Latin American Studies M.A.

Forms

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Please refer to the LAS MA Bruin Learn course site for submission instructions.

LAS MA Degree Worksheet for Course Requirement

Plan I: Thesis (40 units)
Plan II: Capstone (36 units)

Language Requirement

Division of Graduate Education (DGE) Language Petition Form

Read and follow the download instructions on the DGE Language Petition webpage. Please use Adobe Acrobat to complete this form as other apps may not save the entered information correctly.

Committee Nomination Forms and Guidelines for Plan I: Thesis 

DGE Guidelines for MA Thesis

LAS Thesis Committee Nomination Form

DGE Thesis Committee Nomination Form

Committee Nomination Form and Guidelines for Plan II: Capstone 

LAS Capstone Committee Nomination Form

LAS Capstone Approval Form

Capstone Guidelines (For Students) 

Capstone Guidelines (For Faculty)

Sample Title Page (Capstone Project)

Advancement to Candidacy

DGE Master's Advancement to Candidacy Petition Form

 Please follow the following instructions:

• Download your unofficial transcript from MyUCLA after finalizing your study list for your final quarter to ensure that your final-quarter courses appear on your transcript.
• Highlight only the courses you are using to fulfill the course requirement. The highlighted courses must match the courses listed on your final degree worksheet.
• When highlighting the courses, also highlight the final letter grade for each applicable course, except for courses taken during your final quarter, as final grades may not yet be posted.
• Do not highlight language courses used to satisfy the language requirement (e.g. Spanish 25, Portuguese 11B, and etc.).
• If you received an Incomplete grade that was later changed to a final letter grade, highlight the course listed under the term in which the revised letter grade was recorded. Courses with an Incomplete grade that had lapsed to an “F” may not be used to satisfy the course requirement.
• Upload the ATC Petition form and your transcript to the LAS MA Bruin Learn course site by the end of Week 2 of the graduating quarter (registered and enrolled). If students plan to petition for a filing fee quarter, students must have advanced to candidacy at least one quarter prior to the term of Filing Fee usage.

Links to DGE Petitions and Forms

Graduate Degree Petition for UCLA

Forms for Master's Students