UCLA Conversion Factor History Conversion factors are the ratio of the average units taken by students at a given level to the full, or normative, study load for that student level. Due to the lead time required to prepare the state budget, the conversion factors that apply to a given year for budget calculations are the averages of the data for two years and three years prior. Conversion factors are capped at 1.000. For an explanation of the use of conversion factors in calculating FTE enrollment, see page 5 of the UC Enrollment Issues Handbook.   Lower Division Uppder Division Graduate1 Graduate2 1993-1994 0.890 0.898 1.000 0.852 1994-1995 0.906 0.908 1.000 0.860 1995-1996 0.922 0.905 1.000 0.875 1996-1997 0.917 0.907 1.000 0.892 1997-1998 0.917 0.905 1.000 0.895 1998-1999 0.923 0.910 1.000 0.884 1999-2000 0.925 0.914 1.000 0.872 2000-2001 0.933 0.916 1.000 0.872 2001-2002 0.941 0.921 1.000 0.872 2002-2003 0.947 0.930 1.000 0.860 2003-2004 0.956 0.930 1.000 0.852 2004-2005 0.981 0.934 1.000 0.855 2005-2006 1.000 0.945 1.000 0.865 2006-2007 0.965 0.965 1.000 0.876 2007-2008 0.967 0.967 1.000 0.882 2008-2009 0.966 0.966 1.000 0.883

UCLA Conversion Factor History Definitions: Lower Division: Undergraduates who have completed fewer than 90 units Upper Division: Undergraduates who have completed 90 units or more Graduate 1: Masters and professional graduate students, and doctoral students who have not advanced to candidacy Graduate 2: Doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy