University of California-Davis

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 19% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 59 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 452 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology), Alpha Omega Alpha (Medicine), Alpha Zeta (College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences), Delta Phi Alpha (German)Golden Key (All colleges and schools), Kappa Omicron Nu (Family and Consumer Sciences), The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (All colleges and schools), Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Order of Omega (Fraternities? Sororities), Order of the Coif (Law), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Phi Beta Kappa (College of Letters and Science), Phi Kappa Phi (All colleges and schools); Phi Sigma (Biological Sciences), Phi Zeta (Veterinary Medicine), Pi Delta Phi (French), Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Prytanean Honor Society (All colleges? undergraduate women only), Psi Chi (Psychology), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Sigma Xi (All colleges and schools? research), Tau Beta Pi (Engineering);
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Abundant Life Christian Fellowship, Agnostic & Atheist Student Association (AGASA), AL-Wasilah, Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF), Asian Baptist Student Koinonia (ABSK), Asian Baptist Student Koinonia-Grad Division, Athletes in Action (AIA), Baha’i Club, Black Campus Ministries (BCM), Bridges International, Buddha Nature, Building Students in the Bible, CAL Aggie Christian Associations, California Jewish Review, Campus Crusade For Christ (CCC), Canturbury Club, Catholic Association of Law Students (CALS), Catholic Association of Medical Students (CAMS), Chai, Christian Graduate Fellowship, Christian Legal Society (CLS), Christian Medical Fellowship-CMF, Christian Veterinary Fellowship, City Gate Dance, College Life Christian Fellowship, Compass Christian Fellowship, Crossings, Davis Cantonese Christian Fellowship (DCCF), Davis Christian Fellowship (DCF), EPIC, Fellowship Campus Discovery, Fellowship of Coptic Christian University Students, Grace Alive!, Impact Movement, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), Jewish Student Union (JSU), Latter-day Saint Student Association (LDSSA), League of Intercessors, Living Stones Fellowship (LSF), Lutheran Episcopal Christian Fellowship (LECF), Muslim Law Students Association (MSA), Mustard Seed Ministry, Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF), Purpose @ UC Davis, River of Life, Students for the Truth, TFH @ UCD, Tzu Ching Collegiate Association, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry (UUCM), United Sikh Americans for Public Service (USAPS), Unity in Christ (UIC), Word of Life Fellowship (WLF), Youth for Christ
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS — A South Asian American Publication (AWAAZ), Afghan Student Association (ASA), African American Greek Letter Council (AAGLC), Aggies For Israel (AFI), Aggies with Kosher Sounds (AWKS), Alpha Zeta Psi, Armenian Students Association (ASA), Asian American Association, Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF), Asian Pacific Islander Queers (APIQ), Assyrian Club of Davis (ACD), Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan, Black Graduate and Professional Association (BGPA), Black Intellectuals Graduating, Black Law Students’ Assocation (BLSA), Black Repertory Theater Group, Chai, Chi Rho Omicron (XPO), Chicano & Latino Engineers Scientists Society (CALESS), Chicanos/Latinos in Health Education (CHE), Chinese Student Association, Club Italiano Americano Organizzato (CIAO), Colombianistas, Davis Bhangra, Davis Indonesian Student Association, Davis UpBEATS Lion Dance Team, Davis West African Culture, Delta Phi Beta, Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority Inc. , Empowered Student Leader (EMSL), English Country Dancers (ECD), Epsilon Sigma Rho Inc. (ESRHO), Eritrean Student Association (ESA), Filipino Association for Health Careers (FAHC), Filipino Law Student Association, Filipino Outreach and Retention Coalition for Education (FORCE), Filipinos In Liberal Art And Humanities (FILAH), Friends of Bayanihan Clinic, Gamma Zeta Alpha, Hansori (Korean Drumming Club), Hellenic Club, Hermanos Macehual, Hmong in Health (HIH), Hmong Student Union (HSU), Hong Kong Student Association, Impact Movement, Indian Standard Time (IST), Iranian Dance Team (IDT), Iranian Student Cultural and Aesthetic Organization (ISCAO), Iu-Mienh Student Association (IMSA), Jewish Graduate Students Social Group (JGAP), Jewish Law Students Association (JSLA), Jewish Student Union (JSU), Kappa Psi Epsilon, Korean American Coalition (KAC), La Familia de UC Davis, La Palabra, La Raza Law Students Association (LRLSA), Lambda Phi Epsilon, Lambda Sigma Gamma, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), MGA Kapatid, Middle Eastern & South Asian Law Students Association (MESALSA), Migrant Farm Worker Health-Coalition, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS), Mixed Student Union, Mujeres Ayudando La Raza (MAR), Na Keiki O’Hawaii, Nigerian Student Association (NSA), Nu Alpha Kappa, Polynesian Connection Club, Psi Chi Omega, Ronak Punjab Di, Russian Club, Seele: The Undergraduate Literary Magazine at Davis, Shere Punjab, Sigma Pi Alpha Sorority Inc, Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music & Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY), South Asian Preventive Health Outreach Program (SAPHOP), South Asian Student Organization (SASO), Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), Students For Justice in Palestine (SJP), Taiwanese Chinese Student Society (TCSS), Taiwanese Graduate Student Association, Team DRD (Davis Racing Dragons) Dragon Boat Team, Thai American Students Association (TASA), Turkish Student Association (TSA), Vietnamese Medical Students Association, Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)– INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS — Americans For Informed Democracy (AID), Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), Bridges International, Campus Mobilization of Suplus and International Care, Circle K International, Golden Key International Honour Society, Hamm House Alumni Association, IAESTE @ UC Davis (IAESTE), International Affairs Journal (IAJ), International Health Student Interest Group, International Law Society, International Relations Student Association, International Veterinary Student Association (IVSA), Invisible Children at UCD (IC UCD), Lest We Forget (LWF), Malaysian Students Association (MASA), Medical Intercultural Opportunities for Students (MEDILOS), Model United Nations at UC Davis (MUNUCD), Students Take Action Now Darfur (STAND), Taiwanese Graduate Student Association, The 1000 Wells Project, United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS)
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) RECREATIONAL GROUPS — Aggie Stampede 6th Man, Art History Club (AH Club), Avian Sciences Club (AVS Club), Breakdancers at UC Davis, Chess Club, Colombianistas, Damento Juggling Club, Davis Anime Club, Davis Motorcycle Club (DMC), Davis Recrational Activties & Gaming Organizational Network DRAGON, Davis Skate Society (DSS), Improv Comedy Club, Impulse Dance Crew, Kiss Masse – Pool and Billiards Club, Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA), Lounge Lizards A Cappella, Mobility, Shredders Anonymous (Guitar Players’ Club), Ski or Snowboard Club (SOS), Student Chapter of the American, Society of Landscape Architects (Student ASLA), Students of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Tai Chi @ UC Davis, Team DRD (Davis Racing Dragons) Dragon Boat Team, Transfer Student Association (TSA), X-Press Literary Magazine — PERFORMANCE GROUPS — Aggies with Kosher Sounds (AWKS), Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan, Black Repertory Theater Group, Breakdancers at UC Davis, City Gate Dance, Damento Juggling Club, Davis Bhangra, Davis Music Scene (DMS), Davis West African Culture, Diverse Dance Dimensions (3D), English Country Dancers (ECD), Fashion Club, Hansori (Korean Drumming Club), Improv Comedy Club, Impulse Dance Crew, Iranian Dance Team (IDT), KaBH at Davis, Law Cappella, Liquid Hotplates (LHP), The, Lounge Lizards A Cappella, Mitochondria X (Mito X), Mobility, Na Keiki O’Hawaii, Robotmedia, Ronak Punjab Di, Semper Fi Society, Shredders Anonymous (Guitar Players’ Club), Sick Spits, Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music & Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY), Spokes, The, Studio 301, Telemark Dance Troupe — SOCIAL GROUPS — Aggie Stampede 6th Man, Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), Alpha Phi Sorority, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Interior Design (ASID), Armenian Students Association (ASA), Assyrian Club of Davis (ACD), Best Buddies, Black Engineers Association (BEA), Botany Club at UC Davis, Brazil Club, Caduceus Club, Cal Aggie Student Alumni Association (SAA), Canturbury Club, Chess Club, Chi Omega, Chi Phi Fraternity, Christian Veterinary Fellowship, Classical Studies Association (CSA), Club Italiano Americano Organizzato (CIAO), Collegiate 4-H Club @ UC Davis, Cooking Club, Cooperative Living Alliance (CLA), Davis Anime Club, Davis Christian Fellowship (DCF), Davis College Republicans (DCR), Davis Indonesian Student Association, Davis Motorcycle Club (DMC), Davis Music Scene (DMS), Davis Pre-Dental Society, Davis Recrational Activties & Gaming Organizational Network DRAGON, Davis Skate Society (DSS), Delta Chi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, Exercise Biology Club (EXB Club), Filmmakers’ Ambitions (FA), Food Tech Club (FTC), Grace Alive!, Hellenic Club, Hmong Student Union (HSU), Hong Kong Student Association, Indian Standard Time (IST), Interested Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc. , InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), Iranian Student Cultural and Aesthetic Organization (ISCAO), Japanese American Student Society (JASS), Jewelers Anonymous, Jewish Graduate Students Social Group (JGAP), KaBH at Davis, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Khmer American Student Association (KASA), King Hall Board and Ski Club, Kiss Masse – Pool and Billiards Club, Korean American Coalition (KAC), Lambda Delta Lambda (LDL), Lambda Phi Epsilon, Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc. , Law Student Second Amendment Advocates (LSSAA), Lesbian Gay Transgender People in Medicine, March of Dimes Davis Collegiate Council, Math Club, The, Mexican Graduate Student Association at UCD (MGSA), MGA Kapatid, Mitochondria X (Mito X), Mixed Student Union, Muslim Student Association (MSA), Newman Catholic Student Community, Northern California Service Organization, Older Wiser Learners (OWLS), Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Pi Pi Sorority, Pilipino Americans in Science and Engineering, Public Health For Undergraduate (PUH), Queer Student Union (QSU) — ADDITIONAL GROUPS NOT LISTED DUE TO LACK OF SPACE: 22 SOCIAL, 45 POLITIAL ACTION;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) California Aggie (daily)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Sacramento (18), Oakland (75)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Davis (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Davis (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 12% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,745
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 28 fraternities
• 11 fraternity houses
• 9% of students are fraternity members
• There are 25 sororities
• 11 sorority houses
• 8% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California–Berkeley)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (CSU – Sacramento)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited