Winter New Student Checklist

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 before the deadline, you should now be able to access information about financial aid and scholarships awarded to you at UCLA. You’ll need your UCLA Logon ID to View Your Provisional Award Letter (PAL) Information. Some scholarships may be reflected on your first PAL, while others may be offered on subsequent award notifications. This brief tutorial will help you understand your financial aid offer.

For more information, contact Financial Aid and Scholarships.

You must meet the conditions stated in the Admission Contract before your admission becomes official.

A copy of your Admission Contract was included with your letter of admission. You can also view your contract on the MyApplication Status website.
 
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 review the University of California’s immunization requirement before submitting your Statement of Intent to Register. If you do not complete the requirement, an academic hold may be placed on your account.
 
Learn more about completing these requirements before the deadline from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.

Get housing information and the application.

Housing application deadlines:

• Winter: First come, first served; based on space availability
• Spring: First come, first served; based on space availability

Late applicants will be on a lottery wait list and offered housing based on availability. For more information, go to Ask Housing.

The UCLA 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.

How to apply

At this point, please accept (or decline) your offer of admission. Students admitted close to this deadline will have 3 days from the date on their letter of admission.

Contact New Student and Transition Programs as soon as possible.

Take a moment to report changes in your high school academic record or mailing address.

International students should request I-20 or DS-2019 forms to obtain F-1 and J-1 student visas.

Check the enrollment schedule for your appointment time, and review the General Catalog and Schedule of Classes for information on courses, major requirements, and enrollment.

If you have questions about enrolling or need help, please contact New Student & Transition Programs.

Make sure to send us official transcripts and test scores (if any) through Summer 2024.

Review how to send records for first-year or transfer students.

Take a moment to apply for parking.

Pay the amount due for parking.

Pay the amount due for tuition and other fees.

All students are required to be enrolled in a qualified health insurance plan in order to register at UCLA. Undergraduates are automatically enrolled in the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) unless they waive the coverage.

If you plan to enroll in Chemistry 14A, 14AE, 17, 20A, or 20AH, you are required to take the Chemistry Diagnostic Exam prior to enrolling in the course itself. The exam is available online and must be completed prior to the first week of instruction. There is no charge for taking this exam and the results are advisory, not mandatory.

View the academic calendar for winter quarter.

Take a moment to apply for your UCLA BruinCard.

Math Diagnostic Test

You should determine if you need to take the online Math Diagnostic Test (MDT) if you plan to enroll in one of the following classes:

• Math 1 Pre-Calculus
• Math 3A Calculus (for Life Science Students)
• Math 31A Differential and Integral Calculus (for Physical Sciences Students) 
• Math 31AL Differential and Integral Calculus Laboratory (for Physical Sciences Students)

Students should take the MDT  if any of these are true:

• They do not have AP credit for Math 31A
• They do not have transferred course credit from a community college or 4-year institution for Math 1, Math 3A, Math 31A, or Math 31AL. High school course credit cannot be used to waive these courses.
• They are waiting for results from 2024 AP Calculus AB or BC exam

Check your Degree Progress/Audit Report on MyUCLA to confirm credit for AP test results or transferred courses.

Check the AP Credit Enrollment Information website to see if you are exempt from the MDT based on your AP exam score.

Check the UCLA Catalog to see if your major requires one of these courses.

There is a $20 non-refundable charge since the test is operated by a third party – ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL).

All incoming first-year students must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR). Admitted students from California high schools who have not satisfied this requirement must complete the Informed Placement Process (IPP). The IPP was previously known as the Analytical Writing Placement Exam.

Results of the IPP won’t affect your admission to UCLA. Those who don’t pass the exam can still satisfy the ELWR before enrolling or during their first quarter at UCLA.

The exam will be offered Friday, January 10, 2025, 10-2 p.m. Registration will close on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 12 p.m.

Make sure to send us official transcripts and test scores through Fall 2024.

Review how to send records for first-year or transfer students.

All incoming students must go through a mandatory education program that covers topics including alcohol use, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. The requirement includes an online module and a live presentation.

Students who don’t attend New Student Orientation will have the opportunity to attend a make-up session in the winter quarter to satisfy the in-person presentation requirement.

More information will be sent to students via email, along with a link to the online module, “Think About It.”