Cultural and social interaction and learning among students are fostered through lectures and presentations involving UCLA and other college and university faculty, students, and community members. Although normal admission standards will be applied in both instances, students applying for the joint degree program will receive separate consideration. While the M.A program in American Indian Studies does not require GRE scores, many fellowship programs such as California State Graduate Fellowships do require that GRE scores be submitted. Cradled in rolling green hills about five miles from the Pacific Ocean, UCLA is bordered on the north by the protected wilderness of the Santa Monica Mountains and at its southern gate by Westwood Village. In addition, California has over 100 federally recognized Indian tribes, and the second largest Indian population in the United States.
Students routinely participate in such projects.
As a public institution, UCLA charges fees and non-resident tuition that are relatively low. Both the Law School and the American Indian Studies Program make financial aid available in the form of loans and grants to students who qualify on the basis of need or merit.