The College of Engineering is among the largest undergraduate engineering colleges in the University of California system, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,700 and graduate enrollment of 700. The college offers both a friendly atmosphere and the varied academic programs in basic sciences and engineering that have made UC Davis engineering graduates highly valued in private practice and research. The college has seven departments and one division; each has outstanding programs of instruction.
The college integrates teaching, research and service to society with our proud tradition as a land-grant research university, and provides highly qualified students with a firm intellectual and professional foundation, enhanced by an environment of discovery.
With a long-standing commitment to undergraduate students, we provide strong engineering programs that balance scientific principles with practical applications in engineering design. These programs prepare students for entry into both engineering practice and graduate-level research. We challenge our undergraduates to collaborate and communicate effectively as they begin the process of life-long professional growth.
We challenge our graduate students to join with our faculty and staff in advancing the understanding of a broad spectrum of modern technology. We are committed to being one of the world's leading engineering research centers, while contributing to our country's technological leadership and to the benefit of all people.
We are committed to maintain our vision of the college in regular consultation with our students and their families, our alumni and our many partners in academia, industry and government.
Every effort has been made to provide engineering students with the maximum flexibility consistent with rigorous professional education standards. The key to flexibility is academic advising. You are strongly encouraged to attend the Summer Advising and Orientation Program, held the summer before your first quarter on campus. Summer Advising sessions can provide you with the information you need to make your academic experience rewarding and effective. As an incoming student, you will be given the name and office hours of your departmental staff adviser; you should arrange an appointment with your adviser as soon as you arrive on campus. A well-developed peer advising system supplements the departmental advisers.
Undergraduate education in engineering at UC Davis serves as a sound basis for beginning professional practice in engineering design and development, as a preparation for careers in corporate or governmental operations, or as a foundation for graduate study. To these ends, the college emphasizes fundamental sciences to give students the maximum postgraduate flexibility. Technological developments in recent years have made it clear that engineering education must be based on fundamentals or rapidly become obsolete.
Engineers will continue to face new challenges as society demands improvements in the quality of life and as our state and nation demand greater participation by engineers in efforts toward competitiveness in a global market. As part of a land-grant institution, the College of Engineering must help maintain the technological leadership long enjoyed by the United States, while advancing technology for the benefit of all.
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