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UCLA® General Catalog

Published July 2011

InterimRegistrar/Publications Manager and Catalog Editor: Kathleen Copenhaver
Research Analyst and Text Editor: Leann J. Hennig
Layout and Design, Text Editor, Online Design and Production: Karen Robbins

Photography: John Caldwell, Todd Cheney, Kathleen Copenhaver, Stephanie Diani, James Hudgens, Reed Hutchinson, Vanessa Muros, Christoph Niemann, Scott Quintard, Karen Robbins, Jack Rosner, William Short, Maryann Stuehrmann, Andrew Wyatt, Omar M. Yaghi and Hexiang “DJ” Deng. Special thanks to College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, School of Engineering, School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Cultural and Recreational Affairs, Education Abroad Program, Film and Television Archive, Fowler Museum, Fraternity and Sorority Relations, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Housing Services, Library, Quarter in Washington DC Program, University Communications, Volunteer Center, and World Arts and Cultures/Dance for contributing photographs from their collections. Alan Nyiri, Photographer, Atkinson Photographic Archive, UCLA University Archives, Copyright University of California Regents.

Cover, UCLA faculty, students, and research, clockwise from top: Film and Television professor John T. Caldwell, winner of a 2010 Distinguished Teaching award; volunteers under the auspices of the UCLA Volunteer Center spruce up a dining area at the Union Rescue Mission during UCLA’s second annual Volunteer Day—for details, see http://volunteer.ucla.edu; a chip coated with UCLA-designed, species-specific genetic probes is placed in the multi-channel reader instrument which measures electrical currents coming from sensors on the chip that detect bacteria for rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections; Royce Hall, UCLA’s iconic arts venue and one of its original buildings.

Title page: Aerial view of the UCLA campus historic core, including Royce Hall, Powell Library, Haines Hall, and Knudsen Hall.

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The UCLA General Catalog is available online at http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in the UCLA General Catalog. However, all courses, course descriptions, instructor designations, curricular degree requirements, and fees described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.

The departmental websites referenced in department addresses in this catalog are maintained by independent operators and do not necessarily reflect approved curricula and courses information. Consult the online catalog for the most current, officially approved courses and curricula.

Other information about UCLA may be found in the announcements of the Schools of Dentistry, Education and Information Studies, Engineering and Applied Science, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, Public Affairs, and Public Health, and in literature produced by the School of the Arts and Architecture and School of Theater, Film, and Television. The most current information on graduate programs is available at http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu, which contains a link to Graduate Division publications, including Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees which has the complete text for officially approved graduate programs.

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