The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State Laws and University Policies, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran. The University also prohibits sexual harassment. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in University programs and activities.

Inquiries regarding the University's student-related nondiscrimination policies may be directed to the UCLA Campus Counsel, 3149 Murphy Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1405, (310) 825-4042. Speech- and hearing-impaired persons may call TDD (310) 206-6083.

Inquiries regarding Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or 504 Compliance may be directed to Dr. Douglas Martin, Special Assistant to the Chancellor/Coordinator of ADA and 504 Compliance, A239 Murphy Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1405, voice (310) 825-2242, TTY (310) 206-3349.

Students may complain of any action which they believe discriminates against them on the ground of race, color, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age and may contact the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall, and/or refer to Section 111.00 of the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students (available in 1206 Murphy Hall) for further information and procedures.

Student Conduct: Violation of University Policies

Students are subject to disciplinary action for several types of misconduct or attempted misconduct while on University property or in connection with official University functions, including but not limited to cheating, multiple submission (i.e., the resubmission of any work which has been previously submitted for credit in identical or similar form in one course to fulfill any of the requirements of another course without the prior consent of the current instructor), fabrication, plagiarism, or facilitating academic dishonesty; fabricating information or knowingly furnishing false information or reporting a false emergency to the University or to University officials acting in the performance of their duties; forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University document, record, key, electronic device, or identification; theft of, conversion of, damage to, or destruction of any property of the University or property of others while on University premises, or possession of any property of the University or others stolen while on University premises; theft or other abuse of computing facilities or computer time, including but not limited to unauthorized entry into a file to use, read, or change the contents or any other purpose; unauthorized transfer of a file; unauthorized use of another individual's identification or password; use of computing facilities to interfere with the work of another student, faculty member, or University official; use of computing facilities to interfere with a University computing system; unauthorized entry to, possession of, receipt of, duplication of, or use of the University's name, insignia, or seal; unauthorized entry to, possession of, receipt of, or use of University properties, equipment, resources, or services; violation of policies, regulations, or rules governing University-owned or operated housing facilities or leased housing facilities located on University property; physical abuse, including but not limited to rape, sexual assault, sex offenses, and other physical assault; threats of violence or conduct that threatens the health or safety of any person; sexual harassment; stalking behavior in which an individual willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly engages in a knowing course of conduct directed at a specific person which reasonably and seriously alarms, torments, or terrorizes the person, and which serves no legitimate purpose; the use of "fighting words" when they constitute harassment; hazing or any method of initiation or preinitiation into a campus organization or any activity engaged in by the organization or members of the organization which causes, or is likely to cause, bodily danger, physical harm, or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to any student or other person; obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other University activities; disorderly or lewd conduct; participation in a disturbance of the peace or unlawful assembly; failure to identify oneself to, or comply with directions of, University officials or other public officials acting in the performance of their duties while on University property or at official University functions, or resisting or obstructing such University or other public officials in the performance of or the attempt to perform their duties; unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, use, or sale of, or the attempted manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or sale of controlled substances identified in Federal and State Laws or Regulations; manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, use, or sale of, or the attempted manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or sale of alcohol which is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by, or not in compliance with, University policy or campus regulations; possession, use, storage, or manufacture of explosives, firebombs, or other destructive devices except as expressly permitted by law; possession, use, or manufacture of a firearm or other weapon specified in campus regulations; violation of the conditions contained in the terms of a disciplinary action; violation of the conditions contained in a written Notice of Emergency Suspension or violation of emergency regulations or procedures during a declared state of emergency; and violations of other University policies or campus rules and regulations.

Further information on these infractions and on the procedures concerning student discipline are contained in the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students; Universitywide Student Conduct Harassment Policy; UCLA Student Conduct Code of Procedures; and UCLA Activity Guidelines. Copies of these documents are available in the Office of the Dean of Students (1206 Murphy Hall), Center for Student Programming (105 Kerckhoff Hall), and Student Psychological Services (A3-062 CHS). Also see the Office of the Dean of Students website at http://www.saonet.ucla.edu/dos/.

In addition, the Office of the Dean of Students publishes "Official Notices" in the Daily Bruin at various times during the year. Such notices are important, and all students are held responsible for the information in them.

Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Assault

UCLA does not tolerate sexual assault in any form, including acquaintance or date rape. Where there is probable cause to believe that the campus regulations prohibiting sexual assault have been violated, the campus pursues disciplinary actions which may include sanctions up to and including dismissal from the University.

A student charged with sexual assault can be prosecuted under California criminal statutes and disciplined under the campus student conduct policies and regulations. Even if the criminal justice authorities choose not to prosecute, the campus can pursue disciplinary action.

Definitions

A student who individually, or in concert with others, participates in any of the following misconduct while on University property or in connection with official University functions is subject to University discipline (refer to the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students which is available from the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall, and on the website at http://www.saonet.ucla.edu/dos/). The following language describes specific conduct which, at UCLA, may subject a student to University discipline:

Physical abuse, including but not limited to rape, sexual assault, sex offenses, and other physical assault; threats of violence; or conduct that threatens the health or safety of any person.

Rape

For the purposes of this policy, rape refers to "rape" as defined by the California Penal Code (as it may be amended from time to time). The acts summarized below are among the behaviors prohibited by the California Penal Code:

(1) Sexual intercourse against a person's will accomplished by force or threats of bodily injury.

(2) Sexual intercourse against a person's will where the person has reasonable fear that she (or he) or another will be injured if she (or he) does not submit to the intercourse.

(3) Sexual intercourse where the person is incapable of giving consent, or is prevented from resisting, due to alcohol or drugs, and this condition was known, or reasonably should have been known by the accused.

(4) Sexual intercourse where the person is incapable of resisting because he or she, at the time, is unconscious or asleep, and this is known to the accused.

Other Forms of Sexual Assault

The act of sexual assault includes forced sodomy (anal intercourse); forced oral copulation (oral-genital contact); rape by foreign object (forced penetration by a foreign object, including a finger); and sexual battery (the unwanted touching of an intimate part of another person for the purpose of sexual arousal). These also include situations where the accused sexually assaults a complainant incapable of giving consent, including where the complainant is prevented from resisting due to alcohol or drugs and this condition was known, or reasonably should have been know by the accused.

Note: For the purpose of this policy, students should understand that

(1) Forced intercourse or other unwanted sexual contact is defined as rape or sexual assault whether the assailant is a stranger or an acquaintance of the complainant.

(2) Intoxication of the assailant shall not diminish the assailant's responsibility for sexual assault.

If a Person Has Been Raped or Sexually Assaulted

Those who believe that they are the victims of rape or other forms of sexual assault should

(1) Immediately call the police department. If possible, call the UCLA Police Department at (310) 825-1491 or 911.

(2) Get medical attention. Campus police will provide transportation to the Santa Monica Hospital Emergency Room for emergency medical treatment and evidence collection. A counselor from the Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center will be available at that time, free of charge.

Utilize campus and community support services:

(1) Contact a Rape Services Consultant (RSC) at the Women's Resource Center. RSCs have expertise in working with victims of rape or sexual assault. They can discuss options and alternatives, help identify the most appropriate support services, and provide information about medical care, psychological counseling, academic assistance, legal options, how to file a police report, and how to file a complaint through the Office of the Dean of Students. RSCs are available to assist UCLA faculty, staff, and students regardless of where or when the assault occurred. For assistance, contact the Women's Resource Center at (310) 206-8240 or go to 2 Dodd Hall and ask to speak to an RSC.

(2) Contact the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica Hospital (310-319-4000) for free emergency medical treatment and counseling services.

Campus Discipline Process When the Assailant Is a Student

Those who believe that they are the victims of rape or other forms of sexual assault by a student on University properties or in conjunction with an official University function may file a complaint directly with the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall.

Cases referred to the Office of the Dean of Students will be treated under the hearing procedures set forth in the UCLA Student Conduct Code of Procedures. Where the allegation is of rape or other forms of sexual assault, and the case is referred to the Student Conduct Committee, the following additional procedures shall apply:

(1) The complainant shall be entitled, for support, to have up to two persons of the complainant's choice accompany the complainant to the hearing. A support person may be called as a witness, and the fact that he or she is to act as a witness shall not preclude that person's attendance throughout the entire hearing. If a support person is also a witness, the committee chair (or the hearing officer) may require him or her to testify before the complainant. Neither of these persons shall be entitled to represent or defend the complainant. Similar rights shall be afforded to the accused student.

(2) The complainant shall have the right to be present during the entire hearing, notwithstanding the fact that the complainant is to be called as a witness.

(3) Evidence of the complainant's past sexual history, including opinion evidence, reputation evidence, and evidence of specific instances of the complainant's sexual conduct, shall not be admissible by the accused student unless the committee chair or hearing officer makes a specific finding of relevance after an offer of proof by the accused student. Under no circumstances is past sexual history admissible to prove consent. The offer of proof must be made and resolved by the panel before the complainant testifies.

(4) The hearing shall be closed to spectators.

Harassment

Sexual Harassment

Every member of the campus community should be aware that the University is strongly opposed to sexual harassment and that such behavior is prohibited both by law and by University policy.

Definition

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when

(1) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of instruction, employment, or participation in other University activity;

(2) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for evaluation in making academic or personnel decisions affecting an individual; OR

(3) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive University environment.

In determining whether the alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, consideration will be given to the record of the incident as a whole and to the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the sexual advances and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred (University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, Section 160.00).

Complaint Resolution

Experience has demonstrated that many complaints of sexual harassment can be effectively resolved through informal intervention. Individuals who experience what they consider to be sexual harassment are advised to confront the alleged offender immediately and firmly.

Additionally, an individual who believes that she or he has been sexually harassed may contact the alleged offender's supervisor and/or a Sexual Harassment Information Center counselor for help and information regarding sexual harassment complaint resolution or grievance procedures at one of the locations listed below as determined by the complainant's status at the University at the time of the alleged incident:

(1) Campus Ombuds Office, 1172 Career Center, (310) 825-7627 (for faculty, staff, and students)

(2) Women's Resource Center, 2 Dodd Hall, (310) 825-3945 (for faculty, staff, and students)

(3) Office of Residential Life, Residential Life Building, (310) 825-3401 (for students)

(4) Office of International Students and Scholars, Tom Bradley International Center on the west side of campus, (310) 825-1681 (for international students)

(5) Student Psychological Services, 4223 Math Sciences, (310) 825-0768, or A3-062 Center for the Health Sciences, (310) 825-7985 (for students)

(6) Office of Vice Chancellor -- Academic Personnel, 2147 Murphy Hall, (310) 206-9345 (for faculty, including non-Senate academic appointees and student academic appointees when acting in the capacity of their non-Senate appointments)

(7) Campus Human Resources/Employee and Labor Relations Division, 200 UCLA Wilshire Center, (310) 794-0859 (for campus staff employees and students when acting in the capacity of their staff appointments)

(8) Medical Center Human Resources Office, 924 Westwood Boulevard (Bank of America Buidling), Suite 200, (310) 794-0500 (for Medical Center staff employees and students when acting in the capacity of their staff appointments)

(9) UCLA Extension Dean's Office, 770 UCLA Extension (UNEX), (310) 825-5603 (for UCLA Extension faculty, staff employees, and students)

Other Forms of Harassment

The University strives to create an environment which fosters the values of mutual respect and tolerance and is free from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, and other personal characteristics. Certainly harassment, in its many forms, works against those values and often corrodes a person's sense of worth and interferes with one's ability to participate in University programs or activities. While the University is committed to the free exchange of ideas and the full protection of free expression, the University also recognizes that words can be used in such a way that they no longer express an idea, but rather injure and intimidate, thus undermining the ability of individuals to participate in the University community. The University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students (hereafter referred to as Policies) presently prohibit a variety of conduct by students which, in certain contexts, may be regarded as harassment or intimidation.

For example, harassing expression which is accompanied by physical abuse, threats of violence, or conduct that threatens the health or safety of any person on University property or in connection with official University functions may subject an offending student to University discipline under the provisions of Section 102.08 of the Policies.

Similarly, harassing conduct, including symbolic expression, which also involves conduct resulting in damage to or destruction of any property of the University or property of others while on University premises may subject a student violator to University discipline under the provisions of Section 102.04 of the Policies.

Further, under specific circumstances described in the Universitywide Student Conduct Harassment Policy, students may be subject to University discipline for misconduct which may consist solely of expression. Copies of this Policy are available in the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall, or in any of the Harassment Information Centers listed below:

(1) Campus Ombuds Office, 1172 Career Center, (310) 825-7627

(2) Women's Resource Center, 2 Dodd Hall, (310) 825-3945

(3) Office of Residential Life, Residential Life Building, (310) 825-3401

(4) Office of International Students and Scholars, Tom Bradley International Center on the west side of campus, (310) 825-1681

(5) Student Psychological Services, 4223 Math Sciences, (310) 825-0768, or A3-062 Center for the Health Sciences, (310) 825-7985

(6) Office of Fraternity and Sorority Relations, 118 Men's Gym, (310) 825-6322

Complaint Resolution

One of the necessary measures in our efforts to assure an atmosphere of civility and mutual respect is the establishment of procedures which provide effective informal and formal mechanisms for those who believe that they have been victims of any of the above misconduct.

Many incidents of harassment and intimidation can be effectively resolved through informal means. For example, an individual may wish to confront the alleged offender immediately and firmly. An individual who chooses not to confront the alleged offender and who wishes help, advice, or information is urged to contact any of the Harassment Information Centers listed immediately above.

In addition to providing support for those who believe they have been victims of harassment, Harassment Information Centers offer persons the opportunity to learn about the phenomena of harassment and intimidation; to understand the formal and informal mechanisms by which misunderstandings may be corrected and, when appropriate, student perpetrators may be disciplined; and to consider which of the available options is the most useful for the particular circumstances.

With regard to the Universitywide Student Conduct Harassment Policy, complainants should be aware that not all conduct which is offensive may be regarded as a violation of this Policy and may, in fact, be protected expression. Thus, the application of formal institutional discipline to such protected expression may not be legally permissible. Nevertheless, the University is committed to reviewing any complaint of harassing or intimidating conduct by a student and intervening on behalf of the complainant to the extent possible.

Faculty Code of Conduct

The entire Faculty Code of Conduct can be found in the UCLA Faculty Handbook (copies are available in the Academic Personnel Office, 3109 Murphy Hall). Part IIA outlines faculty obligations to students and reads as follows:

Teaching and Students

Ethical Principles: "As a teacher, the professor encourages the free pursuit of learning in students; holds before them the best scholarly standards of the discipline; demonstrates respect for the student as an individual and adheres to the proper role as intellectual guide and counselor; makes every reasonable effort to foster honest academic conduct and to assure that the evaluation of students reflects their true merit; respects the confidential nature of the relationship between professor and student; avoids any exploitation of students for private advantage and acknowledges significant assistance from them; and protects their academic freedom." (from 1966 AAUP statement)

Types of Unacceptable Conduct

(1) Failure to meet the responsibilities of instruction, including (a) arbitrary denial of access to instruction, (b) significant intrusion of material unrelated to the course, (c) significant failure to adhere, without legitimate reason, to the rules of the faculty in the conduct of courses, to meet class, to keep office hours, or to hold examinations as scheduled, (d) evaluation of student work by criteria not directly reflective of course performance, (e) undue and unexcused delay in evaluating student work.

(2) Discrimination against a student on political grounds, or for reasons of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition, status as a Vietnam-era veteran or disabled veteran or, within the limits imposed by law or University regulations, because of age or citizenship or for other arbitrary or personal reasons.

(3) Use of the position or powers of a faculty member to coerce the judgment or conscience of a student or to cause harm to a student for arbitrary or personal reasons.

(4) Participating in or deliberately abetting disruption, interference, or intimidation in the classroom.

Charges of Violation

If a student has reason to believe that a faculty member has violated the code, the student may consult with a member of the Academic Senate Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures Committee (3125 Murphy Hall, 310-825-3852) for help in deciding on appropriate action. If the student believes that formal discipline may be warranted, the alleged violator should be reported to the chair of the department and to the dean of the division or school with a request that a charge be filed with the Academic Senate Charges Committee. If the dean, in consultation with the vice chancellor of Academic Personnel, determines that there are not sufficient grounds for the administration to file a charge, the student may, after discussing the matter with a member of the Academic Senate Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures Committee, file such a charge in person if the student continues to feel it is warranted.

Residence for Tuition Purposes

Students who have not been living in California with intent to make it their permanent home for more than one year immediately before the residence determination date for each term in which they propose to attend the University must pay a nonresident tuition fee in addition to all other fees. The residence determination date is the day instruction begins at the last of the University of California campuses to open for the quarter, and for schools on the semester system, the day instruction begins for the semester.

Law Governing Residence

The rules regarding residence for tuition purposes at the University of California are governed by the California Education Code and implemented by Standing Orders of The Regents of the University of California. Under these rules adult citizens and certain classes of aliens can establish residence for tuition purposes. There are particular rules that apply to the residence classification of minors (see below).

Who Is a Resident?

Persons who are adult students (at least 18 years of age) may establish residence for tuition purposes in California if (1) they are U.S. citizens, (2) they are permanent residents or other immigrants, or (3) they are nonimmigrants who are not precluded from establishing a domicile in the U.S. Nonimmigrants who are not precluded from establishing domicile in the U.S. include those who hold valid visas of the following types -- A, E, G, H-1, H-4, I, K, L, O-1, O-3, or R. To establish residence students must be physically present in California for more than one year, and they must have come here with the intent to make California their home as opposed to coming to this state to go to school. Physical presence within the state solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence, regardless of the length of stay. Students must demonstrate their intention to make California their home by severing their residential ties with their former state of residence and establishing those ties with California. If these steps are delayed, the one-year durational period is extended until students have demonstrated both presence and intent for one full year. If their parents are not California residents or students were not enrolled in a regular session at any University of California campus prior to fall 1993, they are required to be financially independent in order to be a resident for tuition purposes. Their residence cannot be derived from their spouse or their parents.

Requirements for Financial Independence

Students are considered "financially independent" if one or more of the following apply: (1) they are at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the calendar year for which they are requesting residence classification; (2) they are a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces; (3) they are a ward of the court or both parents are deceased; (4) they have legal dependents other than a spouse; (5) they are married, or a graduate student or a professional student, and they were not claimed as an income tax deduction by their parents or any other individual for the tax year immediately preceding the term for which they are requesting resident classification; or (6) they are a single undergraduate student and they were not claimed as an income tax deduction by their parents or any other individual for the two tax years immediately preceding the term for which they are requesting resident classification, and they can demonstrate self-sufficiency for those years and the current year. Note: Financial dependence is not a factor in determining residence status for graduate student instructors, graduate student teaching assistants, research assistants, junior specialists, postgraduate researchers, graduate student researchers, and teaching associates who are employed 49 percent or more of full time or awarded the equivalent in University-administered funds (e.g., grants, stipends, fellowships) in the term for which classification is sought.

Establishing Intent to Become a California Resident

Indications of students' intent to make California their permanent residence can include the following: registering to vote and voting in California elections; designating California as their permanent address on all school and employment records, including military records if they are in the military service; obtaining a California driver's license or, if they do not drive, a California Identification Card; obtaining California vehicle registration; paying California income taxes as a resident, including taxes on income earned outside California from the date they establish residence; establishing a California residence in which they keep their personal belongings; and licensing for professional practice in California. The absence of these indicia in other states during any period for which students claim residence can also serve as an indication of their intent. Documentary evidence is required, and all relevant indications are considered in determining the classification. Intent is questioned if students return to their prior state of residence when the University is not in session.

General Rules Applying to Minors

If students are unmarried minors (under age 18), the residence of the parent with whom they live is considered to be their residence. If they have a parent living, they cannot change their residence by their own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by the relinquishment of their parent's right of control. If students live with neither parent, their residence is that of the parent with whom they last lived. Unless they are minor aliens present in the U.S. under the terms of a nonimmigrant visa which precludes them from establishing domicile in the U.S., students may establish their own residence when both their parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed. If they derive California residence from a parent, that parent must satisfy the one-year durational residence requirement.

Specific Rules Applying to Minors

(1) Divorced or Separated Parents. Students may be able to derive California resident status from a California resident parent if they move to California to live with that parent on or before their 18th birthday. If they begin residing with their California parent after their 18th birthday, they are treated like any other adult student coming to California to establish residence.

(2) Parent of Minor Moves from California. Students may be entitled to resident status if they are minor U.S. citizens or eligible aliens whose parent(s) was a resident of California who left the state within one year of the residence determination date if (a) they remained in California after their parent(s) departed, (b) they enroll in a California public postsecondary institution within one year of their parent(s) departure, and (c) once enrolled, they maintain continuous attendance in that institution. Financial independence is not required in this case.

(3) Two-Year Care and Control. Students may be entitled to resident status if they are U.S. citizens or eligible aliens and they have lived continuously with an adult who is not their parent for at least two years prior to the residence determination date. The adult with whom they are living must have been responsible for their care and control for the entire two-year period and must have been residing in California during the one year immediately preceding the residence determination date.

Exemptions from Nonresident Tuition

(1) Member of the Military. If students are members of the U.S. military stationed in California on active duty, unless they are assigned for educational purposes to a state-supported institution of higher education, they may be exempt from the nonresident tuition fees until they have lived in California long enough to become a resident. They must provide the residence deputy on campus with a statement from their commanding officer or personnel officer stating that their assignment to active duty in California is not for educational purposes. The letter must include the dates of their assignment to the state.

(2) Spouse or Other Dependents of Military Personnel. Students are exempt from payment of the nonresident tuition fee if they are a spouse or a natural or adopted child or stepchild who is a dependent of a member of the U.S. military stationed in California on active duty. The exemption is available until they have lived in California long enough to become a resident. Students must petition for a waiver of the nonresident tuition fee each term they are eligible. If they are enrolled in an educational institution and the member of the military is transferred on military orders to a place outside California where he or she continues to serve in the Armed Forces, or the member of the military retires from active duty immediately after having served in California on active duty, they may retain this exemption under conditions listed above.

(3) Child or Spouse of Faculty Member. To the extent funds are available, if students are an unmarried dependent child under age 21 or the spouse of a member of the University faculty who is a member of the Academic Senate, they may be eligible for a waiver of the nonresident tuition fee. Confirmation of the faculty member's membership on the Academic Senate must be secured each term this waiver is granted.

(4) Child or Spouse of University Employee. Students may be entitled to resident classification if they are an unmarried dependent child or the spouse of a full-time University employee whose assignment is outside California (e.g., Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory). Their parent's or spouse's employment status with the University must be ascertained each term.

(5) Child of Deceased Public Law Enforcement or Fire Suppression Employee. Students may be entitled to a waiver of the nonresident tuition fee if they are the child of a deceased public law enforcement or fire suppression employee who was a California resident at the time of his or her death and who was killed in the course of fire suppression or law enforcement duties.

(6) Dependent Child of a California Resident. If students have not been an adult resident of California for more than one year and are the natural or adopted dependent child of a California resident who has been a resident for more than one year immediately prior to the residence determination date, they may be entitled to a waiver of the nonresident tuition until they have resided in California the minimum time necessary to become a resident, so long as continuous attendance is maintained at an institution.

Temporary Absences

If persons are nonresident students who are in the process of establishing a residence for tuition purposes and they return to their former home during noninstructional periods, their presence in the state is presumed to be solely for educational purposes and only convincing evidence to the contrary rebuts this presumption. Students who are in the state solely for educational purposes are NOT classified as residents for tuition purposes regardless of the length of their stay.

If persons are students who have been classified as residents for tuition purposes and they leave the state temporarily, their absence could result in the loss of their California residence. The burden is on students (or their parents if they are minors) to verify that they did nothing inconsistent with their claim of a continuing California residence during their absence. Steps that students (or their parents) should take to retain a California residence include the following:

(1) Continue to use a California permanent address in all records -- educational, employment, military, etc.

(2) Continue to satisfy California tax obligations. If students are claiming California residence, they are liable for payment of income taxes on their total income from the date they establish their residence in the state, including income earned in another state or country.

(3) Retain a California voter's registration and vote by absentee ballot.

(4) Maintain a California driver's license and vehicle registration. If it is necessary to change the driver's license or vehicle registration, students must change them back within the time prescribed by law.

Petition for Resident Classification

Students MUST PETITION IN PERSON at 1113 Murphy Hall for a change of classification from nonresident to resident status. All changes of status must be initiated prior to the first day of classes for the term for which they intend to be classified as residents.

Time Limitation on Providing Documentation

If additional documentation is required for residence classification but is not readily accessible, students are allowed until the end of the applicable term to provide it.

Incorrect Classification

Students who were incorrectly classified as residents are subject to nonresident classification and to payment of all nonresident tuition fees not paid. If they concealed information or furnished false information and were classified incorrectly as a result, you are also subject to University discipline. Resident students who become nonresidents must immediately notify the residence deputy.

Inquiries and Appeals

Inquiries regarding residence requirements, determination, and/or recognized exceptions should be directed to the Residence Deputy, Office of the Registrar, 1113 Murphy Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1429 (310-825-3447) or to the Legal Analyst -- Residence Matters, 300 Lakeside Drive, 7th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612-3565. NO OTHER UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION RELATIVE TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TUITION PURPOSES.

Students are cautioned that this summary is NOT a complete explanation of the law regarding residence. Note that changes may be made in the residence requirements between the publication of this statement and the relevant residence determination date. Any student, following a final decision on residence classification by the residence deputy, may appeal in writing to the legal analyst within 45 days of notification of the residence deputy's final decision.

Privacy Notice

All of the information requested on the Statement of Legal Residence form is required (by the authority of Standing Order 110.2 (a)-(d) of The Regents of the University of California) for determining whether or not students are legal residents for tuition purposes. Registration cannot be processed without this information. The Registrar's Office on campus maintains the requested information. Students have the right to inspect University records containing the residence information requested on the form.

Financial Aid Minimum Progress Standards

Federal regulations require UCLA to establish, publish, and apply standards of satisfactory academic progress for financial aid eligibility. Students who fail to meet minimum progress standards become ineligible to receive finan-cial aid until they are in compliance with the standards. If, during any term, students expect they cannot meet the satisfactory academic progress requirements listed below, they should contact the Financial Aid Office immediately for further advising.

Undergraduate Students

Qualitative Standard

The qualitative standard is enforced by the college or school. Students are notified by their academic department if they fall below the required grade-point average (GPA).

Quantitative Standard

This standard is enforced by the Financial Aid Office on the basis of the number of units (including remedial courses) successfully completed within any given number of regular session terms. It may differ from the college/school requirement.

All students receiving aid as full-time students must be enrolled in at least 12 units in order to obtain funds. To be eligible for financial aid as full-time students, they must successfully complete at least 24 units in each of their first two academic years at UCLA to maintain satisfactory academic progress. Thereafter, students must successfully complete 84 units by the end of the ninth term, 120 units by the end of the twelfth term, 156 units by the end of the fifteenth term, and 180 units by the end of the seventeenth term.

After 17 terms of enrollment as a full-time student or the equivalent as a part-time student, no further need-based financial aid is granted.

The measurement of progress occurs at the end of the academic year. The schedule above is adjusted appropriately for students ending an academic year with a different number of terms completed than is listed above. If students enter UCLA in advanced standing, the number of terms for which they are eligible for aid is reduced proportionally to the number of transfer units credited to their record. For example, students who are credited with 84 transfer units would have only eight terms of financial aid eligibility as an undergraduate at UCLA.

If persons are continuing students at UCLA at the time they apply for financial aid, their progress is measured by the satisfactory academic progress chart to determine their eligibility (i.e., they must have successfully completed 48 units if they attended UCLA for six terms). They would then have only 11 terms of financial aid eligibility.

Nonstandard Enrollment

Part-time students' progress is measured by a modified schedule, and aid is similarly modified. Summer enrollment counts as a term of enrollment for the following year if students apply the units earned toward graduation. Accommodation is made for students enrolled in a joint degree program.

Successful Completion

To successfully complete units, students must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, or P (S for graduate students) in a course. Grades of F, I, NP (U for graduate students), NR (No Report), and DR (Deferred Report) do not earn completed units. An I or DR grade that is replaced with a passing grade does earn units.

Withdrawal and Cancellation

Withdrawal from a term in which students receive financial aid applies as a term attended and works to their disadvantage on the units-per-term schedule. Cancellation of registration (prior to the first day of classes), however, does not apply as a term attended. Refund and payback of aid received is based on published schedules and the date students officially withdraw or cancel.

Disqualification and Reinstatement

The Financial Aid Office monitors satisfactory progress annually after Winter Quarter grades are recorded. Progress is measured according to the number of terms students have attended and the number of units they have successfully completed.

If students have not met the requirements shown on the schedule, their financial aid is discontinued until the deficiencies are satisfied. They may use Summer Sessions or completion of extra units during regular academic terms to make up deficiencies.

Financial aid eligibility is reinstated for the term following the term in which students reestablish compliance with the units-per-term schedule. For example, if they successfully complete 16 units in Fall Quarter and therefore make up the deficiency, they become eligible for financial aid in Winter Quarter. Financial aid is then awarded on the basis of their need and the availability of funds.

Appeal Process

Students who fail to meet the satisfactory academic progress standards because of debilitating illness, prolonged hospitalization, death in the immediate family, or other such mitigating circumstances may appeal their disqualification.

To appeal, students should submit a letter and supporting documentation to the Financial Aid Appeal Committee explaining the circumstances and how they affected their ability to meet the requirements. The committee evaluates the request based on the rationale and evidence provided.

Graduate Students

Qualitative Standard

The qualitative standard is enforced by the dean of the Graduate Division in consultation with the department.

Quantitative Standard

Students must successfully complete at least 12 units per term of enrollment to be eligible for financial aid as full-time students. Approved study loads of less than 12 units result in proportionally reduced aid for that term and are charged against the maximum period of eligibility at the appropriate proportional rate.

Disqualification and Appeal Process

If students fail to meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements, their financial aid is discontinued until the deficiencies are made up. Appeals are reviewed by their academic department, the dean of the Graduate Division, and/or the Financial Aid Appeal Committee.

Period of Eligibility

The degree program to which students are admitted determines the maximum number of terms for which they can receive need-based financial aid. Terms for which no need-based aid is received are considered when determining the remaining number of terms of financial aid eligibility.

Students who are in a credential program or a professional master's program (other than Master of Fine Arts) are eligible for a maximum of nine terms of need-based financial aid.

Students who are in a Master of Fine Arts program are eligible to apply for aid for the first 12 terms of enrollment. If students are in an M.A. or M.S. program, a doctoral program, or a combination master's/doctoral program, their eligibility expires after 27 terms of enrollment. Students who change their program may be accommodated through an extension of terms of eligibility. The extension should be secured at the time the program change is made.

Professional Schools

Students attending the Schools of Dentistry, Law, and Medicine are covered by criteria established by the respective school.

Grading Regulations

Assigning a Grade

The instructor in charge of a course is responsible for determining the grade of each student in the course. The standards for evaluating student performance are based on the course description as approved by the appropriate course committee.

The final grade in the course is based on the instructor's evaluation of the student's achievement in the course. When on an examination or other work submitted by a student, the student is suspected of having engaged in plagiarism or otherwise having cheated, the suspected infraction is to be reported to the appropriate administrative officer of the University for consideration of disciplinary proceedings against the student. Until such proceedings, if any, have been completed, the grade DR (Deferred Report) is assigned for that course. If in such disciplinary proceedings it is determined that the student did engage in plagiarism or otherwise cheat, the administrative officer, in addition to imposing discipline, reports back to the instructor of the course involved, the nature of the plagiarism or cheating. In light of that report, the instructor may replace the grade DR with a final grade that reflects an evaluation of that which may fairly be designated as the student's own achievement in the course as distinguished from any achievement that resulted from plagiarism or cheating.

Grade Complaints

A grade may be appealed, on any reasonable grounds, to the instructor, the chair of the department, and the dean of the division or school.

If the student believes that the instructor has violated the Faculty Code of Conduct by assigning the grade on any basis other than academic, the matter should first be taken up with the instructor. If the matter is not resolved, the student may go for counsel to the Campus Ombuds Office or may follow the procedures for the formal filing of charges (see "Faculty Code of Conduct" earlier in the Appendix). If a charge is sustained by the Academic Senate Committees on Charges and on Privilege and Tenure, an ad hoc committee is appointed within two weeks to review the disputed grade, and any warranted change is made within four weeks.

Correction of Grades

All grades, except DR, I, and IP, are final when filed by the instructor in the end-of-term course report. However, the Registrar's Office is authorized to change a final grade (1) on written request of an instructor, provided that a clerical or procedural error is the reason for the change or (2) on written request of the chair of the UCLA Academic Senate in cases where it has been determined by the Committee on Privilege and Tenure that an instructor has assigned a grade on any basis other than academic grounds. No change of grade may be made on the basis of reexamination or, with the exception of the I and IP grades, the completion of additional work. Any grade change request made more than one year after the original filing must be validated for authenticity of the instructor's signature by the department chair. Any grade change request made by an instructor who has left the University must be countersigned by the department chair. All grade changes are recorded on the transcript.

Policy on Alternate Examination Dates

In compliance with Section 92640(a) of the California Education Code, the University must accommodate requests for alternate examination dates at a time when that activity would not violate a student's religious creed. This requirement does not apply in the event that administering the test or examination at an alternate time would impose an undue hardship which could not reasonably be avoided. Accommodation for alternate examination dates will be worked out directly and on an individual basis between the student and the faculty member involved.

(1) In general, students should make such requests of the instructor during the first two weeks of any given academic term, or as soon as possible after a particular examination date is announced by the instructor.

(2) Students unable to reach a satisfactory arrangement with their instructor should contact the Campus Ombuds Office, 1172 Career Center, or the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall, for assistance.

(3) Instructors who have questions or who wish to verify the nature of the religious event or practice involved should contact the Campus Ombuds Office or the Office of the Dean of Students for assistance.

Undergraduate Final Examination

No student shall be excused from assigned final examinations, except as provided above in the policy on alternate examination dates and as provided in the following three paragraphs.

The instructor in charge of an undergraduate course is responsible for assigning the final grade in the course. The final grade shall reflect the student's achievement in the course and shall be based on adequate evaluation of that achievement. The instructor's method of evaluation must be announced at the beginning of the course. The methods may include a final written examination, a term paper, a final oral examination, a take-home examination, or other evaluation device. Evaluation methods must be of reasonable duration and difficulty and must be in accord with applicable departmental policies. Final written examinations may not exceed three hours' duration and are given only at the times and places established and published by the department chair and the Registrar's Office.

At the end of the term in which a student is expected to be graduated, a student's major department may examine him or her in the field of the major, may excuse the student from final examinations in courses offered by the department during that term and, with the approval of the Undergraduate Council, assign a credit value to such general examination.

An instructor shall, if he or she wishes, release to individual students their original final examinations (or copies). This may be done by any method which insures the students' right to privacy. Otherwise, the instructor shall retain final examination materials, or a copy thereof, until the end of the next succeeding regular term of instruction, during which period students shall have access to their examinations.

Disclosure of Student Records

Pursuant to the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the California Education Code, and the University of California Policies Applying to the Disclosure of Information from Student Records, students at UCLA have the right (1) to inspect and review records pertaining to themselves in their capacity as students, except as the right may be waived or qualified under the Federal and State Laws and the University Policies, (2) to have withheld from disclosure, absent their prior consent for release, personally identifiable information from their student records, except as provided by the Federal and State Laws and the University Policies, (3) to inspect records maintained by UCLA of disclosures of personally identifiable information from their student records, (4) to seek correction of their student records through a request to amend the records or, if such request is denied, through a hearing, and (5) to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education regarding alleged violations of the rights accorded them by the Federal Act.

UCLA, in accordance with the Federal and State Laws and the University Policies, has designated the following categories of personally identifiable information as "public information" which UCLA may release and publish without the student's prior consent: name, address (local/mailing, permanent, and/or e-mail), telephone numbers, major field of study, dates of attendance, number of course units in which enrolled, degrees and honors received, the most recent previous educational institution attended, participation in officially recognized activities (including intercollegiate athletics), and the name, weight, and height of participants on intercollegiate athletic teams.

Students who do not wish certain items (i.e., name, local/mailing, permanent, and/or e-mail address, telephone numbers, major field of study, dates of attendance, number of course units in which enrolled, and degrees and honors received) of this "public information" released and published may so indicate on URSA Telephone at (310) 208-0425 or URSA OnLine at http://www.ursa.ucla.edu/. To restrict the release and publication of the additional items in the category of "public information," complete the Decline to Release form available from Enrollment and Degree Services, 1113 Murphy Hall.

Student records which are the subject of the Federal and State Laws and the University Policies may be maintained in a variety of offices, including the Registrar's Office, Office of the Dean of Students, UCLA Career Center, Graduate Division, and the offices of a student's college or school and major department. Students are referred to the UCLA Campus and CHS Directory which lists all the offices that may maintain student records, together with their campus address and telephone number. Students have the right to inspect their student records in any such office subject to the terms of the Federal and State Laws and the University Policies. Inspection of student records maintained by the Registrar's Office is by appointment only. Call (310) 206-0482 or inquire at Academic Record Services, 1134 Murphy Hall.

A copy of the Federal and State Laws, the University Policies, and the UCLA Campus and CHS Directory may be inspected in the office of the Information Practices Coordinator, 600 UCLA Wilshire Center. Information concerning students' hearing rights may be obtained from that office and from the Office of the Dean of Students, 1206 Murphy Hall.

In addition to the public information described above, information related to students' Social Security number, sex, and marital status, and the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of their parents or next of kin are made available to the UCLA University Relations Department for use in alumni, development, and public relations activities. To restrict the release of this additional information, complete a Request for University Relations Information Restriction form available from Enrollment and Degree Services, 1113 Murphy Hall.

UCLA Retention/Graduation Rates and Time to Degree

Retention and graduation rates at UCLA are at all-time high levels for the campus and among the highest rates observed at public universities anywhere in the country. One-year retention rates for complete undergraduate cohorts have been above 90 percent for more than a decade and continue to rise. Over 94 percent of new freshmen and 92 percent of new transfers who entered UCLA from Fall Quarter 1993 to Fall Quarter 1995 were still enrolled at UCLA one year later.

Graduation rates have also increased steadily. Four-year, five-year, and six-year graduation rates for complete cohorts of entering fall freshmen have averaged 37, 72, and 78 percent respectively over the past three years, up from 26, 64, and 72 percent respectively for freshmen entering in Fall Quarter 1985. More than 80 percent of all 1987 fall freshmen have graduated from UCLA; final graduation rates of better than 80 percent are projected for all freshmen cohorts arriving since that date. Two-year, three-year, and four-year graduation rates for complete cohorts of entering fall transfers have averaged 34, 70, and 78 percent respectively over the past three years, up from 19, 60, and 73 percent respectively for transfers entering in Fall Quarter 1985. More than 80 percent of all 1990 fall transfers have now graduated from UCLA; final graduation rates of better than 80 percent are likely to be observed for all transfer cohorts arriving since that date. Graduation rates listed above refer exclusively to degrees awarded by UCLA. Students in entering cohorts who transfer to and graduate from another UC campus or university are not included.

Time to degree for undergraduates at UCLA has declined significantly during the 1990s. During the past three years (1993-94 to 1995-96), more than 10,000 baccalaureate degrees were awarded to students who entered UCLA directly from high school. The average number of quarters registered at UCLA was 13.27, declining from an average of 13.74 quarters registered for similar graduates in 1989-90. Among the recent graduates, 47 percent were registered for 12 quarters or less (i.e., four years or less), 58 percent were registered for 13 quarters or less, 70 percent were registered for 14 quarters or less, and 92 percent were registered for 15 quarters or less (i.e., five years or less). During the same three years, more than 4,800 baccalaureate degrees were awarded to students who entered UCLA as junior transfers. The average number of quarters registered at UCLA was 7.31, declining from an average of 7.93 quarters registered for similar graduates in 1989-90. Among the recent graduates, 46 percent were registered for six quarters or less (i.e., two years or less), 62 percent were registered for seven quarters or less, 73 percent were registered for eight quarters or less, and 91 percent were registered for 15 quarters or less (i.e., three years or less).

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