With the completion of the expected cumulative progress survey,
the undergraduate student government’s efforts to repeal the
requirement will turn from the students to the faculty of the UCLA
College.
Associated Students of UCLA is currently tabulating the results
of the survey, which was conducted over the past two weeks.
“We have about 2,700 completed surveys, and we are in the
process of compiling that data,” said Tommy Tseng, a general
representative with the Undergraduate Students Association
Council.
ASUCLA is still working to eliminate partially completed surveys
and any surveys completed by students not in majors under the UCLA
College, said Lisa Raigosa, student support services manager of
ASUCLA.
“There were quite a bit of students who filled out the
survey,” said Anneli Villarin, USAC general representative.
“We would definitely have a representative sample.”
Tseng said they hope to present USAC and the general student
body with preliminary results of the survey next week.
ECP requires students in the UCLA College to take a minimum of
13 units per quarter while also meeting cumulative unit progress.
The necessary number of units taken per quarter increases with the
number of quarters in attendance.
USAC officers will spend the upcoming weeks analyzing collected
data, continuing their education efforts to faculty and students
regarding the policy, and preparing their appeal to repeal ECP.
“The ECP campaign kind of shifts focus from outreaching
for the survey to continuing the education aspect. There are still
a lot of students who aren’t exactly sure what ECP is,”
Villarin said.
USAC plans to continue to distribute educational literature and
make presentations to students to try to ensure that the student
body is aware of their ECP requirements.
USAC officials say they are pleased with the response they have
had from students and the progress the ECP Task Force has made.
“I think the student response was excellent,” Tseng
said.
“As far as publicity and outreach for the campaign, it
went as smoothly as it can with the limited numbers of volunteers
that we have,” said Villarin.
In the coming weeks, members of the faculty will have the
opportunity to examine the survey results.
“They also have a chance to interpret what the findings
were of the ECP campaign so that we remain unbiased,”
Villarin said.
Lobbying the faculty for support in repealing ECP is crucial.
The Faculty Executive Board is the first body who will vote on
whether or not to repeal the requirement.
USAC intends to present their case before the FEC during 10th
week.