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Summer Fast Pass to Completing Your Major

Make Your Major
Degree Advancement
A Reality!

Degree planning can be challenging. With many required major courses offered only once per year, any setback can seem insurmountable to earning your degree in four years. Or, maybe you are on track, but want to add a second major or a minor. You may even be close to early graduation.

Enter Summer Fast Pass. Summer Fast Pass for majors includes hand-selected course pairings, aimed at helping you make the most impact on your major in just one summer session. In 6 weeks you can earn up to 10 units towards your major and help lay the groundwork you need to make your academic year as smooth and advantageous as possible.

When enrolling in Summer Fast Pass course pairings, you will also unlock exclusive, free co-curricular programming designed to promote academic resilience, career readiness, and major-specific interests.

How to enroll: Enroll in Summer Fast Pass courses through MyUCLA. No additional application is necessary.

How to access Summer Fast Pass co-curriculars: Summer Sessions will notify Summer Fast Pass students with co-curricular details by email.

Summer Fast Pass Majors

Make major progress from home on your Biology degree this summer! The Summer Fast Pass for Biology is offering two endorsed, online course pairings as selected by the department to give Biology majors a summer experience that delivers a tremendous impact on the Biology degree completion path.

Dedicate 6 weeks this summer to earn 8 units of credit that count towards the Biology lab requirement and course options that can count towards any one of the five Biology Core Principles.

Summer Fast Pass for Biology Course Pairing # 1: EE BIOL 144 (Prehistoric California) + EE BIOL 144L (Prehistoric California Laboratory)

When: Session C, 8/7 – 9/15

EE BIOL 144: Online, Asynchronous

EE BIOL 144L: Wednesdays from 1:30 – 4:20 pm (online)

Summer Fast Pass for Biology Course Pairing # 2: EE BIOL 162 (Plant Physiology) + EE BIOL 162L (Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology Laboratory)

When: Session C, 8/7 – 9/15

EE BIOL 162: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:45 am – 12:50 pm (online)

EE BIOL 162L: Mondays OR Wednesdays, 1:30 – 4:50 pm (online)

Why participate in Summer Fast Pass for Biology and which Pairing is best for me?

For Pairing #1

  • Talk about perfectly paired courses! Dive twice as deep into the fossil record of California and keep your mind focused on  one course topic with the lecture and lab.
  • Still need to take a lab course? Get the lab experience from the comfort of your own home this summer, and check the lab requirement off your major list.
  • EE BIOL 144 can flexibly fit into one of three Core Principles: Evolution and Genetics, Structure Function, or Systems.
  • Pairing will account for 2/5 of the required Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major courses.
  • Study from anywhere with these completely online courses! With EE BIOL 144 as an asynchronous online course you can arrange your summer schedule to fit in a job, internship, research, or time with family and friends.
  • Courses can fulfill two separate major requirements for students in the Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution major.
  • Both courses count as electives for the Conservation Biology minor.
  • Courses provide enough units to unlock both loans and grants from Financial Aid.

 

For Pairing #2

  • Focus on getting immersed in one major topic this summer! With both lecture and its complementary lab concentrating on Plant Physiology, your mind won’t have to completely switch gears between classes.
  • Cross the major’s lab requirement off your list with EE BIOL 162L.
  • EE BIOL 162 can account for any one of three Core Principle requirements: Transformations of Energy and Matter, Systems, or Information Flow.
  • This pairing will count towards 2/5 of the mandatory Ecology and Evolution Biology major courses.
  • With online courses only Mondays and Wednesdays, study from anywhere and fill the rest of your week with a job, internship, research, travel, or time with family and friends.
  • Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution majors can count this pairing towards the Physiology and elective categories.
  • This pairing also counts as electives for MCD Biology and Physiological Science majors.
  • Courses provide enough units to unlock both loans and grants from Financial Aid.

 

Lastly, Summer Fast Pass participants are invited to exclusive co-curricular activities designed to enhance academic resilience and career-readiness, specifically for majors in the Life Sciences. These activities are only available to students who enroll in a Fast Pass course pairing.

Enroll today on MyUCLA! Communication about Fast Pass co-curriculars will be shared in the Spring.

Make major progress on your English or American Literature and Culture degree this summer! The Summer Fast Pass for English is offering two hand-selected bundled course options that will make an impactful difference on your time to degree completion. In only 6 weeks you can earn 10 units of major work, cross off two core major areas, and complete 1/5 of the upper division course requirements.

Summer Fast Pass for English Course Pairing #1: ENGL M138 (Topics in Creative Writing) + ENGL 108 (Interracial Encounters: Transhistorical Collisions in U.S.-Mexico Borderlands)

When: Session A, 6/26 – 8/4

ENGL M138: Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:35 pm

ENGL 108: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 am – 12:35 pm (online)

Summer Fast Pass for English or American Literature and Culture Course Pairing #2: ENGL 108 (Interracial Encounters: Transhistorical Collisions in U.S.-Mexico Borderlands) + ENGL M104A (Early African American Literature)

When: Session A, 6/26 – 8/4

ENGL 108: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 am – 12:35 pm (online)

ENGL M104A: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12:35 pm

Why participate in Summer Fast Pass for English and which Pairing is best for me?

For Pairing #1

  • Still need a Creative Writing Breadth course? Bypass the academic year’s application process for creative writing workshops by enrolling directly into ENGL M138.
  • Courses ENGL 108 and ENGL M138 have a real synergy! Use topics from ENGL 108 to inform your writing in ENGL M138 and give cohesion to your summer’s academic work.
  • ENGL 108’s topic is not only timely, but also versatile. Use this course to count for any one of the following requirements:
    • Literatures in English 1850-Present historical period
    • Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Sexuality Studies breadth
    • Imperial, Transnational, and Postcolonial Studies
    • English elective
  • Spend only two days a week in class, leaving the rest of your week open to internships, jobs, or time with family and friends.
  • Courses provide enough units to unlock both loans and grants from Financial Aid.

For Pairing #2

  • American Literature and Culture majors, this pairing is for you! Course ENGL 108 fulfills the Identities requirement and ENGL M104A fulfills either Origins OR Identities.
  • ENGL 108’s topic is not only timely, but also versatile! Use this course to count for any one of the following requirements:
    • Literatures in English 1850-Present historical period
    • Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Sexuality Studies breadth
    • Imperial, Transnational, and Postcolonial Studies
    • English elective
  • Take ENGL M104A to fulfill one of the following requirements:
    • Literatures in English 1700-1850 historical period
    • Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Sexuality Studies breadth
    • English elective
  • With ENGL 108’s online mode of instruction, you will only need to be on campus twice a week.
  • Courses provide enough units to unlock both loans and grants from Financial Aid.

Lastly, Summer Fast Pass participants are invited to exclusive co-curricular activities designed to enhance academic resilience and career-readiness, specifically for majors in the Humanities. These activities are only available to students who enroll in a Fast Pass course pairing.

Enroll today on MyUCLA! Communication about Fast Pass co-curriculars will be shared in the Spring.

Make major progress on your History degree this summer! The Summer Fast Pass for History provides two options for course pairings recommended by the History department to give their majors a dynamic push towards degree completion. A commitment of just 6 weeks will allow time to focus solely on your major subject and earn 8 units of credit towards your degree.

Summer Fast Pass for History Course Pairing #1: HIST 179B (History of Medicine: Foundations of Modern Medicine) + HIST 154 (History of California)

When: Session A, 6/26 – 8/4

HIST 179B: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 4 pm – 5:20  pm (ONLINE)

HIST 154: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 – 10:35 pm

Summer Fast Pass for History Course Pairing #2: HIST 111C (Topics in Middle Eastern History: Modern: Women and Gender in Modern Middle East) + HIST 115 (Topics in Ancient History: Monsters and Villains in Ancient Greece)

When: Session A, 6/26 – 8/4

HIST 115: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:45 am – 12:50 pm (online)

HIST 111C: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:30 – 3:50 pm (online)

Why participate in Summer Fast Pass for History and which Pairing is best for me?

For Pairing #1

  • HIST 179B can be applied towards your upper division elective.
  • HIST 154 drills down on local history, and fulfills both the major’s United States history requirement AND UCLA’s American History and Institutions requirement (for students who need this).
  • With HIST 179B’s online format, you will only need to be on campus twice per week!
  • Course pairing unlocks enough units for loans and grants in Financial Aid.

For Pairing #2

  • Complete 1/5 of your mandatory upper division major requirements in just 6 weeks by taking courses in two key areas.
  • HIST 115 fulfills one half of the mandatory European history course requirements.
  • HIST 111C fulfills one half of the course requirements for non-Western history. Plan for another Middle East course in Fall 2023 and complete this major area!
  • Make degree progress from anywhere! This course pairing is 100% online, making it the perfect accompaniment to a summer with family or friends outside of Los Angeles.
  • Courses are comprised of enough units to access Financial Aid’s loans or grants.

Lastly, Summer Fast Pass for History majors are invited to exclusive co-curricular activities designed to enhance academic resilience and career-readiness, specifically for majors in the Social Sciences. These activities are only available to students who enroll in a Fast Pass course pairing.

Enroll today on MyUCLA! Communications about Fast Pass exclusive activities will be shared in the Spring.

Make major progress on your Political Science degree this summer! The Summer Fast Pass for Political Science bundles two hand-selected courses that can make a significant impact on your pace for graduation. In just 6 weeks you can earn 8 units of major work and complete 1/5 of the upper division course requirements.

Summer Fast Pass Course Pairing: POL SCI M167C (Political Economy of Development) + POL SCI 186 (Special Studies in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in Los Angeles)

When: Session A, 6/26 – 8/4

POL SCI M167: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:45 am – 12: 50 pm (online)

POL SCI 186: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm – 3:05 pm (online)

Why participate in Summer Fast Pass for Political Science?

Whatever your Political Science concentration is, these specific courses will help you fulfill the major requirements.

  • POL SCI M167 gives the flexibility of counting towards either the Comparative Politics OR Methods concentrations.
  • POL SCI 186 counts towards the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics concentration.
  • Study from anywhere! Both courses are online this summer, meaning you do not have to choose between a summer job, internship, or vacation and advancing your degree progress.
  • Courses provide enough units to unlock both loans and grants from Financial Aid.
  • The Political Science department selected both courses as the best way to advance your degree progress this summer.

Lastly, Summer Fast Pass for Political Science majors are invited to exclusive co-curricular activities designed to enhance academic resilience and career-readiness, specifically for majors in the Social Sciences. These activities are only available to students who enroll in a Fast Pass course pairing.

Enroll today on MyUCLA! Communications about Fast Pass exclusive activities will be shared in the Spring.