Academic
Dashew Center for International Students & Scholars
UCLA is home to more than 12,000 international students and scholars. From the moment they arrive at UCLA, the Dashew Center functions as the central hub to provide international students, scholars, and their departments with visa services, resources, support and advocacy on campus. At the center of its mission, the Dashew Center aims to serve the entire UCLA community by promoting the values of creating global connection, international understanding and cultural sensitivity.
UCLA Library
As a consistently ranked top academic library, the UCLA Library drives the world-class research, groundbreaking discoveries and innovation for which UCLA is renowned. Whether on campus or online, the Library takes the lead in preserving cultural heritage, making knowledge accessible and building a library of the future. The UCLA Library has a wealth of services and resources available for student use including study space reservations, research consultation, data services, connecting from off-campus, and much more.
Graduate Student Resource Center
The UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) is a resource, referral and information center for graduate and professional school students. They offer resources, services, workshops and programs to support graduate students on campus. The GSRC works with campus partners including the Graduate Student Association to organize the campus-wide Graduate Student Orientation (GSO) and Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSA).
Veterans Resource Center
The Veteran Resource Center (VRC) provides caring and personalized support to UCLA undergraduate and graduate military-connected students. The VRC provides guidance on educational benefits, academic support, career development, and community building opportunities for military-connected students. The VRC values the skills, assets and experiences military-connected students bring to the UCLA community and is committed to helping them achieve their goals and aspirations to contribute to their overall well-being and sense of belonging.
Undergraduate Writing Center
The Undergraduate Writing Center is a free service for all UCLA students. As part of UCLA Writing Programs, the Undergraduate Student Writing Center’s mission is to enrich the education of undergraduate students in all disciplines through individualized consultations on writing.
Students with Dependents Program
The Students with Dependents (SwD) Program within the Bruin Resource Center offers support to UCLA undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who have taken on the role of parent, guardian, or caregiver and have continued their academic careers. Through partnerships with parenting student organizations at UCLA, the SwD Program can direct students with dependents to organizations and resources that would support scholars and their families throughout their educational journey.
ResearchWell
ResearchWell supports Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) pods and Semel HCI-funded student groups with research and evaluation needs, works to identify campus wide data sets that inform Semel HCI policies and programs, and explores internal and external partnerships/funding opportunities to conduct research.
Graduate Writing Center
The Graduate Writing Center (GWC) offers a variety of workshops and programs throughout the year. During the summer, GWC offers various dissertation "boot camps" for graduate students working on dissertation proposals and dissertations. For master's thesis writers, GWC offers a master's thesis mentoring program.
College Academic Mentors
College Academic Mentors (CAMs) are UCLA graduate students who have been specially trained to help you with program planning, course selection, and to give you guidance in the process of choosing a major and planning for graduate and/or professional school.
College Library Instructional Computing Commons (CLICC)
The UCLA Campus Library Instructional Computing Commons (CLICC) provides technology services and shared equipment loans to UCLA students, staff and faculty in support of learning and research activities at seven Library locations across campus.
Center for Advancement of Teaching
UCLA’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) provides multiple services, resources, and programs to enhance and support teaching excellence, innovation, and inclusivity.
Center for Accessible Education (CAE)
UCLA’s Center for Accessible Education (CAE) facilitates academic accommodations, disability advocacy, and serves as an educational resource for the campus community. CAE provides students with disabilities the necessary accommodations to ensure they have access to instruction materials and other resources that contribute to their success at UCLA
Career Center
The UCLA Career Center offers services and resources to help UCLA students, UC graduates and employers reach their goals. The Career Center can introduce students to internships, help you explore the link between your major and career choices, help you with your resume, and connect you to career fairs. There are an array of offerings the Career Center can assist students with for professional development & career planning.
Bruin Underground Scholars
The Bruin Underground Scholars program was developed to support the academic experiences of students that identify as formerly incarcerated and/or system impacted or that have dealt with the direct and indirect experiences of the carceral system.
Academic Counseling
Academic Counseling can help students determine how to fulfill requirements, create degree objectives, or decide on a major. Counselors can also help students drop or enroll in a class, change their major, or apply to additional majors and minors.
Academic Advancement Program (AAP)
The Academic Advancement Program (AAP) provides an array of academic services that encourage and promote academic achievement by offering support to students from groups historically underserved in higher education. AAP is a cohort-based program designed to serve first generation, low-income, and diverse populations with services including peer tutoring, academic programs, personal and career counseling, graduate mentoring, scholarships, research opportunities, etc.