Degree requirements are subject to policies and regulations, including the following:
Students should take advantage of academic support resources, but they are ultimately responsible for keeping informed of and complying with the rules, regulations, and policies affecting their academic standing.
Study lists require approval of the dean of the school or a designated representative. It is the student’s responsibility to present a study list that reflects satisfactory progress toward the Bachelor of Science degree, according to standards set by the faculty. Study lists or programs of study that do not comply with these standards may result in enforced withdrawal from UCLA or other academic action.
Undergraduate students in the school are expected to enroll in at least 12 units each term. Students enrolling in fewer than 12 units must obtain approval by petition to the dean before enrolling in classes. The normal program is 16 units per term. Students may not enroll in more than 21 units per term unless an Excess Unit Petition is approved in advance by the dean.
Full-time UCLA Samueli undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 36 units in three consecutive terms in which they are registered.
Some portions of Advanced Placement (AP) Examination credit are evaluated by corresponding UCLA course number. If students take the equivalent UCLA course, a deduction of UCLA unit credit is made prior to graduation. See the AP credit table.
Credit earned through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) may not be applied toward the bachelor’s degree.
Effective for students admitted fall 2017 and later, after completing 105 lower-division quarter units toward the degree in all institutions attended, students are allowed no further unit credit for courses completed at a community college or for lower-division courses completed at any institution outside of the University of California. The University of California does not grant transfer credit for community college or lower-division courses beyond 105 quarter units, but students may still receive subject credit for this coursework to satisfy lower-division requirements. Units earned through Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and/or A-Level examinations are not included in the limitation. Units earned at any UC campus (through extension, summer, cross-campus, UCEAP, Intercampus Visitor Program, and regular academic year enrollment) are not included in the limitation. To convert semester units into quarter units, multiply the semester units by 1.5; for example, 12 semester units x 1.5 = 18 quarter units. To convert quarter units into semester units, multiply the quarter units by .666; for example, 12 quarter units x .666 = 7.99 or 8 semester units.
No credit is granted toward the bachelor’s degree for college foreign language courses equivalent to quarter levels one and two if the equivalent of level two of the same language was completed with satisfactory grades in high school.
For undergraduate students who repeat a total of 16 or fewer units, only the most recently earned letter grades and grade points are computed in the grade-point average (GPA). After repeating 16 units, the GPA is based on all letter grades assigned and total units attempted. The grade assigned each time a course is taken is permanently recorded on the transcript.
UCLA Samueli students in good academic standing may be permitted to have a minor or double major. The second major must be outside the school (e.g., Electrical Engineering major and Economics major). If approved, no more than 20 upper-division units may be shared by both majors. UCLA Samueli students are not permitted to have a double major with two school majors (e.g., Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering). Students may file an Undergraduate Request to Double Major or Add Minor form at the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, or online through the petition process web page. The school determines final approval of a minor or double major request; review is done on a case-by-case basis, and filing the request does not guarantee approval. Students interested in a minor or double major should schedule an appointment with an academic counselor online.
While minor and double major requests are considered, specializations are not considered.
It is mandatory for all students entering undergraduate programs to have their course of study approved by an academic counselor. After the first term, curricular and career advising is accomplished on a formal basis. First-year students are assigned a faculty adviser in their particular specialization.
In addition, undergraduate students are assigned, by major, to an academic counselor in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs who provides them with advice regarding general requirements for degrees, and UC, UCLA, and school regulations and procedures. It is the student’s responsibility to periodically meet with their academic counselor, as well as with their faculty adviser, to discuss curriculum requirements, programs of study, and any other academic matters of concern.
Students normally follow the curriculum in effect when they enter the school. California community college transfer students may also select the curriculum in the UCLA General Catalog in effect at the time they began their community college work in an engineering program, provided attendance has been continuous since that time.
Students admitted to UCLA in fall quarter 2012 and thereafter use the Degree Audit system, which can be accessed through MyUCLA.
UCLA Samueli undergraduate students following a Catalog year prior to fall quarter 2012 should schedule an appointment with their academic counselor online to review course credit and degree requirements and for program planning.
The student’s regular faculty adviser is available to assist in planning electives and for discussions regarding career objectives. Students should discuss their elective plan with the adviser and obtain the adviser’s approval.
Students should also see any member or members of the faculty specially qualified in their major for advice in working out a program of major courses.
Students are assigned to advisers by majors and major fields of interest. A specific adviser, or an adviser in a particular engineering department, may be requested by logging in to MyEngineering and clicking on the My Advisors link.
Academic counselors in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs assist students with UCLA procedures and answer questions related to general requirements.