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Welcome

The Office of Student Services provides a variety of support and guidance to undergraduate UCLA Arts students.

Services and information offered include:

  • Maintaining an up-to-date online degree audit for each student
  • Reviewing and processing double major petitions, minor petitions, education abroad petitions, and transferable coursework petitions
  • Reviewing and processing student petitions requesting exceptions to University, School, and departmental policies
  • Providing support to students who are on academic difficulty
  • Providing support for Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals
  • Providing official clearance for graduation

Many common questions can be answered by reviewing the information provided on the website.

In-person office hours:

  • Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Virtual office hours:

  • Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Fall Quarter 2026 Enrollment Deadlines

  • Last day to DROP IMPACTED COURSES is Friday of 2nd Week, Oct. 9
  • Last day to ADD ALL CLASSES is Friday of 3rd Week, Oct. 16
  • Last day to DROP NON-IMPACTED COURSES is Friday of 4th Week, Oct. 23
  • Last day to CHANGE THE GRADING BASIS (optional pass/no pass) is Friday of 6th Week, Nov. 6

Please note: the deadlines to add, drop, or change the grading basis for a course are strictly enforced. If a student would like to petition for excess study list units (20+ units in a quarter), please submit a petition via the following MyUCLA Form: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms.

Graduating?
Check out our Steps to Take After Graduation checklist

Questions?
Please come to 2200 Broad Art Center or send us an email to students@arts.ucla.edu.

UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture

Office of Student Services
Broad Art Center, Room 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1620

Contact: students@arts.ucla.edu

Counseling Staff:

Shantel Daniels
Director
shantel.daniels@arts.ucla.edu

Giselle Velazquez
Assistant Director
gvelazquez@arts.ucla.edu

Michelle Maye
Assistant Director
mmaye@arts.ucla.edu

Useful Information

It is your responsibility to keep informed of and to comply with the rules, regulations, and policies affecting your academic degree and progress. Meeting academic deadlines, monitoring your study list for accuracy, completing requisites, and fulfilling degree requirements are all part of your academic duties as students.

Part of student responsibility is taking advantage of the resources and assistance that UCLA has to offer. Please see the Academic Advising section for a list of advisers whom you should contact with questions or concerns about any of the above.

If you have a question about degree requirements, contact the Office of Student Services.

Advisors:

Shantel Daniels, Giselle Velazquez, Michelle Maye
2200 Broad Art Center

students@arts.ucla.edu

If you are a current student and have specific questions about your major requirements, you should contact your departmental adviser:

Architectural Studies
Verlena Johnsonverlena.johnson@aud.ucla.edu
Jim Kiesjim.kies@aud.ucla.edu
Art
Erin Kermanikian erin.kermanikian@arts.ucla.edu
Design | Media Arts
Briana Chavez brianac30@arts.ucla.edu
World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Rafael Gayoso (WAC)rafaelg212@arts.ucla.edu
Matt Dingman (Dance)dingman@arts.ucla.edu

You are responsible for your course schedule and enrollment. The School of the Arts and Architecture has enrollment deadlines that are different from the College of Letters and Science and other Schools at UCLA. The enrollment deadlines are strictly enforced and exceptions are rarely granted.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns. If you have missed an enrollment deadline, a petition will be required.

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Incoming freshman and transfer students to the School of the Arts and Architecture are strongly encouraged to attend the UCLA New Student Orientation Program (summer). At orientation, students will receive important academic advising, will meet with their departmental advisers, and will attend several other important events.

For more information on New Student Orientation, please visit the New Student and Transition Programs website. (http://www.newstudents.ucla.edu/)

The UCLA Degree Audit is an automated web-based application that allows you to view all of your degree requirements, courses you have taken, grades you have received, any transferable course work, and how it all fits together to show and track your degree progress. The UCLA Degree Audit allows you to monitor your degree progress as well as plan out the courses you may wish to take in upcoming quarters.

  1. Logon to myUCLA
  2. Under Academic Profile, click on the UCLA Degree Audit. This will take you to a new window.
  3. When you are on the Degree Audit Self Service page, click on New Audit.
  4. At the Request an Audit page, make sure Run Current Programs is selected.
  5. Click on Run Audit. This will enable you to see the most up-to-date version of your degree audit. This will take you back to the first page where you will see two "wheels" spinning. When the "wheels" stop spinning, you will be at the Completed Audit Requests page. Click on the View Audit link (far right column). Voilá, you’re in!

You can also access your degree audit here. (www.dars.ucla.edu)

If you need assistance interpreting your degree audit or have questions or concerns about its content, please contact an adviser in the Office of Student Services.

You must meet three types of requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree:
(1) University requirements
(2) School/General Education requirements
(3) Department requirements

University Requirements

Entry level writing requirement (ELWR) or English as a Second Language (ESL): If not satisfied at entrance to UCLA, you must enroll in courses at the level determined by performance on either the Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) or the English as a Second Language Placement Exam (ESLPE). This requirement must be satisfied by the end of your first year in residence at UCLA.

American History and Institutions (AH&I): If not satisfied upon entrance to UCLA, see your degree audit, AH&I section, for the list of qualifying courses.

School Requirements
Unit requirement for graduation:

No less than 180 units and no more than 216 units (excluding AP or IB credit), including a minimum of 64 upper division units (courses numbered 100 – 199).

Scholarship Requirement for Graduation:

(1) 2.0 cumulative GPA, (2) 2.0 GPA in all upper division courses in the major, (3) 2.0 GPA in all courses applied toward General Education (GE), (4) 2.0 GPA in graduation term.

Writing I:

English Composition 3, 3D, 3DS, 3E, 3SL with a minimum grade of “C”. This course must be taken for a letter grade and completed by the end of your first year of residency at UCLA.

Writing II:

One course from the Writing II list with a minimum grade of “C”. This course must be taken for a letter grade and completed by the end of your second year of residency at UCLA. NOTE: A Writing II course also approved for General Education will satisfy the Writing II requirement AND apply toward the relevant foundation area of General Education. A qualifying non-major upper division Writing II course may satisfy the Writing II requirement and apply toward the School's upper division non-major requirement. See your degree audit, Writing II section, for the list of qualifying courses.

Quantitative Reasoning:

Must be completed with a “Pass” or a minimum grade of “C”. May be satisfied by an SAT Reasoning score of 620 or better, SAT Subject Math score of 550 or better, an ACT Mathematics Test score of 26 or better (effective Fall 2017), a Math AP score of 3 or higher, or by taking one of the following courses:

Foreign Language:

This requirement can be met by one of the following: (1) achieving a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Exam in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish; or a score of 4 or 5 in Latin, (2) for languages other than Spanish and Portuguese, presenting a UCLA foreign language proficiency examination score, indicating competency through level two, (3) completing a college-level foreign language course equivalent to UCLA’s level two or above with a “Pass” or a minimum grade of “C”. Students choosing to meet the foreign language requirement with Spanish or Portuguese must enroll in a level two course. The foreign language requirement should be completed within the first six quarters of residency.

Upper Division Non-Major Course Requirement:

You are required to complete 12 additional units of upper division (numbered 100-199) coursework outside of your major department. Courses used for Upper Division Non Major may not overlap with General Education requirements.

Diversity Requirement:

The diversity requirement is predicated on the notion that students in the arts must be trained to understand local, national, and global realities in which they make, understand, interpret art and teach art. Those realities include the multicultural, transnational, and global nature of contemporary society. You are required to complete at least one course that considers inter-group dynamics along with such social dimensions as race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, age, and disability. Qualifying courses are included in some majors, foundation areas of GE, and upper division elective courses. As such, you are not required to complete an additional course to satisfy the diversity requirement. See your degree audit, Diversity section, for the list of qualifying courses.

General Education Requirements (GE)

A minimum GPA of 2.0 (“C”) is required in all courses applied toward GE requirements, and most courses can be taken on a P/NP grading basis. See your degree audit, GE sections, for lists of qualifying courses.

Foundations of the Arts and Humanities:

Three courses total, with one in each subgroup.
Literary and Cultural Analysis
Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis
Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice

Foundations of Society and Culture:

Three courses total, with at least one in each subgroup.
Historical Analysis
Social Analysis

Foundations of Scientific Inquiry:

Two courses total. If both courses are selected from the same subgroup, courses must be from different departments in the sciences.
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Department Requirements:

Courses used for the major may not overlap with the 12-unit Upper Division Non-Major requirement.

Preparation for the Major

NOTE: Courses that do not satisfy specific University, school, or department requirements are referred to as electives and can be used to meet the minimum 180 unit requirement for graduation

Please visit the UCLA General Catalog for more information.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns.

Clusters are yearlong, collaboratively taught, interdisciplinary courses that focus on a topic of timely importance, such as the global environment or interracial dynamics. The courses are taught by some of UCLA’s most distinguished faculty members and seasoned graduate students. During Fall and Winter Quarters, you attend lecture courses and small discussion sections and/or laboratories. In Spring Quarter, you enroll in one of a number of satellite seminars dealing with topics related to the cluster theme. The third quarter GE Cluster course can apply toward a GE requirement and a Writing II requirement.

For information on the UCLA Cluster Program and GE Clusters being offered each year, please visit the Freshman Cluster Program website.

For information on how a GE Cluster may apply to your degree requirements, please contact the Office of Student Services.

If you took AP exams and received scores of three (3) or higher, you may have satisfied one or more of the University or School requirements.

For information on how your AP credit may transfer to UCLA, please consult the Undergraduate Admissions Office website or contact the Office of Student Services.

For information on how your IB credit may transfer to UCLA, please contact the Office of Student Services.

The School of the Arts and Architecture does not have an honors program. However, you may take honors courses and if you have a second major in the College of Letters and Science, you may be eligible to participate in their Honors Program. Students in the School of the Arts and Architecture may receive Dean's Quarterly Honors.

The Dean’s Honors list recognizes high scholastic achievement in any one term. The following criteria are used to note Dean’s Honors on student records: a 3.913 grade-point average (GPA), with at least 12 letter-graded units. The minimum GPA required is subject to change on an annual basis. Students are not eligible for Dean’s Honors in any given term if they receive an Incomplete or a Not Passed (NP) grade, change a grade, or repeat a course. Dean’s Honors are automatically recorded on the transcript for the appropriate term.

For more information on the variety of honors available to students in the School, please consult the General Catalog.

The majority of scholarships and grants within the School of the Arts and Architecture are administered by the individual departments. You should check with your departmental adviser for more information. All other financial aid is handled by UCLA Financial Aid and Scholarships in Murphy Hall.

Minimum Progress
You must pass a minimum of 36 units each three consecutive quarters in residence. Failure to meet this requirement will result in academic probation. You are subject to dismissal if you fail to pass a minimum of 32 units in three consecutive quarters in residence. Your progress is monitored each quarter by the Office of Student Services.

Minimum GPA
A cumulative GPA of 2.0 (“C”) is required in all work attempted at the University of California, exclusive of courses in UCLA Extension and those graded Passed/Not Passed. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 (“C”) is also required in all upper division courses in the major taken at the University, as well as in all courses applied toward general education.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns.

A double major consists of both a primary and secondary major. Your primary major must be in the School of the Arts and Architecture. To apply for a double major, you must complete and submit a petition for Change of Academic Program. The petition must be approved by both departments offering each major and submitted to the Office of Student Services for final consideration. A student may submit their double major petition via the following MyUCLA Form: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms.

Visit the UG Admissions website for a list of majors offered at UCLA

A copy of the School’s policies on double majoring can be obtained from the Office of Student Services.

Consult with the department offering the minor and the Office of Student Services both must approve your request to add a minor. A student may submit their minor declaration petition via the following MyUCLA Form: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms.

Visit the UG Admissions website for a list of minors and specializations offered at UCLA

With proper planning and consultation with the appropriate academic advisers, many students in the School of the Arts and Architecture are able to study abroad during their time at UCLA. We encourage you to study abroad through UC EAP, which is the official, system wide study abroad program for the University of California. Studying abroad does require special clearance from the Office of Student Services. If you would like to submit your study abroad clearance to the Office of Student Services, please use the following UCLA Form: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms

For information on UC EAP programs available, as well as other study abroad opportunities, please visit the International Education Office website.

If you are planning on taking GE courses in the summer at another college/university, you must determine whether the courses are transferable to UCLA. Consult with one of the advisers in the Office of Student Services. An advisor can verify if the course(s) you want to take will transfer to UCLA and satisfy a GE or major requirement. Or, visit www.transferology.com.

When you have completed the course(s), request an official transcript be sent to UCLA Undergraduate Admissions.

Please note that concurrent enrollment at UCLA and another college or university is not allowed during the regular academic year (fall, winter, and spring quarters). You may enroll concurrently at another institution and UCLA during the summer. Schedule an appointment with a Student Services adviser to discuss your options. You must abide by Senior Residency Requirements.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns prior to completing any coursework at another institution. If you would like to petition a transfer course for a University, Proficiency, or General Education requirement please refer to this link: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms.

You can withdraw from a quarter provided that no courses have been completed for the quarter. The deadline for withdrawing is the last day of classes. Your status may affect your return to UCLA. You should discuss withdrawing with a adviser in the Office of Student Services, your departmental adviser(s), and the Financial Aid Office (if you are receiving financial aid) before deciding to withdraw.

Please visit the Registrar’s Office website for more information on registration and withdrawing

Upper Division 195-199 tutorials vary by department. However, all majors offer Individual Studies (197) or Directed Research/Senior Project (199) courses for advanced students. A contract, initiated by you via MyUCLA, must be approved by the faculty mentor and department chair prior to enrollment. No more than eight units of upper division tutorial courses may be taken per quarter. You are limited to 32 units of upper division tutorial coursework for a letter grade.

Please see the department adviser of the area you wish to pursue an independent study or internship for more information.

You are considered to be in residence when enrolled in courses at UCLA with a major in the School of the Arts and Architecture. Of the last 45 units completed toward a bachelor's degree, 35 units must be earned in residence in the School of the Arts and Architecture.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns.

You must identify the term you expect to complete degree requirements through MyUCLA by the time you complete 160 units. Once you complete 160 or more units, a fee is assessed each time you change your degree expected term. Friday of the second week of classes is the last day to declare candidacy for a current term (with fee depending on units completed). Declaration of candidacy after the second week may result in a degree award date for the following term and additional penalty fees.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns.

The School of the Arts and Architecture’s commencement ceremony typically falls on the Saturday after spring quarter finals week. The date is finalized and published during winter quarter every year.

Latin Honors are awarded at graduation to students with superior grade-point averages. To be eligible, students must have completed 90 or more units for a letter grade at the University of California. The levels of honors are summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude. The minimum GPAs required are subject to change on an annual basis. Required GPAs in effect in the graduating year determine student eligibility.

The current year’s Latin Honors minimum GPAs are listed at the bottom of your degree audit under Latin Honors.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions or concerns.

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Commencement

Congratulations to all UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture graduates! We invite you and your family and friends to join our faculty and staff in celebrating your academic and artistic achievements at this year's commencement ceremony.

For more information about commencement, please visit commencement.arts.ucla.edu.