OVERVIEW
Many departments offer upper division tutorial courses. Upper-division tutorials (numbered 196–199) offer advanced opportunities for research through faculty-supervised apprenticeships as well as honors research, directed research, and senior projects. Courses are structured by the instructor and student at the time they are initiated and are open to juniors and seniors (must be in good standing academically).
These courses are considered a “next step” in undergraduate research. It is very common for juniors and seniors to enroll in these courses after completing one to three quarters of SRP-99 with their faculty mentor.
Upper division tutorial courses generally:
- Are taken for 3-4 units (depending on hours per week)
- Are taken for a letter grade
- Require a 12-16 hour per week time commitment
- Require a final paper or thesis submission at the end of the quarter
- Are taken as part of a series (e.g. A-B or A-C).
- May satisfy major electives or requirements
*For students creating a course contract in the Health Sciences: You will need to complete the Health Sciences Volunteer Office Clearance process with your contracted faculty prior to creating a contract. For more information visit Clearance for Health Sciences Student Researchers.”
CONTACT
Upper division tutorial courses are administered by academic departments, not the Undergraduate Research Centers. Specific course rules, grading, policies, and prerequisites vary by department. If your faculty mentor is in the David Geffen School of Medicine, contact the Department Chair or Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Otherwise, contact the Department Counselor or Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in your faculty mentor’s department. Click this link for a list of who to contact.
ENROLLING IN AN UPPER DIVISION TUTORIAL COURSE
Students create their course contract on MyUCLA, receive signatures from their instructor (and department chair, if necessary), then submit the signed contracts for approval and enrollment.
Signed upper division tutorial contracts for the following subject areas may be submitted to the Registrar’s Office via Message Center for enrollment:
- ANES
- BIOMATH
- DENT
- FAM MED
- MED
- MED HIS
- NEURBIO
- NEURSGY
- OBGYN
- OPTH
- ORTHPDC
- PATH
- PEDS
- PBMED
- PHYSIOL
- PSYCTRY
- RADIOL
- RAD ONC
- SURGERY
- UROLOGY
All other upper division tutorial contracts for subject areas not listed above should be submitted to the respective department for enrollment.