A letter of clearance (Dean's Certification) is verification that you, as a UCLA student, have not violated any University policies or been subject to any disciplinary actions or proceedings. These letters are usually requested by schools, state bar associations, government agencies or independent agencies, when applying for admission or employment. Most of these institutions will provide you with a form for you to fill out and the Office of the Dean of Students to complete. We attach our letter of clearance to these forms.

If you need a letter of clearance from the Office of the Dean of Students, just follow the procedures outlined below:

1.    If the institution provides a form, be sure to complete the portion of the clearance form that requests your personal information, date and sign it.

2.    We need properly addressed and stamped envelopes for each institution that requests a letter of clearance.

3.    Print out the Dean's Certification Request Form and fill it out completely.  Make sure to print your full name, your dates of attendance, and your student ID number legibly.  If you forgot your student ID number, you may provide your date of birth and last 4 digits of your social security number.

4.    Mail the above information to: Office of the Dean of Students; 1206 Murphy Hall; Box 951415; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1415.

5.    It takes approximately 3 to 5 business days to complete the forms and get them into the US mail.

If you prefer to deliver the forms to us personally, then you should bring all information from steps 1 & 2 above to 1206 Murphy Hall. It will still take approximately 3 - 5 business days to complete them and get them in the US mail.

If you have any questions regarding this process, please call the Office at 310-825-3871.