New Student Checklist for Transfers

Welcome new Bruin transfers! Make your transition to UCLA smoother by following this list of important dates and deadlines for transfers entering UCLA.

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Fall Quarter 2024

April to June

We recommend adding "@admission.ucla.edu" as a safe sender to ensure you receive all of our communications. It is also recommended that you periodically check your spam/junk folders for responses and/or email communications from our office.

You’ll need your UCLA ID Number from your admit letter. Your Logon ID and password will be your key for logging in to secure sites at UCLA. Activate your Logon ID.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

If you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California DREAM Act Application on or before May 2, you will be able to access information about financial aid and scholarships awarded to you at UCLA, when it becomes available.

You’ll need your UCLA Logon ID to view your Provisional Award Letter (PAL) information. Your PAL is not expected to be available until the end of April or early May due to FAFSA delays. Some scholarships may be reflected on your first PAL, while others may be offered on subsequent award notifications.

California residents can utilize the University of California Net Price Calculator to estimate costs and financial aid.

You must review the provisions of your contract by visiting the MyApplication Status website as soon as possible. You must meet the conditions stated in the Admission Contract to maintain your admission status.

If, after reviewing the contract, you find that you won’t be able to meet one or more of the provisions (especially if any of the course information you reported to us has changed or you received poor grades), please immediately follow the steps for reporting changes.

Review the University of California’s immunization requirement before submitting your Statement of Intent to Register. You must complete the UC Immunization Requirement by October 1 or an academic hold may be placed on your account.

Learn more about completing these requirements before the deadline from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.

The College Honors Program is offered through the UCLA College. Although the other schools (Engineering; Arts and Architecture; Music; Nursing; and Theater, Film and Television) don’t currently offer a formal honors component, students in these schools can take honors courses offered through the College.

Bruin to Bruin sessions are designed for you to begin connecting with UCLA as a newly admitted Bruin. These interactive presentations provide an opportunity to learn critical academic and logistical information for making a smooth transition to UCLA, get your general questions answered, and begin building your community on campus.

Your Bruin to Bruin session will be hosted by a New Student Advisor (NSA) who will review the New Student Checklist’s important dates and deadlines, including placement exams, academic requirements, choosing classes, housing and parking deadlines, and much more.

The day before your Bruin to Bruin session date you will be emailed a Zoom link and password; please check your email for this information in order to enter your session.

You will be able to view all available sessions and register for your Bruin to Bruin session through MyUCLA.

The university uses email as the primary method to send critical information, so check email regularly.

When you accepted the offer of admission, you selected your official email address at UCLA, so that is the inbox where UCLA departments will send information.

If you selected the @ucla.edu email address you can read email at g.ucla.edu.

You also had the option of selecting your own email address such as @gmail.com or @icloud.com.