Where you live while attending UCLA can play an important role in your total college experience. Many students, especially those in their first year, choose to live on campus; others opt for a University-owned apartment or a private apartment in one of the many surrounding communities.
There are many different housing options available. Decide early which ones you plan to pursue and apply for or follow up on them as soon as possible. If you plan to live off campus, arrive early to make your housing arrangements for the coming academic year.
The UCLA Community Housing Office, 350 De Neve Drive (Sproul Hall Annex), Los Angeles, CA 90095-1495, (310) 825-4491, provides information and current listings for University-owned apartments, cooperatives, private apartments, roommates, rooms in private homes, room and board in exchange for work, and short-term housing. Rental listings are updated daily. The housing office also has bus schedules, area maps, and neighborhood profiles. A current Registration Card or letter of acceptance and a valid photo identification card are required for service.
The International Student Center on Gayley Avenue helps international students find housing and may also provide temporary facilities until suitable permanent housing arrangements are made.
UCLA Housing Options and Opportunities: Information and Application, a booklet which covers housing options in much greater detail, is mailed to all students when they are accepted for admission.
Living on campus can add an extra dimension of academic support, enjoyment, and convenience to your UCLA experience. Four residence halls (Dykstra, Hedrick, Rieber, and Sproul Halls), two residential suite complexes (Hitch and Saxon Residential Suites), and Sunset Village accommodate nearly 6,000 undergraduates, while the Hilgard Houses accommodate 165 transfer and upper division students. Hershey Hall houses 334 graduate students. All on-campus housing is coed and within walking distance to classrooms.
Residence hall rooms are shared by two or three students. Residential suites -- shared by four or six students -- consist of two bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a common living room. Sunset Village has one- and two-bedroom units, each with a full bath, shared by two or three students per bedroom. Hilgard Houses are four large residential homes on the east side of campus. Each accommodates about 40 students and has a large living room, study hall, small computer room, TV lounge, and patio. Students live in furnished doubles, triples, and quads. Each house has single-sex communal bathrooms and a small laundry room. The four residence hall cafeterias and the dining commons in Sunset Village accommodate all on-campus residents and serve 19 meals per week. Residents may also select a 14- or 11-meal plan.
Applications for on-campus housing are contained in the UCLA Housing Options and Opportunities: Information and Application booklet, available at the UCLA Housing Assignment Office, 270 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1381, (310) 825-4271. To apply for on-campus housing, your completed application must be postmarked by the following deadlines:
Following each of these dates, the Housing Assignment Office randomly designates a number to each application received; the number determines the order in which you are offered assignment to on-campus housing. All new freshman and transfer students who are admitted for Fall Quarter and apply for on-campus housing by the stated deadline are guaranteed on-campus housing.
The full cost per student for the 1995-96 academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters, excluding vacation periods) is $4,955 (triples) or $5,755 (doubles) for residence halls, $6,170 (six persons) or $6,835 (four persons) for suites and Sunset Village, and $6,280 (triples) or $6,950 (doubles) for Sunset Village, plus a $22.44 membership fee in the On-Campus Housing Student Association. These rates include 19 meals per week.
The Office of Residential Life, in the Residential Life Building near Sproul Hall (310-825-3401), is responsible for the conduct of students in residence halls and suites and provides professional and student staff members to counsel residents on programming and other problems. The office is also a designated Sexual Harassment Information Center, as well as a campus Harassment Information Center, available to all UCLA students (see Harassment in the Appendix for more information).
UCLA maintains nearly 1,200 off-campus apartments about five miles from campus for married, single-parent, and single graduate students. Unfurnished one-, two-, and three-bedroom units are available. One-bedroom rentals for 1995-96, excluding utilities, are expected to range from $531 to $730 per month. Since waiting lists for family student housing are long, do not wait until you have been accepted to UCLA to apply. Verification of marriage and/or copies of children's birth certificates (English translation) must accompany your application. Call University Apartments South at (310) 398-4692 for up-to-date information.
More than 230 apartments for single students in four off-campus facilities are maintained by the University; all are located within walking distance of campus. Apartments vary from singles to three-bedroom units, with bedrooms usually shared by two or three students. Provisional space rates for the 1995-96 acdemic year, including utilities, range from $2,210 to $4,640. All occupants must be full-time UCLA students; rental agreements arefor the entire academic year. An application is included in the UCLA Housing Options and Opportunities: Information and Application booklet, available at the UCLA Housing Assignment Office. Assignments are made on a space-available basis. Current UCLA students are assigned to the apartments during Spring Quarter; not all types of apartment spaces are available to entering students. Call the Housing Assignment Office at (310) 825-4271 for current availability information. Roommate vacancies in University apartments are also routinely posted in the UCLA Community Housing Office.
There is one student cooperative within walking distance of campus which provides an atmosphere similar to residence halls except that you must work three to four hours per week as partial payment for room and board. There are also several boarding houses and private residence halls convenient to UCLA. Phone numbers are available from the UCLA Community Housing Office.
Many of the 45 fraternities and sororities at UCLA own chapter houses on the west and east sides of campus respectively. For sororities, you must be a member to live in the house and generally will be able to move in after your first year of active membership. For fraternities, living in the house depends on the number of housing spaces available. Room, board, and dues are about the same as the monthly residence hall fee. During the summer break, most fraternities with chapter houses lease rooms to students, Greek or not (check listings at the UCLA Community Housing Office). For more information, contact Fraternity and Sorority Relations, 118 Men's Gym (310-825-6322).
If you would like to rent an apartment off campus, you must carefully consider the kind of living arrangements you can afford. Your financial situation may dictate how close you live to UCLA and whether you can live alone or must share an apartment. Apartments within three miles of UCLA (Westwood, West Los Angeles, parts of Brentwood and Santa Monica) average $600 per month for single units and $800 for one-bedroom units. Apartments more than four miles away (Palms, Mar Vista, Culver City) usually cost $100 to $150 less. Listings change daily and are posted in the UCLA Community Housing Office. A roommate share board is also available.
If you need temporary quarters until you find something permanent, there are several hotels and motels within five miles of campus with varying rates and accommodations. Most short-term housing is available for no more than one to three months, though some may be for longer periods. Sublets are most readily available from May to August. Hotel and motel listings, which may be requested by mail or phone, are available in the UCLA Community Housing Office.
A limited number of parking permits are available for the campus. Unfortunately, not all students who request a permit can be offered parking. To maximize your chances of obtaining a permit, you are encouraged to apply for a two-person or three-person carpool. Valid carpool applications received by the deadline are guaranteed a parking permit. You may obtain a parking application and instructions at Parking Services (555 Westwood Plaza, Structure 8, Suite 100, 310-825-9871). To be considered, apply by the deadline dates listed on the Calendar at the beginning of this catalog or in the quarterly Schedule of Classes.
The application process for parking includes Parking Services' evaluation of your personal transportation needs. Parking assignments are based on a number of factors, including distance you live from campus, total terms in attendance, employment obligations, and other related factors. Once evaluated, you are notified of your assignment or denial. You must accept and submit the parking offer by the published deadline. If you are not offered a permit for a particular term, you must reapply each term to be reconsidered. For more information, call Parking Services at (310) 825-9871.
Students with permanent or temporary disabilities who have DMV-issued disabled persons' license plates or placards may apply to the Office for Students with Disabilities (310-825-1501) for parking assignments and on-campus transportation assistance. Students with temporary disabilities (usually less than three months) who do not have DMV-issued disabled persons' license plates or placards may obtain authorization for disabled parking through Student Health Service (310-206-8109).
The Commuter Assistance-Ridesharing (CAR) Office can help you find alternative means of transportation to and from campus other than driving alone in your car.
Many students form or join existing UCLA carpools and vanpools to save time and money and make the daily commute more pleasant. A carpool matchlisting service is free to all students and can be requested by contacting CAR at (310) 794-RIDE. There are over 125 vanpools serving over 65 communities throughout Southern California. Students can sign up for vanpools on a full-time (month-to-month) or part-time (occasional) basis. To find out whether a vanpool currently operates from your area, call a vanpool coordinator at (310) 794-RIDE.
An Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program has been developed to aid full-time UCLA vanpoolers and qualified part-time vanpoolers in the event of an emergency or other unscheduled need to get home quickly. The service consists of three options -- night rider vans which are vanpools that arrive on campus at 9 and 9:30 a.m. and leave at 6 or 7 p.m., overnight rental car service, and emergency carpool matchlist service. For detailed information, contact CAR at (310) 794-RIDE.
Public bus lines connect UCLA to Santa Monica, Culver City, Beverly Hills, and most of the greater Los Angeles area. Bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles are other popular ways to get to campus; there are special parking areas on campus specifically marked and equipped for these vehicles.
All of these transportation alternatives are described in the UCLA Commuter Guide, a brochure which also contains a carpool matchlist form, information on public bus routes, and helpful hints on getting to UCLA without using your car. It is available at the Commuter Assistance-Ridesharing Office (555 Westwood Plaza, Structure 8, Suite 200). CAR is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (310-794-RIDE).
Every registered UCLA student is a member of the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA), one of the nation's largest such enterprises in terms of size, scope, and range of programs. The undergraduate and graduate student governments are integral parts of ASUCLA, which supports the following activities and services.
ASUCLA operates the food service on the general campus and provides a number of innovative menu options at a variety of locations. Catering for special events is also available. Hours listed are for regular school sessions and vary during the summer and holiday periods.
Bombshelter Deli And Burger Bar. This unique food service in the center of the Court of Sciences offers an assortment of traditional deli sandwiches, snacks, rice bowls, sushi, broiled hamburgers and chicken, and salads at reasonable prices. Hours are weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4 p.m. Friday).
Campus Corner is located just across Bruin Walk from Kerckhoff Hall. Taco Bell Express is on the north side, while the south side features Burger Works. Hours are weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cooperage -- On the A Level of Ackerman Union, the Cooperage offers Mexican food, pizza, grill items, gourmet salad bar, pastries, gourmet coffees, soft ice cream, and pocket sandwiches. A stage and sound system for live entertainment and a large-screen TV for major events are available. Hours are weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Kerckhoff Coffee House, on the second floor of Kerckhoff Hall, offers Baskin-Robbins ice cream specialties and a variety of teas, coffees, fresh pastries, and potages (hearty soups). Live entertainment is featured Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to midnight, weekends 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Lu Valle Commons, located just north of the School of Law, features deli food, international entrees, hamburgers, and other grilled specialties. Hours are weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Friday), Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Within Lu Valle Commons is Jimmy's Coffee House, featuring specialty beverages, cheesecakes, and desserts. Hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to midnight (9 p.m. Friday), Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
North Campus Student Center -- This facility, just southwest of the Research Library, offers a variety of Mexican entrees, frozen yogurt, fresh-baked cookies, pizza, deli and garden sandwiches, a wide selection of international-style entrees, hamburgers, and a salad bar. North Campus is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (8 p.m. Friday).
Treehouse -- Located on the first floor of Ackerman Union, the Treehouse offers a wide variety of choices. Etc. Etc. Etc. has frozen yogurt and fresh-baked cookies. Panda Express features quick-serve Asian specialties. Hansen's fresh fruit juices and smoothies are served at the Tropix beverage bar. On the east side of the dining room, the servery offers entrees and sandwiches, including ranch-fried chicken, chili, Italian-style dishes, deli salads, and traditional American favorites. The Treehouse servery is open weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hours vary for Etc. Etc. Etc., Tropix, and Panda Express; they generally are open later than the servery and on weekends.
The ASUCLA Students' Store, the largest on-campus retail store in the nation, operates five campus locations. The oldest location, the Ackerman Union Students' Store (B Level of Ackerman Union, 310-825-7711), is undergoing seismic renovation, so some store departments are operating out of temporary quarters this year. Textbooks for most undergraduate and graduate programs are located in the Plaza Building, diagonally across from Ackerman Union. Other books, including reference, fiction, technical, and study aids, are stocked in the Bookzone on the A Level of Ackerman Union. Still on B Level are school and art supplies, calculators and other electronic items, UCLA insignia merchandise (Bearwear), men's and women's sportswear, and convenience store items. The Computer Store (on B Level) administers the University's computer purchase program; Macintosh and IBM computers are available to students, faculty, and staff at discounts up to 40 percent. Educational editions of software are discounted as much as 75 percent off retail prices. Some departments may be relocated during the 1995-96 academic year, depending on construction schedules. Hours during regular school sessions are weekdays 7:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (6 p.m. Friday), Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
The Health Sciences Store on the first floor of the hospital (13-126 CHS, 310-825-7721) specializes in books and supplies for students in dentistry, medicine, public health, and related areas. The Lu Valle Commons Students' Store (just north of the School of Law, 310-825-7238) carries convenience items, magazines, and books, as well as textbooks for selected graduate programs (law, management, architecture, urban planning, social welfare). A dry cleaning service and copy center are also available. The North Campus Shop (in the North Campus Student Center, 310-206-0751) is a small convenience store offering snacks and stationery items. The Hill Top Shop (in Delta Terrace, Sunset Village, 310-206-4306) carries items specifically for dorm residents, including laundry detergent, closet organizers, and groceries. A Wells Fargo Bank automatic teller machine and photocopier are also available.
Lecture Notes is a subscription service that publishes concise weekly summaries of about 130 of UCLA's large lecture classes. Notes can be picked up in the Ackerman Union Students' Store (B Level of Ackerman Union, 310-206-0882). Academic Publishing Service (second floor of Ackerman Union with Graphic Services, 310-825-2831) reproduces course materials for professors, obtaining 5,000 copyright authorizations each year.
ASUCLA reserves more than 2,500 part-time jobs for UCLA students in food service, the students' stores, Graphic Services, Travel Service, the student union, and other departments. Listings are posted outside the Personnel Office, 205 Kerckhoff Hall (310-825-7055).
The residence halls offer a number of positions, as do the University libraries; check at the residences and the Personnel Office in the University Research Library (310-825-7947). Other on-campus jobs may be available through the Placement and Career Planning Center (see Student Services later in this section).
Yearbook portraits, portrait photography, and passport photographs are available from the Campus Photo Studio (second floor of Ackerman Union, 310-206-0889), as are film, darkroom supplies, and discount photofinishing. Hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The studio is scheduled to move to the A Level of Ackerman Union during Spring Quarter 1996.
Cash is available via on-campus automatic tellers. On the A Level of Ackerman Union are automatic tellers for Bank of America, Westwood Student Federal Credit Union, First Interstate Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank. Great Western Bank and Bank of America have automatic tellers on the patio between Campbell Hall and the North Campus Student Center. The Hill Top Shop in Delta Terrace has a Wells Fargo Bank automatic teller, and there is a First Interstate Bank automatic teller at the Health Sciences Store. Automatic tellers give access to the Star, Plus, or Cirrus network, but most banks charge fees for network access.
Students, faculty, and staff with current UCLA identification may also write checks for $20 over the amount of purchase at all Students' Store locations; a $2 minimum purchase is required.
Bruin Gold is a program that lets UCLA students use their official photo Student I.D. Cards as debit cards. You make a deposit ($20 minimum) into a Bruin Gold account linked to your photo I.D. Then your photo I.D. can be used for payment at virtually all ASUCLA locations -- Students' Stores, Food Service, Travel Service, and Graphic Services. Thousands of students use Bruin Gold instead of credit cards or checks. Unlike credit cards, Bruin Gold helps you keep track of expenses -- the current balance shows on the card reader after each transaction. Unlike checks, Bruin Gold can be used for small purchases, even those under $1. For complete information, contact the Bruin Gold Office on the first floor of Ackerman Union, (310) 825-2336.
Caps and gowns may be purchased (bachelor's degree) or rented (advanced degrees) at Graduation Et Cetera in the Ackerman Union Students' Store (B Level of Ackerman Union, 310-825-2587). Graduation announcements, diploma mounting, and other services are also offered. Hours during regular school sessions are weekdays 7:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (6 p.m. Friday), Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
ASUCLA Graphic Services (second floor of Ackerman Union, 310-206-0894) is the campus center for printing, copying, typesetting, and other graphic services. Hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A smaller Graphic Services Center is located downstairs in Lu Valle Commons (310-825-7568).
The Graphic Services Ackerman Union office features a public fax machine and the Computer and Laser Rental Service (310-206-8454). Macintoshes and an IBM-compatible computer are available for hourly rental; term papers, newsletters, and flyers may be output on Postscript laser printers. A Linotronic 500 imagesetter for high-resolution work and a color thermal printer are also available.
A variety of meeting rooms is available for use by the entire campus community. To reserve space in Ackerman Union, Kerckhoff Hall, or Lu Valle Commons, contact the Student Union Operations Office on the A Level of Ackerman Union (310-206-0836).
The ASUCLA Service Center (211 Plaza Building, 310-825-2423) offers shipping via UPS and Federal Express. Hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The ASUCLA Travel Service, located on the A Level of Ackerman Union (310-825-9131), offers a wide range of domestic and international airline flights and rail tickets, land arrangements and charter packages, student tours, and other travel-related services. Students may call UCLA-FLY (310-825-2359) for reservations. Hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday noon to 4 p.m.