Courses

University Studies 10A: Ace UCLA ǀ Critical Strategies to Achieve Undergraduate Excellence (First- and Second-Year Students)

University Studies imparts UCLA students with critical strategies to achieve undergraduate excellence at a top-tier research institution. The curriculum teaches the research university’s mission, rigors, and expectations of students, as well as its pedagogical implications. It cultivates a formal space on campus where UCLA students learn the following: to engage collaboratively with their diverse community of scholars; to comprehend and apply effective learning strategies and theoretical foundations of college student development; to navigate the complex structure of the University; to practice resilience and growth mindset; to think critically about diversity and their identity; and to be fully aware of their value to the intellectual fabric of the institution as contributors to innovative research and scholarship.

University Studies 10C: ACE UCLA ǀ Critical Strategies to Achieve Undergraduate Excellence (Life Sciences Students)

University Studies imparts UCLA students interested in or pursuing majors in the life sciences with critical strategies to achieve undergraduate excellence at a top-tier research institution. The curriculum teaches the research university’s mission, rigors, and expectations of students, as well as its pedagogical implications. It cultivates a formal space on campus where UCLA students learn the following: to engage collaboratively with their diverse community of scholars; to comprehend and apply effective learning strategies and theoretical foundations of college student development; to navigate the complex structure of the University; to practice resilience and growth mindset; to think critically about diversity and their identity; and to be fully aware of their value to the intellectual fabric of the institution as contributors to innovative research and scholarship.

University Studies 10D: Ace UCLA ǀ Critical Strategies to Achieve Undergraduate Excellence (Transfers)

University Studies imparts UCLA students with critical strategies to achieve undergraduate excellence at a top-tier research institution. Designed specifically for transfer students, the curriculum teaches the research university’s mission, rigors, and expectations of students, as well as its pedagogical implications. It cultivates a formal space on campus where UCLA students learn the following: to engage collaboratively with their diverse community of scholars; to comprehend and apply effective learning strategies and theoretical foundations of college student development; to navigate the complex structure of the University; to practice resilience and a growth mindset; to think critically about diversity and their identity; and to be fully aware of their value to the intellectual fabric of the institution as contributors to innovative research and scholarship.

University Studies 10E Ace UCLA ǀ Critical Strategies to Achieve Undergraduate Excellence (First-gen Students)

University Studies imparts UCLA students with critical strategies to achieve undergraduate excellence at a top-tier research institution. Designed specifically for first-generation* college students, the curriculum teaches the research university’s mission, rigors, and expectations of students, as well as its pedagogical implications. It cultivates a formal space on campus where UCLA students learn the following: to engage collaboratively with their diverse community of scholars; to comprehend and apply effective learning strategies and theoretical foundations of college student development; to navigate the complex structure of the University; to practice resilience and a growth mindset; to think critically about diversity and their identity; and to be fully aware of their value to the intellectual fabric of the institution as contributors to innovative research and scholarship.

*Students whose parents or caregivers have not completed a four-year degree in the U.S.

University Studies 10F: Ace UCLA ǀ Critical Strategies to Achieve Undergraduate Excellence (Humanities)

University Studies imparts UCLA students interested in or pursuing the Humanities with critical strategies to achieve undergraduate excellence at a top-tier research institution. The curriculum teaches the research university’s mission, rigors, and expectations of students, as well as its pedagogical implications. It cultivates a formal space on campus where UCLA students learn the following: to engage collaboratively with their diverse community of scholars; to comprehend and apply effective learning strategies and theoretical foundations of college student development; to navigate the complex structure of the University; to practice resilience and growth mindset; to think critically about diversity and their identity; and to be fully aware of their value to the intellectual fabric of the institution as contributors to innovative research and scholarship.

University Studies 30: Retention Issues in Higher Education
The purpose of this course is to assist students in academic difficulty or who are working on readmission back into UCLA. With the understanding that the factors which contribute to college student departure are varied and complex, the goal of this course is to provide students who are working towards readmission with a framework with which to understand these factors. Drawn from the leading theories on college student retention and departure, the course is divided into two pillars: I. academic integration; and II. social integration for academic success. Through each pillar, we will focus on the practice of individual and collective strategies that contribute to academic success.

Students may only take one US 10 seminar (A-F) for credit.