Undergraduate Programs

CEED engages over 300 undergraduate engineering students in an academic learning community designed to help transition them into industry or advanced studies.

Freshmen Retention Programs

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Summer Bridge

Two-week summer program to prepare students for the intense curricula and engage them in the CEED community.
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Computer Immersion Summer Experience (CISE)

Three-week summer program specifically for computing majors (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering) to prepare them for the intense curricula and engage them in the CEED community.

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Introduction to Engineering Disciplines

Fall quarter course to expose and engage students in the various engineering disciplines.
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Academic Excellence Workshops

Collaborative problem-solving workshops in math, chemistry and physics.

Core Retention Programs

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Summer BREES

Two-week summer program to welcome transfer students into the CEED community and prepare them, as well as continuing students, for upper-division core engineering courses.
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Computer Immersion Summer Experience (CISE)

Three-week summer program for transfers in computing majors (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering) to prepare them for upper division courses and engage them in the CEED community.

Academic Support

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Structured Study Night

Multiple group study sessions during each quarter where students can collaborate and ask questions to designated tutors in their subject area

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Counseling

Quarterly counseling sessions to help each student select courses and plan a manageable path through their degree

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Private Tutoring

Professional Development

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Resume Workshop

Instructional workshop to help students craft effective professional resumes

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Resume Critique

Opportunity for students to receive one-on-one personalized feedback on their resume from an industry representative

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Corporate Gamesmanship

Yearly professional event where students can network with industry members, attend workshops, and participate in mock interviews, with the possibility of landing an internship position

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Corporate Round Table

Yearly networking event for students to interact with industry members, practice their elevator pitches, and get resume feedback

Undergraduate Resources

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CEED Program Participation Requirements

The CEED Program is open to all Freshmen, Community College (CC) Transfer and UCLA Internal Transfer students newly admitted to UCLA Samueli.

All students admitted to the CEED Program will be required to:

  1. Participate in one of the CEED Summer Programs listed below
  2. Attend quarterly counseling sessions with the CEED counselor
  3. Attend weekly Structured Study Nights during fall quarter
  4. Freshmen Admits: Enroll in the E-87 course in fall quarter
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CEED Summer Programs

  • Freshman Summer Bridge (for Freshman Admits): Sept.  4 – 15, 2023
  • Bridge Review for Enhancing Engineering Students (BREES for CC Transfers Admits): Sept. 4 – 15, 2023
  • Computing Immersion Summer Experience (CISE for Freshman and CC Transfer Admits majoring in CEngr/CS/CS&E and EE): Sept.  4 – 15, 2023
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The CEED Program application will re-open in April 2024