New Student Checklist for Transfers

We recommend adding "@admission.ucla.edu" as a safe sender to ensure you receive all of our communications. It is also recommended that you periodically check your spam/junk folders for responses and/or email communications from our office.

You’ll need your UCLA ID Number from your admit letter. Your Logon ID and password will be your key for logging in to secure sites at UCLA. Activate your Logon ID.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

If you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application on or before April 2, your Bruin Financial Aid Letter will be presented on the Bruin Financial Aid Portal in late April 2025.

You’ll need your UCLA Logon ID to view your Bruin Financial Aid Letter. 

California residents can utilize the University of California Net Price Calculator to estimate costs and financial aid, if their Bruin Financial Aid Letter is not available at the time of admission.

For more information, visit 2025 Prospective Bruins: Financial Aid Guidance.

You must review the provisions of your contract by visiting the MyApplication Status website as soon as possible. You must meet the conditions stated in the Admission Contract to maintain your admission status.

If, after reviewing the contract, you find that you won’t be able to meet one or more of the provisions (especially if any of the course information you reported to us has changed or you received poor grades), please immediately follow the steps for reporting changes.

 You must complete the UC Immunization Requirement by October 1 or an academic hold may be placed on your account.

Learn more about completing these requirements from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.

Please accept (or decline) your offer of admission.

The College Honors Program is offered through the UCLA College.

Although the other schools (Engineering, Arts and Architecture, Music, Nursing, and Theater, Film and Television) don’t currently offer a formal honors component, students in these schools can take honors courses offered through the College, or opt to double major in the College for full participation in the program.

 Access the housing portal for more housing information.

Bruin to Bruin sessions are designed for you to begin connecting with UCLA as a newly admitted Bruin. These interactive presentations provide an opportunity to learn critical academic and logistical information for making a smooth transition to UCLA, get your general questions answered, and begin building your community on campus.

Your Bruin to Bruin session will:

• Be hosted by a New Student Advisor (NSA) who is a current student
• Review the New Student Checklist’s important dates and deadlines
• Give you an idea of what to expect at New Student Orientation and how to prepare
• Provide a space to ask questions about the transition to UCLA
• Be one of the first opportunities to connect with fellow incoming Bruin undergraduates

The day before your Bruin to Bruin session date, you will be emailed a Zoom link and password; please check your email for this information in order to enter your session.

You will be able to view all available sessions and register for your Bruin to Bruin session through MyUCLA.

The university uses email as the primary method to send critical information, so check email regularly.

When you accepted the offer of admission, you selected your official email address at UCLA, so that is the inbox where UCLA departments will send information.

If you selected the @ucla.edu email address you can read email at g.ucla.edu.

You also had the option of selecting your own email address such as @gmail.com or @icloud.com.

Changing your email address

• If you have not submitted your SIR to UCLA
  • Log in to the UC Application site and make the necessary change. This will ensure that the correction will be seen by all the UC campuses you have applied to.
• If you have submitted your SIR to UCLA
  • Log in to MyUCLA. Under the "Settings" option, you will find the "Official Email/Address/Phone" link.

Before the end of your last pre-UCLA class, report changes in your academic record or mailing address.

International students should review the I-20 and student visa process
( F-1 and J-1 visas)

UCLA Undergraduate Admission will review your application to determine if you need to take the English as a Second Language Placement Exam (ESLPE). If required, it will be noted on your UCLA Degree Audit, which you’ll receive at New Student Orientation.

View the ESLPE website for information and schedule details.

The Pre-Orientation Planner is a survey that will help us tailor our counseling at New Student Orientation to meet your needs. You must submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) and wait 24 hours before you can access the survey. You must complete the Pre-Orientation Planner in order to register for New Student Orientation.

Log in to the Pre-Orientation Planner.

New Student Orientation is mandatory for all new undergraduate students. During orientation, you will become acclimated to both the academic and social life at UCLA. You’ll connect with other new students, learn about the campus and many of the services available to Bruins, meet with academic advisors, enroll in your first college classes, and much more.

There are 12 different orientation sessions for first-year students, including two sessions dedicated to out-of-state and international students. You can register for any session as course availability is the same for all orientation sessions.

Since orientation is a mandatory requirement, failure to register for orientation by July 1, 2025, will result in a hold on your record preventing course registration.

For more information, visit the New Student & Transition Programs website.
 

Contact Information
New Student & Transition Programs
Phone: (310) 206-6685
Email: newstudents@college.ucla.edu

The Entering Student Survey will be available in July.

We encourage you to use this survey as a way to get your voice heard and to help us improve the undergraduate experiences for your class and future UCLA students.

The survey is administered by the research and assessment office of Student Affairs.

In addition to attending New Student Orientation, all new students are required to complete online modules that will help you prepare for your first year at UCLA.

The modules will highlight various aspects of being a Bruin, and will feature various resources and services that can help you with your academic and social transition to UCLA.

The first module will be released on July 1, and subsequent modules will be released throughout the summer.

Before July 1, submit your BruinCard photo.

Be sure to send your official transcripts through Spring 2025.

If you passed any Advanced Placement (AP) or higher-level International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, the official results must be received in our office by July 15. Provided we receive your official results, credit from these exams should appear on your record some time during your first term at UCLA.

Contact the testing agency to have the official results sent to UCLA.

• AP: (888) 225-5427 (UCLA’s AP code is 004837)
• IB: (301) 202-3025

AP Credit awarded at UCLA:

UCLA awards credit for AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. The credit you receive depends on the College/School your major belongs to:

• UCLA College
• School of the Arts and Architecture
• Samueli School of Engineering
• Herb Alpert School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Theater, Film and Television 

IB Credit awarded at UCLA:

UCLA awards college credit for most IB higher-level exams with scores of 5 or higher. (We don’t award college credit for standard-level exams.) The specific credit you receive depends on the College/School your major belongs to:

• UCLA College
• Majors in the Schools of the Arts and Architecture, Engineering, Music, Nursing and Theater, Film and Television

Take a moment to apply for parking.

Contact Information
Phone: (310) 794-7433
Mon. - Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Email: transportation@ts.ucla.edu

During New Student Orientation, you will register for your fall quarter classes.

The UCLA Degree Audit evaluates your progress toward meeting graduation requirements in your major. It’s a critical tool for selecting classes and plotting your academic course. It will be explained in-depth at New Student Orientation. After that, you can create your own audit by logging on to MyUCLA with your UCLA Logon ID.

If you have submitted official transcripts of all pre-UCLA college work, including courses in progress and planned, to Undergraduate Admission, your audit will reflect the evaluation of your transfer credit at UCLA.

Be sure to send us official transcripts for Summer 2025 coursework (if taken).

If you completed IGETC or UC Reciprocity, submit your official certification by September 1.

See whether your transcripts and test scores have been received (you’ll need your UCLA Logon ID).

The financial aid disbursement will appear on your BruinBill.

Pay the amount due for tuition and other fees.

Note: A new undergraduate student who cancels registration or withdraws from their first/admit quarter on or before the Friday of the third week must reapply to UCLA for undergraduate admission. Admission is not guaranteed. 

You must enroll in or waive UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP).

View the academic calendar for fall quarter.

Participate in True Bruin Welcome Week.

All incoming students must go through a mandatory education program that covers topics including sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence and stalking.

The requirement is to complete one online module.

More information will be sent to students via email in mid-July.

The UC Immunization Policy requires all incoming students to provide proof of vaccination. You must complete this requirement or an academic hold will be placed on your account. Beginning July 8, you can upload your immunization documents.

Learn more about completing these requirements in advance of the October 1 deadline from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.

Learn more about completing these requirements before the deadline from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.