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The undergraduate program in American Indian Studies offers students a comprehensive exploration of this field. This interdisciplinary curriculum, based in the College of Letters and Science, incorporates relevant courses from multiple academic areas connected to Native American studies. As a capstone program, it mandates both community internships within Native American populations and independent research culminating in a thesis project. The minor program introduces learners to indigenous-focused scholarship across diverse fields including Native American studies, anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology, and performing arts.
To be considered for admission to UCLA, international students must have completed secondary school with a superior average in academic subjects and have earned a certificate of completion which enables the student to be admitted to a university in the home country.
English language proficiency is critical to your success at UCLA. Applicants, whose first language, or language of instruction for at least the last three years, is not English, are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS).
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A competitive score is above 100 (with sub-scores above 22)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): A competitive score is 7 or higher.