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Research Requirements
When to Apply to UCLA Grad Programs
Most departments and schools have deadlines in November and early
December for the following Fall term (nearly a year in advance).
Be sure to consult your specicUCLA graduate program for the specic
deadline for your proposed major. Applications to some programs may be
considered if received after a programs stated deadline, provided that the
enrollment limitations have not been exceeded. Contact the program directly
for further information if you are considering trying to apply after a deadline.
Fellowships and other nancial support depend on availability of funds.

How to Apply
The UCLA application for graduate admission should be used to apply for all
programs with the exception of Medicine, Law, Dentistry, and MBA and MFE
programs in the Anderson Graduate School of Management, which have
separate admission application processes.
University regulations do not permit an applicant to apply to more than one
major, with the exception of already-established concurrent or articulated
degrees.
Please decide which of our programs is most appropriate for you prior to
submitting an application. Only one application can be considered.

Application Types
NEW
If you are applying to UCLA as a graduate student for the rst time, or if you
have applied before but were not admitted, complete all parts of the
application. The $90.00 (for U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents) or $110.00
(for all other applicants) application fee must be submitted online by credit or
debit card before the application can be processed.

RENEWAL
If you led an application for graduate admission at UCLA within the last year
and were admitted but did not register, be sure to select Renewal from the
dropdown menu at Application Type in the application. Submit only the
application, and any additional or updated information or records. One renewal
of application is accepted without the application fee.
After the rst renewal the application fee must be submitted with each
subsequent application. If you applied and were admitted more than one year
ago, you must submit a new application, the application fee, and all required

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ago, you must submit a new application, the application fee, and all required
materials.

READMISSION
If you have ever registered as a graduate student at UCLA, whether you
completed a graduate program or not, complete all parts of the application.
The application fee must be submitted with the application.
Formal application for readmission is not required of a student returning from
an ocial leave of absence, nor is formal application required of a currently
enrolled UCLA graduate student changing from one major to another.

READMISSION WITH DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION

If you are returning to your graduate program to take an examination or to le a
thesis or dissertation, and you have already spoken to your chair about your
plans, select Readmit w Dept Rec.

EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM

If you are applying to UCLA as an Education Abroad Program reciprocity visitor,
be sure to select EAP from the dropdown menu at Application Type in the
application. Complete all parts of the application.

Application Fees
$90.00: U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
$110.00: All other applicants
The application fee is devoted to the administrative cost of processing all
applications received, and is not refundable under any circumstances,
regardless of the outcome, the date of ling, time of review, or if, for whatever
the reason, the application is withdrawn.
Application Fees, Fee Deferrals and Fee Waivers

Fee Deferrals
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program (PPIA) Applicants
Applicants who are sponsored by the Public Policy and International Affairs
Fellowship Program are eligible for a deferral of the application fee. In the
application, on the Plans for Graduate Study page, select PPIA under Program
Participation. In the Supporting Documents Upload section of the application,
upload a letter from the program ocer verifying sponsorship.

Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) Applicants

Applicants who are sponsored by the Vietnam Education Foundation are
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Applicants who are sponsored by the Vietnam Education Foundation are

eligible for a deferral of the application fee. In the application, on the Plans for
Graduate Study page, select VEF under Program Participation. In the
Supporting Documents Upload section of the application, upload a letter from
the Foundation verifying sponsorship.

Fee Waivers
Waivers of the $90.00 application fee are available for applicants who a)
participate(d) in one of these programs or b) demonstrate nancial need as
described below.

PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Participants in the following programs are eligible for fee waivers. In the
application, on the Plans for Graduate Study page, select one or more of the
programs in which you participated and upload a letter from the program
director conrming your participation.

California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)

California State University (CSU) Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program
Florida A&M University Graduate Feeder Scholars Program (FAMU GFSP)
Gates Millennium Scholars
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
McNair Scholars
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
Research Initiative for Science Enhancement (MBRS RISE)
Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
UC- HBCU Initiative
UC Leadership through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS)

NEED-BASED FEE WAIVERS

Waivers of UCLAs application fee are available for U.S. citizens, Permanent
Residents and others who meet the following criteria:
Are currently enrolled in a college or university
and
Receive need-based nancial aid (if not a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident,
this nancial aid must come from the state of California)
and
Submit a statement from their Financial Aid ocer conrming all of the above
and stating that payment of UCLAs $90.00 application fee would be a
nancial hardship.
If you meet all of these criteria, select Fee Waiver in the application, upload the
statement from your Financial Aid ocer and submit the application.
Do not submit income tax returns, unemployment documents, copies of your
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Do not submit income tax returns, unemployment documents, copies of your

FAFSA Expected Family Contribution or other nancial estimates; these cannot
be accepted as documentation of eligibility for a fee waiver.

Criteria for Admission

The faculty of each graduate program evaluate applicants who meet the
minimum requirements and recommend a selection from among them. The
number of qualied applicants to graduate programs at UCLA far exceeds the
number of students who can be admitted.
The general requirement for admission for a U.S. student is a bachelors
degree from a regionally accredited institution, comparable in standard and
content to a bachelors degree from the University of California. A scholastic
average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better is required or its equivalent if the
letter grade system is not usedfor the last 60 semester units or last 90
quarter units of undergraduate study and in any post-baccalaureate study.
Degrees which are not considered comparable include those granted on the
basis of work completed at institutions which are not fully accredited and those
granted on the basis of nonacademic prior learning, test scores, or other than
organized supervised coursework in academic subjects.
An international student whose post-secondary education is completed
outside of the U.S. is expected to hold a degree representing completion of at
least four years of study with above average scholarship from a university or
university-level institution.

Application Requirements
Applicants who do not hold a bachelors or higher degree from a university
located in the United States or in another country in which English is both the
spoken language of daily life and the medium of instruction, or who have not
completed at least two years of full-time study at such an institution, please
consult English Requirements.
Please review:
Materials to Be Uploaded into the Application or Sent to the
Department/Program/School
Transcripts, Statements, and Letters of Recommendation.
Departmental Applications
Requirements for International Applicants
Includes English language requirements, required academic records, and visa
procedures.

Review and Notication

Submitted application materials are reviewed by faculty admissions committees
in each major program who select the best qualied applicants. These
admissions committees base recommendations for admission upon a careful
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admissions committees base recommendations for admission upon a careful

comparison of applications, and this may take considerable time. Diversity,
Inclusion and Admissions, therefore, cannot guarantee that the applicant will
receive a response, favorable or unfavorable, on or before any specic date.
The applicant, moreover, should not construe a lack of response as an intention
to act favorably on the application.
Shortly after receiving your application, Diversity, Inclusion and Admissions
sends an acknowledgment via email. Applicants should expect to receive an
email acknowledgment within 72 hours of submitting the online application.
If you do not receive an email acknowledgment within a reasonable amount of
time (ve to seven days), please review your online application to be sure the
submission process was completed. Please also be sure to check your junk
email box, in case UCLAs email was diverted there by your spam lter. If you
still have not received the acknowledgment email, please contact
onlineapphelp@grad.ucla.edu in case there is a minor problem with your
application data.
When a decision is made, applicants receive an email, directing them to the
Graduate Divisions application site and the option Decision Status. Applicants
sign in using the email address used to create their application account (not the
User Name) and their application password to read the ocial decision letter.
If admitted, the conditions of admission and information and instructions
concerning registration (via a link to the Statement of Intent to Register and a
Statement of Legal Residence) will be included as part of the offer of admission
letter, which can be printed out from the Graduate Division site. (International
applicants: please read Visa Procedures/Financial Verication.)
Only ocial notication from the dean of the Graduate Division constitutes
approval of admission.

Concurrent and Articulated Degree Programs

Both the concurrent and articulated degree programs have the potential of
allowing the student to acquire two degrees in less time than normally required
if the courses of instruction are taken in sequence.
View a list of concurrent and articulated degree programs at UCLA.

UCLA Fees and Living Expenses

UCLA Fees and Living Expenses
Sample budget for most programs, subject to change.

Campus Resources and Information

Residence for Tuition Purposes
Information about how to establish California residence for tuition purposes.
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Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)

The University requires, as a condition of registration, that all graduate and
professional students, including international students (on nonimmigrant visas), have
medical insurance coverage that meets the Universitys minimum requirements.
UCLA Housing
There is a variety of both University and privately-owned housing available to UCLA
graduate students. University housing consists of off-campus apartments for married,
single parent and single graduate students.
Student Parking Information
Student parking assignments are made on a need-based point system that considers
such factors as class standing and commute distance, and favors those students who
demonstrate the greatest need. If you wish to obtain an individual parking permit, you
must submit a Student Parking Request form prior to the quarterly deadlines.
Summer Session
The UCLA Summer Sessions offer approximately 500 undergraduate and graduate
courses each summer. Up-to-date information on course offerings, policies, and fees is
available on the Summer Sessions and Special Programs website by mid-January
each year.
Disabled Student Services
The University of California, Los Angeles actively encourages persons with disabilities
to apply for admission. Federal Law (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
prohibits the University from requesting disability related information prior to
admission. However, at any time, applicants are welcome to contact the Center for
Accessible Education to obtain information regarding access, programs and available
services.
Program Requirements
Ocial listing of degree requirements by program.
General Catalog
UCLA online catalog.

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