You must declare candidacy through URSA (option #6 on the Student Records Menu) by the timeyou complete 160 units (172 for the School of Engineering and Applied Science) or a late candidacy fee will be charged to your BAR account. The identified term must fall within the academic year (four quarters) subsequent to the term in which you reach or expect to reach the 160/172 unit mark. Exceptions can be made by your degree auditor depending on your program of study (for example, double majors). Once you have completed 160/172 or more units, a fee will be assessed each time you change your "degree expected term" through URSA.

If you are a current-term candidate over the unit limit, you can only change your "degree expected term" in person at 1113 Murphy Hall. You must use the UCLA Declaration of Candidacy form (available for purchase in the school supplies section at any of The UCLA Stores) for this purpose.

Consult the Schedule of Classes for the deadline to declare candidacy for the current term. Declaration of candidacy after the published deadline may result in a degree award date for the following term and additional candidacy penalty fees.

If you intend to complete degree requirements as a nonregistered student (take a course through UCLA Extension or at another institution, remove an Incomplete grade, etc.), you must file a request to graduate "in absentia" with your degree auditor by the current-term candidacy deadline. Students graduating "in absentia" will be assessed the special order diploma fee in addition to the declaration of candidacy fee.

You may check your "degree expected term" (as identified by you, the student) at any time on URSA. If any questions remain about your degree candidacy status, inquire as follows: Letters and Science at 1113 Murphy Hall; Arts and Architecture/ Theater, Film, and Television/ Engineering/ Nursing at your respective school office. A photo I.D. is required for this service. Declaring candidacy is NOT a guarantee of graduation.