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UC Davis welcomes competent, qualified applicants from around the world. An application may be obtained by writing to Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616-8507, or students may apply via the World Wide Web at www.ucop.edu/pathways. It is very important to file the application during the appropriate filing period.
To be eligible for admission to the university, international students need to meet specific academic and financial qualifications. International students are responsible for providing the university with all secondary school and college academic records. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a requirement of admission for applicants from abroad or for those with little schooling in the United States when English is not the applicant's native language. A minimum score of 550 on the paper examination or 213 on the computer-based examination is required.
The Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT-I and SAT-II) are required for international freshman applicants who are graduates of U.S. high schools or American-type schools abroad. These tests are also required for applicants who come from countries that do not have national, external examinations at the end of secondary school. Because many preliminary admission decisions are made on the basis of test scores and marks, all international freshman applicants are strongly encouraged to take these tests and to have the official scores reported to UC Davis as early as possible.
For transfer students, course work is considered transferable if the applicant completed the course at an institution that is recognized by the University of California and is comparable to course work offered at the University of California.
Most international students are required to complete a "Financial Statement for Students Seeking Nonimmigrant Status" that attests to the student's ability to pay for nonresident tuition and fees and living expenses.
All international students who have not satisfied the Subject A requirement through domestic course work or testing, or whose native language is not English, must take the Examination in English as a Second Language upon entering UC Davis. Depending on the results of the exam, students may be required to enroll in appropriate classes until they have achieved the necessary language skills.
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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