GENERAL CATALOGUE Primarily forStudents in the DEPARTMENTS AT LOS ANGELES Fall and Spring Semesters 1946-1947 e For Sate by the U. C. L. A. Students' Store, Los Angeles PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA General Catalogue Admission and Degree Requirements Announcement ol Graduate and UndergraduateCourses of Instruction FOR THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS 1946-1947 Primarily for Students in the DEPARTMENTSAT LOS ANGELES 405 HILGARD AVENUE - LOS ANGELES Published by the Umvn srry of CAi. woRNIA PRESS - BERSELEy AND Los ANGELES CONTENTS PAGE Calendar ......................................................6 Regentsof the University .......................................... 9 Officersof theRegents ..............................................10 Administrativeofficers ............................................11 The University ...................................................15 Historyand organization .........................................17 Administration .................................................. 18 University of California at Los Angeles .............................. 19 Historyand development .........................................19 Site of the campus - Climate ...................................... 20 Surveyof curricula ..............................................21 The UniversityLibrary ..........................................21 UniversityExtension ........................................ .... 22 Admission to the University ........................................ 23 Studentstatus ................................................. 23 Admissionin undergraduatestatus ................................. 23 Admission in freshman standing ................................ 24 Admission by certificate ...................................... 24 Additional ways of gainingadmission ......................... 25 Removal of admission deficiencies ............................... 26 Preparation forUniversity curricula .............................27 Admission in advanced standing ................................. 28 Removal of scholarship deficiencies by applicants from other colleges. 29 Admissionof specialstudents ..................................... 29 Admission of returning members of the armed forces ................. 80 Admission from schools and colleges in foreign countries .............. 31 Admissionin graduatestanding ..................................81 Generalregulations ............................................... 83 Registration ................................................... 33 Admissionand registration ..................................... 33 Medicaland physicalexamination ................................. 33 StudentHealth Service ..........................................34 Military science, naval science , and physical education ................ 34 Naval ReserveOfficers ' TrainingCorps ................ ..........35 Gymnasiums and athletic facilities ................................ 35 Subject A : English composition ................................... 36 American. History and Institutions ................................. 37 Study-listregulations ............................................ 37 Studentresponsibility ........................................... 38 Authority of instructors......................................... 88 Degreesand teachingcredentials .................................. 38 Change of collegeor major....................................... 39 [1] 2 Contents PAGE Honors ........................................................ 89 Credit and scholarship .......................................... 89 Study-listlimits ................................................40 Gradesof scholarship; gradepoints ............................... 41 Removal of deficiencies............................... ....... 42 Minimum scholarship requirements ............................... 44 Credit by examination ...........................................44 Finalexaminations ............................................. 45 Leaveof absenceand honorabledismissal ........................... 46 Transcriptsof record ............................................46 Discipline ..................................................... 46 Miscellaneousinformation ......................................... 48 Generalexpenses and fees ........................................ 48 Rulesgoverning residence ........................................51 Living accommodations and general expenses for women .............. 52 Living accommodations and general expenses for men ................ 53 Self -support and student employment .............................. 54 Bureau of Guidance and Placement ................................ 55 Bureau of Occupations ...........................................55 Officeof TeacherPlacement ...................................... 55 Undergraduatescholarships ...................................... 56 Loans .........................................................57 Prizes .........................................................57 Public lectures , concerts , and art exhibitions ........................ 57 The AssociatedStudents ............:............................ 58 Religiousfacilities .............................................. 58 College of Letters and Science ...................................... 59 Lower division; Associatein Arts degree........................... 60 Upper division ................................................. 63 Letters and Science list of courses ................................. 65 Organizedmajors and curricula ..................................... 66 Curriculum in American Culture and Institutions .................... 67 Curriculum in International Relations ............................. 68 Curriculumin Medical Technology................................ 69 Curriculum in Public Service .................................. .... 69 The GeneralMajor ..............................................71 Honors .......................................................71 Preparation for various professional curricula...................... 73 Predental .................................................73 Prelegal ...................................................74 Premedical ................................................76 Socialwelfare ............................................ ..... 79 Contents 3 PAGE Journalism ..................................................81 Religion ....................................................81 Otherprofessional curricula in theUniversity ......................... 81 Collegeof Business Administration.................................. 83 Lower division ; Associate in Arts degree ........................... 84 Upper division................................................. 85 Honors .......................................................86 Collegeof Agriculture............................................. 87 Requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture ........ 87 Plant ScienceCurriculum ........................................ 87 Requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts in Botany ............... 90 Honors ........................................................90 Collegeof Engineering............................................ 91 EngineeringCurricula .......................................... 93 Collegeof AppliedArts ............................................ 98 Requirementsfor Graduation..................................... 98 Lower division ; Associate in Arts degree ......................... 98 Upper division.....................:.........................102 Honors .........................................................103 Organizedmajors and curricula.....................:.............104 Preparationfor professionalcurricula ............................. 107 PrenursingCurricula ...........................................107 Preoptometry.................................................. 108 Prepharmacy ..................................................109 PrepublicHealth ...............................................109 Graduate Division(southern section) .............................. 111 Definition of academic residence .. o................................ 111 Study- list limits ................................................ 111 Requirements for the master 's degree .............................. 111 Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ................ 114 Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education ................. 116 The bachelor 's degree for graduate students ......................... 116 Schoolof Education...............................................117 Schoolof PublicHealth ............................................ 119 Announcement of courses ...........................................121 Agriculture......................................... ............. AgriculturalEconomics ..........................................123 Anthropologyand Sociology...................................... 124 Art ...........................................................129 Astronomy .....................................................136 Bacteriology................................................... 189 Botany ........................................................141 Business Administration.........................................144 4 Contents PAGE Chemistry.....................................................151 Classics .......................................................157 Economics ..................................................... 162 Education .....................................................167