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.

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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 20A: Chemical Structure

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

FRNCH 1: Elementary 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 2: Finite Mathematics

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 15: Art Of Listening

MUSIC 80A: Beginning Keyboard

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 1: Elementary Spanish

SPAN 2: Elementary Spanish

SPAN 3: Elementary Spanish

SPAN 4: Intermediate 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.