To maintain satisfactory progress toward a graduate degree, UCLA requires at least a B (3.0) average in all courses taken in graduate standing at any campus of the University and in all courses applied toward advanced degrees. This standard applies to all graduate students, including candidates in certificate programs. In courses graded on an S/U basis, the grade of S (Satisfactory) is awarded for work which would otherwise receive a B or better. Grades S and U are not included in calculating grade-point averages.
You are on probation and are subject to dismissal if your cumulative average in all work attempted in graduate standing falls below a B (3.0) or if work in any two consecutive terms falls below a B average. The dean of the Graduate Division, in consultation with your department, determines your eligibility to continue graduate study in probationary status. If you are allowed to continue, you must make timely progress toward improving your grade-point average.
If you are subject to disqualification for reasons other than failure to maintain the minimum grade-point average, you will have your records reviewed by the Graduate Division, in consultation with the graduate adviser. If disqualification results, you may submit a written appeal to the dean of the Graduate Division for reconsideration. Contact Graduate Admissions/Student and Academic Affairs, 1255 Murphy Hall, for specific details on how to submit an appeal.
Appeals will be considered only if based on appropriate cause such as (1) procedural error, (2) judgments based on nonacademic criteria, (3) personal bias, or (4) specific mitigating circumstances contributing to performance. Alleged errors in academic judgment or evaluation are not considered appropriate causes for appeal.
In cases of appropriate cause, the dean of the Graduate Division refers the appeal to the Graduate Council's Committee on Degree Programs. You are required to submit a written statement on the basis for your appeal and are entitled to a personal appearance before the committee. After obtaining information on the matter from any appropriate person or office, the committee makes a recommendation to the dean of the Graduate Division, who makes the final decision. In reporting the decision, the committee includes the basis for the decision, its effective date, and any specific recommendations.
Because of the separation of functions within the University, students are sometimes uncertain where they should direct their complaints. The following information may be helpful.
If you have complaints of a scholastic or professional nature involving faculty, you should take them up with the faculty member concerned or, if that is not feasible, with the chair of the department. If the department as a whole is involved, you should take the matter to the appropriate divisional or school dean. Should the issue not be resolved at that level, you may appeal to the dean of the Graduate Division, 1237 Murphy Hall.
Complaints of misconduct against individual students should be made at the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall. Complaints of misconduct against officially recognized student organizations may be made at the Center for Student Programming (337 Plaza Building), Student and Campus Life (1104 Murphy Hall), or the Office of the Dean of Students (1206 Murphy Hall).
Complaints concerning alleged violation of the policies and regulations governing graduate study should be made to the dean or associate dean of the Graduate Division, 1237 Murphy Hall.
Complaints from teaching assistants about workloads and evaluations are governed by the provisions of the Teaching Assistant Grievance Procedures, which are spelled out in detail in the Academic Apprentice Personnel Manual. Copies are available from departments and from Graduate Student Support, 1252 Murphy Hall.