How to Enroll and Register

How to Enroll

This overview includes the following sections:

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  Enrollment Begins Enrollment Process
UCLA Students February 1, 2012 Through URSA
Domestic Non-UCLA Students March 1, 2012 Online Registration - Obtain UCLA ID and UCLA logon - Enroll in classes through URSA
International Non-UCLA Students* March 1, 2012 Through International Registration Centers; Or
Online Registration - Obtain UCLA ID and UCLA Logon - Enroll in classes through URSA

* Unless you are enrolled in online courses only, United States Department of Homeland Security regulations require all international students coming for Summer Sessions to obtain an F-1 student visa, for which I-20 is needed.  Therefore, all international students who will be physically present at UCLA to attend Summer Sessions must complete the International Student Supplemental Form and upload additional documents. Be sure to read the International Students section of our website as certain requirements must be met.

Registration is completed when all fees are paid. For information on fees, please click here.

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UCLA Students

Enroll using URSA. Enrollment begins February 1, 2012.

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Visiting Students

  1. Students who have never attended UCLA before must fill out our online registration form, available as of March 1, 2012. (New students who use the form will be required to submit a $150 nonrefundable depost by credit card; international students will have to submit $400. International students enrolling in online classes only will be required to submit $150.)
  2. Once the online form is complete, an e-mail will be sent to you with your UCLA ID number.
  3. You will use your ID to obtain a UCLA logon. To create a logon, go to URSA (University Records System Access). The UCLA logon will allow you to enroll in your classes and make changes to your program using URSA.
  4. Registration is completed when all fees are paid. The payment schedule varies according to when you enroll.
  5. If you already have a UCLA logon, you may use URSA to enroll. Be sure to update your address, e-mail, and phone number if necessary. Even if you already have a UCLA logon, enroll, then drop all classes, you will be charged a $150 nonrefundable processing fee.
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Adding or Dropping

You may add or drop courses by using URSA.

For adds or drops after URSA deadlines, a Student Update Form is available. You are responsible for securing approval signatures when required. Submit your completed form to the Registrar's Office, 1113 Murphy Hall. No acknowledgment will be mailed. The update is usually processed within two days. You may then verify your program change by checking URSA.

Adding or Dropping Courses before the Session Begins and during the First Week of Class

No approvals are required unless noted in the Schedule of Classes. If the change affects your fee, the change will be reflected on your student account. Full payment of all fees must be submitted according to the payment schedule.

Adding Courses after the First Week of Class

Beginning the second week of each session, you may add courses by:
1. Using URSA with a Permission to Enroll (PTE) authorization number from the instructor or
2. Submitting a Student Update Form with an authorized signature for each class being added to 1113 Murphy Hall.

If the change affects your fees, the change will be reflected on your student account. Full payment of all fees must be submitted according to the payment schedule.

In Summer Sessions, classes are not designated as impacted so the rules about dropping impacted classes that apply during the academic year do not apply during the summer.

A late fee of $150 will be assessed for each course added after the second week of each session. The instructor's approval in the form of a signature on the Student Update Form is required.

If you are a regular UCLA student and exceed your study load limit, you must obtain approval from your respective school or college.

Dropping Courses after the Session Begins

Students may drop classes on URSA up to the final two weeks of the class. During the final two weeks of the class all drops require a Student Update Form with the instructor's signature certifying that the course work was not completed. The form must then be submitted to the Registrar’s Office, 1113 Murphy Hall. You may verify your program changes via URSA.

You are not dropped from a course or relieved of financial responsibility if you fail to attend classes, stop payment on your registration or course fee check, reverse your credit card charges, or if your check or credit card is not honored by the bank. However, Summer Sessions will drop students with outstanding balances at certain points during the year. For more information, check the calendar.

Please consult our refund policy. Please visit the Institutes Web site to learn more about the Institutes drop policy.

If you enroll in any UCLA Summer Sessions course(s) and later withdraw (drop all classes), you will be charged a $150 nonrefundable processing fee even if you drop before the classes begin.

Final Examination Policy

A course may not be dropped or removed from your record if you complete, or attempt to complete, the final examination.

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Wait Lists

Enrollment in most courses is unlimited prior to the first day of the session. Courses with enrollment limits close when enrollment reaches the limit (see the “EnCp”, Enrollment Capacity, column in the Schedule of Classes), but students may place themselves on a wait list when it is available. Often additional sections will be added as the wait list is filled to capacity.

Students who are not automatically enrolled in a class from the wait list by 5:00 PM on the first Friday of the session will be dropped from the wait list and their course fees refunded. If it is a student’s only class, all registration and processing fees will also be refunded.

Please Note: The $150 processing fee will not be refunded to students enrolled in only one course who drop off the wait list prior to the first Friday resolution date.

Students can resolve their wait list status prior to the end of the first week by:

1. Enrolling through URSA using the Permission to Enroll (PTE) number the department or instructor provides; or

2. Presenting a Student Update Form with an authorized signature or PTE number at the Registrar's Office, 1113 Murphy Hall; or

3. Exchanging the wait-listed course for another course prior to the end of the first week of the session.

Students may verify their enrollment status in a particular course by using URSA.

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Forms

For changes to enrollment status or grading after URSA deadlines, download the Student Update Form.