Current Students

For information on current policies and program requirements, please review the 2023-2024 Undergraduate Student Handbook here. The handbook also includes important information about academic and health resources in campus that can help students better navigate UCLA.

Previous Undergraduate Student Handbooks can be found here.

Core Lower-Division Courses (EDUC 10, 11, and 35)

• First Pass-open to Education Pre-Majors
• Second Pass-open to Education Pre-Majors
• Restriction will be lifted at 8:00am on the day following the last second pass enrollment appointment so any students may enroll in any open seats

Upper-Division Courses

Check your specific program listed below:

Education and Social Transformation Majors

• First Pass and Second Pass enrollment available for all Education upper-division courses

Education and Social Transformation Pre-Majors

• Second Pass enrollment available for all Education upper-division courses (except EDUC 100, EDUC 120, EDUC 150, EDUC 156, EDUC 180 and EDUC 181)

Education Studies Minors

• Second Pass enrollment available for all Education upper-division courses (except EDUC 100, EDUC 120, EDUC 150, EDUC 156, EDUC 180 and EDUC 181)

Information and Media Literacy Minors

• Second Pass enrollment available for the following Education upper-division courses only: 105C, 107A, 109A, 109B, M121, 126, M131C, 133, M135, 137, 144

Science Education Minors

• Second Pass enrollment available for the following Education upper-division courses only: M102, M103, 104A, 105B, 106A, 107A, 107B, M108, C111, 123, 126, M131A, 132, M136, 141, 147

Visual and Performing Arts Education Minors

• Second Pass enrollment available for all Education upper-division courses (except EDUC 100, EDUC 120, EDUC 150, EDUC 156, EDUC 180 and EDUC 181)

General Chemistry BS

• Second Pass enrollment available for the following Education upper-division courses only: M102, 105B, 106A, 107B, M108, 126, 132

Students not affiliated with any of the above listed programs

• All restrictions on Education upper-division courses (except EDUC 100, EDUC 120, EDUC 150, EDUC 156, EDUC 180 and EDUC 181) will be lifted at 8:00 am on the day following the last second pass enrollment appointment time so any students may enroll in any remaining open seats

Permission to Enroll (PTE) Policy

For undergraduate courses, Education Department faculty will not issue PTE numbers except for classes where the enrollment is restricted to instructor consent. Students may place themselves on the wait list of full sections.

The Tentative Course Schedule is compiles the projected course offering by the Department of Education for the upcoming academic year. The final list of course offerings for the term are officially published on the schedule of classes on the Registrar’s Office website 1-2 weeks before enrollment begins for the term.

View the Tentative Course Schedule for 2024-2025

• The course offerings, meeting times, and locations are subject to change by the department without notice. Please refer to the schedule of classes on the Registrar’s Office website for the most up-to-date information about a course.
• Final course offerings for a given term are confirmed when the schedule of classes is officially released via the Registrar’s Office website.

Petition Forms

All the Ed&IS petitions forms are PDF documents that undergraduate students may download, fill out, and submit to our office. Please make sure that all documents are legible before submitting you forms.  

Some forms may require additional signatures from instructors or other departments. Please review your petition form and make sure to obtain all required signatures before submitting your form.

 If you are unsure of what type of petition form you need to submit or have questions about the petition process, please see a SE&IS Undergraduate Advisor/Counselor or send a message via MyUCLA Message center.  

Ed&IS Petitions Folder

Petition Submission

Rename your documents to include your name, UID, and petition type before submitting them.  

• Last Name, First Name (UID)—Petition Type 
  • Example: Bruin, Joe (000000000)—Minor Substitution 

Submit the completed forms and all necessary documents via MyUCLA Message Center. Please note that you must log in to MyUCLA when submitting your petition. Any anonymous submissions will not be accepted. Once received, our office will reply to the message confirming receipt of your petition.

Petition Results

The results of your petition will be posted on your MyUCLA Petitions page after the department has completed reviewing your request. We will NOT send a MyUCLA Message with the results. It is the student’s responsibility to check the MyUCLA Petitions page. 

All petitions submitted to our office are NOT guaranteed approval and petitions may be denied.

All petitions typically take 10-15 business days to be reviewed unless

Academic Resources 

• Contract Courses Handout – Explains the difference between the various types of contract courses 

Other Resources 

• Ed&IS Academic Self – Assessment – A handout that allows students to assess their current condition and review their academic and personal goals 

Videos 

• How to Send a MyUCLA Message – Instructional video that explains how to send a MyUCLA Message to Ed&IS Undergraduate Programs  
• How to Create a Contract Course – Instructional video that explains how to generate an academic contract for a course and submit it to the Education Department 

The major in Education and Social Transformation offers a comprehensive curriculum where students are required to take a set of courses to meet the program learning outcomes developed for the major. The Education Studies minor allows students to take a subset of the courses offered for the major but allows much more flexibility.

Students interested in the major will first need to complete two prerequisite courses. Then, they will take six courses for the three Areas of Competency (two courses each in Histories and Philosophies of Education; Contexts of Teaching, Learning, and Development; and Inquiry and Design for Learning), take an Orientation to Community Engagement course, take one Community Engagement course, take the Capstone course, and one additional course in Education.

The Education Studies minor requires a student to take seven Education courses from the approved list, one of which may be lower-division. With the minor, you have discretion to choose from many of the education courses and it can serve as an excellent complement to your major program of study.

If you have taken EDUC 10 or EDUC 11 and EDUC 35, you have fulfilled the pre-requisite courses for the major. You may apply to the Education and Social Transformation major as long as you meet all other admission requirements and are not beyond Fall of your third year of study as a freshman admit.

Unfortunately, you are unable to apply for the new Education and Social Transformation major. Students must meet all admission requirements and apply by Fall of the third year to be in the major. Our department strongly enforces our admission requirements.

If you would still like to pursue a program in education, we strongly recommend applying for the Education Studies minor if you meet the minor admission requirements and are able to complete the minor requirements prior to graduation. The deadline to apply for the Education Studies minor is the Spring of your third year.

The pre-major can be declared without completing an Education course. However, the major can only be declared after completing EDUC 10 or 11 and EDUC 35 with a C or better. 

Once you have met all admission requirements, you can submit the online application to officially declare the Education and Social Transformation pre-major or major. Students must complete the full admission process to officially declare the Education and Social Transformation pre-major/major. More information about the admission process can be found under the Admission section of the major website.

Students need to have completed an Education course earning a grade of “C” or better, have at least Sophomore standing at UCLA, and have a minimum 2.3 cumulative GPA. Only students who meet all the admission requirements may be offered admission to the minor. Interested students must apply to the Education Studies minor by the spring of their third year.

An application will be made available each regular term to be admitted for the following regular academic term. The online application will open on the first day of instruction and will close at 5pm on Friday of Week 2 of the quarter. Application results will be sent via MyUCLA Message Center by Friday of Week 3. If admitted, students are sent instructions and additional forms that must be submitted by Friday of Week 4 in order to accept our offer of admission.  

Failure to submit the necessary forms by the deadline will be taken as a rejection of the offer of admission. Students are welcome to apply in future admission cycles as long as they continue to meet all admission requirements. 

The application is available in Fall, Winter, and Spring. The link to the online application will be posted on the major or minor web page on the first day of the quarter.

Each term, the application process will be for admission to the following term.

*Submission of Plan of Study and other necessary forms is acceptance of admission. Failure to return Plan of Study and other necessary forms by the deadline means you will not be coded as a student in the Department of Education for the program you applied to (minor, pre-major or major).