Admission

Qualifications

Only regularly enrolled UCLA students may apply for Admission to the Communication Studies major. Students must have at least 36 letter-graded units completed at UCLA by the close of Spring Quarter 2008.  It is not necessary to complete all of the lower division courses before applying.  However, students must have completed at least 2 of the courses included in the major, either lower or upper division.  All work pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade.

•  There is no minimum grade point average required for admission.
•  Admission decisions are based solely on the current year's pool of applicants.
•  The Admission Committee's criteria for acceptance are overall academic proficiency and courses relevant to the major. 

 
Application Procedure

The application is now available online from April 1, 2008, 6:00 a.m. to May 30, 2008, 4:00 p.m.   Click here for Application Form.

Notification regarding admission will be available online by logging back into the Admission page beginning Monday, August 18, 2008.

The Admissions Committee will arrange to receive your UCLA transcripts from the registrar through the end of Spring Quarter 2008.  If you have completed 36 quarter units or more from an institution other than UCLA (including UCLA Extension and Winter Bruins) it is your responsibility to submit those transcripts to the C.S. Main Office at 2303 Rolfe Hall by no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 30, 2008. (Unofficial copies from another institution are acceptable.)  The Admissions Committee will double-check for accuracy.
 

General Information

Notification regarding admission will be available online by logging back into this page beginning Monday, August 18,  2008. Please do not call the Department for information regarding your application until after September 15, 2008.

•  Select a balanced schedule for Fall 2008 that you are prepared to adjust in September, after you are notified.
•  Students are admitted in the Fall Quarter only.
•  Students not admitted at the sophomore or junior level may reapply the following year.
•  If you have 140 units or more, please consult with a counselor before applying.
•  Students will choose between interpersonal or mass concentration after they are admitted to the major.
•  Prospective double majors must be independently accepted into the CS Department; there is no automatic acceptance.
•  The Admissions Committee gives detailed attention to every application it receives, and its decisions each year are final. Other than to correct an error in the information it originally evaluated, the Admissions Committee is not able to comply with appeals from applicants for a second review.