Test One Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers.
1) Select all the college and/or schools that require students to complete the University
requirements. (partial answers will be considered incorrect): - Correct Answer a) School of
the Arts and Architecture
b) School of Theater, Film and Television
e) Samueli School of Engineering
f) UCLA College (Letters & Science)
g) School of Nursing
h) The Herb Alpert School of Music
2) What types of courses give grade credit? What is grade credit? - Correct Answer
Courses from UC, UCAPPP, UCLA Extension XLC, UCEAP. Grade credit contributes to
your GPA total
3) Who is exempt from the Foreign Language requirement? (circle one) - Correct Answer
Students who are on an A1, F1 or J1 visa who are from a non-English speaking country
and have attended a non-English speaking high school.
BONUS: Can a student at orientation who attended a non-English speaking high school for
at
least two years petition for exemption from the Foreign Language Requirement? Who
could you
ask for guidance on this? - Correct Answer Yes. I would ask Roxanne
4) A student talking to you during a Bruin to Bruin session says they need to complete the
Foreign Language requirement. The student is not exempt from the requirement, and not
sure if they've satisfied the requirement before coming to UCLA or will need to do it at
UCLA. Explain all the ways in which to do this. Each explanation must be thorough to be
considered correct. - Correct Answer Before UCLA: In order to have satisfied the
requirement prior to coming to UCLA, a student will have needed to gotten a 3+ AP Foreign
Language Exam, 4+ if AP Latin, Placement into level 4 on UCLA FL placement exam, or be
able to transfer in a course in which they got at least a C or pass and is equivalent to a
UCLA level 3 course, or IGETC/UC Repricocity
, #4 part 2 (FL) - Correct Answer At UCLA, you can take a departmental exam with one of
the foreign language departments. This could place you into one of the first three levels of
language classes at UCLA or pass you out (if you get a high enough score to exceed level
3). You could also transfer a course that you passed or got a C, which is equivalent, or take
a foreign language through level 3 for a C or pass.
5) Name all (this means before entering UCLA and while at UCLA) the ways in which a
student
can complete the Entry Level Writing Requirement and the American History & Institutions
(AH&I) Requirement. If someone doesn't have to do a requirement due to being exempt,
include this too. - Correct Answer 1. 680 on SAT Reasoning Test - English or SAT
Evidence based reading and writing
2. 3 or higher on AP English Language or Literature
4. 5 or higher on IB Higher Level Exam in English Lit
5. 6 or higher on IB Standard Level Exam, English: Language A.
6. A, B, C on GCE A-Level exams.
7. Passing Score on the AWPE (Analytical Writing Placement Exam)
8. 30 or higher on ACT English Language arts, or Combined English/Writing
9. Pass an English Comp. 2 course with a letter grade of C or better
10. Transfer an equivalent course in which you passed with a letter grade of C or better
American History & Institutions - Correct Answer 1. B average for on year of high school
(US history, Government, or Poli Sci, excluding Econ)
2. 500 or better on SAT US History Subject Test
3. 3 or Higher on AP US History test or US Gov/Politics
5. Transfer an equivalent course in which you passed with a letter grade of C or better, or
pass.
6. 5 or higher on the History of the Americas IB Higher Levels Exam
7. If you have an A1, A2, F1, or J1 Visa, you can petition to be exempt from this
requirement.
6) A transfer student at New Student Orientation asks you about the ESL Entry Level
Writing Requirement; they have been determined "ESL" by Admissions and want to know
1) Select all the college and/or schools that require students to complete the University
requirements. (partial answers will be considered incorrect): - Correct Answer a) School of
the Arts and Architecture
b) School of Theater, Film and Television
e) Samueli School of Engineering
f) UCLA College (Letters & Science)
g) School of Nursing
h) The Herb Alpert School of Music
2) What types of courses give grade credit? What is grade credit? - Correct Answer
Courses from UC, UCAPPP, UCLA Extension XLC, UCEAP. Grade credit contributes to
your GPA total
3) Who is exempt from the Foreign Language requirement? (circle one) - Correct Answer
Students who are on an A1, F1 or J1 visa who are from a non-English speaking country
and have attended a non-English speaking high school.
BONUS: Can a student at orientation who attended a non-English speaking high school for
at
least two years petition for exemption from the Foreign Language Requirement? Who
could you
ask for guidance on this? - Correct Answer Yes. I would ask Roxanne
4) A student talking to you during a Bruin to Bruin session says they need to complete the
Foreign Language requirement. The student is not exempt from the requirement, and not
sure if they've satisfied the requirement before coming to UCLA or will need to do it at
UCLA. Explain all the ways in which to do this. Each explanation must be thorough to be
considered correct. - Correct Answer Before UCLA: In order to have satisfied the
requirement prior to coming to UCLA, a student will have needed to gotten a 3+ AP Foreign
Language Exam, 4+ if AP Latin, Placement into level 4 on UCLA FL placement exam, or be
able to transfer in a course in which they got at least a C or pass and is equivalent to a
UCLA level 3 course, or IGETC/UC Repricocity
, #4 part 2 (FL) - Correct Answer At UCLA, you can take a departmental exam with one of
the foreign language departments. This could place you into one of the first three levels of
language classes at UCLA or pass you out (if you get a high enough score to exceed level
3). You could also transfer a course that you passed or got a C, which is equivalent, or take
a foreign language through level 3 for a C or pass.
5) Name all (this means before entering UCLA and while at UCLA) the ways in which a
student
can complete the Entry Level Writing Requirement and the American History & Institutions
(AH&I) Requirement. If someone doesn't have to do a requirement due to being exempt,
include this too. - Correct Answer 1. 680 on SAT Reasoning Test - English or SAT
Evidence based reading and writing
2. 3 or higher on AP English Language or Literature
4. 5 or higher on IB Higher Level Exam in English Lit
5. 6 or higher on IB Standard Level Exam, English: Language A.
6. A, B, C on GCE A-Level exams.
7. Passing Score on the AWPE (Analytical Writing Placement Exam)
8. 30 or higher on ACT English Language arts, or Combined English/Writing
9. Pass an English Comp. 2 course with a letter grade of C or better
10. Transfer an equivalent course in which you passed with a letter grade of C or better
American History & Institutions - Correct Answer 1. B average for on year of high school
(US history, Government, or Poli Sci, excluding Econ)
2. 500 or better on SAT US History Subject Test
3. 3 or Higher on AP US History test or US Gov/Politics
5. Transfer an equivalent course in which you passed with a letter grade of C or better, or
pass.
6. 5 or higher on the History of the Americas IB Higher Levels Exam
7. If you have an A1, A2, F1, or J1 Visa, you can petition to be exempt from this
requirement.
6) A transfer student at New Student Orientation asks you about the ESL Entry Level
Writing Requirement; they have been determined "ESL" by Admissions and want to know
