Students who enter the program beginning in Fall 2016 also expected to participate in the field paper workshop (not for credit) in the spring of their second year and fall of their third year. Transfer of previous graduate work: It is possible to apply courses taken at another graduate program to your degree requirements here. If you have graduate level course work but no M.A., you may petition to apply two courses from your previous graduate program to fulfill UCLA requirements. The courses should be similar to UCLA courses (, they be aimed at Ph.D. students) and should fit into your program of study. Syllabi and transcripts for these courses should be turned in to the raduate along with the petition. The raduate Vice Chair will consult with the appropriate field chair before approving a petition. Once approved, the petition is submitted to the Graduate Division. If the petition is approved by the Graduate Division, a notation will appear on your transcript. No units or grades will transfer, but the number of courses you must take will be reduced to 14. If you already have an M.A.: you may petition to apply a maximum of six courses from your previous program to the requirements here. The petition, accompanied by transcripts and syllabi, is reviewed in the same manner described above but in the department only. No notations appear on your transcript. If you receive approval for six courses, the number of courses you must take will be reduced to 10. You are still required to satisfy all other program requirements, and a UCLA M.A. will not be awarded. Field Requirements Field Major Field Requirements Minor Requirements American 260A, 260B, and any 2 other Any (transfer courses not Politics substantive courses allowed) No transfers or 596s. complete 200A during the first ust year. Preliminary exam (first major field) Comparative Any Politics any two other courses Preliminary exam (first major field) Formal Formal Theory Concentration: any 4 Theory and Quantitative Methods Concentration: Quantitative any 4 except 202, and 209 (Data Methods Analysis) (Not Mixture: any 4 approved by advisor; available as Field decides which outside courses first major
Students who enter the program beginning in Fall 2016 also expected to participate in the field paper workshop (not for credit) in the spring of their second year and fall of their third year. Transfer of previous graduate work: It is possible to apply courses taken at another graduate program to your degree requirements here. If you have graduate level course work but no M.A., you may petition to apply two courses from your previous graduate program to fulfill UCLA requirements. The courses should be similar to UCLA courses (, they be aimed at Ph.D. students) and should fit into your program of study. Syllabi and transcripts for these courses should be turned in to the raduate along with the petition. The raduate Vice Chair will consult with the appropriate field chair before approving a petition. Once approved, the petition is submitted to the Graduate Division. If the petition is approved by the Graduate Division, a notation will appear on your transcript. No units or grades will transfer, but the number of courses you must take will be reduced to 14. If you already have an M.A.: you may petition to apply a maximum of six courses from your previous program to the requirements here. The petition, accompanied by transcripts and syllabi, is reviewed in the same manner described above but in the department only. No notations appear on your transcript. If you receive approval for six courses, the number of courses you must take will be reduced to 10. You are still required to satisfy all other program requirements, and a UCLA M.A. will not be awarded. Field Requirements Field Major Field Requirements Minor Requirements American Politics 260A, 260B, and any 2 other substantive courses No transfers or 596s. ust complete 200A during the first year. Preliminary exam (first major field) Any (transfer courses not allowed) Comparative Politics any two other courses Preliminary exam (first major field) Any Formal Theory and Quantitative Methods (Not available as first major Formal Theory Concentration: any 4 Quantitative Methods Concentration: any 4 except 202, and 209 (Data Analysis) Mixture: any 4 approved by advisor; Field decides which outside courses