An additional tuition charged to students in certain professional degree programs to support instruction and maintain program quality. PDST amounts vary by program and campus, and Regents’ policy requires that at least one‑third of any new PDST increase be used for student financial aid, with the remainder supporting academic quality in professional schools.
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PDST at UCLA
PDST Process
- The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) issues the call for PDST multi-year fee proposals each summer or fall.
- PDST proposals to be submitted by:
- Programs with existing PDST charges that have multi-year plans approaching expiration and require renewal; and
- New or existing programs seeking to establish a PDST charge for the first time.
- To assess fees to students, each PDST program must have an approved fee proposal from UCOP.
- Programs that are still undergoing academic review and approval through the UCLA Academic Senate but intend to enroll students in the following fall term should also submit a fee proposal to UCOP. Fee proposals for these programs will be reviewed on a contingent basis, pending formal approval of the academic program by both UCLA and UCOP.
Programs that would like to establish PDST for a new or existing program should email jodi.lieberman@ucla.edu for the latest information.
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