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UC Davis

UC Davis
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Official telephone: (530) 752-1011
Fax number: (530) 752-6363
Website: www.ucdavis.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late September, early January, and late March.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, economics, biological sciences
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 92%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 1135 men, 753 women
Full-time faculty: 1042 men, 660 women
Part-time faculty: 93 men, 93 women
Graduation rate: 85% within six years

UC Davis
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in many countries.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus at U of California--Berkeley.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of California--Berkeley and California St U--Sacramento

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Aeronautical Science/Engineering
  • African-American/African Studies
  • Agricultural Management/Rangeland Resources
  • Agricultural/Environmental Education
  • American Studies
  • Animal Biology
  • Animal Science
  • Animal Science/Management
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Art History
  • Art Studio
  • Asian American Studies
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Avian Sciences
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biological Systems Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Cell Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering/Materials Science/Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chicana/Chicano Studies
  • Chinese
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classical Civilization
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Communication
  • Community/Regional Development
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Applied Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Engineering
  • Crop Science/Management
  • Design
  • Dramatic Art
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering/Materials Science/Engineering
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Biology/Management
  • Environmental Horticulture/Urban Forestry
  • Environmental Policy Analysis/Planning
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Environmental/Resource Sciences
  • Evolution/Ecology/Biodiversity
  • Exercise Biology
  • Fiber/Polymer Science
  • Film Studies
  • Food Science
  • French
  • Genetics
  • Geology
  • German
  • History
  • Human Development
  • Hydrology
  • International Agricultural Development
  • International Relations
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Linguistics
  • Managerial Economics
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematical/Scientific Computation
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science/Engineering
  • Medieval/Early Modern Studies
  • Microbiology
  • Music
  • Native American Studies
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nature/Culture
  • Neurobiology/Physiology/Behavior
  • Nutrition Science
  • Optical Science/Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Plant Biology
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian
  • Science/Technology Studies
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Organizational Studies
  • Soil/Water Sciences
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Technocultural Studies
  • Textiles/Clothing
  • Undeclared/Life Sciences
  • Viticulture/Oenology
  • Wildlife/Fish/Conservation Biology
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Agricultural/Environmental Chemistry
  • Agricultural/Resource Economics
  • Animal Behavior
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biophysics
  • Cell/Developmental Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil/Environmental Engineering
  • Comparative Literature
  • Comparative Pathology
  • Computer Science
  • Cultural Studies
  • Dramatic Art
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Endocrinology
  • Engineering
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Epidemiology
  • Food Science
  • French
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • History
  • Human Development
  • Hydrologic Sciences
  • Immunology
  • Law
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Music
  • Native American Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacology/Toxicology
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Pathology
  • Political Science
  • Population Biology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Soil Science
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Transportation Technology/Policy
  • Veterinary Medicine
Master's Degrees

  • Administration
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Agricultural/Environmental Chemistry
  • Agricultural/Resource Economics
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Art
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Avian Sciences
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Civil/Environmental Engineering
  • Community Development
  • Comparative Literature
  • Comparative Pathology
  • Computer Science
  • Cultural Studies
  • Dramatic Art
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Endocrinology
  • Engineering
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science
  • Food Science
  • French
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • History of Art
  • Horticulture/Agronomy
  • Hydrologic Sciences
  • Immunology
  • International Agricultural Development
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Informatics
  • Microbiology
  • Music
  • Native American Studies
  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacology/Toxicology
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant Protection/Pest Management
  • Political Science
  • Population Biology
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Soil Science
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Textile Art/Costume Design
  • Textiles
  • Transportation Technology/Policy

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Institutional advanced placement program.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

With more than 100 majors to choose from, UC Davis offers the greatest academic variety of any University of California campus. Our programs range from traditional fields such as English, chemistry and psychology to innovative cross-disciplinary majors such as nature and culture, international agricultural development and applied physics.

Can't choose between your passion for physics and your love of literature? Earning a double major is an option for students who have an above-average commitment to academics and who want more preparation in a second field of study than a minor can provide. Even with the great number of majors we offer, we realize that you may have interests so specific that they can't be served by any one program. That's why two of our colleges offer you the chance to create an individual major. Freshmen and second-year transfer students can apply with an undeclared or exploratory major.


 
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