Campus Admission Standards

The University of California makes every effort to provide a place for all California resident applicants who meet the minimum UC admission requirements and file an application during the appropriate priority filing period.

In recent years, UC Davis has received more applications than the number of spaces available. When UC Davis cannot accept all eligible applicants, it uses standards that are more demanding than the minimum requirements to select students. These standards, which are called selection criteria, identify those students who have demonstrated the capacity for high academic achievement and who have a variety of other qualities that can contribute to the strength and diversity of the campus community.

The selection criteria described below were used for applicants for the fall 1999 term. The criteria may differ for the winter and spring terms because enrollment targets and applicant qualifications change. Applicants for winter or spring should contact Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services for more information.

Selection Guidelines

Freshman Applicants

1. Calculated GPA on all academic courses completed in the "a-f" subject areas, with additional points given for honors courses. Maximum value is 4.00.
2. College entrance test scores--SAT-I or ACT and the three SAT-II test scores.
3. The number and content of college preparatory courses taken in academic subjects beyond
   UC minimums.
4. The number of university-approved honors or ad-vanced placement courses completed or in progress.

1. Personal accomplishments, talents, school and community experiences or interests that will contribute to the educational environment of the campus.
2. Special circumstances that may have affected the applicant's life, including personal hardship and economic and educational disadvantage.

Transfer Applicants

Applications far exceed the number of spaces available in majors such as engineering, biological sciences, computer science, exercise science, fermentation science, international relations, psychology, and viticulture and enology; therefore, the applicant must complete specific lower division preparatory courses in the major. Check your intended major on the Web at http://unicorn.ucdavis.edu/admissions/majors.html or through http://www.assist.org, which provides articulation with California community colleges.

Supplemental Criteria: The same supplemental criteria described above for freshmen are used.

Notification and Acceptance of Admission

The length of time before admission notification varies depending upon the completeness of your application. For example, most applicants for fall quarter will be notified of their admission status between March 1 and mid-March for freshmen, and March 1 and May 1 for transfer applicants.

When you receive your notification of admission you will also receive an important form called the Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). Complete the form and return it to the Cashier's office, along with the required nonrefundable $100 deposit, in order to complete the admissions process. This advance deposit is applied to your university registration fee as long as you register in the quarter to which you are admitted. EOP applicants are not required to submit the $100 advance deposit; however, they will pay full registration fees at the time of registration.

The Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) for the fall term should be returned by May 1 (freshman) or June 1 (transfer) to notify the campus that you wish to attend. You may not file SIRs at multiple UC campuses for the same term. Students admitted to winter or spring quarter must return the SIR by the date specified on the SIR document.

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