UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

34 Undergraduate Admission
UC Intercampus Transfer
If you are an undergraduate student currently or previously registered
at another UC campus and have not since been registered in
another institution, you may apply for transfer to the Davis campus.
Filing dates, the application, fees and admission requirements
are the same as those listed for new applicants.
ADMISSION AS AN INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT
International students attend the University of California, Davis,
from many countries around the world. There were 87 different
countries represented on the Davis campus in the 2005-2006 academic
year, by an international student population of approximately
1,900 students, as well as approximately 1,500 visiting
international faculty and researchers.
Freshman Admission
To be considered for freshman admission, applicants must complete
secondary school earning superior marks in academic subjects
and receive a certificate of completion that grants admission
to university-level studies in that country. All freshman applicants
are considered using the same eligibility requirements and are
included in the same selection process. If applicants have attended
both foreign and U.S. high schools, then both foreign and U.S.
courses and grades will be considered. Demonstration of English
proficiency may also be required.
Transfer Applicants
Priority is given to prospective California community college
transfer students who are prepared to begin their junior or third
year of study. Coursework from other colleges and universities is
considered transferable if the applicant completed the course at an
institution that is recognized by the University of California and is
comparable to coursework offered at UC Davis. Students attending
colleges or universities outside of the United States should be
aware that many foreign technical institutes are not recognized
and that vocational coursework is not transferable.
International students applying to transfer to UC Davis from California
colleges or universities are considered for admission using
the same eligibility criteria as domestic students. Applicants who
have attended both foreign and U.S. colleges and universities will
be evaluated using both foreign and U.S. academic records.
Note: It is not possible to disregard any college or university work
undertaken within the United States or abroad.
Required Academic Records
International students are responsible for providing UC Davis with
official academic transcripts and/or certificates beginning with secondary
school records. College and university records should indicate
subjects taken; grades or marks earned; rank in class; number
of academic terms per year; number of weeks in each academic
term; and number of hours per week devoted to lecture and laboratory.
Certifications must be provided for any university or government
examinations the student has undertaken. Certified
English translations of all academic records are required.
English Proficiency
Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency if they have been
studying in the United States for less than two years; English is not
their native language; and the school language of instruction prior
to study in the United States was not English. Applicants may do
so in one of the following ways:
• Complete two transferable college courses (3 semester or 4–5
quarter units each) in English composition with C grades or better
at an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Achieve a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 213 on the
computer-based TOEFL. For more information, see
http://www.toefl.org.
• Achieve a minimum score of 7 (academic module) on the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS). Your IELTS
score must be sent directly to the following address:
Undergraduate Admissions
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8507
• Achieve a minimum score of 560 on the SAT II: Subject Examination
in Writing (taken prior to March 2005) or a minimum
score of 560 on the Writing component of the SAT Reasoning
Test (taken March 2005 or later).
• The new ACT Assessment plus Writing, the Writing score of the
SAT Reasoning Test and the Internet-based TOEFL examinations
are currently under review.
Estimated Costs for 2006-2007
International students are responsible for all of their expenses
while studying at UC Davis. The expenses include nonresident
tuition, educational fees, room and board and a modest amount
for personal expenses. For the 2006-2007 academic year, we estimate
the cost will be $42,300. Because the exact cost for tuition
and fees is not determined until just before the beginning of the
academic year, $42,300 is only a preliminary figure. This minimum
allowance may be increased without advance notice.
CAMPUS ADMISSION STANDARDS
The University of California makes every effort to provide a place
for all California resident applicants who meet the minimum UC
admission requirements and file an application during the initial
filing period.
UC Davis receives more applications than the number of spaces
available. When UC Davis cannot accept all eligible applicants, it
uses standards that are more demanding than the minimum
requirements to select students. These standards, which are called
selection criteria, identify those students who have demonstrated
the capacity for high academic achievement and who have a variety
of other qualities that can contribute to the strength and diversity
of the campus community.
The selection criteria described below were used for applicants for
the fall 2006 term. The criteria may differ for the winter and spring
terms because enrollment targets and applicant qualifications
change. Applicants for winter or spring should contact Undergraduate
Admissions for more information.