Student Services

UCLA BruinCard
The UCLA BruinCard is a mandatory student identification card that may be used to confirm status and eligibility for services. The first card is issued without charge.

The BruinCard serves as a:

• Registration Card
• Identification Card
• Recreation Center Card
• Library Card
• Student Ticket Discount Card
• Debit Card for purchases on and off campus
• Residence Hall Meal and Access Card

UCLA Career Center
Strathmore Building
(310) 206-1915

The Career Resources Library and job listings (except for certain part-time and internship opportunities) are available to summer students. You may use these resources for the full twelve-week term. You must have a valid Student ID number to log on to the job listings Web site, Bruintraks.

Center for Women & Men
2 Dodd Hall
(310) 825-3945

The Center for Women & Men offers services to all UCLA students -- women and men -- with a special focus on gender-related issues and concerns. The broad range of programs and services provided by The Center for Women & Men are designed to increase access and retention of students by promoting gender equity, opportunity, and advocacy and by addressing issues affecting the campus climate.

Central Ticket Office
James West Alumni Center
(310) 825-2101

Tickets for all UCLA cultural events are available at the Central Ticket Office (CTO) located in the James West Alumni Center. The CTO also offers discounted student tickets to campus athletic events and local motion picture theaters. Tickets to off-campus events through Ticketmaster, student discount tickets for MTA buses and tokens for the Santa Monica and Culver City Municipal Bus Lines are also available.

Dining Facilities
Over fifteen food facilities are located throughout the campus.

Disabilities and Computing Program
4909 Mathematical Sciences Annex
(310) 206-7133
(310) 206-7025 (Fax)

The Disabilities and Computing Program (DCP) provides adaptive technology and information access support and services for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. The program provides voice input and output, Braille print, large print, scanning services, and learning disability programs in a seven-seat lab.

Office for Students with Disabilities
A-255 Murphy Hall
310-825-1501 (voice)
310-206-6083 (tdd)
310-825-9656 (fax)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides a wide range of academic support services to regularly enrolled students with documented permanent or temporary disabilities. To receive services, students must register with the OSD. Free support services include: readers, notetakers, Sign Language interpreters, Learning Disabilities Program, special parking, registration assistance, fee deferments authorized by the California Department of Rehabilitation, on-campus transportation, campus orientation and accessibility, proctor and test-taking arrangements, tutorial referral, housing assistance, support groups, workshops, special materials, adaptive technology, and referral to the Disabilities and Computing Program. Academic support services are determined for each student based on specific disability-based requirements. All contacts and assistance are handled confidentially.

The UCLA General Catalog

The UCLA General Catalog is available online in both viewing and PDF-printable formats. You can also purchase the General Catalog online.

Ombuds Office
Strathmore Building
(310) 825-7627

The ombudsperson is responsible for listening and responding to complaints or concerns from any member of the campus community (i.e., students, faculty, and staff). Acting impartially, the ombudsperson may investigate unresolved complaints or facilitate the resolution of problems for which there are no established guidelines. When requested, the ombudsperson may also assist in resolving an issue through mediation. The Ombuds Office supplies information, gives referrals and is a designated Sexual Harassment Information Center for the entire campus community. The Ombuds Office operates independently of the administration and is authorized to recommend changes to University policies and procedures. All matters are handled confidentially.

Recreation
2131 John Wooden Center
(310) 825-3701

UCLA Recreation offers a wide scope of recreation activities ranging from organized team play to a jog around the campus perimeter. You can practice your favorite sport or learn a new one. The summer issue of Recreation Quarterly, available at the John Wooden Center, Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, and other campus locations, has details. You must show a valid BruinCard to use UCLA Recreation services.

Student Health Services

Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center
221 Westwood Plaza
(310) 825-4073

All Summer Sessions students are strongly advised to obtain adequate health insurance. International students with F-1 visas must purchase a health insurance policy from UCLA Summer Sessions, and must go to the UCLA Medical Center for services.

Eligibility
All Summer Sessions students are eligible for Ashe Center services on a fee-for-service basis for the summer term. Generally, Ashe Center fees are comparable to or lower than corresponding fees in the community. International students who have purchased a health insurance policy from UCLA Summer Sessions should go to the UCLA Medical Center for services, not the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.

Student Psychological Services
John Wooden Center West, 2nd floor
(310) 825-0768

Student Psychological Services (SPS) provides both individual and group psychotherapy and counseling. Psychologists, clinical social workers, and psychiatrists offer assistance in dealing with stressful situations and emotional problems, from mild to severe. Students are welcome to seek help in clarifying feelings and issues, exploring alternatives, making difficult decisions, and in better understanding and dealing with relationships. SPS staff can also assist in handling intense emotional experiences such as separation, loss, anxiety or depression. The service is confidential and offered at a minimal fee to any summer student with a valid BruinCard.

Veterans and Social Security Services
Academic Record Services
1113 Murphy Hall
(310) 825-1091

Academic Record Services provides information for veterans and eligible dependents about V.A. educational benefits, tutorial assistance, and the work-study program. This office also certifies student status for recipients of Social Security benefits and issues fee waivers to dependents of California veterans who are deceased or disabled because of service-connected injuries and who meet the income restrictions in Education Code Section 10652.

Student Conduct

In order to carry on its work of teaching, research, and public service, the University has an obligation to maintain conditions under which the work of the University can go forward freely, in accordance with the highest standards of quality, institutional integrity, and freedom of expression, with full recognition by all concerned of the rights and privileges, as well as the responsibilities, of those who comprise the University community.

Students are members of both society and the academic community with attendant rights and responsibilities. Students are expected to make themselves aware of and comply with the law, University policies, and campus regulations.

Summer sessions students are members of the campus community and will be afforded the same rights and privledges as regulary matriculated students and will be held to the same standards of conduct.

If you have questions or concerns about the rules and regulations that students are expected to adhere to please refer to the UCLA Student Conduct Code and consult either the Office of the Dean of Students or Summer Sessions. We ask that you also review the Chancellor's official drug policy.

Emergency Information

UCLA Police Department
601 Westwood Plaza
Emergency assistance may be summoned immediately by touching a button at one of the blue-hooded "Emergency UCLA Police" reporting stations (ERS) located throughout the campus and the yellow emergency phones in parking structures. The ERS will dispatch police and activate a tape recording of all sounds in the area.

Emergency Phone Numbers

UCLA Police Department: (310) 825-1491 for non-emergency calls.

Crime Prevention Officer and Information: (310) 794-6084

CSO Escort Service: (310) 794-WALK (9255)

UCLA Emergency Medical Center: (310) 825-2111 or (310) 267-0532. The Emergency Medical Center entrance is located just north of the Le Conte/Tiverton intersection. Dial 911 from any campus phone for an ambulance.

Lost and Found: (310) 825-1227

The report on campus crime statistics and policies as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act can be found on the UCPD Web site.