School of Music undergraduate students may use DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System) to see the credit they have received and determine which requirements of their degree are left to complete.
Degree-Planning Resources
Degree Audit Report System (DARS)
What is DARS?
How do I run a degree audit?
DARS can be accessed via MyUCLA (http://my.ucla.edu). Login with your UCLA login and password to enter the system.
- To generate a new degree audit, press “Run Audit”.
- Select “Run Declared Program”.
- Once your audit is finished running, press “View” to enter.
TIP: always run a new degree audit when going on DARS. If you drop or add a course, receive a final grade, or add a degree program, these will not be reflected on a previously run audit.
Further instructions on how to run a degree audit can be found on video here.
How do I run a What-if DARS?
If you are interested in adding or switching a degree program, running a What-If DARS is tool to see what courses are required for that program and if any previously taken courses satisfy new requirements.”
- To generate a new What-If DARS, press “Run Audit”.
- Above the “Advanced Settings” button, choose “Select a Different Program”.
- Use the drop downs to input your current and proposed programs for the audit.
- TIP: if you are interested in adding an Economics Double Major and you are currently a Musicology B.A., you would need to select “Herb Alpert School of Music” for “School/College.” “Catalog Year” should be the quarter and year you entered UCLA (e.g. Fall 2024) . Once you have selected your current major, the option to add a second major or minor will appear.
- Once all your selections have been made, select “Run Different Program”
- Once your audit is finished running, press “View” to enter.
I enrolled in a course, but it is not showing up in the correct requirement on DARS.
- Does the course you enrolled in count towards multiple requirements? If so, it may have populated somewhere else on your audit. Contact your advisor if you want to move the course to another requirement where it can count.
- Does the course require you to enroll for a certain grading basis? If you enroll in a course as Pass/No Pass and the degree requirement must be completed for a Letter Grade, you must change the grading basis in order for the course to satisfy the requirement.
What is a catalog year?
- The catalog year typically aligns with the quarter and year you matriculated to UCLA or added a degree program (e.g. Fall 2024). If your major updates a degree requirement while you are student, you will only be held to requirements listed for the catalog year you matriculated.
- Do not change the catalog year when running an audit, unless you are thinking about adding a degree program in the future and want to check if any curricular changes have been made. Running an audit with an incorrect catalog year will make any new degree requirements, which you are not required to complete, appear on your degree audit.
Sample Degree Planners and Checklists
Need help planning your degree? Undergraduate students may refer to the sample planner for their program. All planners are 4-year plans. Undergraduate students who transferred to UCLA should refer to their 2-year plan sent to them by their Advisor.
Still need help? Contact your Advisor!
All sample degree planners are based on a 4-year time to degree timeline. Students who matriculate as third year transfers should refer to their individual 2-year sample degree planner and reach out to their advisor if they have any questions.
If you matriculated as a 4-year student and are interested in completing your degree in less than 12 quarters, please reach out to your School of Music advisor to discuss if this is possible. More resources for if you want to finish your degree early can be found here.
By clicking the button below, you will be sent to a viewable google drive folder. Please navigate the folder in order to locate the sample degree planner and checklist for your specific department, major, and concentration, if applicable. In each folder, you have two options to access a sample planner:
- Download a PDF of the sample planner.
- Open a google sheet version of the sample planner, set to view only access. If you would like to edit the sample planner, please make your own personal copy by going to “File” → “Make a Copy”.
School of Music Sample Planners and Checklists
School & University Requirements
In order to be eligible to receive a bachelor’s degree from the Herb Alpert School of Music, students must satisfy all School and University requirements. Beyond each student’s major requirements, all School and University requirements must be met in order to be eligible to graduate from UCLA.
How to add another Degree Program
With proper planning, undergraduates may be approved to add additional degree programs during their time at UCLA.
School of Music students must establish Residency before they are eligible to request to add an additional degree program. For students who enter as a first year, residency is established after 3 academic quarters (e.g. Fall, Winter, and Spring). For student who enter as a third year transfer, residency is established after 1 quarter (e.g. Fall).
While you can’t request to add an additional degree program until you establish residency, you can start preparing to add your additional degree program as soon as your first quarter. If you have any questions about the feasibility of adding an additional degree program during your time at UCLA, reach out to your School of Music advisor.
When you are ready to request to add your additional degree program, please take the following steps.
- Review your DARS to see what is needed to complete your current major
- Run a What-If DARS to see the requirements for your proposed additional degree program
- Make a sample degree planner for you current program plus your proposed program(s). Sample planners for School of Music majors can be found below.
- Speak to your School of Music advisor to see if adding an additional degree program is possible within your remaining degree time.
- Reach out to the advising unit for your proposed degree program to ask questions and set up an advising meeting with them, if possible.
If you are interested in changing your primary major to a program outside of the School of Music, please refer to the steps to Exit the School of Music
Contact your Advisor