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Contact Information
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EAP Reciprocity Information
EAP Campus Office
UCLA Education Abroad Program
B300 Murphy Hall
Box 957108
405 Charles E. Young Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7108
Mail Code: 710801
Phone: (310) 794-9820
Fax: (310) 794-4428
Contact: Danilo
Bonilla
E-mail
Website
Welcome
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Visa & Immigration Information
Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
106 Tom Bradley Int'l Hall
4171 Charles Young Dr.
Los Angeles CA 90095
Phone: (310) 825-1681
Fax: (310) 206-1612
E-mail
Website
International
Student Handbook
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Housing Information
Housing is not guaranteed. Be aware
that the standard rental contract for housing accommodations is nine
months. Students attending UC for less than nine months may be subject
to a cancellation fee.
California Housing Board (Non-UC Housing)
The California Housing Board provides a forum for all Education Abroad
Program participants to share information about housing for rent and
housing situations wanted in California. Students are encouraged to
post messages about housing sublets, shared housing situations, rooms
for rent, and rentals.
Go to Housing Boards
University Residence Halls and Apartments
(UC Housing)
Undergraduate students
Housing Assignment Office
Address: Housing Administration Building, Room 167, 360 De
Neve Dr, University of California, Los Angeles CA 90095-1383
Phone: (310) 206-7011
Fax: (310) 206-4222
E-mail (You
may ask a question or send an e-mail using this site.)
Website
Application
Select Undergraduate Housing Application
Application Deadline: June 2, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. California
time.
Application Fee Required: $30 (non-refundable); Payment on-line
by valid credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Debit Card & Discover).
Deposit Required: Amounts vary
Method of Payment Options: For ease and convenience, we suggest
you make your initial housing payment online at www.housing.ucla.edu/myhousing.
Payments made with checks, money orders, or cashier’s checks
should be made payable to “UC Regents” in U.S. funds and
drawn on a U.S. bank. No foreign money orders will be accepted. Credit
card payment is preferred.
Application Notes: Students may be assigned to the
various on-campus housing facilities as well as University Apartments.
Students will be asked to choose one housing preference on the housing
application (facility/room type, roommate, or theme communities).
Rank your preferences.
Notification of Housing Assignment: Sent by e-mail; housing
contract will follow. Contact
Housing Assignments Office to request an extension if
it is apparent that you will not be able to meet the deadline for
return of contract.
Note that students must have their UCLA Logon ID and password
(to activate your UCLA Logon ID, go to https://logon.ucla.edu)
and a valid credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Debit Card & Discover)
available to pay the non-refundable $30 application fee on-line.
University Cooperative Housing Association
[CO-OP] (Non-UC Housing)
Graduate/Undergraduate students
Address: 500 Landfair Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024
Phone: (310) 208-8242
Fax: (310) 824-0112
E-mail
Website
Application
Priority Status: EAP students are given priority on the placement
wait list.
Application Deadline: None
Application Fee Required: $35 (non-refundable); express processing
(response within 3 days of receipt of application) is available for
an additional $20 fee.
Membership Fee: $150 (payable at check-in)
Deposit Required: $1,000 (refundable)
Reservation Fee: $500 (non-refundable) fee is applied to
the first rent payment of the term.
Method of Payment Options: Cashier's check, traveler's check,
international money order, or credit card (Visa or Master Card) accepted.
Personal checks cannot be accepted.
When completing the application form, students should
identify themselves as Education Abroad Program students to benefit
from priority status on the placement wait list.
Co-ops provide a living environment that may be very different from
living in a campus residence hall. See
definitions. Students may find smaller co-op houses quieter
and cleaner while larger co-ops provide opportunities for meeting a
greater variety of students.
Community Housing (Non-UC Housing)
Graduate/Undergraduate students
Community Housing Office (CHO)
Address: Housing Administration Building, Room 163, 360 De
Neve Dr, University of California, Los Angeles CA 90095-1495
Phone: (310) 825-4491
Fax: (310) 825-0262
E-mail
Website
Tips on Finding Housing
This office lists a variety of living alternatives within the Los
Angeles community. The on-line listing service is free to UCLA students.
The listings, updated daily, include rooms in private homes, roommate
situations, private residence halls, apartments, houses, and guest
houses.
Students who have a UCLA Logon ID and password: Use
your UCLA Logon ID and password to log on to CHO’s on-line
rental housing database. To activate your UCLA Logon ID, go to https://logon.ucla.edu.
Students who do NOT yet have a UCLA Logon ID and password:
E-mail a request for a temporary account for on-line database access.
Identify yourself as an "EAP Reciprocity Student."
Other Housing Resources (Non-UC Housing)
Arrival Information
Dates
Suggested Arrival Date: You may arrive no more than 30
days prior to the start of your academic program. Program dates
are printed on your visa certificate of eligibility.*
Program Start Date on Certificate of Eligibility:
September 24, 2008
Term Begins: September 22, 2008
First Day of Instruction: September 25, 2008
Residence Hall Move-In Date: Begins September 19, 2008.
Co-Op Move-In: To be arranged with Co-op housing administrative
office.
Dashew Center for International Students & Scholars
(DICOP) Events
International
Student "Maintaining Your Visa Status" Workshop (Mandatory)
Dates:
To
be announced mid-summer.
Registration:
Sign up online (after August
1, 2008).
NOTE:
Reciprocity students must
attend ONE of the visa workshop options listed above.
Remember to take your passport, I-94 card (the I-94 is a white card
often stapled in your passport and stamped at the port-of-entry),
and I-20 or DS-2019 form.
Orientation
Program (DICOP) (Optional but highly recommended!)
Session
I: September
2 - 5, 2008 (registration deadline September 2, 2008)
Session
II: September
15 - 19, 2008 (registration deadline September 15, 2008)
Location:
To be announced.
Fee: There is a $59 fee for participation. It
includes many benefits such as workshops, social events, tours of
West Los Angeles, and student identification card processing.
Registration:
Sign up on line (after August
1, 2008).
EAP
Orientation (Mandatory):
If you are unable to attend the Dashew Center
Orientation Program, then attend a UCLA EAP orientation meeting
for reciprocity students. There are several dates to choose from.
Pre-registration is not required.
Dates:
Monday, September 15, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00
a.m.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, September 18, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, Sepember 19, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Monday, Sepember 22, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Sepember 23, 2008, 9:00 a.m.
- 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Sepember 24, 2008, 9:00
a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location:
Bunche Hall, 11th floor, Room 11377
Registration: Sign up by sending an e-mail message
to Danilo
Bonilla
Temporary Accommodation Information (Non-UC
Housing)
Community
Housing Office Hotel-Motel Directory
UCLA Guest House
Accommodations
Near Campus
Ground Transport to Campus
To get to Westwood from the LAX airport, take a taxi (approximately
$25.00) or a "shuttle van." Look for the blue "Van Stop" sign outside
the baggage claim area and tell the airport employee that you need
a shuttle to UCLA or Westwood. There are many van companies whose
costs range from $16.00 to $34.00.
Course Enrollment Information
Department Links
Schedule of
Classes
Course Catalog
Registration
Enrollment
FAQ
Enrollment Period for New Students: July 7, 2008
(begins 23:00 California time)
Enrollment Appointment Time: Available on URSA on
or after June 11, 2008.
Students must have their UCLA logon ID and password
to enroll. To activate the UCLA logon ID, go to https://logon.ucla.edu
as soon as possible. Check the enrollment website (URSA) to
confirm your scheduled enrollment appointment time.
Your Personal Information Page
Prerequisite
Clearance Request Form
Advisor Contact Information:
This information is for all majors except the impacted majors listed
below.
If the URSA enrollment system indicates that a code/permission
to enroll is required:
a) Locate the course in the Schedule
of Classes
b) Consult the course description in the General
Catalog to determine that you meet all course prerequisites
c) E-mail the instructor to request permission to enroll:
- Select the "Course Website" button to see the instructor’s
e-mail address.
- Include information regarding your academic preparation for
any course prerequisites.
Undergraduate Advisor Information:
Students will receive (by mail) a student ID number and
password for web registration. This information will be printed on the
UCLA acceptance letter you receive with the I-20 visa document.
Graduate students
Graduate students usually register after arrival and after consultation
with the department’s graduate advisor. Check with your host department
for registration advising.
English Language Placement Testing
Graduate EAP Reciprocity Students: Required
of all students whose native language is not English.
Undergraduate EAP Reciprocity Students:
Required of all students whose native language is not English and
who scored less than 630 (paper), 267 (computer) or 109 (iBT) on the
TOEFL exam, or 8.5 on the IELTS exam.
Placement Exam is Required to Maintain Enrollment in Classes:
Students who do not take the exam will have a "hold" placed on their
enrollment (the student will not be allowed to enroll or benefit from
student services until the requirement is completed).
Registration
Information (See ESL Exam schedule.)
Dates and Location: 1200 Rolfe Hall; (See
Registration Information.)
More Information on
English Tutoring Services
Health Insurance
2008-09 costs and information are listed below. Revised policy
brochures and information for 2008-09 are not yet available.
Requirement: Students are automatically enrolled in the University’s
Student Health Insurance Plan unless they complete a waiver form that
provides proof of equivalent coverage, and it is approved.
Cost: Undergraduates $252 per quarter (USHIP Basic); graduates
$446 per quarter (GSHIP).
Billing: Each quarter
Payment Deadline:
Fall: September 19, 2008
Winter: December 19, 2008
Spring: March 20, 2009
Instructions: For
more information about SHIP requirements and benefits, and enrolling
in SHIP Plus for dental coverage, go to the Ashe
Center Website (Select "Insurance").
Effective Dates:
Fall: September 22, 2008 - January 4, 2009
Winter: January 5, 2009 - March 29, 2009
Spring*: March 30, 2009 - September 20, 2009
* If you are a registered student during spring quarter or semester,
your spring SHIP fee provides coverage through the end of summer.
Insurance Information
(Select "Insurance")
Waiver
Form
Waiver Deadlines:
Fall: June 1, 2008 - September 19, 2008
Winter: December 1, 2008 - December 19, 2008
Spring: March 1, 2009 - March 20,2009
Health Center Website
Foreign-based insurance policies and the Health Care Plus
insurance plan cannot be substituted for the UCLA insurance plan.
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