ucla coursework

Schedule of Classes

Apps can be embedded in this template using the following regular expression replacement.

document.body.outerHTML.replace(new RegExp('<div data-ucla-sa="replace">.*?</div>', 's'), '-- REPLACEMENT HTML --');

Search Criteria

A Subject Area defines an overall area of study. All subject areas are listed alphabetically, and only subject areas with courses offered in the selected term will display. A list of all active subject areas is available on the Course Descriptions page.

Special Programs

Master course lists, are you a student, related content.

General Catalog

Advanced search.

You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience and security.

UCLA has modified operations. For more information, please visit  https://bso.ucla.edu/

Undergraduate Education

UCLA offers an astonishing breadth of academic opportunities. When you’re here, you can explore all of your interests to create a one-of-a-kind educational experience.

Beyond the sheer number of fascinating fields of study, our innovative curriculum and award-winning faculty will encourage you to expand the limits of what you believe to be possible.

And our location in Los Angeles, one of the most dynamic, diverse and culturally rich cities in the world, opens up countless opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Academic Experience

Small, interactive classes.

Our compact class sizes enable you to work closely with our amazing faculty and get to know other students. Two out of three UCLA classes have 30 or fewer students. Even smaller are the 200 freshman seminars called “Fiat Lux” (Let There Be Light), each with an intriguing topic and only 10–20 students.

Interdisciplinary Programs

If you are interested in academic disciplines combined in innovative ways, consider interdepartmental majors like global studies, environmental science or neuroscience — taught in collaboration with both medical school and life sciences faculty. Freshmen can also take a yearlong series of classes with a unifying theme through our Cluster Program. In Clusters, students examine a big idea, like interracial dynamics, from a wide variety of perspectives. The courses are taugh collaboratively by an interdisciplinary team of distinguished faculty and experienced graduate students.

Original Research

Over half of our students graduate with research experience in the humanities as well as social sciences, engineering and laboratory sciences. You can pursue your own research interests or work alongside faculty, participate in field research or explore library treasures. Some undergraduates even publish in academic journals.

Internships, Fellowships and More

Participate in internships, fellowships, community service and other experiential learning opportunities to gain real-world experience, sharpen skills and make valuable connections. Our Career Center makes it easy for you to find opportunities both on and off campus. In Los Angeles, home to major industries including entertainment, tech, aerospace, automotive, government and finance, there are jnternships to suit every interest. Fellowships offer short-term learning opportunities in a wide array of fields; they’re an excellent way to broaden your learning experience. And with over 1,000 student clubs and organizations, leadership workshops, community-related projects and entrepreneurship opportunities, you can pursue current passions and discover new ones.

Internships and Experiential Learning

Study Abroad

Choose from 115 study abroad programs at select institutions in more than 40 countries. From formal classroom study to field research, studying abroad through UCLA allows you to fully immerse yourself in the global community.

Transferring Credits to UCLA

Every year more and more students complete coursework at other institutions before they apply to UCLA. If this is you, it’s important to understand how the coursework you complete at other schools will affect your progress toward your degree. Inform yourself now so you won ’ t be surprised later.

Evaluating Credit for Coursework Done Before Applying

Due to the large number of applicants, we’re not able to evaluate prospective students’ coursework in terms of transferability to UCLA. Course-by-course evaluations are only done for admitted students who’ve notified us that they plan to enroll.

If you’re attending another UC campus or California community college, most of your academic coursework will probably be transferable. For more information, visit  ASSIST , the statewide transfer information site.

If you attend another four-year or out-of-state institution, you can compare the catalog descriptions of courses you've taken against course descriptions in UCLA's General Catalog , though finding a similar course doesn't guarantee that your credits will transfer. You may review our four-year and Out-of-State Transferability Guide for more information.

For more information, please refer to  Transfer Requirements .

Who Determines Which Credits Transfer

The Undergraduate Admission office determines the transferability of coursework taken at other institutions for newly admitted transfer students. 

The Registrar’s office determines the transferability of coursework for current UCLA students who attend other institutions during the summer. In doing so, both offices follow the UC’s transfer credit practices . 

When Course Credits for Current Students Are Approved

The Registrar’s office will only evaluate non-UCLA coursework after courses have been completed and an official transcript with final grades has been received. 

If you’re participating in a study abroad organization that requires a signature in order for you to register, you should contact your school or college. Please note, however, that the signature doesn’t guarantee that credit will be awarded.

To receive credit, you must:

• Attend a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or a recognized university in another country. If you have questions concerning the accreditation or recognition of the institution you plan to attend, please contact us .
• Take academic courses which are substantially similar to those offered by the UC system.
• Take courses that don’t repeat material you have already completed.
• Take all coursework in the proper sequential order.
• Request that the institution attended (this includes UCLA Extension) send us an official transcript. Requests for transcripts from foreign institutions should be made before you leave the country. No credit will be awarded for coursework appearing on a transcript issued by a study abroad organization.
• Check your Degree Audit Report on MyUCLA (please allow four weeks from the date you requested your transcript). If you have questions about the posting of your credit on the Degree Audit, please submit your inquiry through the message center on MyUCLA .

Sending Transcripts

Electronically.

Electronic transcripts are our preferred method of submission and are accepted from the following vendors:

• Credentials, Inc. - TranscriptsNetwork, use this service, please do not send through email
• National Student Clearinghouse

We must receive your transcript directly from the transcript vendor. Make sure to select UCLA Undergraduate Admission  if required by the vendor.

We won’t accept transcripts sent through email as official. If your school doesn’t utilize these vendors, you’ll need to submit official paper copies of your documents.

Please note : Once the transcript is downloaded by our office, processing time is still required. Please allow up to 10 business days for MyUCLA to be updated.

Due to volume, we cannot respond to emails requesting updates regarding transcripts/documents processing. You must check MyUCLA .

If your school is unable to send electronic transcripts via the approved vendors listed above, paper transcripts can be mailed to:

UCLA Undergraduate Admission Attn: Transcripts 1147 Murphy Hall, Box 951436 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1436

Note: Paper documents will only be considered official if they are sent in a sealed school envelope with a stamp or signature on the flap of the envelope. For continuing students, during summer, please allow 3-4 weeks for transcript processing and then check  MyUCLA .

Coursework Credit You May Be Able to Receive

See below to get an idea of the different ways both prospective and current UCLA students can receive credit for coursework done in advance.

Credit from Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

UCLA awards college credit for AP  exams with scores of three or higher. The specific credit you receive depends on the college/school your major belongs to: 

• AP Credit for the The College
• AP Credit for the School of the Arts and Architecture
• AP Credit for the Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
• AP Credit for the Herb Alpert School of Music
• AP Credit for the School of Nursing
• AP Credit for the School of Theater, Film and Television

Credit from International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams

UCLA awards college credit for most IB  higher level exams with scores of 5 or higher. (We don’t award college credit for standard level exams.) The specific credit you receive depends on the college/school your major belongs to:

• IB Credit for the The College
• IB Credit for the School of the Arts and Architecture, Samueli School of Engineering, Herb Alpert School of Music, School of Nursing, School of Theater, Film and Television

Credit for UCLA Summer Sessions

Regularly enrolled undergraduates may attend UCLA Summer Sessions for full unit and grade credit. Summer Sessions work is recorded on your UCLA transcript and grades earned are computed in your grade point average.

Check with your college or school counselor about applying these courses toward your minimum unit requirements and for any limitations your college or school may impose on Summer Sessions study. Unlike enrollment in regular terms, you may attend another college/institution for credit while enrolled in UCLA Summer Session.

Credit for Non-UCLA Summer Sessions

From a four-year institution:

You may attend a summer session at a four-year institution or University Extension after you become a UCLA student. Grades earned in a regular summer session at another UC campus are computed in your GPA; grades earned during a summer session at a non-UC institution are not computed in your GPA. The University Extension catalogs provide information regarding the transferability of their courses. Review this information prior to enrolling.

From a community college: 

You may also attend a community college summer session after you become a UCLA student. You’ll receive only unit credit for summer session coursework taken; grades earned during summer session at an institution other than a UC campus are not computed in your grade point average.

UCLA will apply up to 70 semester or 105 quarter credits completed at a community college toward the degree. Units earned in excess of this amount may satisfy subject requirements (general education/preparation for the major), but no further unit credit toward the degree will be granted.

In addition, if you’re a student in the College and have completed 105 quarter units, regardless of the institutions attended, you won’t receive unit credit toward the degree for courses completed at a community college. Units earned in excess of this amount may satisfy subject requirements (general education/preparation for the major), but no further unit credit toward the degree will be granted.

Consult your academic counselor and UCLA’s General Catalog for more information.

Credit for Units or Subject Matter Toward Degree Requirements

Although the admission office may grant unit or subject credit for work completed at another institution, the work may not necessarily apply to specific UCLA degree requirements (i.e., general education or major requirements). Contact your college and/or major advisor regarding specific credit applications and limitations. Also, be aware of the residence requirements, which are specific to your school or college.

Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent enrollment means taking courses for credit in UCLA regular session (fall, winter or spring Quarter) and at another institution (including UCLA Extension) at the same time. Concurrent enrollment is not permitted except in extraordinary circumstances, and no credit will be given for courses taken concurrently elsewhere without prior approval from your college or school. 

Additional Links

• California’s statewide transfer information site, ASSIST
• UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Recommendations
• Notifications
• My Favorites

Favorites, recommendations, and notifications are only available for UCLA Graduate Students at this time.

Access features exclusively for UCLA students and staff.

As a student, you can:

• Add funding awards to your favorites list
• Get notified of upcoming deadlines and events
• Receive personalized recommendations for funding awards

 We're Sorry

You've signed in with a UCLA undergraduate student account.

UCLA Graduate Programs

Graduate Program: Computer Science

UCLA's Graduate Program in Computer Science offers the following degree(s):

Master of Science (M.S.)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

With questions not answered here or on the program’s site (above), please contact the program directly.

Computer Science Graduate Program at UCLA 404 Westwood Plaza Engineering IV, Room 291 Box 951596 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1596

Visit the Computer Science’s faculty roster

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Visit the registrar's site for the Computer Science’s course descriptions

• Admission Requirements
• Program Statistics

(310) 825-0060

[email protected]

MAJOR CODE: COMPUTER SCIENCE

PRE-MED & PRE-HEALTH PLANNING

What is pre-med and pre-health at ucla.

The Pre-Med and Pre-Health curriculum at UCLA does not lead to a formal degree.  Rather, it is a flexible course of study that will satisfy entrance requirements for and prepare students to pursue graduate studies in the medical or health fields.  While UCLA does not have a pre-med or pre-health major, it is a top university in preparing students for various careers in the medical and health professions.  Whether you are a STEM major or pursuing a degree in the Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences, there are many pathways available to you, in order to guide you through your medical and health career trajectories.  We encourage you to

Most professional health programs require a general curriculum of chemistry, biology, math, and physics, which are listed in the UCLA Pre-Health Course Requirements Worksheet. This worksheet includes a recommended basic course of study for health professional schools.

ACADEMIC ADVISING

UCLA provides pre-health students with a multitude of resources in advising for program planning and the admissions process.  A large number of advisors are available to you at UCLA.

Academic Advisors in the College

• Visit your College advising unit for assistance with: major exploration, course planning and requirements, career exploration in pre-med and pre-health fields, research and volunteer opportunities, and making the most of your UCLA experience.
• Your advising unit can found in the upper right corner of your Degree Audit.
• Not a STEM* major? Your College Advisor can help you design a program plan to fit in your major and pre-health requirements.
• Where is my College advising unit? CAC…………………………………..A316 Murphy Hall Honors……………………………….A311 Murphy Hall Athletics……………………………127 Morgan Center AAP………………………………….1205 Campbell Hall

Departmental Academic Advisors

• STEM Major? Visit your Department Advisor for help navigating your major requirements with prehealth requirements and applying to professional school.
• Not a STEM Major? Visit Inna Gergel, Physiological Sciences Department Advisor, for advice about applying to medical school.
• For department advisor contact information, visit: our School and Department Contact List

College Academic Mentors

• CAMs are graduate students at UCLA who are trained on College academic policies and pre-health requirements. Schedule an appointment with a CAM for help with course planning to fulfill pre-health requirements.
• CAMs offer other pre-health workshops (sign up through MyUCLA > Academics > Workshops).
• For more information, visit: caac.ucla.edu > Center Programs > College Academic Mentors

Career Educators at the Career Center

• Information sessions and outreach programs by medical schools – sign up via your Handshake account .
• Mock Interviews – utilize InterviewStream, a mock interviewing tool, on your Handshake account.
• MCAT/DAT/PCAT/OAT/GRE prep books – visit the Career Center (2nd floor, 501 Westwood Plaza) to access a library of test prep books.
• Schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor to discuss your career trajectory.
• For more information, visit career.ucla.edu .

Other resources also include specific information on  Health Care Internships  and the  English requirement .

For additional information about Pre-Health Requirements at UCLA and Pre-Health Resources available to students, please see our  Pre-Health Requirements  and  Pre-Health Resources  informational handouts.

Med Mentors at UCLA

Med Mentors at UCLA is a group of over 300 DGSOM medical students who are eager to share advice and resources with premed students at UCLA and beyond. They partner with the UCLA Career Center, the DGSOM Office of Admissions, and the DGSOM Office of Outreach & Pathway Programs to host student panels, provide 1-on-1 advising, and distribute free resources to all premed students.

Check them out on their website and find out all the way that they may be able to help you!

For additional information about Pre-Health Resources available to students, please see our Pre-Health Resources informational handout .

To use the UCLA Sign-On Service, you need to do the following:

Enable javascript in your browser..

Enable JavaScript.

Enable Cookies in your browser.

Enable Cookies.

Use a modern browser.

The UCLA Sign-On service requires a modern, vendor supported browser. You are seeing this message because your browser does not meet the requirement.

If you have another browser, try signing in with it. Alternatively, upgrade your browser.

What is considered a modern browser?

If you are using a work machine and are unable to upgrade browsers, please contact your local desktop support team for assistance.

For a limited time, you may sign in with your current browser. Depending on your browser, you may experience issues. Please take the appropriate steps to install/upgrade your browser.

Continue to sign in.

For further assistance, please contact IT Services Support Center at [email protected] .

Editorial: Of course the death penalty is racist. And it would be wrong even if it weren’t

• Show more sharing options
• Copy Link URL Copied!

Civil rights organizations and defense attorneys last month asked the California Supreme Court to invalidate the death penalty in this state for being irredeemably racist. Around the same time, Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Price announced that a federal judge had ordered her to review 35 cases her office had handled over the last three decades after she discovered evidence that prosecutors systematically excluded Black and Jewish people from juries hearing capital cases.

As written, death penalty laws are race-neutral. Is the death penalty racist?

Editorial: California bill can limit role of racism in the criminal justice system

Racism continues to infect the criminal justice system, leading to disproportionate numbers of Black and Latino Americans in prison. California can continue a program to correct the problem if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs AB 256.

Sept. 15, 2022

Of course it is. Evidence and experience show racial bias at play at every level of the criminal justice system, from arrest to jury selection to verdict. The disparities are particularly glaring in death sentences. Black defendants were 4.6 to 8.7 times more likely to be sentenced to death than other defendants facing similar charges, according to a landmark study of thousands of murder and manslaughter convictions dating to 1978. Latinos were 3.2 to 6.2 times more likely to be sentenced to death.

The disparity is even larger when the defendant was Black or Latino and the victim was white or Asian.

Editorial: Attack racism in California’s criminal proceedings

Lawmakers could improve the justice system by increasing police transparency, expanding diversion of defendants and rolling back the unequal impacts of racism.

Aug. 27, 2020

All of this is documented, but it is also intuitive, after years of evidence showing Black and Latino people being arrested more often and sentenced to longer prison terms than white people for the same crimes. It stands to reason that the same biases would show up in death sentences. The apparent exclusion of Black and Jewish people from Alameda County juries is surprising only because evidence of it surfaced.

The Supreme Court petition contains voluminous data regarding racial bias in California’s capital punishment system.

Editorial: Bureaucracy of death may snag condemned Oklahoma man, guilty or not

There’s no better example of the death penalty’s randomness than the case of Richard Glossip in Oklahoma, who even the district attorney says was denied a fair trial. But he’s still slated for a May 18 execution.

April 30, 2023

But in a sense, that’s all beside the point.

The death penalty has been challenged on other grounds, for example because the various drugs and other instruments of execution inflict unconstitutional levels of pain and suffering. But that too is beside the point.

Even if the state could perform painless and anxiety-free executions and racial biases were eliminated, the death penalty would still be wrong.

Editorial: The death penalty is wrong — even for racist mass killers

Seeking to execute accused Buffalo mass killer Payton Gendron would be to answer moral repugnance with moral repugnance.

June 21, 2022

It’s wrong because it puts too much power in the hands of government. Individual government agents, such as police officers, sometimes must exercise deadly force for the protection of others during fast-paced crises, but there is no such justification for carefully planned and premeditated state homicide.

It’s wrong because it’s applied arbitrarily and is overtly political. Consider the statements and actions of former President Trump, who called for the death penalty for drug dealers in 2018, then pardoned convicted drug dealer Alice Johnson in 2020 after her cause was taken up by Kim Kardashian , and now is again demanding execution for drug dealers. Consider President Biden, who as a candidate promised to end capital punishment in federal cases but whose Justice Department nevertheless continues to seek death sentences .

Editorial: Death penalty’s retreat is excruciatingly slow

Florida jurors and Oregon’s governor were unlikely heroes in the fight against executions last year. But elsewhere the death mill continues to grind.

Jan. 2, 2023

It’s wrong because juries that are qualified to hear arguments and weigh evidence to determine guilt are not qualified — nor is anyone — to weigh non-tangibles such as moral worth, or to choose between life or death without improper emotional considerations. The fact that they do so is legally permissible yet morally unconscionable.

The death penalty is wrong even when it is not imposed, because prosecutors use the mere possibility of execution to pressure defendants into pleading guilty and accepting life sentences — even if they are innocent. It’s wrong because prosecutors “death qualify” juries at the beginning of proceedings by excluding anyone who may have qualms about execution, and because prosecutors are trained to use dehumanizing language (“monster,” “animal”) when trying to get juries to choose death. Even if a death-qualified jury instead chooses life in prison, the same qualities that made jurors open to a death sentence may also have made them more likely to convict.

Editorial: Buffalo mass killer should not be executed. What happened to Biden’s promise?

Biden’s failure to eliminate the federal death penalty is underscored by Friday’s decision to seek death for Buffalo, N.Y., mass killer Payton Gendron.

Jan. 16, 2024

And sometimes those convictions are in error. Seven Californians sentenced to death since 1973 were later exonerated. The Death Penalty Information Center names 20 people put to death in Southern and border states since 1989 who may well have been innocent.

Americans who favor capital punishment generally want it to be imposed, if at all, without factual error, pain, politics, prosecutorial overreach or racial bias. But that’s just fantasy. The death penalty is inextricably bound up with each of those ills, and more.

Editorial: He spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. It’s a stain on our justice system

The wrongful conviction and imprisonment of Maurice Hastings for nearly four decades underscores the justice system’s responsibility to be careful when prosecuting defendants and the importance of reopening cases when exonerating evidence appears.

March 1, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised that no one would be put to death on his watch, and he ordered that death row and the execution chamber be dismantled. But capital punishment remains on the books in California, and district attorneys continue to use it to unjustly wring guilty pleas from defendants, or to toughen juries by death-qualifying them (although some, including George Gascón of Los Angeles and Jeff Rosen of Santa Clara County , no longer do, and are seeking to reverse death sentences).

The petitioners who cite racism in California death sentences are correct, and they deserve credit for identifying an angle of attack that not only is righteous but also just may work. The tragedy is that it’s necessary for them to do it. The death penalty is morally repugnant and manifestly unjust, even without the long and ample record of racism in its application.

More to Read

Federal judge orders Alameda County to review death penalty cases

April 23, 2024

Prosecutors put men on death row. This California D.A. wants to take them off

April 4, 2024

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions

March 27, 2024

A cure for the common opinion

Get thought-provoking perspectives with our weekly newsletter.

You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.

The Los Angeles Times’ editorial board determines the positions of The Times as an institution. It operates separately from the newsroom. You can read more about the board’s mission and its members at About The Times Editorial Board .

More From the Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Being a porn star doesn’t make Stormy Daniels a liar. Trump’s lawyer should have known that

May 10, 2024

Editorial: Biden’s plan to reschedule marijuana may finally end ‘Reefer Madness’

Editorial: What does Los Angeles owe the people who lost their homes in Chavez Ravine? More than an apology

May 9, 2024

Editorial: Biden’s limit on bomb shipments to Israel may finally get Netanyahu’s attention

May 8, 2024

News | Outdoor party (of course) celebrates expansion…

Share this:.

• Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
• Click to print (Opens in new window)
• Investigative Reporting
• Environment

News | Outdoor party (of course) celebrates expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

President joe biden’s may 2 proclamation adds 105, 919 acres of u.s. forest service lands to the south and west of the monument’s nearly 347,000 acres..

Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Senator Alex Padilla speaks. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Prickly Pear Cactus grow next to the bike path. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

US Representative Judy Chu speaks. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Park Rangers were among the dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Senator Alex Padilla was among the dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

(L-r) Alejandro Padilla, his father Senator Alex Padilla, US Representative Judy Chu, Congresswoman Grace Napolitano and Los Angeles Supervisor Hilda Solis were among the dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Congresswooman Grace Napoliano speaks. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Familia Rodriguez Taquiza serves Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

A bicyclist rides past native plants. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Senator Alex Padilla, center with his son Alejandro (wearing a Dodger shirt) were among the dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

A bicyclist rides the bike path. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

View of the San Gabriel Mountains. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

A California Tree Polly sits next to the bike path. Dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

(L-r) Alejandro Padilla, his father Senator Alex Padilla, US Representative Judy Chu, and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano were among the dignitaries and their guests gathered at the at Lario Staging Area on the San Gabriel River Bike Path to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on May 11, 2024 in Irwindale, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, gathered supporters, tribal leaders and environmental groups to celebrate the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument , which President Barack Obama designated in 2014.

President Joe Biden’s May 2 proclamation adds 105, 919 acres of U.S. Forest Service lands to the south and west of the monument’s nearly 347,000 acres. About 150 people attended the celebration, held at the Lario Staging Area in Irwindale on Saturday.

Biden to expand national monument 

Snowy mountains draw avalanche of visitors to national forest 

President Obama declares national monument 

National forest plagued by closures from storms, fires, funding gaps 

Tribal leaders call for expanding San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Chu and Padilla were fresh from a trip to the White House to see Biden sign the proclamation, which they said protects cultural, scientific, and historic objects, and expands access to outdoor recreation on shared public lands for generations. The proclamation also expanded the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in northern California.

“Today, we do three things: one, we’re celebrating; two, we’re recognizing it took a lot of people a lot of years to get us to this moment; and three, we’re thanking President Biden,” Padilla said. “It took a lot of people a lot of years to get us to this moment. Californians don’t give up.”

Chu praised a grassroots campaign that started more than 20 years ago that will now protect wild lands from mining and development, including Chantry Flat in Arcadia, the Arroyo Seco, and federal forest lands in Sunland, Tujunga and Santa Clarita.

“I stand in awe of this incredible moment where we are taking such a historic step forward.” Chu said. “I was honored to be part of the ceremony at the White House where President Biden and Vice President (Kamala) Harris, who worked on this issue as a senator, welcomed us into the Oval Office and we got to watch the President make our vision a reality with a stroke of his pen.”

Chu announced the expansion brings with it resources, including $2.5 million from the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy; $2 million from California Conservation Corps to hire six new forest rangers; $2.3 million from the federal Great American Outdoors Act; and $1 million from Los Angeles County for the nonprofit Nature for All.

“All of this means more staff and rangers, better management and improved experiences for the millions of people who come to these mountains,” Chu said, adding the expanded monument will bring mental and physical health benefits associated with recreation and the outdoors which far too many low-income Angelenos miss out on.

Chu also announced $1.75 million for Nature for All’s Transit to Trails program which will allow people to use mass transit to come to the mountains, including all the way to Mt. Wilson Observatory.

Supervisor Hilda Solis remembers talking about the first glimmers of a San Gabriel Mountains National Monument with constituents and community groups when she was a state senator almost 30 years ago. She said Obama’s original designation in 2014 was “transformational.”

Biden expands San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, adds forest rangers, funding

Larry Wilson: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the lands it once forgot

5 things to take away from the expansion of San Gabriel Mountains monument

Here’s when each of California’s 19 national monuments were established

Veterans find solace in San Gabriel Mountains National monument, lobby for its expansion

“These things don’t happen overnight, so much effort was put in by so many to make this a dream come true,” Solis said. “This was my backyard as a child growing up in La Puente. We didn’t have parks and pools but we had the mountains, and my father from Mexico would say, ‘This is ours and we have to take care of it.’”

The Sierra Club was an early supporter of the monument. Its executive director, Ben Jealous, said in a statement that national monuments protect more than landscapes.

“They preserve the historical, cultural and spiritual legacies of the people who have made this country what it is. Expanding the San Gabriels monument and protecting Molok Luyuk will have significant and immediate benefits for the communities, wildlife, and ecosystems of California. Millions of people will have greater access to nature, vital habitat will be preserved for imperiled species, and critical water resources will be safeguarded for those who rely on them.”

Jen Eberlein, regional forester for the USFS Pacific Southwest, said plans are underway to set protections in place, for this “amazing area, which contains cultural resources with thousands of years of occupation from Indigenous people, numerous threatened and endangered species and other wildlife, (and flora).”

Eberlein said the expansion will “enhance the resilience of Los Angeles basin communities and ecosystems from climate change and further conserve areas that provide drinking water to millions of people.”

Mike Jesus Lemos of the Kizh Nation Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians offered a prayer in four directions at the start of the celebration marking victory in “a fight of deep significance for our people.”

“It’s a tremendous honor to be here because the land is always going to be here, but now we know it will be protected, including sacred solstice sites for my people, and it’s important for the youth to be inspired and experience this beauty,” Lemos said.

Other dignitaries in attendance included Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-El Monte; Victor Gordo, mayor of Pasadena; Brian Calderón Tabatabai, mayor of West Covina; Emmanuel Estrada, mayor of Baldwin Park; John Wu, mayor of San Gabriel; Assemblymember Mike Fong; Assemblymember Blanca Rubio; as well as councilmembers from Alhambra, Arcadia, Glendora; Monterey Park; and Rosemead.

Mariachis Lindas Mexicanas, themselves newly arrived from a Cinco de Mayo performance at the White House, presented a Mother’s Day serenade to end the festivities.

• Newsroom Guidelines
• Report an Error

More in News

News | Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Crime and Public Safety | 2 shot during dispute outside Covina bar

National Politics | Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower

Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi’s husband with hammer

• SI SWIMSUIT
• SI SPORTSBOOK
• SI SHOWCASE

Rams Reverse Course, Trade WR to AFC Contender

Eva geitheim | may 9, 2024.

• Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are no longer releasing wide receiver Ben Skowronek , but instead trading him to the Houston Texans. It was initially reported that the Rams would be releasing Skowronek, but they instead found a trade partner. The Rams will then swap sixth and seventh-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport .

The #Texans and #Rams will swap 6th and 7th rounders in 2026, source said. https://t.co/1aqJOgfEte — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 9, 2024

The 26-year-old wide receiver has spent the last three seasons with the Rams after they drafted him in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Skowronek appeared in just six games with the Rams in 2023, catching only two passes for 13 yards. His best season with the Rams came in 2022 when he caught 39 passes for 376 yards and also rushed for a touchdown while starting 11 games for the Rams.

He also was part of the Rams' 2021 Super Bowl championship-winning team, when he caught eight passes for 66 yards and one touchdown. In total, he has 58 career catches for 576 yards and one touchdown.

Now, Skowronek joins a young Texans team that advanced to the AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs behind the arm of C.J. Stroud. He'll join a receiving core featuring receivers Tank Dell, Nico Collins, Robert Woods, tight end Dalton Schultz, and four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs.

Meanwhile, the Rams receiving group is led by stars Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, TE Tyler Higbee, and receivers Tutu Atwell and Demarcus Robinson, who provide depth for the passing attack. While Skowronek was a decent contributor for the Rams in his sophomore season, especially when Kupp got injured, he was almost entirely left out of the offense in 2023 and it makes sense for both sides to move on.

More Rams: Rams to Reportedly Release Former Late-Round SB-Champion WR

EVA GEITHEIM

• My Quiz Activity
• Newsletters
• Sports Betting
• MY FAVORITES
• Add Sports/Teams
• Arizona Cardinals
• Atlanta Falcons
• Baltimore Ravens
• Buffalo Bills
• Carolina Panthers
• Chicago Bears
• Cincinnati Bengals
• Cleveland Browns
• Dallas Cowboys
• Denver Broncos
• Detroit Lions
• Green Bay Packers
• Houston Texans
• Indianapolis Colts
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Kansas City Chiefs
• Las Vegas Raiders
• Los Angeles Chargers
• Los Angeles Rams
• Miami Dolphins
• Minnesota Vikings
• New England Patriots
• New Orleans Saints
• New York Jets
• New York Giants
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• San Francisco 49ers
• Seattle Seahawks
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Tennessee Titans
• Washington Commanders
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• Atlanta Braves
• Baltimore Orioles
• Boston Red Sox
• Chicago White Sox
• Chicago Cubs
• Cincinnati Reds
• Cleveland Guardians
• Colorado Rockies
• Detroit Tigers
• Houston Astros
• Kansas City Royals
• Los Angeles Angels
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Miami Marlins
• Milwaukee Brewers
• Minnesota Twins
• New York Yankees
• New York Mets
• Oakland Athletics
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• San Diego Padres
• San Francisco Giants
• Seattle Mariners
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Tampa Bay Rays
• Texas Rangers
• Toronto Blue Jays
• Washington Nationals
• Atlanta Hawks
• Boston Celtics
• Brooklyn Nets
• Charlotte Hornets
• Chicago Bulls
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Dallas Mavericks
• Denver Nuggets
• Detroit Pistons
• Golden State Warriors
• Houston Rockets
• Indiana Pacers
• Los Angeles Clippers
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Memphis Grizzlies
• Milwaukee Bucks
• Minnesota Timberwolves
• New Orleans Pelicans
• New York Knicks
• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Orlando Magic
• Philadelphia 76ers
• Phoenix Suns
• Portland Trail Blazers
• Sacramento Kings
• San Antonio Spurs
• Toronto Raptors
• Washington Wizards
• Anaheim Ducks
• Arizona Coyotes
• Boston Bruins
• Buffalo Sabres
• Calgary Flames
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Chicago Blackhawks
• Colorado Avalanche
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• Dallas Stars
• Detroit Red Wings
• Edmonton Oilers
• Florida Panthers
• Los Angeles Kings
• Minnesota Wild
• Montreal Canadiens
• Nashville Predators
• New Jersey Devils
• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Ottawa Senators
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• San Jose Sharks
• Seattle Kraken
• St. Louis Blues
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• Vancouver Canucks
• Vegas Golden Knights
• Washington Capitals
• Winnipeg Jets
• Entertainment Home
• Lifestyle Home
• More Sports
• YB on Facebook
• YB on Twitter
• YB on Flipboard
• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Service
• College Basketball
• College Football
• Entertainment
• Formula One
• Horse Racing
• Motor Sports
• Premier League
• Sports Business
• Track and Field
• More Sports ▸

Los Angeles Chargers News

Jerry Rice ‘hot’ over son Brenden Rice falling in NFL Draft

Brenden Rice couldn’t keep his Hall of Fame father Jerry being “hot” over a slide to the 7th round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Of course, it’s all love because the GOAT of wide receivers wants to see his son respected. Well, Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers respected Brenden Rice to draft him out of USC and get him on the roster.

Now, the younger Rice gets a chance to prove himself.

“My dad was hot,” Rice laughed to reporters . “The first words he said was, ‘Time to go to work.’ He said, ‘I will be with you every step of the way.’ He said, ‘Now, I’m going to be involved within all of your workouts from now on, and we have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of teams that go ahead.’ It’s going to be one hell of a story, that’s all that I’m going to say.”

Rice upped his production when he transferred from Colorado to USC ahead of the 2022 season. While with the Trojans he finished with 84 catches for 1,402 yards, 16 touchdowns and 16.7 yards per catch.

The transition from one top quarterback to another is intriguing.

“I’m in the best position possible to go ahead and make my mark and make my own legacy,” Rice said. “I went from Caleb Williams to Justin Herbert, and I’m in a room that’s going to allow me to compete, day-in and day-out. Everything’s upon me. If you guys don’t see me coming on this Fall, that’s on me. If you guys see me out there, then I put in the necessary work to put my best foot in the door and go out there and produce.”

Rice has a lot to live up to on the field. His father is considered one of the best players regardless of position in the history of the game.

But it’s a blank slate going into 2024.

“Rookie season in the NFL, I feel as though we’re neck-and-neck,” Rice said. “I’m faster, and I heard that his rookie season in the NFL wasn’t good [laughter]. I have to go top.”

How will the son of a legend make the roster despite being a late pick? Just showing up and putting in the work and effort.

“My work ethic will separate myself,” Rice said. “There are a lot of great guys in the room, we have a lot of different body types, different types of games. But, if I can go ahead and do the little things each day-in and day-out, go ahead and prove myself, go ahead and know my playbook like the back of my hand, and also be attentive and do the extra little things, I think that I will continue to separate myself within this room.”

This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads:

• Extension for Jared Goff could set the Lions up for major failure
• Roman Wilson hopes to become Steelers' next 'great' WR
• The 'NFL MVP runners-up' quiz

Breaking News

Customize your newsletter.

Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!

NC women's water polo final

🥎 Auto-bid tracker

🥍 DI men's lax first round results

🎾 DI W tennis quarters set

⛳️ DII M golf finalists announced

NCAA staff | May 8, 2024

2024 ncaa di women's golf championships: schedule, how to watch.

Regional action for the 2024 NCAA DI women's golf championships concluded on May 8 and the championship field of 30 teams and six individuals (not affiliated with those teams) was determined. See the full championships release here.

The championship finals will run from May 17-22 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (University of Texas at Austin, host).

2024 DI women's golf championship selections

Auburn Regional Site

1. Auburn 2. Oregon 3. North Carolina T-4. South Carolina T-4. Tulsa

Individual:  Isabella McCauley, Minnesota

Bermuda Run Regional Site

1. Ole Miss 2. Texas  3. Wake Forest  4. Mississippi State  5. Oregon State 

Individual:  Bailey Davis, Tennessee 

Bryan Regional Site

1. LSU T2. Clemson  T2. SMU  4. Vanderbilt  5. Texas A&M 

Individual:  Carla Bernat, Kansas State 

Cle Elum Regional Site

1. Stanford 2. Duke  3. Virginia  4. Arizona State  5. San Jose State 

Individual:  Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State 

East Lansing Regional Site

1. Southern California 2. Oklahoma State  3. Michigan State  4. Northwestern  5. Pepperdine 

Individual:  Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame 

Las Vegas Regional Site: Individual: 

1. Arkansas  2. Purdue  3. Baylor  4. UCLA  5. Florida State 

Individual:  Veronika Kedronova, Kent State

📊 Latest rankings | 🎟️ Ticket information

2024 DI women's golf schedule, results

Finals (May 17-22)

• Carlsbad, California  | Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (University of Texas at Austin, host)

Regionals (May 6-8)

Regional selections were made on Wednesday, April 24 on the Golf Channel. Find the full schedule and championships information below.  See the regional selections release here .

• Team results |  Individual results
• Team results | Individual results
• Team results | LIndividual results

How the 2024 NCAA DI women's golf championships work

Regionals took place May 6-8 and will be followed by the championship finals from May 17-22 in Carlsbad, California.

In regional play, six 54-hole regional competitions will be played to determine the participants in the championship finals. In each regional, 12 teams and six individuals not on those teams will compete. The low five teams and the individual not on those teams will advance to the finals. Beginning in 2024, regional champion awards will be given to the team champions.

In the championship finals, all 30 teams and six individuals will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play individual champion. The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will be placed into a bracket with the No. 1 seed playing the No. 8 seed, the No. 2 seed playing the No. 7 seed, the No. 3 seed playing the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 seed in match play.

A total of five points will be available with one point being awarded for each individual match. Winning teams will advance to the semifinals and subsequently the finals. The first team to win three points within the team match will advance, or in the case of the final match be declared the national champion.

Championships history

The Wake Forest women defeated Southern California to win the 2023 DI women's golf national title. Rose Zhang of Stanford won the 2023 individual title , becoming the first back-to-back individual NCAA champion. See the full championship history below:

🏆 More on the 2023 championships

*Won in sudden death

$Fourth Round canceled due to rain

#Tulsa's participation in 1988 championships vacated

^Format switched to match play in 2015 season

NCAA DII women's golf committee announces 2024 championship field

2024 DI women's golf championship field announced

2024 NCAA DII women's golf championship: Schedule, results