University of California Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, USA
Brief information
According to AbbreviationFinder, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), founded in 1919 and given its current name in 1927, has been one of the most renowned American universities for years and is the second oldest university in the University of California system. The 2016 US News & World Report America’s Best Colleges Guide ranked UCLA second among all US public universities and 23rd overall.
Eight of UCLA’s current resident professors and many alumni are Nobel laureates ; others have received other important awards for their achievements, such as the well-known Pulitzer Prize.
In addition, UCLA is considered one of the most ethnically diverse and diverse universities in the world with students from every state in the United States and more than 100 other countries. Their curricula are designed to encourage both intellectual and social responsibility in their students.
Students have the opportunity to attend so-called summer sessions at the university. These are compressed semesters that take place in the summer months and usually last several weeks. Students can choose from a huge range that includes courses in every imaginable subject.
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University facts
Year of foundation: 1919
Type of university: State university
Number of Students: Total 40700, 27200 Undergraduate, 12100 Postgraduate, International 2000
Accreditations:
- WSCUC (WASC Senior Association of Schools and Colleges)
- AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)
Academic year:
Several summer sessions are offered at the University of California Los Angeles between June and September.
Study programs
- Summer Sessions
Summer Sessions are offered at UCLA during the summer.
The Summer Sessions are regular university courses that are offered to both American and international students and summarize the subject matter of the courses of the semester in a compact course lasting several weeks. Courses from almost all departments are offered, which also take place during the semester.
The courses offered by the UCLA Summer Sessions in the areas of Psychology, English Literature, Management, Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science, Film and Television, Art History and Communication Studies are very extensive and popular. A special feature of UCLA are the approximately 20 intensive courses in various languages, such as Japanese, Korean or Spanish.
In total, more than 700 courses are offered every summer. Some Session A courses may last eight to ten weeks. In addition, a few courses take place in the 3 Week Summer Intensive Studies format.
- Summer Sessions der University of California Los Angeles
Fees
A course usually consists of four to five units. The minimum number of units that international participants of the UCLA Summer Sessions have to take per session depends on the duration of the sessions. At least 8 units must be taken for an 8-week session, at least 6 units for a 6-week session, etc. The participants study as full-time students with an F-1 visa at UCLA.
Please note that UCLA Health Insurance is mandatory for all international students. According to the current status, the costs for this in 2022 will be US$ 384.
- Fees for the UCLA Summer Sessions
Requirements
In principle, the summer sessions are freely accessible to all students and are not bound by the strict application criteria that otherwise apply to other regular study programs at UCLA. In addition to students and professionals, high school students can also take part in the summer sessions. The minimum age is 15 years.
Of course, you also need to have a sufficiently good knowledge of English. These can be proven by a standardized language test such as the TOEFL or IELTS.
Based on an agreement with the UCLA Summer Sessions office, College Contact, as the International Registration Center, is also allowed to independently test the English language skills of German applicants and freely choose the type of proof.
In addition to the TOEFL and IELTS, College Contact also accepts the DAAD language certificate, proof of good or very good English grades during the upper school or during your studies, proof of a longer (language) stay in an English-speaking country or proof of other completed English courses.
The language skills can be proven by one of the following test results or documents:
| Undergraduate | Postgraduate | |
| IELTS | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| TOEFL (internet-based) | 80 | 80 |
The language certificate cannot be submitted later.
Campus
UCLA is located about five miles west of downtown Los Angeles. With its lush landscape design, its numerous gardens and its impressive Romanesque architecture, the campus is not only a beautiful place, but also a kind of haven from the hectic life in the metropolis.
In addition to excellently equipped lecture buildings and institutes, there are also several sports stadiums, a huge sports hall, a swimming pool that attracts many students, especially in summer, and a very modern library on the large site.
Student life at UCLA is concentrated in the center of the campus. There are various restaurants and cafes, the UCLA Store and other buildings. Westwood Village, south of the UCLA campus, is a popular student area with several movie theaters and good nightlife. To the north of the university is the famous Sunset Boulevard.
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Housing
Students in the Summer Sessions area live in university accommodation.
The following accommodation options are available:
- student residence
- Apartments on campus
The college city of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, the city of angels, is the second largest city in the USA after New York with almost four million inhabitants and is located on the Pacific Ocean and on the Los Angeles River. It is the economic, business and cultural center of California, the world’s largest location for the aerospace industry and well known for the local film and music scene. Los Angeles is also known as the Horizontal City because of the relatively small number of skyscrapers and the large urban area.
The city is located in the subtropical climate zone, but due to its proximity to the ocean, the temperatures are pleasant with an annual average of 16.5 °C. Even in winter, temperatures rarely drop below 15°C. Above all, the beaches are well-known, such as Malibu, which is inhabited by numerous celebrities, Venice Beach with its Venice Boardwalk, where musicians and other artists meet at weekends, or Santa Monica, the oldest, largest and most famous seaside resort in the world, where many writers and rock stars live. The parks in the city are home to numerous recreational and cultural facilities, such as Griffith Park with the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, a planetarium, the Los Angeles Zoo and an observatory, which offers a good view of the Hollywood Sign north of the city city has.
Centrally located Elysian Park is home to Dodgers Stadium and the LA Police Academy. Other places worth seeing are the History Center of the Californian Historical Society, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the well-known Civic Center with various government buildings, including City Hall, and the Music Center for Performing Arts, the Hollywood Bowl natural amphitheater in the hills and of course the Universal Studios in Universal City. If you hit the nightlife, with a bit of luck you can meet stars, for example in a club in Hollywood, on the Sunset Strip or just on the beach.