The following credit limitations apply to all undergraduate students enrolled in the College. In many cases, units are not deducted until the final term before graduation. Students with questions should consult with an academic adviser.
Transfer students with credit from other institutions (advanced standing credit) receive a Degree Audit from Undergraduate Admission indicating the transferable units from former institutions. However, the following credit limitations may reduce the total number of transferred units that apply toward the degree in the College. Consult with an adviser in the College about these limitations.
Advanced Placement (AP) Examination credit may not be applied toward a degree unless students had less than 36 units of credit at the time of the examination(s). See the College AP table for UCLA course equivalents and credit allowed for GE requirements.
Credit earned through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and through the California State University English Equivalency Examination may not be applied toward the bachelor’s degree.
After completing 105 lower-division quarter units toward the degree in all institutions attended, students are allowed no further unit credit for courses completed at a community college or for lower-division courses completed at any institution outside of the University of California.
Within the College, eligibility for credit by examination is usually limited to students who have been approved as Departmental Scholars or who are admitted to a departmental honors program or Honors Programs. Students who have completed a minimum of 12 units at UCLA with a minimum 3.5 overall grade-point average may petition for credit by examination. The examination for that course must be taken successfully before students may petition for credit by examination in another course.
Students may receive credit by examination for only one course out of 10 courses completed. Credit by examination may not be used to gain credit for prior knowledge, audited courses, or courses taken elsewhere. Units for a course taken by examination are applied toward the 216-unit maximum allowable units for graduation. Petitions for credit by examination (with fee) are available only through an appointment with a counselor in Honors Programs, A311 Murphy Hall.
Students participating in the Education Abroad Program may receive a maximum of 56 units of credit toward the degree including units earned in an Intensive Language Program.
Credit is not allowed for completing a less advanced course in grammar and/or composition after students have received credit for a more advanced course. College credit for an international student’s native language and literature is allowed for courses taken in native colleges and universities or upper-division (advanced language courses only) and graduate courses taken at the University of California or another English-speaking institution of approved standing. No credit is allowed for lower-division courses.
No more than 12 units of music and/or dance performance courses (Dance 5, 6 through 16, 56 through 65, C109A, C113A, 114, C115, 116, Ethnomusicology 68A through 68Z, 91A through 91Z, 161A through 161Z, 168A through 168Z, Music 50, 60A through 61C, 160A through 161C, C185A through C186C, and World Arts and Cultures 114) may be applied toward the bachelor’s degree, whether taken at UCLA or another institution.
No more than 4 units in physical education activities courses may be applied toward the bachelor’s degree.
Any two or more courses from Physics 1A, 1AH, 5A, and 6A are limited to a total of 6 units of credit.
For students contracted in the Aerospace Studies Department, 36 units of aerospace studies credit may be applied toward the requirements for the bachelor’s degree; for students contracted in the Military Science Department, 26 units of military science credit may be applied; for students contracted in the Naval Science Department, 26 units of naval science credit may be applied.
Credit is allowed for only one of Statistics 10, 12, 13, 15 (or former 10H, 11, or 14), and a maximum of 8 units for any combination of introductory statistics courses taken at UCLA and another institution.
No more than 8 units of credit may be taken per term in upper-division tutorials numbered 195 through 199. The total number of units allowed in such courses for a letter grade is 32; see specific restrictions under each course.
No more than 8 units in the 300 and 400 series of courses may be applied toward the bachelor’s degree. Credit is not granted for X300 and X400 courses taken at UCLA Extension.
