Frequently Asked Questions for Degree Candidates
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Academic Residence - What is the academic residence requirement?
Of the last 48 units completed for the B.S. degree, 36 must be earned in residence in HSSEAS on this campus. No more than 16 of the 36 units may be completed in Summer Sessions at UCLA.
Academic Residence - What is the academic residence requirement?
Commencement- Who is eligible to participate in HSSEAS Commencement?
More information can be found here.
Commencement- Who is eligible to participate in HSSEAS Commencement?
Commencement- Where do I find the info?
Commencement- Where do I find the info?
Credit Issue with my DARS Web Audit?
Please refer to the DARS FAQ here
Credit Issue with my DARS Web Audit?
Declare Degree Expected Term – How do I declare it?
Deadline for declaration or change of bachelor’s degree candidacy on my UCLA is BEFORE 172 units for Engineering students. After 172 units there is a Registrar fee http://registrar.ucla.edu/Fees-Residence/Degree-and-Diploma-Fees http://registrar.ucla.edu/Fees-Residence/Degree-and-Diploma-Fees. You may declare or change your degree expected term on myUCLA until second week of the quarter prior to your degree expected term. After second week of the term prior to your degree expected term, you must declare your degree expected term in person at 1113 Murphy Hall or complete and mail the Declaration of Degree Candidacy form.
Declare Degree Expected Term – How do I declare it?
Degree Audit – I have not received my degree audit, what should I do?
You must filed a Statement of Degree Candidacy form (SDC) and wait approximately 15-20 business days. Then you will receive an audit of your requirements to the email address on MyUCLA. Only if it has been more than 20 business days since you filed your SDC and you still have not received your audit, Please send a message center to https://sa.ucla.edu/MessageCenter/OneStop/Home/PostMessage?topicId=466
Degree Audit – I have not received my degree audit, what should I do?
Degree Audit – Important Information if you received your Degree Audit.
Degree Candidates are advised to review their transcripts before degree completion and immediately upon posting of final term grades. You must immediately notify your HSSEAS Degree Auditor degree_auditor@seas.ucla.edu of any failed, non-passing, incomplete or “DR” grades OR of any changes to your academic record. Your degree will be awarded upon successful completion of final coursework. On degree conferral, the undergraduate record is closed. Students may not graduate in one term and then retroactively add majors, minors, or specializations or complete course work or add/drop courses, and so forth.
Degree Audit – Important Information if you received your Degree Audit.
Degree Expected Term – What is this?
Your degree expected term is the year and quarter that you plan to complete all your major requirements for your bachelor’s degree.
Degree Expected Term – What is this?
Degree Verification – What are my options?
Certificate of Completion – If you need degree verification before transcripts are available, then you may submit an Early Certificate of Completion Request ONLY after you have completed the degree audit process and verified through myUCLA that final grades are available. FEES: The first certificate of completion is free of charge. A $15.00 fee is charged to your BruinBill account for each additional copy. Read the instructions on the PDF form first before submitting an Early Certificate of Completion Request. Transcripts See the section below about Transcripts. Diplomas See the entry below about Diplomas.
Degree Verification – What are my options?
Diplomas – How and when can I get mine?
Diplomas are available approximately three to four months after your degree award date. You will find info about ordering your diploma and diploma FAQs here. To check the status of your diploma, you may call the diploma hotline at 310-825-8883.
Diplomas – How and when can I get mine?
Can I enroll in less than 12 units?
Eligibility for the Fee Reduction
Fee Reduction – What is this?
As a Samueli Engineering undergraduate student, you may be eligible for a fee reduction if you are:A degree candidate and in any one of your last three academic terms before degree completion and are enrolled in 10 units or less in that term. If you choose to file this petition in a quarter prior to your final term, then you will not be approved for a fee reduction in your final term. You may only receive a fee reduction once in your last three academic terms on the basis of being a degree candidate. If you wish to have a fee reduction for your final term, you must first: 1. Follow the degree audit process and 2. Receive confirmation from the degree auditor that you need no more than 10 units to complete your degree requirements and that you will be completing your degree at the end of the quarter in question. The degree auditor will inform you of the necessary paperwork to be filed. Or if you wish to have a fee reduction for one of your last three academic terms (not your final term), send a message center for more information on the petition process.
You may also be eligible for a fee reduction if you are a student who is not able to manage full-time enrollment for reasons of family responsibilities or for health reasons and intends to enroll in 10 units or less. It is presumed that your part-time student status is of a long-term nature and valid documentation must be provided for fee reduction consideration. Students who work 20 hours or more may petition to drop below the minimum term enrollment requirement of 12 units; however, may only be considered for one-quarter of a fee reduction for employment reasons.
If you believe you are eligible for a fee reduction based on the above reasons and wish to be considered for a fee reduction you should submit the fee reduction form through Workflow BY the week two deadline.
Reasons for a fee reduction request
- Degree candidate – Workflow does not have a degree candidate as an option for reason. In the text box under reasons please indicate that you are filing based on degree candidacy. Also, attach a copy of the fee reduction form with reason.You may only receive a fee reduction once in your last three academic terms on the basis of being a degree candidate.
- Medical reasons – on the workflow form, select the reason as medical AND you must provide medical documentation.
- Employment reasons – on the workflow form, select the reasons for employment AND you must provide verification of employment for 20+ hours a week. Students who work 20 hours or more may petition to drop below the minimum term enrollment requirement of 12 units; however, may only be considered for one-quarter of a fee reduction for employment reasons.
- Personal reasons – if you are a student who is not able to manage full-time enrollment for reasons of family responsibilities, you must first communicate with an academic counselor to discuss the specifics of your situation for consideration BEFOREthe second-week fee reduction form submission deadline