Graduate Division. Publications. 1938-1986.

Finding aid prepared by University Archives staff, 1990 April; finding aid revised by Katharine A. Lawrie, 2014 February; machine-readable finding aid created by Katharine A. Lawrie, 2014 February.
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Title: Graduate Division. Publications.
Identifier/Call Number: University Archives Record Series 242
Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2.4 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Date: 1938-1986
Abstract: Record Series 242 contains publications generated by the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate Division.
Creator: University of California, Los Angeles. Graduate Division.

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Historical note

Graduate education leading to a Master's of Arts at UCLA was formally approved by the University of California's Board of Regents on August 8, 1933 in San Francisco, California. A Graduate Council for the Academic Senate, Southern Section, was established in 1934. By May 22, 1936, the regents authorized work leading to a Ph.D. degree in four departments: English, History, Mathematics, and Political Science. In 1938, the Regents established the Graduate Division, Southern Section, which was responsible for the administration of advanced degree programs of the Los Angeles, Riverside, and La Jolla campuses. In 1961, the Regents voted for the abolishment of the regional Graduate Divisions and Graduate Councils, permitting each campus to establish its own Graduate Division and Council, headed by its own appointed Dean. Thus decentralized, the Graduate Division, Southern Section, was replaced on campus by the Graduate Division, Los Angeles.
Today, the Graduate Division is responsible for the overall quality and progress of graduate education at UCLA. Primarily, it serves as the campus-wide advocate for the advancement of graduate education, facilitating communication between schools, departments, and administrative offices to ensure the implementation of policies set by the Academic Senate and Graduate Council; it protects and promotes the welfare of students and postdoctoral scholars; it monitors graduate degree progress and advocates for the fair and equitable treatment, advisoring, and mentoring of students; it works to fulfill the University's diversity mission by enhancing the representation and educational experience of underrepresented students; in coordination with the Academic Senate and Graduate Council, it recommends and implements policies for graduate education, and evaluates new and continuing academic programs; it increases funds available for graduate student support, and provides fund management to optimize the availability of merit-based support for student recruitment and retention; it conducts and reports on the results of institutional research, facilitating program review, enrollment planning, and strategic planning; it enhances public recognition of the value and excellence of graduate education at UCLA.

Scope and Content

Record Series 242 contains publications generated by the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate Division. Files include announcements of final exams; handbooks of rules, regulations, standards, and policies; documentation of regional conferences; and other publications designed to communicate information regarding graduate programs and study at UCLA.
This is an active record series; additional University records are expected to be added.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 3466894 

Box 1, Folders 1-8

Announcement - Final Exam - Doctor of Education. 1944-1962.

Box 1, Folders 9-11

Announcement - Final Exam - Doctor of Philosophy. 1938-1948.

Box 2, Folders 1-8

Announcement - Final Exam - Doctor of Philosophy. 1949-1956.

Box 3, Folders 1-6

Announcement - Final Exam - Doctor of Philosophy. 1957-1962.

Box 4, Folders 1-7

Announcement - Graduate Division. 1933-1980.

Box 5, Folder 1

Communique from the Graduate Division. 1962.

Box 5, Folder 2

Danforth Years: Masters and Doctoral Opportunity Programs at UCLA. 1973.

Box 5, Folders 3-5

Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships (title varies). 1964-1978.

Box 5, Folder 6

Graduate Supplement to the Student Handbook. 1962.

Box 5, Folders 7-8

Handbook of Rules and Regulations for Graduate Students. 1963-1966.

Box 5, Folder 9

Productivity of Masters and Doctoral Degree Programs in the University of California. 1968.

Box 5, Folder 10

Regional Conference - Arts and Humanities in College Education. 1965 Mar 06.

Box 5, Folder 11

Regional Conference - Bioscience Education in Southern California Colleges. 1963 Feb 02.

Box 5, Folder 12

Regional Conference - Graduate Manpower Problems. 1973 Mar 23.

Box 5, Folder 13

Regional Conference - Social Sciences in College Education. 1964 Nov 07.

Box 5, Folder 14

Regulations for Thesis and Dissertation Preparation (title varies). 1951-1966.

Box 6, Folders 1-2

Regulations for Thesis and Dissertation Preparation. 1969-1986.

Box 6, Folders 3-4

Research Directory. 1958-1961.

Box 6, Folder 5

Standards and Procedures for Progress and Examinations. 1967-1969.

Box 6, Folders 6-8

Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA. 1966-1975.