Information:
Office of the Registrar
12 Mrak Hall
530-752-2973; http://registrar.ucdavis.edu
Registration is the way in which you become a student at the university. Every UC Davis student must register each quarter. Registration includes enrolling in classes via RSVP, the telephone registration system; paying fees and other financial obligations; filing your current address with the Office of the Registrar; and completing and filing other information forms.
If you are a new or reentering student you must also:
Change of Name. Petitions to change your name on official university records may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. (Students planning to graduate should file this petition no later than the fifth week of the quarter in which they intend to graduate.)
Change of Address. Be sure to inform the Office of the Registrar of any change of address. Important registration materials, information and announcements are mailed to students throughout the year, so keep your campus/local mailing address, your billing address and your permanent address up to date. Failure to file your current address can result in a hold on your registration. You can update your address in three ways:
New graduate students who have been registered previously at UC Davis as undergraduates are considered to be new students.
Late registration privileges extend through the tenth day of instruction, but you will be assessed a fee of $50 to defray the extra clerical costs of late registration. Registration after the deadline will be allowed only under conditions where action or inaction on the part of the university delays registration. A recommendation from an appropriate administrative unit will be required, and the registration fee must be paid with cash, cashier's check, credit union check, university check or fee credit.
RSVP. Students enroll in courses using the UC Davis telephone registration system, RSVP (Register Students Via Phone), at 530-752-7787.
The Class Schedule and Room Directory, available several weeks before the start of each quarter, explains registration procedures, gives class meeting times and locations, changes to the General Catalog, and the most up-to-date information on fees and RSVP.
The Office of the Registrar World Wide Web site, registrar.ucdavis.edu, includes the each quarter's "Schedule of Classes," RSVP information, the "Open Courses" list, General Catalog, academic calendar and other general information, and a link to WIRES (WIRES gives registered students access to their grades, current schedule and account balance).
Registration Priority. Access to RSVP is by priority groups. The groups are established according student class level, as determined by the number of units completed. Undergraduate classification is determined by the number of quarter units you have completed:
| Class Level | Units |
|---|---|
| Freshman | 0.0—44.9 |
| Sophomore | 45.0—89.9 |
| Junior | 90.0—134.9 |
| Senior | 135.0— |
Study List. You are officially registered in all courses listed on your individual study list. You are responsible for completing each of the courses. A course that is on your study list and for which you did no work that could be graded is reflected on your official transcript by the notation "ENW" (EnrolledNo Work Submitted).
To confirm your study list (class schedule), you can call RSVP, view and print your class schedule at Office of the Registrar Kiosk in Mrak Hall lobby, or access WIRES at www.ucdavis.edu/ucnames/wires. You can also check your grades using RSVP, the Kiosk, or WIRES.
You may adjust your schedule by adding or dropping courses using RSVP until the published deadlines. The last day to drop a course via RSVP is the tenth day of instruction. The last day to add a course via RSVP is the 15th day of instruction. The Class Schedule and Room Directory for each quarter lists the add and drop deadlines and explains how to use RSVP to adjust your schedule and what add/drop procedures and fees apply after the published deadlines. The academic calendar in the front of this catalog also lists the deadlines each quarter to add or drop courses.
To drop a course after the deadline (but before the day of the scheduled final examination), you need approval of the dean of your college or school. Graduate students must have their adviser's approval in order to drop courses. A $3.00 fee applies to late drops. Permission to drop courses after the deadline may be granted only in exceptional circumstances.
To add a course after the deadline (but before the day of the scheduled final examination), you need approval of the department. A $3.00 fee applies to late adds.
Occasionally, in exceptional circumstances, students are allowed to drop a course after the course is completed. Reasons for seeking a retroactive drop are very specific: medical problems, severe emotional difficulties, or recent death or severe illness in the immediate family. Petitions are available from the Office of the Registrar and should include a detailed account of the problem, appropriate documentation and an adequate explanation of why an "I" grade or late drop was not taken during the quarter in which the problem occurred. The instructor's signature is required on the petition. A $3.00 fee is applicable on all retroactive drops.
In some rare circumstances, students are allowed to add a course after the course is completed. Petitions for retroactive adds are available from the Office of the Registrar. Each petition must include the reason for the student's failure to add the course during the quarter in which it is offered. The petition must be supported by the instructor's signed approval, together with a statement from the instructor indicating knowledge of the student's participation and performance during the presentation of the course in question and the instructor's understanding as to the reason for the student's failure to add the course before the end of the quarter. A course grade must be assigned by the instructor. A $3.00 fee is applicable on all retroactive adds.
Students are normally expected to graduate in 12 quarters (four years). To do this, students should plan to complete an average of 15 units per quarter (15 units per quarter for 12 quarters totals 180 units). It is understood that for various reasons students will occasionally need to take fewer than 15 units per quarter. However, students must meet the minimum progress requirements of the campus.
Minimum Progress Requirements. Minimum progress is defined as an average of 12 units (including workload units) passed per quarter, calculated at the end of every quarter for the preceding three quarters of enrollment. Undergraduate students falling below this required average may be subject to academic disqualification. Under minimum progress, a student will earn the 180-unit minimum degree requirement within 15 quarters (5 years) of enrollment. Normal progress would achieve 180 units in 12 quarters.
Minimum progress requirements do not apply to students who have been granted part-time status or to students who have their dean's approval to carry less than the minimum progress load because of medical disability, employment, a serious personal problem, a recent death in the immediate family, or a serious accident involving the student.
Certification of Full-Time Status. Undergraduate students must carry a study load of at least 12 units (including workload units) each quarter in order to be certified as full-time students for insurance and financial aid purposes or to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Graduate students must carry a study load of at least 12 units each quarter in order to be certified as full-time students for insurance and financial aid purposes.
Course Load Limits in the College of Letters and Science. Freshman students in their first year and transfer students in their first quarter of residence may not take more than 17 units each quarter. For all other Letters and Science students, the study list may not exceed 21 units each quarter. These unit limitations include non-credit remedial courses and repeated courses, but not make-up work to remove incomplete grades.
If, for reasons of occupation, family responsibility, health or, for one term only, graduating senior status, you are unable to attend the university on a full-time basis, you may qualify for enrollment in part-time status. Students may change status between full-time and part-time as their circumstances change. To be considered eligible, undergraduate students must be registered in 10 units (including workload units) or fewer by the tenth day of instruction that quarter, and graduate students must be registered in 6 units or fewer by the tenth day of the instruction. Minimum progress requirements are waived for part-time students. Undergraduate petitions are available at the Office of the Registrar and require approval by the Registrar. Graduate petitions are available at Graduate Studies and approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies. Part-time students have use of the same facilities and are eligible for the same services, including Student Health Services, as full-time students.
UC Davis 1998-99 Online General Catalog. Posted July 31, 1998.
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