Enrollment Help?
Schedule of Classes
Did you know you can view the Schedule of Classes and check your enrollment appointments on MyUCLA? (Go to Classes -> Plan & Enroll -> Enrollment Appointments) Be sure to mark your calendar with your enrollment times!
You can also view course descriptions to help you find classes that fit your educational plan.
Enrollment Information for the College of Letters & Science
- Holds: Check your degree audit or MyUCLA (Academics -> Academic Profile -> Holds) for holds that will prevent enrollment and take steps to remove the hold.
- Enrollment Units: You can enroll in up to 10 units during your first pass and 9 units during your second pass, for a total of 19 units.
- First Pass: Prioritize high-demand, required, or likely-to-fill courses, such as core classes, labs, foreign languages, and popular GEs.
- Class Planner: Use Class Planner to draft schedules and enroll in courses.
- Online Class Types:
- Online: Classes held at scheduled times via remote tools. These sessions are not recorded.
- Online – Recorded: Classes are held at scheduled times and recorded for later access, but participation during live sessions may still be required.
- Online – Asynchronous: No scheduled sessions. All content is available online except for office hours or review sessions.
More Enrollment Tips
- Excess Units: Students who meet the following eligibility criteria will be automatically approved for 22 units once the regular quarter starts: be in good academic standing, have a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have a 3.0 GPA in at least 15 units for the last regular quarter completed.If you do not meet these requirements, you must submit an online petition during week 0/1 of the term. Please refer to this page for additional information.
Pre-requisites and Restrictions: Make sure to review course requisites and restrictions. Some courses are only open to certain majors or class standings (e.g., juniors/seniors).
- Reminder: All upper division Political Science courses are reserved for Political Science majors during the first enrollment pass. All other students, including Pre-Political Science majors, will be able to enroll during their second pass.
- You may update your major from Pre-Political Science to Political Science if you have 1. Completed all lower division major preparation courses OR completed four preparation courses and enrolled in the last one in the current term. Please review your degree audit to confirm eligibility and declare the major here: https://forms.gle/U79oy4PdEZfhRHUF7.
- Reminder: All upper division Political Science courses are reserved for Political Science majors during the first enrollment pass. All other students, including Pre-Political Science majors, will be able to enroll during their second pass.
Have any other questions?
Contact a Political Science counselor via MyUCLA Message Center or schedule an appointment here.
Please refer to the major guide for the major requirements
