Academic Services

Registration

Registration Dates and Hours for the Fall 2023 Semester

Fall 2023 Term - Classes Begin August 28, 2023

Step One: Select Courses

Note to second-year students:  completion of MPP 617 is a capstone preparatory course that may be required for students pursuing individual capstones (see "Capstone Notice" below).

• Print and Review the Fall 2023 Class Schedule.
  
• Print and Review the Fall 2023 Schedule - Graphic View. 
• Print and Review the Fall 2023 New Course Descriptions and new faculty biographies. All other course descriptions and faculty biographies are available in the academic catalog or on our Meet the Faculty web page. 
• Print and Review the Fall 2023 Modalities.

The schedule is in Acrobat PDF format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, please download it from the Adobe Reader site.

Step Two: Register via Wavenet

• Register for Classes via Web - On this page, students will find step-by-step instructions on how to search for and add/drop classes during open registration periods on WaveNet from their student center.
• Register for Classes via Mobile - On this page, students will find step-by-step instructions on how to search for and add/drop classes during open registration periods on WaveNet Mobile from their student center.
  
  

Booklist

Books may be purchased on-line at eFollett Bookstore or contact the West Los Angeles bookstore at 310.568.5741.

Calendar

The Academic Course Calendar is available online.

Capstone Notice

MPP 617 "Designing and Writing Research Proposals" is considered the capstone preparatory course and may be a condition for taking an individual capstone. Students who do/did not take the "Designing and Writing Research Proposals" class who would like to be considered for an individual capstone in the Spring 2023 term must provide a 4-7 page proposal as outlined below. Students do not need to take a capstone in their area of specialization.

Students who take/took or are in MPP 617

• Can register in ANY capstone
• Can pursue group OR individual capstone projects
• Do NOT need to submit a separate capstone proposal beyond what will be/was developed in MPP 619

Students who do/did not take MPP 617

• Can register in any GROUP capstone
• May be able to pursue an individual capstone with approval of their 4-7 page capstone proposal submission which must include the following:
  1. 1. problem statement (1 page)--what is your problem and why do we care,
     2. background and literature review (2-3 pages)--what are the key data points and references, and who are the main stakeholders involved,
     3. methodology (for ALL projects) and data analysis plan (for projects intending to use quantitative analysis) (1-2 pages)--how are you planning to address the questions and what methods/data sources do you anticipate using,
     4. potential policy implications of your project (1 page), and
     5. appendix (no page limit), containing a detailed breakdown and description of specific research tasks, project timeline, completed IRB worksheet (if applicable), and bibliography.
  • Considerations include questions and hypotheses--what is driving the problem and what are some of the key questions that need to be addressed in order to inform the discussion, and conclusions--what do you expect to find and what would be the implications for your policy
  • The proposal is to be submitted directly to the faculty member teaching the individual capstone by December 12.
  • Submission alone does not guarantee admittance to a class.

Eligibility to Register

Students are eligible to register if they are academically and financially in good standing. Students who have not submitted official transcripts will be unable to register until the transcripts are received by the Office of Admission. Note: Once a student registers, they have officially enrolled and are committed to attend class(es). Students with holds due to financial obligations should contact the Office of Student Accounts 310.506.4981 prior to registration. Students with holds due to missing documents should contact 310.506.7493.

Financial Responsibility Agreement

In order to register for the upcoming term, all students will need to electronically sign a Financial Responsibility Agreement. An item will be added to each students "To Do List," and a related registration hold applied to the student's record. To remove this hold, students should electronically sign this agreement by logging into WaveNet, go to "Student Center," then to "To Do List" located on the right side of the "Student Center."

Syllabi

Most faculty are still developing their syllabi.  For questions about availability, please contact Karin Taylor. 

Wait List Procedure

Students who are wait listed for courses should attend the first class session. If someone drops the class, then the first person on the wait list will be contacted. If the first person on the wait list still wants in the class, they drop the class they plan to replace it with and email Sheryl Covey when completed. They will then be added to the wait listed class. This process continues daily and as spaces become available until the last day of add/drop. A professor may, at his/her discretion, choose to add a student to a particular class outside of usual wait list procedures. In this case, the professor must submit an email providing details and student name or sign an add/drop form which the wait listed student will submit to the Office of the Dean.

Wish List

Students interested in using a wish list for registration should review the Use the Wish List! and the Registration Guides on the Information Technology website.