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194 (Research Group) and 199 (Research Seminar) Course Credit Policy

 

 

Consult with your HSSEAS Academic Counselor if you have any questions regarding 194/199 credit

All engineering 194s and 199s are initially approved for excess units.

Enrollment in all 194 and 199 courses beginning Spring 2005, will count as "excess units." This means the course will not satisfy any degree requirements and the grade assigned for the course will not be averaged into the major field grade point average. The grade, however, will be averaged into the overall university grade point average.

If you took a 194 or 199 prior to Spring 2005, and are uncertain as to the credit you received, consult with your HSSEAS Academic Counselor.

Students who want a 194 or 199 to be considered for major field credit must file a HSSEAS petition in 6426 Boelter Hall. If the petition is approved, the course will be applied to the major field subject to the major specific conditions below.

For information on enrolling in an engineering 199 log on to myucla http://my.ucla.edu/ and click on "contract courses" and follow the instructions.

For information on enrolling in an engineering 194 (and other courses in general), refer to: https://www.ursa.ucla.edu/Default.asp

Aerospace Engineering majors, following the 2006-2009 catalogs (Aerospace Engineering curricula includes two Aerospace electives (8.0 units):
Students may petition at 6426 BH to use 4.0 units of an MECH&AE 194 or 199 as an Aerospace Elective.  However, the 2006-2009 catalogs requires 2 AE electives (8.0 units), therefore it is highly unlikely that the department would approve a MECH&AE 194/ or 199 to satisfy one of two electives required.

Students may petition to have one MECH&AE 199 (4.0 unit) to count as an "extra" major field course.
This means the course would get averaged into your major field gpa, however the course would NOT satisfy an elective course for degree requirements.

Aerospace Engineering majors, following the 2005-2006 catalog years and prior. Aerospace Engineering (curricula includes 4 technical electives (16.0 units)).

  1. Students may petition at 6426BH to use 4.0 units of MECH&AE 194/or 199 as a technical elective. However, the 2005-2006 catalog and prior requires four AE technical electives (16.0 units), therefore it is highly unlikely that a MECH&AE 194/ or 199 would be approved to satisfy one of four technical electives required.
  2. Not more than 4.0 units of MECH&AE 194 or 199 may be used toward technical electives, if approved.
  3. Enrollment in additional MECH&AE 194 or 199s will count as excess units.
  4. Students may petition to have one MECH&AE 199 (4.0 unit) to count as an "extra" major field course.  This means the course would get averaged into your major field gpa, however the course would NOT satisfy any elective course for degree requirements.

Bioengineering majors, following all catalog years.
Bioengineering students who want to have a BIOENGR 194 or 199 be considered for major field credit must file a petition at 6426BH for consideration.

Chemical Engineering majors, following all catalog years.
Chemical engineering students who want to have a CHM ENG 194 or 199 be considered for major field credit must file a petition at 6426BH for consideration.

Civil Engineering majors, following all catalog years.
Civil Engineering students may petition at 6426BH for C&EE 194 or 199 courses for major field elective credit consideration.

Additional C&EE department credit requirements/limitations on 194s/199s are as follows:

  1. C&EE 194/199 courses may not be applied toward the major design project course requirement.
  2. Not more than four units of C&EE 194/199 can be counted towards either the design unit or lab unit requirements (i.e. it is possible to have four in each, but not more than four in either design or lab).
  3. Not more than 8 units of C&EE 194/199 may be applied toward the major field electives requirement
    (e.g., it's okay to apply eight units of 199 or eight units of 194, or a combination of four units of 194 and four units of 199).
  4. Not more than four units of C&EE 194 or 199 can be derived from student club projects such as steel bridge and concrete canoe.

Computer Science and Computer Science and Engineering majors (all catalog years):

Students may petition at 6426BH to use 4 units of COM SCI 194 or 199 as ONE computer science elective.


Petitions to use additional COM SCI 194 or 199 units toward the elective requirement will be considered, however most such petitions will not be approved.


Enrollment in additional COM SCI 194 or199s will count as excess units. Students may petition to have a COM SCI 194 or 199 counted as an "extra" major field course. If the petition is approved the course will not satisfy degree requirements, but the grade from the "extra" major field course will get averaged into the major field GPA.

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Electrical Engineering majors, following the 2006-2008 catalog years.

All options of Electrical Engineering (electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and computer engineering). Upon approval by the department advisor, students may use one EL ENGR 194 or one EL ENGR 199 (minimum 2 units and maximum 4 units) to satisfy degree requirements. The 194 EL ENGR or 199 EL ENGR units used in this way are only allowed to replace the laboratory course requirement within the student's selected pathway as described above. The theme of the 194 EL ENGR or EL ENGR 199 work must be related to the student's pathway. Additional EL ENGR 194s and EL ENGR 199s will not satisfy any other degree requirement. Enrollment in additional EL ENGR 194s or 199s will count as excess units.  Students may petition to have one EE 194 or 199 counted as an "extra" major field course.  If the petition is approved the course will not satisfy degree requirements, but the grade from the "extra" major field course will get averaged into the major field GPA

Electrical Engineering Standard, following 2005-2006 catalog years and prior:

  1. Students may petition at 6426BH to use only one EL ENGR 194 or 199 (2 units minimum) to satisfy 2 units of major field LAB elective.
  2. Enrollment in additional EL ENGR 194 or 199s will count as excess units. Students may petition to have one EL ENGR 194 or 199 counted as an "extra" major field course. If the petition is approved the course will not satisfy degree requirements, but the grade from the "extra" major field course will get averaged into the major field GPA.
  3. Students may petition to request that an EL ENGR 194 or 199 satisfy an electrical engineering elective or a second lab elective (but please know most petitions of this kind are not approved).

Biomedical Option, following 2005-2006 catalog years and prior:

Electrical Engineering majors following the biomedical option:

  1. Students can enroll in EL ENGR 194 or 199s, but will not be allowed to use any 194 or 199 to satisfy degree requirements as a lab elective or as a major field elective.
  2. Students may file a petition at 6426BH to have one EL ENGR 194 or 199s counted as "extra" major field courses. If this petition is approved, the course will not satisfy degree requirements, but the grade from the "extra" major field course will get averaged into the major field GPA.
  3. Students may file a petition to request that an EL ENGR 194 or 199 satisfy a biomedical engineering elective (but please know that most petitions of this kind are not approved).

Computer Engineering Option, following 2005-2006 catalog years and prior:

Electrical Engineering majors following the computer engineering option:

  1. Students can enroll in EL ENGR 194 or 199s, but will not be allowed to use any 194 or 199 to satisfy degree requirements as a major field elective.
  2. Students may file a petition at 6426BH to have one EL ENGR 194 or 199s counted as "extra" major field course. If this petition is approved the course will not satisfy degree requirements, but the grade from the "extra" major field course will get averaged into the major field GPA.
  3. Students may file a petition to request that an EL ENGR 194 or 199 satisfy a computer engineering elective (but please know that most petitions of this kind are not approved).

Materials Engineering majors, following all catalog years.
Materials Engineering students who want to have a MAT SCI 194 or 199 be considered for major field credit must file a petition at 6426BH for consideration.

Mechanical Engineering majors, following the 2006-2009 catalogs (Mechanical Engineering curricula includes two Mechanical electives (8.0 units):
Students may petition at 6426 BH to use 4.0 units of an MECH&AE 194 or 199 as a Mechanical Elective.  However, the 2006-2009 catalogs requires 2 MECH electives (8.0 units), therefore it is highly unlikely that the department would approve a MECH&AE 194/ or 199 to satisfy one of two electives required.

Students may petition to have one MECH&AE 199 (4.0 unit) to count as an "extra" major field course.
This means the course would get averaged into your major field gpa, however the course would NOT satisfy an elective course for degree requirements.

Mechanical Engineering majors, following the 2005-2006 catalog years and prior.
Mechanical Engineering (curricula includes 5 technical electives (20.0 units) and 1 free technical elective (4.0 units)).

  1. Students may petition to use one MECH&AE 199 (4.0 units) as a free technical elective (same instructor all 4 units). 
  2. Students may petition to use 4 units of MECH&AE 194 as free technical elective. It is  highly unlikely that the department would approve a MECH&AE 194 as a free technical elective.
  3. Students may petition to use 4.0 units of MECH&AE 194/or 199 as a technical elective. However, the 2005-2006 catalog and prior requires five technical electives (20.0 units), therefore it is highly unlikely that a MECH&AE 194/ or 199 would be approved to satisfy one of five technical electives required.
  4. MAXIMUM 4 units of MECH&AE 194 or 199 may be used toward elective credit.
  5. Enrollment in additional MECH&AE 194 or 199s will count as excess units.
  6. Students may petition to have one MECH&AE 199 (4.0 unit) to count as an "extra" major field course.  This means the course would get averaged into your major field gpa, however the course would NOT satisfy any elective course for degree requirements.

 
 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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