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UCLA Registrar's Office

The University, College and schools, departments, and majors have academic requirements that students must meet. These requirements are designed to broaden the student experience and help students achieve superior scholarship.

General Catalog

Direct link to the UCLA General Catalog, which contains program and degree requirements for undergraduate majors and minors, course descriptions as of publication date, academic policies, faculty rosters, and an overview of the UCLA College and 11 professional schools

Course Descriptions

Undergraduate and graduate course descriptions with keyword search; updated daily

Diversity Requirement

Definition of diversity courses for the College of Letters and Science, Herb Alpert School of Music, and School of the Arts and Architecture; master list of all approved courses

Foreign Language Requirement

Master list of all approved courses that meet undergraduate foreign language requirements

GE Requirement

Definition of GE requirement and foundational areas covered by approved courses; master list of all approved courses

Writing II Requirement

Undergraduate requirement to complete a two-term writing requirement–Writing I and Writing II; master list of approved Writing II courses

Foreign Literature in English Translation

List of courses focused on study of foreign literature in English translation

Departments, Programs, and Freestanding Minors

Links to all UCLA departments, interdepartmental degree programs, and freestanding minors including academic requirement details for each major

Academic Counseling

Links to undergraduate academic advising offices