About the Division of Undergraduate Education
Academic Counseling
For academic counseling, entering freshmen and transfer students receive advising during Orientation and continuing students are assigned to one of several counseling units sponsored by the division.Counseling is provided through individual appointments and group workshops. Counseling staff includes full-time professional staff, graduate student Counseling Assistants, and peer counselors.
- Academic Advancement Program Counseling
- Peer Counseling
- College Academic Counseling
- Honors Programs Counseling
- Orientation Programs
Learning Workshops and Tutorials
Tutorial and workshop programs are offered through both the Academic Advancement Program and Academics in the Commons. Academics in the Commons offers workshops in a variety of topics to assist undergraduates in developing skills and strategies for academic success.- Academic Advancement Program Tutoring
- Academics in the Commons Tutoring
- Academics in the Commons Workshops
- PEERS Collaborative Learning Workshops for Science/Math
Community College Programs
The Division also sponsors two programs that work with community colleges. The Center for Community College Partnerships is responsible for developing and strengthening academic partnerships between UCLA and California community colleges, particularly in UCLA’s service area. The Transfer Alliance Program works closely with member colleges to facilitate the transfer of students who complete an honors curriculum at those colleges.Innovative Instructional Programs
These programs are designed to enrich the educational experience of undergraduate students and transcend the boundaries of the four academic divisions in the College.- Center for Community Learning
- General Education
- Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars
- Freshman Cluster Program
- Honors Programs
- Writing II Program
Instructional Development Programs
These programs seek to improve learning and teaching. Included among the programs are Classroom Services, Faculty Instructional Improvement Grants, Educational Technology programs and Teaching Assistant training programs. In addition, the Office of Undergraduate Evaluation and Research conducts comprehensive evaluations of the curricular and programmatic efforts to improve the quality of undergraduate education at UCLA.- Office of Educational Technology
- Office of Instructional Development
- Office of Undergraduate Evaluation and Research
Undergraduate Research
The Division has two Undergraduate Research Centers, one on north campus serving students in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and one on north campus, serving students in Science, Engineering and Math. The Undergraduate Research Centers are responsible for administering the Student Research Program, organizing workshops that promote undergraduate research, scholarship programs and sponsoring events that celebrate undergraduate achievement in research.Undergraduate Scholarships
The Division has an endowment of nearly $35 million and awards approximately $2 million dollars annually in undergraduate scholarships to students involved in enrichment activities such as research, Honors, and AAP as well as honors students entering from area community colleges.Description Here.