| What is concurrent enrollment? |
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Definition
| - Concurrent enrollment means a student is enrolled at UCLA and another institution at the same time (this includes Extension).
- Students can only receive degree credit from the second institution if they petition, and these are rarely allowed. |
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Term
| How many units is a student in the College of Letters and Science allowed to take in a quarter? How can a student exceed this limit? |
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Definition
| - L&S students may enroll in 19 units per quarter.
- In order to exceed this limit students must file an Excess Study List Petition.
- It is recommended that students in Academic Difficulty do not take more than 13 units, and after achieving Good Academic Standing they will not be allowed to exceed 19 units for an additional quarter. |
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Term
| How many units can a student take in UCLA Summer Sessions? |
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Definition
| - 18 units for the entire summer (Sessions A+C) |
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| What is the only way that an L&S student can enroll in more than 19 units their first quarter at UCLA? |
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Definition
| - If the student is a UC transfer and has a minimum 3.0 GPA from their former UC campus. |
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Term
| What number UCLA Extension courses can a student receive degree credit for? |
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Definition
| - X, XL, or XLC courses 1-199 (however only XLC grants grade credit) |
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| What is the minimum scholarship requirement? |
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Definition
| - 2.0 overall/quarterly GPA. When a student does not meet this requirement they are considered to be in "Academic Difficulty". |
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Term
| How does a student get put on Academic Probation? |
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Definition
| - Students are placed on Academic Probation when their quarterly or overall GPA falls below 2.0 but is above or equal to 1.5. |
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| How does a student receive Subject to Dismissal status? |
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Definition
| - If a student's GPA drops below 1.5 for any regular quarter
- If a student on Academic Probation does not receive at least a 2.0 the following quarter.
- If after two quarters on Academic probation the student does not have an overall GPA of at least 2.0
- Students with STD status cannot take optional P/NP grading. |
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Term
| What are the TWO parts of the Repeat Rule? |
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Definition
| - Students may repeat up to 16 units of coursework from a UC in which they received a C- or lower or NP
- A course may only be repeated ONCE for degree credit |
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Term
| How do repeat courses effect a student's GPA? |
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Definition
- When a student repeats a course URSA automatically recalculates the students GPA by removing the old grade points and adding the new ones (even if the student does worse the second time).
- NOTE: When students receive NP and repeat a course they do not use up any of their 16 repeat units. |
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Term
| How does a repeat course appear on a student's transcript? |
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Definition
| - Both grades appear on the transcript, THE REPEAT GRADE DOES NOT REPLACE THE OLD GRADE. |
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Term
| Under what circumstances is an Incomplete granted? |
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Definition
| - The student's work is of passing quality
-Only a small portion of the coursework is unfinished
- The professor is willing to grant the Incomplete
- There are extenuating circumstances for not completing the work. |
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Term
| If a student is granted an Incomplete what happens next? |
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Definition
| - The student and professor come up with a contract for completion
- The student must complete the work by the end of the next regular quarter (they do not need to re-enroll in the course)
- The professor must file a UCLA Report of Academic Revision form before the end of the next quarter. The final grade will be averaged into the cumulative GPA, NOT any one quarter's GPA
- Note: if a student does not have an Incomplete grade removed by the end of the next quarter the Incomplete will become an "F" |
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Term
| How many units of P/NP graded courses can a student enroll in per quarter? |
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Definition
| - Student can take 5 units of optional or mandatory P/NP courses per quarter.
- If a student has not taken any P/NP courses the previous quarter they are allowed to enroll in 10 units of P/NP |
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Term
| What are advantages of taking courses P/NP? |
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Definition
| - Student can experiment without effecting their GPA
- If a student is doing poorly in a course they can switch the grading basis before the end of 6th week
- Students feel relief from the pressure of competing for a grade |
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| What are disadvantages of taking courses P/NP? |
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Definition
| - If a student would have received an A in a course they only receive a P and get no grade points
- Some law schools convert NP to F, but not P to C for GPA calculations
- If a student takes two P/NP courses in a 12 unit quarter they put all of their GPA on one course
- If a student receives a NP in a GE course they receive no credit whereas anything above an F would at least grant GE credit
- Passing a major course with P is a problem because most departments will not accept this grade for major coursework |
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