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College Office
228 Mrak Hall
530-752-0108; www.aes.ucdavis.edu
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences offers a diverse program of majors and courses and is committed to education that emphasizes a spirit of discovery. Based on the premise that tomorrow's citizens will need to anticipate, understand and solve emerging societal problems and contribute to the discovery and application of new knowledge, the college fosters:
The college is proud of its rich agricultural history. From this foundation, it has expanded its educational offerings to encompass programs that highlight interconnections among the environment, plant and animal biology, and human health and well-being. Through a wide array of major programs, the college prepares high-potential students for advanced studies in diverse disciplines and leadership in such arenas as public policy; research and development; managerial and natural resource economics; agricultural systems; environmental protection, safety and design; human nutrition, health and development; and the food, fiber, textile and apparel industries.
Undergraduate students enjoy early contact with faculty advisers, graduate students and postgraduate researchers, enriching and broadening the educational experience of all.
Several levels of academic advising are available that are designed to enhance your undergraduate experience. Advisers help you plan your courses, meet degree requirements and take maximum advantage of the resources available at UC Davis. You are encouraged to meet regularly with your assigned faculty adviser and with the Advising Associates and departmental peer advisers. Through a shared commitment to education for service to society, college faculty, staff and students work together to improve the relationship between humanity and the natural world.
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Dean's Office
1050 Engineering II
530-752-0553; www.engr.ucdavis.edu
The College of Engineering is the largest undergraduate engineering college in the University of California system, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,600 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; each has outstanding programs of instruction.
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 may opt to attend the Summer Advising and Orientation Program, held the summer before your firsst 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 students, you will be given the name and office hours of your departmental staff adviser; you should arrange an appointment 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 a unit in a land-grant institution, the UC Davis College of Engineering must help maintain the technological leadership long enjoyed by the United States, while advancing technology for the benefit of all.
Information:
Office of the Deans
200 Social Sciences and Humanities Building
530-752-0392; www-lsdo.ucdavis.edu
The College of Letters and Science provides students with the opportunity to actively engage the central academic disciplines of the university. The largest of the three undergraduate colleges at UC Davis, the College of Letters and Science offers the majority of the campus's general education courses, more than 50 major programs of study and thousands of courses per year across a broad range of subject areas. Its nearly 500 faculty members are organized into three Divisions—Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; and Social Sciences—and the affiliated intercollege Division of Biological Sciences. The college confers Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.S.) degrees.
The College of Letters and Science is a community of scholars and students sharing a commitment to liberal education rather than to specialized, vocationally oriented training. The college exposes you to the worlds of human experience, of ideas, of artistic accomplishments and of matter and things. Within this curriculum you are able to explore a variety of academic fields, engage in the pursuit of fundamental knowledge, and gain the capacity for independent study and thought. By learning to think carefully and critically, you will be able to continue the ongoing process of education that begins in the classroom but continues over a lifetime. You will have learned how to learn—the ultimate objective of a liberal arts education.
The educational goals of the college are reflected in the three primary groups of requirements established by the faculty: the English Composition Requirement, the Foreign Language and Area Requirements and the Major Requirements.
The English Composition Requirement ensures that you are well versed in the skills of written communication.
The Foreign Language and Area Requirements provide you with a broad background of knowledge, guide you in an exploration of the interdependencies of knowledge and acquaint you with other cultures.
The Major Requirements provide you with intellectual depth and competence in a selected area of study.
The college has a well-developed system of faculty advisers, student peer advisers and professional staff advisers who are available for individual consultations with undergraduates in a variety of settings, from the deans' office to departmental offices to campus residence halls.
The strength of the college lies in the faculty's commitment to advancing the frontiers of human knowledge through research, artistic expression and other creative endeavors, and to the effective communication and application of that knowledge through teaching and public service. Together, faculty and students in the College of Letters and Science create a climate that enables students to achieve their highest potential.
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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Molly Theodossy, Keitha Hunter and Barbara Anderson, Editors
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