Astronomy and Astrophysics-MAT

Nine courses (36 units) are required for the academic portion of the M.A.T. program. They must include at least five graduate courses (20 units) in Astronomy, Mathematics, or Physics, or 100- or 200-series courses in Education required for the instructional credential. Although it does not count for degree credit, Physics M370A is also required. Courses taken in the 300 or 500 series may not be applied toward the total course requirement or the graduate course requirement. In order to obtain a secondary credential with the M.A.T. in Astronomy, additional courses in Education, including supervised teaching, must be taken.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Field Experience

Not required.

Capstone Plan

The capstone plan is the same as for the M.S. degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The average period of time-to-degree is two years (six quarters) from graduate admission to conferral of degree.

MAXIMUM TTD

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student's progress is evaluated during each spring quarter by a committee of departmental faculty. A student is advised of the faculty's evaluation either informally or in writing.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the faculty adviser, who then reconvenes the entire departmental faculty to reconsider the recommendation.

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