College-Level Classes
High school students are invited to enroll in classes that are numbered between 1 and 99 (lower-division courses) that don’t have stated prerequisites. In certain departments, upper-division classes (100-199) are also open to high school enrollment. Below you will find a list of appropriate courses. If the course you’d like to take is not listed, please contact Summer Sessions at info@summer.ucla.edu to make sure the course is open to high school students. Please note that not all courses listed will be offered summer 2013.
Click on the course to see detailed course descriptions.
Courses Approved for High School Students
American Indian Studies
AM IND M10: Introduction to American Indian Studies
Ancient Near East
AN N EA 10W: Jerusalem: Holy City*
Anthropology
ANTHRO 8. Archaeology: Introduction
ANTHRO 9. Culture and Society
Applied Linguistics
APPLING 30W: Language and Social Interaction*
APPLING 40W: Language and Gender: Introduction to Gender and Stereotypes*
Arabic
ARABIC 8 . Elementary Standard Arabic
Asian American Studies
ASIA AM 10: History of Asian Americans
Asian Studies
ASIAN M60W: Introduction to Buddhism
Astronomy
ASTR 5: Life In Universe
Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences
A&O SCI 1: Air Pollution
A&O SCI 1L: Air Pollution Laboratory
A&O SCI 2: Air Pollution
A&O SCI 2L: Air Pollution Laboratory
Chemistry And Biochemistry
CHEM 14A: Atomic And Molecular Structure, Equilibria, Acids, And Bases
CHEM 14BL: General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I*
CHEM 14C: Structure of Organic Molecules
CHEM 14CL: General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II*
CHEM 30A: Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity*
Chinese
CHIN 8: Elementary Chinese: Intensive
CHIN 8A: Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Beginners: Intensive
CHIN 10: Intermediate Modern Chinese: Intensive
CHIN 70: Classics of Chinese Literature
Classics
CLASSIC 10: Discovering Greeks
CLASSIC 42: Cinema and Ancient World
Communication Studies
COMM ST 1: Principles Of Oral Communication
COMM ST 1A: Public Speaking For Nonnative Speakers
COMM ST 1B: Learning American English and Culture from Movies
COMM ST 10: Introduction To Communication Studies
COMM ST 114: Understanding Relationships
COMM ST 188A: Media and the Mind
Computer Science
COM SCI 31: Introduction To Computer Science I
COM SCI M51A: Logic Design of Digital Systems
Dance
Dance 8: Beginning World Arts Practices in Latin America and Diaspora
Dance 9: Beginning World Arts Practices in North America and Diaspora
Dance 44: World Dance Histories
Earth And Space Sciences
E&S SCI 9: Solar System And Planets
E&S SCI 15: Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography
E&S SCI 17: Dinosaurs and Their Relatives
Economics
ECON 1: Principles Of Economics
ECON 2: Principles Of Economics
Engineering
ENGR M10A: Introduction to Complex Systems Science
English
ENGL 4W: Critical Reading and Writing*
English Composition
ENGCOMP 2: Approaches to University Writing
Environment
ENVIRON 12: Sustainability and Environment
Ethnomusicology
ETHNOMU 50A: Jazz In American Culture: Late 19th Century Through 1940s
Film and Television
FILM TV 122B: Introduction to Art and Technique of Filmaking (on-campus or online course)
FILM TV 122E: Digital Cinema (on-campus or online course)
FILM TV C132: Fundamentals of Screenwriting (online course)
FILM TV 133: In-Depth Introduction to Fundamentals of Screenwriting (online course)
FILM TV 135A: Advanced Screenwriting Workshop (on-campus or online course)
FILM TV 135B: Advanced Screenwriting Workshop (online course)
FILM TV 146: Art and Practice of Motion Picture Producing (online course)
FILM TV C147: Planning Independent Feature Production (online course)
FILM TV 184A: Overview of the Contemporary Film Industry (online course)
French
Geography
GEOG 2: Biodiversity In A Changing World
GEOG 3: Cultural Diversity
GEOG 5: People And The Earth's Ecosystems
GEOG 7: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Gender Studies
GENDER 10: Introduction to Gender Studies
Greek
GREEK 16: Intensive First-Year Greek
Hebrew
HEBREW 8: Elementary Hebrew: Intensive
History
HIST 1B: Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa A.D. 843 to Circa 1715 (online course)
HIST 1C: Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 1715 - Present (online course)
HIST 20: World History to A.D. 600 (online course)
HIST 97D: Introduction to Historical Practice: Variable Topics in U.S. History
International and Area Studies
I A STD 1: Introduction to International and Area Studies
I A STD 31: Introduction to Southeast Asia
I A STD 33: Introduction to East Asia
Italian
ITALIAN 1: Elementary Italian – Beginning
Japanese
JAPAN 8: Elementary Japanese: Intensive
JAPAN 10: Intermediate Modern Japanese: Intensive
Korean
KOREA 8: Elementary Korean: Intensive
KOREA 10: Intermediate Modern Korean: Intensive
KOREA 40: Korean Pop Culture
KOREA 50: Korean Civilization
Latin
LATIN 16: Intensive First Year Latin
Life Sciences
LIFESCI 1: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity
Linguistics
LING 1: Introduction To Study Of Language (on-campus or online course)
LING 3: American Sign Language: Structure and Culture
Management
MGMT 1A: Principles of Accounting
Math
MATH 1: Pre Calculus
MATH 3A: Calculus For Life Sciences Students
MATH 3C: Probability for Life Sciences Students
MATH 31A: Differential And Integral Calculus
MATH 32A: Calculus Of Several Variables
MATH 33A: Linear Algebra And Applications
MATH 61: Introduction to Discrete Structures
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
MECH&AE 94: Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
MIMG 6: Microbiology for Nonmajors
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
MCD BIO 50: Stem Cell Biology, Politics, and Ethics: Teasing Apart Issues
MCD BIO 60: Biomedical Ethics
MCD BIO 70: Genetic Engineering and Society (online course)
Music
MUSIC 1A: Fundamentals Of Music
MUSIC 7: Understanding Movie Music
MUSIC 80F: Beginning Guitar Class
MUSIC 80V: Beginning Vocal Technique
Music History
MUS HST 5: History Of Rock And Roll
Philosophy
PHILOS 2: Introduction To Philosophy Of Religion
PHILOS 7: Introduction to Philosophy of the Mind
PHILOS 22: Introduction To Ethical Theory
Physics
PHYSICS 10: Physics
Physiological Science
PHY SCI 3: Introduction To Human Physiology
PHY SCI 5: Issues in Human Physiology: Diet and Excercise
PHY SCI 13: Introduction To Human Anatomy
Political Science
POL SCI 10: Introduction To Political Theory
POL SCI 20: World Politics
POL SCI 40: Introduction To American Politics
POL SCI 50: Introduction to Comparative Politics (Session C only)
POL SCI 140C: Supreme Court
POL SCI 145C: Civil Liberties
POL SCI 145D: Judicial Oversight of Bureaucracy
Portuguese
PORTGSE 11A: Intensive Portuguese
PORTGSE 11B: Intensive Portuguese
Psychology
PSYCH 10: Introductory Psychology
PSYCH 15: Introductory Psychobiology
PSYCH 85: Introduction to Cognitive Science
Russian
RUSSIAN 10: Intensive Elementary Russian
RUSSIAN 20: Intensive Intermediate Russian
Sociology
SOCIOL 1: Introductory Sociology (on-campus and online course)
Spanish
SPAN 2: Elementary Spanish
SPAN 3: Elementary Spanish
SPAN 10: Intensive Elementary Spanish
SPAN 25: Advanced Conversation and Composition
Statistics
STATS 10: Introduction To Statistical Reasoning*
STATS 12: Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studies
Theater
THEATER 10: Intro-Theater
THEATER 15: Introduction to Direction
THEATER 20: Acting Fundamentals
THEATER 21: Acting for Camera
THEATER 30: Dramatic Writing
THEATER 106: History of American Plays and Drama (online course)
THEATER 110: History of the American Musical Theater (online course)
THEATER 120A: Acting and Performance in Film I (online course)
THEATER 120B: Acting and Performance in Film II (online course)
Urban Planning
URBN PL 120: Cities and Planning
Vietnamese
VIETMSE 8: Intensive Elementary Vietnamese
*These courses are impacted and are subject to different add/drop and refund deadlines.