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1242012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendumthis requirement by examination in a languagenot offered on the UC Davis campus(see below).Satisfaction of the RequirementAt UC Davis or Another Accredited Institution.You may satisfy the requirement bytaking 15 quarter units of one foreign orclassical language offered at UC Davis. Youmay also fulfill this requirement by takingthe equivalent number of transferablequarter units in one foreign language at anaccredited institution.Transfer students should consult theTransfer Credit Evaluation, which isissued by the Deans' Office within a quarterafter their first enrollment at UC Davis.Students planning to continue to study thesame language at UC Davis must consultthe relevant language coordinator.If you have successfully completed thesecond or third year of a language in thetenth or higher grade in high school, youmay receive unit credit for course 1 of thatlanguage when taken at UC Davis, but thegrading mode will be P/NP only. Althougha Passed or Not Passed grade will becharged to your P/NP option, no petitionis required; see Pass/Not Passed (P/NP)Grading in the Academic Informationchapter.Through Study Abroad. Certain studyabroad programs offered by UC Davisthrough the Education Abroad Center, UCEducation Abroad Program and otheraccredited institutions may be used to satisfythe requirement. Some of these programsdo not have a language prerequisite,but others do. If you intend to apply for astudy abroad program with a language prerequisite,you should plan on completingthe relevant foreign language requirementby the end of your second or third year,depending on the program.With the Intersegmental General EducationTransfer Curriculum (IGETC).IGETC is a series of courses which prospectivetransfer students attending Californiacommunity colleges may completeto satisfy the lower division breadth/generaleducation requirements at the Universityof California. Students may satisfy theForeign Language requirement by attainingcertification of IGETC completion.By Examination: Proficiency Exam. TheLanguage Learning Center (LLC) offersproficiency tests in numerous languages. Aproficiency test does not yield unit credit -it only determines whether the ForeignLanguage requirement has been met or atwhich point in the language sequence youshould enroll. Students must follow thelanguage program's placement policy ifthey decide to study the language at UCDavis.By Examination: Standardized Tests. CollegeBoard Subject Test: Earning a qualifyingscore of at least 550 on a College BoardForeign Language Subject Test satisfies therequirement. This test may be taken at anytime during your high school career. Onceyour score is on file at UndergraduateAdmissions, notify the Letters and ScienceDeans' Office so that satisfaction of theCollege requirement can be noted on yourrecord.College Board Advanced PlacementExamination. A score of 5, 4 or 3 on anyforeign language College Board AdvancedPlacement Examination, with the exceptionof Latin, taken in high school will satisfythe Foreign Language requirement.International Baccalaureate Higher LevelExamination. A score of 7, 6, or 5 on theFrench A1, A2, or B Examination, the GermanA1, A2 or B Examination, the ItalianA1 Examination, the Latin Examination,the Portuguese A1, A2 or B Examination,or the Spanish A1 Examination taken inhigh school will satisfy the Foreign Languagerequirement.By Examination: Other means. If youhave not completed the required level languagecourse, but assume you haveattained equivalent language fluency andcultural knowledge, you may satisfy thelanguage requirement by passing a proficiencyexamination. For more information,consult the appropriate foreignlanguage department.You may validate your knowledge of a languageacquired by any means beforematriculating at UC Davis by taking a proficiencytest or another form of evaluation(if available in the relevant languagedepartment). A test may not be taken,however, in a language for which you havealready received degree credit.Managerial EconomicsChanges to the ManagerialEconomics Major ProgramRequirements(College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)http://www.agecon.ucdavis.eduFaculty. See Agricultural and Resource Economics,on page 141.The Major ProgramThe Managerial Economics major at UC Davis is adisciplinary program combining strong preparationin microeconomic theory and quantitative methods.It prepares students for the analysis of managementand policy issues in business, finance, marketing,production, agriculture, food distribution, naturalresources, the environment, resource allocation, andinternational development. Students specialize inone of three options: (1) Managerial Economicsfocuses on the economic aspects of managerial decision-making.(2) Environmental and Resource Economicsconcentrates on issues related to the use ofresources and environmental quality. (3) AgriculturalEconomics focuses on the economic and policyaspects of production and marketing of foods andfibers. Students in the Managerial Economics programdevelop valuable skills and strengths that leadto careers in business and government.Internships and Career Alternatives. Studentsin managerial economics have opportunities to gainadditional career information and preparationthrough internships in a variety of private businessand governmental agencies. Graduates qualify forsupervisory and management training positions inbanking, finance, commodity and stock brokeragesin the private sector, farm and ranch production,food and agricultural processing, agricultural salesand service, and a variety of agency career positionsin local, state, and federal government. Graduatesare well qualified to seek advanced degrees inagricultural and resource economics, economics,business administration, or law. For more information,see http://iccweb.ucdavis.edu.B.S. Major Requirements:UNITSEnglish Composition Requirement ........... 4In addition to the College EnglishComposition requirement, choose one coursefrom English 3, University Writing Program 1,18, 19, 101, 102A-G, 104A-FPreparatory Subject Matter.............. 35-37Plant Sciences 21, EngineeringComputer Science 10, 15 or 30 .........3-4Economics 1A-1B................................ 8Economics courses must be taken for a lettergradeManagement 11A-11B ........................ 8Mathematics 16A-16B-16C or21A-21B..........................................8-9Mathematics courses must be taken for aletter gradeStatistics 13, 103................................ 8Statistics must be taken for a letter gradeMajor Breadth ...................................... 37Social Science, Natural Science, andAgricultural Science* See course requirements for the major athttp://manecon.ucdavis.edu.Total Depth Subject Matter .................... 52Core ..................................................... 20Agricultural and Resource Economics100A, 100B, 106, 155 ....................... 16Economics 101...................................... 4Restricted Electives................................ 32Choose at least one of the options below:Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience