UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

16 / ADMISSIONS
son of the department, indicating that the
necessary faculty sponsorship and facilities
are available , formal invitations are issued
by the Dean of the Graduate Division.
General information on Visiting Scholar
status and privileges may be obtained from
the Fellowship and Assistantship
the Graduate Division.
Admissions
Section of
An applicant for admission to the Graduate
Divison from a U.S. college or university is
expected to hold a bachelor 's degree from a
regionally accredited institution , comparable
in standard and content to a bachelor's
degree from the University of California.
Graduates from institutions which have only
candidacy status with the regional associations
will be considered only in exceptional
cases. In addition , the applicant is expected,
at minimum, to have achieved a "B" average,
or its equivalent if the letter grade system is
not used, for the last two years of undergraduate
and any postbaccalaureate study.
An applicant for admission to the Graduate
Division with a university -level degree from
a fully recognized academic institution outside
the United States, is expected to hold an
academic degree or professional title (i.e.,
Engineer ) comparable in standard and content
to a bachelor 's degree from the University
of California . Eligibility is judged by
grades (marks), class obtained , or rank
achieved in class . For preliminary screening
purposes , foreign applicants should accompany
a request for application material with
information about previous academic background
(names of institutions attended,
degrees obtained or expected , and scholarship
attained ), and state the proposed graduate
program or major field of interest.
Because the evaluation of foreign credentials
may take considerable time, however , applicants
with credentials from institutions in
other countries are advised to submit
applications at least two months before the
published deadlines.
Please note that whatever the type of educational
system from which one has graduated,
there are no special graduate, limited or
unclassified categories of admission to UCLA.
On some occasions , however , applicants may
be considered for admission for coursework
without a degree objective (No Degree
Objective -NDO). For example , applicants in
this category may be students making up
subject deficiencies for entrance into medical
school , teachers with master 's degrees or
higher who wish a term or two of refresher
study for sabbatical leave , foreign students
on a year's stay in the United States, or those
with a professional master 's degree in one
discipline wishing to gain knowledge in
another . Those applying for this status must
meet the above general University admission
requirements.
Application
The prospective student may obtain the combined
application for Graduate Admission/
Fellowships and Financial Aid forms in person
or- by mail from Graduate Admissions,
Graduate Division, 1247 Murphy Hall,
UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024, or
from the department in which he/she wishes
to study. With the application form, the
UCLA Information for Graduate Applicants is
enclosed. The pamphlet lists the major fields
offered, the individual departmental requirements
and other pertinent information.
Application for admission to graduate status
is limited to Fall, Winter , and Spring Quarters
of the regular academic year. Some
departments limit admission to Fall Quarter
only, because of their sequential arrangement
of courses and seminars . Such restrictions
are listed in the UCLA Information for
Graduate Applicants pamphlet. Enrollment in
courses in the Summer Sessions does not
constitute admission to graduate status (see
Enrollment in Summer Sessions, page 17).
Applications and supporting papers should
be submitted to Graduate Admissions, Graduate
Division, on or before the following
dates:
December 30, 1979 for the Fall Quarter, 1980
October 1, 1980 for the Winter Quarter, 1981
December 30, 1980 for the Spring Quarter,
1981
For those interested in applying for the 1981-
82 academic year, the deadline for application
are as follows:
December 30, 1980 for the Fall Quarter, 1981
October 1, 1981 for the Winter Quarter, 1982
December 30, 1981 for the Spring Quarter,
1982
Applications postmarked after the published
deadlines will be considered only in accordance
with enrollment limitations, and
availability of funds remaining
support.
for financial
The following materials should accompany
the application:
1. Application fee of $20.00* (nonrefundable),
by check or money order payable to the
Regents of the University of California.
2. Official transcripts of record, in duplicate,
from each college or university at which the
applicant has completed work. (Transcripts
should accompany or immediately follow
the application and are nonreturnable.) One
set of transcripts will become a part of the
Graduate Admissions file, and the other set
will be sent to the major department to assist
in the evaluation of the applicant's past
"There will be a $5.00 increase in the Application Fee, effective
with the 1980-81 Academic Year (1981-82 applications
which will be available to prospective students in September,
1980). All students who apply for admission for the
1980-81 Academic Year will pay the current $20.00 fee.
Those students who apply for 1981-82 will pay the increased
fee of $25.00. An academic year consists of Fall, Winter, and
Spring Quarters.
record and for advisory purposes regarding
his/her graduate studies at UCLA. If the student
has graduated from UCLA or from
another University of California campus and
completed there the last two years of study
for the bachelor's degree, transcripts are
requested from only that campus. (For
detailed information, see UCLA Information
for Graduate Applicants.)
The Graduate Record
Examination
As an additional means of evaluating the
qualifications of applicants, a number of
departments and schools include the
nationally standardized Graduate Record
Examination among criteria for judgment.
(For departments requiring the GRE, consult
UCLA Information for Graduate Applicants
pamphlet.)
Even though your application may be considered
complete in the Graduate Admissions
Office, departments requiring the GRE
will not make a recommendation
receipt of the score reports.
prior to
Applications for and information concerning
the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
may be obtained from offices of the Educational
Testing Service, either at Box 995, Princeton,
New Jersey 08540, or at 1947 Center
Street, Berkeley, California 94704. GRE scores
should be directed to the department. Graduate
Admissions has
these scores.
no provision for forwarding
U.S. students who will be seniors in 1980-81,
who are receiving financial aid at an undergraduate
institution, and whose estimated
parental contribution is calculated at zero are
eligible to apply for GRE Fee Waivers. For
additional information on the GRE Fee
Waiver, write to the Associate Program
Director, Educational Testing Service, Princeton,
New Jersey 08540.
1980-81 GRE TEST DATES
October 18, 1980 February 7, 1981
December 13, 1980 April 25, 1981
June 13, 1981
(Aptitude Only)
We strongly urge that all nationally
administered tests be taken by February, but
not later than April.
Letters of Recommendation
Though letters of recommendation are not a
Graduate Division requirement, most graduate
professional schools , departments and
interdepartmental programs require applicants
to submit three letters of recommendation
attesting to the ability of the applicant to
succeed in graduate study. The letters are
typically used to augment, validate or explain
the information provided in the formal
application, Statement of Purpose, and/or
essay. For some applicants, the information
provided in these letters will mean the
difference between acceptance and rejection.