Davis
Transfer Applicants: Junior-level applicants with a minimum overall transfer GPA of 2.8 have a good chance of admission; however, students are strongly encouraged to work toward a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Certain colleges and selective majors have higher GPA requirements, and applicants must complete prerequisite courses with specified GPAs by the end of the spring term prior to fall admission. Courses in selective majors must be taken for a letter grade with no grade lower than C.
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Biotechnology and Viticulture and Enology
Transfer Applicants: Applicants must have a minimum overall transfer GPA of 2.8 and are required to complete certain prerequisite courses with specified GPAs.
Landscape Architecture (Pre-)
Students who wish to major in Landscape Architecture must apply to Pre-Landscape Architecture. Admission to the pre-major does not guarantee admission to the Landscape Architecture major. After applying for admission, before or after enrollment at UC Davis, students must submit a portfolio application to the program in February.
Contact: Landscape Architecture Advising Office, 201 Walker Hall, (530) 754-8628; lda.ucdavis.edu.
Managerial Economics (Pre-)
Students who wish to major in Managerial Economics must apply to Pre-Managerial Economics. Admission to the pre-major does not guarantee admission to the Managerial Economics major. After completing the first quarter at UC Davis, students may petition the department for admission to the major. For entrance to the major, students must complete certain courses with a cumulative GPA of 2.8.
College of Biological Sciences
Transfer Applicants: Applicants to all majors other than Undeclared Life Sciences must have a minimum overall transfer GPA of 2.8; a minimum overall transfer GPA of 2.9 is required to qualify for a Transfer Admission Guarantee. Applicants are required to complete certain prerequisite courses with specified GPAs.
College of Engineering
Transfer Applicants: Applicants must have a minimum overall transfer GPA of 3.1 to be competitive. Applicants must complete all lower-division courses required for their engineering major as listed on http://www.assist.org under "Courses Required for Admission."
Highest priority is given to California community college transfer students who have completed all lower-division requirements. Lower priority is given to applicants who are missing one or two of these courses. Applicants missing three or more of the required courses will be denied admission.
Contact: Undergraduate Office, College of Engineering, 1050 Kemper Hall, (530)752-1979; engineering.ucdavis.edu.
College of Letters and Science
Transfer Applicants: Applicants to all majors must have a minimum overall transfer GPA of 2.8; a minimum overall transfer GPA of 2.9 is required to qualify for a Transfer Admission Guarantee. Applicants to selective majors in Communication, International Relations and Psychology are required to complete certain prerequisite courses with specified GPAs.