students graduate from ucla every year. but only one of them will be 14. >> astrophysics, theoretical physics or pure math. >> reporter: moshe kai cavalin already has two degrees from east l.a. community college, graduating at the age of 11 with a 4.0 gpa. >> genius is just a word like iq is a number. they ignore everything else that makes the individual who they are. >> reporter: the math major has become something of a phenomenon on campus and has his own circle of college friends. >> i actually prefer hanging out with some of my peers here at ucla than kid my age because i used to say like it sound like i'm babysitting them when i hang out with kid myself age. >> i'm still able to have very intelligent conversations with him mean, obviously, understands the mathematics. he's obviously at the same level as us. and it is my opinion that the age makes relatively little difference. >> reporter: his mother says she knew something was different when he pick understand up his college book and started reading it at age 2. now she sits in advanced mathematics with him. >> he's a happy kid and learning so well.