UCLA Terminology

What is a DPR?
A Degree Progress Report is a summary of your UCLA coursework. It details the requirements you have to fulfill for your GE's and your major, noting in bold any requirements that you have yet to complete. You can access your DPR through URSA by clicking "Degree Progress Report" on the main menu.

What is my study list?
Your study list refers to the courses in which you are enrolled for the term. You can obtain a copy of your study list by logging onto URSA and printing it, or at the Registrar's Office (1113 Murphy Hall). You are advised to check your study list during the second week of each quarter to confirm your enrollment (checking during second week will give you time to add or drop a course by the appropriate deadline: end of 2nd week to drop an impacted course; end of 3rd week to add a course; end of 4th week to drop a non-impacted course). Check your study list at the beginning of 3rd week if you are on the wait list for any course at end of 2nd week (being on wait list does NOT guarantee enrollment).

What is my College counseling unit?
The MCDB Undergraduate Office handles all the issues that have to do with your major. Your College counseling unit, or advising unit, handles all the issues that have to do with the rest of your degree, such as your foreign language requirement, whether you can drop a course, your maximum unit level, GE's, etc. etc. Most students go to College Academic Counseling in A-316 Murphy Hall; you may also be in AAP (Campbell Hall), Honors (A-311 Murphy Hall), or Athletics (in the Morgan Center). When a counselor says, "You need to go to the College for that," that's what they mean. If you're not sure where to go, ask the MCDB counselor or go to A-316 Murphy.

What is my college catalog term?
Your college catalog term refers to the academic quarter in which you were admitted to UCLA. For example, if you were admitted to UCLA for Fall 2001, your college catalog term is Fall 2001. Your College catalog term is important because you follow the degree requirements listed in the catalog in effect during that quarter. If you change your major, there will also be a specific subsequent term and year in which you entered that major (this is called your catalog major term). You follow the major requirements in effect for that academic term (for instance, if you changed your major to MCDB in Winter 2003, you follow the major requirements in effect during Winter 2003). So, you could have a college catalog term of Fall 2001 (which applies to your GE's, etc.) and a catalog major term of Winter 2003 (which applies to your major requirements.)

What does it mean if I'm in good academic standing?
You are in good academic standing if at the close of a regular term you have attained at least a C (2.0) average for the term and a cumulative C average in all University work.

What does it mean if I'm on academic probation or subject to dismissal?
You're placed on Academic Probation if your quarterly or overall GPA falls below 2.0. To get off probation and avoid becoming Subject to Dismissal (STD), you must maintain your GPA at 2.0 or above for two consecutive quarters. If you have been notified that you are on academic probation or subject to dismissal, visit your College counseling unit immediately (College Academic Counseling, Honors, AAP, or Athletics). Visit this web page for more information about minimum scholarship requirements: www.college.ucla.edu/up/counseling/regulations/probation.htm. You must meet also with the MCDB counselor right away.