How do I request an application for graduate programs?
Can I apply to more than one program?
Can I send the required documents (transciprts, recommendation letters, etc.) separately?
What exams am I required to take to apply for a graduate program
Do you accept applications for Spring?
Is there an interview required for admission?
How many students are admitted to the graduate program each year?
When are decisions made?
Is it possible to transfer coursework?
Are there any prerequisite courses required to apply?
Can I enroll in a program on a part-time basis?
What kind of financial support is available?
How can I contact faculty?
How do I go about getting a teaching credential?

How do I request an application for graduate programs?
Our application for graduate admission is available on-line at www.gdnet.ucla.edu

The Department of Information Studies requires submission of only the University application. This department does not require a separate departmental application.

Can I apply to more than one program?
No. You may apply to only one program at the University per year.

Can I send the required documents (transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) separately?
No. To expedite the process of reviewing your application, we ask that all of your materials be collected and sent collectively to in one envelope. All documents including the department application, autobiographical statement, and official GRE score report must be postmarked by the appropriate deadline. We will begin reviewing files for admission shortly after.

What exams am I required to take to apply for a graduate program?
Applicants pursuing an advanced degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., M.L.I.S., M.A., or M.Ed.) must take the GRE General Test. The GRE should be taken by December 1, 2006 for Fall 2007 admission in order for your score report to be processed in sufficient time. For GRE information, please visit www.gre.org

International applicants whose first language is not English must certify their proficiency in English. Such applicants must submit scores received on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as part of their application. The Department of Information Studies requires the TOEFL and TWE. International applicants who hold a bachelor's or higher degree from a university located in the United States or in another country in which English is the spoken language and the medium of instruction, or who have completed at least two years of full-time study at such an institution, are exempted from the TOEFL exam. In this case, the GRE is required in lieu of the TOEFL exam.

Do you accept applications for Spring?
No. We accept applications to advanced degree programs for the fall quarter only. The application period begins in September and will end on December 1st for most programs.

Applicants to the Post-MLIS program may apply for Fall (Dec. 15th deadline), Winter (Oct. 1st deadline), or Spring (Dec. 31st deadline) admission.

Is there an interview required for admission?
The Department of Information Studies conducts interview for their Ph.D. applicants. The Principal Leadership Institute, Teacher Education Program, and Educational Leadership Program hold group process sessions for applicants.

For other programs, interviews are not required of qualified applicants, although the admission committee may elect to interview applicants. You will be contacted if an interview is required.

How many students are admitted to the graduate programs each year?
Typically, 60 M.A. applicants are admitted to Master of Arts programs and approximately 100 Ph.D. applicants are admitted to our various Ph.D. programd in the Department of Education. The Department of Information Studies will admit 90 applicants to the MLIS program for Fall 2007. Six to eight doctoral applicatns are admitted each year.

When are decisions made?
Admission decisions are usually made by mid-March. Master's decisions within the Department of Information Studies are made between March 1 and the end of May.

Is it possible to transfer coursework?
Coursework cannot be transferred into any of our master's programs within the Department of Education. Doctoral applicants may petition to have prior coursework transferred to their Ph.D. program, on a case by case basis. This is dependent on the division and is handled upon admission to the program.

No coursework may be transferred to the PhD program in the Department of Information Studies. Although MLIS applicants may petition to have prior coursework applied to their specialization. Such courses might include historical studies, musicology, legal research and writing, courses in the sciences or in literature, or similar work applicable to particular specializations. To do so, applicants must have selected an area of specialization, and the petition must clearly show the relationship of the prior coursework to the chosen specialization. Thus, although students with advanced degrees in subject fields may find that their mastery of a specific subject will be a help in the field of librarianship, they should not anticipate that their curriculum at IS will be automatically shortened or any part of it omitted. Ordinarily the degree requirements are reduced by no more than 8-units.

Are there any prerequisite courses required to apply?
There are no prerequisite courses required to apply to our graduate programe in Education. All courses are taken once you are admitted.

Please contact OSS for a list of entrance requirements for the master's program in Information Studies.

Can I enroll in a Graduate program on a part-time basis?
No. The graduate programs in GSE&IS requires full-time enrollment, which constitutes at least three courses or 12 units per quarter. Graduate courses are offered during the day.

Students should be aware that the graduate fees are assessed per student and not on a per unit basis.

What kind of financial support is available?
Click here for a list of fellowship and financial aid information.

How can I contact faculty?
All faculty are listed on the deparment website for Education & Information Studies. They may be reached via e-mail or phone.

How can I go about getting a teaching credential?
Click here for information related to teacher credentialing in the State of California.