The Division of Undergraduate Education serves all undergraduates across the UCLA campus. The division aims to enrich the student experience through small seminars, hands-on research, interdisciplinary minors, academic support, and learning opportunities outside the classroom.
Academic Advancement Program
The Academic Advancement Program (AAP) provides resources and academic support to first-generation, low-income, and historically underrepresented students. Students must enroll in AAP to access available resources, which include:
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- peer learning (tutoring)
- academic, personal, and career counseling
- graduate and professional school mentoring
- scholarships
- research opportunities and stipends
- opportunities to participate in innovative science programs.
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AAP oversees the Vice Provost’s Initiative for Pre-College Scholars (VIP Scholars Program).
The VIP Scholars Program, in collaboration with Los Angeles and Pasadena Unified School districts, readies historically underrepresented students, especially African Americans, for admission to flagship universities like UCLA. It encourages pursuit of graduate and professional education.
Center for Academic Advising in the College
The Center for Academic Advising in the College supports students across campus with academic planning, filing academic petitions, degree planning, peer counselors, and more.
CAAC programming is designed to nurture students’ academic growth and maximizes their engagement at UCLA and beyond. Center programs foster the personal and intellectual development of students and professional staff to engage critically in their academic and professional journeys as lifelong learners.
Center for Community College Partnerships
The Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) at UCLA serves as a bridge between the university and community colleges, aiming to enhance educational opportunities and outcomes for underrepresented students. CCCP focuses on fostering academic excellence, college readiness, and transfer success through various programs and initiatives. Efforts include mentoring, outreach, and support services designed to empower community college students and promote diversity within higher education.
CCCP Research and Policy
The Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) is working toward the establishment of its research and policy arm, dedicated to informing academic development practices through equity-minded and culturally affirming frameworks. CCCP contributes to scholarship focused on transfer issues, ultimately fostering transfer-sending and transfer-receptive cultures. By leveraging the leadership and success of peer mentors, scholars, and alumni, along with the collaborative efforts of staff and faculty at universities and community colleges, CCCP aims to drive meaningful change in higher education.
Center for Community Engagement
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) creates opportunities for UCLA faculty, students, and staff to collaborate with community partners to build an equitable and just society through community-engaged research, teaching and community programs.
CCE bridges the gap between academic knowledge and real-world challenges through programs including the Community Engagement and Social Change minor and 195CE internship courses which allow undergraduates to complete interdisciplinary work that connects them with the diverse communities in Los Angeles. CCE collaborates with faculty and academic departments to create, develop, and support innovative coursework integrating community-engaged experiences and research with the curriculum. The center also administers a variety of scholarship opportunities for students including the Astin Community Engaged Scholars and the Data Justice Scholars Program.
CCE is a vital link between UCLA and the greater Los Angeles area, facilitating impactful partnerships with local nonprofits, government agencies and community organizations. Collaboratory is an online database of students and faculty work with community partners across Los Angeles and beyond. These collaborations extend the reach of UCLA’s resources and expertise, enabling collective action to address systemic challenges and promote social equity.
Center for Scholarships and Scholar Enrichment
The Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment (CSSE) guides UCLA students through the scholarship application process. CSSE works to help students by:
- securing scholarships to graduate with less debt
- enrich their college experience through scholarship awards that support ventures like studying abroad or research
- cultivating crucial life-skills like goal setting, writing, self-presentation, and interviewing.
The center provides writing workshops, individual counseling, interview preparation, and assistance with institutional endorsements to UCLA undergraduates who are applying for scholarships.
Honors Programs
Honors Programs at UCLA are designed to academically challenge students while offering them the resources and community to grow individually and professionally. Students enrolled in the Honors Program can enjoy the benefits of a small liberal arts college experience within a world-class research university. Specialized programs include: opportunities to design one’s own major, facilitate one’s own undergraduate seminar, and earn a Bachelor’s Degree simultaneously with a Masters Degree.
New Student & Transition Programs
New Student & Transition Programs aim to ensure all students and their families have a comprehensive and positive introduction to life at UCLA. This begins with New Student Orientation or Parent & Family Orientation where students learn about selecting a major, course planning, enrollment, available student services, and even planning for life after graduation
Reaffirmation of Accreditation by WSCUC
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), the regional accrediting agency serving higher education institutions in California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Region. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes WSCUC accreditation as certifying institutional eligibility for federal funding across a range of programs, including student access to federal financial aid. Learn more about WSCUC Accreditation here.
Summer Sessions and International Education Office
UCLA Summer Sessions offers programming that provides life-changing opportunities for students to learn from world-class instructors, explore UCLA’s iconic campus, and earn credit to expedite their college journey.
The International Education Office (IEO) manages study abroad opportunities for UCLA students. Studying abroad is a transformative academic experience, allowing students to push their comfort zone, explore other cultures, make life-long friends, and improve their language skills.
Transfer Alliance Program
UCLA’s Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) allows students at participating California community colleges to enhance their ability to transfer to UCLA at the junior level.
Applicants are given priority consideration for admission to majors in the College of Letters and Sciences, as well as for the following majors: public health, public affairs, and education and social transformation.
Undergraduate Education Administration
The administrative arm of the Division of Undergraduate Education consists of Undergraduate Education IT (UIT), Human Resources, and Finance. Each subunit provides an essential role in the day-to-day function of the Division, supporting faculty, staff and students.
UIT provides innovative, collaborative and financially sustainable IT services to the Division of Undergraduate Education and the greater UCLA Campus.
The Finance team plays a central role in supporting DUE’s mission by effectively managing its financial resources, optimizing financial performance, and ensuring accountability and compliance.
Human resources support recruitment and hiring, onboarding, benefits inquiries and more.
Undergraduate Education Initiatives
The Undergraduate Education Initiatives (UEI) unit collaborates with faculty and departments across the campus to design, implement, and promote innovative, interdisciplinary educational programs for all students at UCLA. These innovative programs include.the UCLA Cluster program for first-year students, Fiat Lux seminars, minors in Food Studies, Disability Studies, and Social Thought, and the Disability Studies major.
UEI also plays a key role in the shared governance process at UCLA through which faculty representatives and administrative leaders collaborate on offering equitable, excellent curricula that serve over 31,000 undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Research Centers
UCLA ranks among the top research universities in the world, and undergraduate research and creative inquiry are key components of the Bruin experience. There are two dedicated Undergraduate Research Centers (URC) at UCLA — one for Sciences, and the other for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Our primary mission is to promote, develop, and celebrate undergraduate student research to enhance undergraduate education and prepare students, including those from underrepresented backgrounds, for academic and research careers.
More than 4,000 undergraduates conduct research or creative inquiry on campus. Undergraduate research allows students to build academic and professional experience, preparing them for graduate school and a variety of careers.
Program for Excellence in Education Research in Sciences (PEERS) Program
The UCLA PEERS program is an intensive two-year program for students in their freshman and sophomore years. Supporting more than 400 students, the program aims to increase the number of students who develop a strong foundation in the sciences and make teaching and/or research part of their life’s work. PEERS offers workshops, counseling, exposure to and access to research, peer mentoring and seminar courses.
Learn more about the PEERS Program.
Undergraduate Research Week
Undergraduate Research Week celebrates the innovative work of students across campus who are performing research and creative inquiry in all disciplines. More than 1,700 students present their research at the conference.
URW 2025 is May 19-23.
Learn more about Undergraduate Research Week