Academic advisors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are available to support students in navigating their academic policies, planning for their degree, and connecting with their network of support.
Degree Requirements
- Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree
Students must complete university, college, and major requirements for a Bachelor's Degree.
College Requirements for a Bachelor of Science DegreeComplete a self-check of degree requirements using uAchieve.
- General Education Requirements
- See the General Education Requirements.
To request General Education credit for a class taken at another college or university, complete a General Education Credit Request on OASIS. To request General Education credit for a class taken through the UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP), follow the Global Learning Hub GE Petition Procedure.
To request credit for a class equivalency in the University Writing Program, complete a English Composition Equivalency Request on OASIS. - Graduation
- All students must apply for graduation the quarter before completion of their degree requirements in order to receive their diploma. Students may graduate in any term, including summer.
Students may request a Completion of Undergraduate Degree Requirements Verification from the Office of the University Registrar if they need proof of degree completion before they receive their diploma. If a future employer or graduate program does not accept a Completion of Undergraduate Degree Requirements Verification as proof of graduation, submit a General College Petition on OASIS requesting an Early Degree Conferral; include an explanation of your circumstances and documentation from the employer or graduate program that they require a “degree Awarded” status on your transcript.
Students may also elect to participate in commencement. This optional ceremony happens each December and June so that students may celebrate their graduation by walking across the stage. Register for Commencement several months before the ceremony to secure your spot.
Majors and Minors
- Choosing a Major
- Majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Undeclared/Exploratory Program
- Students in the Undeclared/Exploratory program have many resources to support them in discovering their interests and strengths and ultimately choose a major.
- Changing Majors or Declaring Multiple Majors
- Students interested in changing their major should visit their intended major advisor to learn more and support them in making their decision. Students must have completed one quarter at UC Davis and be in good academic standing to change majors. Some majors also have additional requirements before switching in like coursework, a minimum GPA, or a lottery. Once students are ready to change majors, complete a Change of Program Petition on OASIS. If they have completed more than 90 units, they must submit an academic plan on OASIS approved by the intended major advisor. If the academic plan shows more than 225 final total units, also submit an Excess Units petition.
Students must declare their major by the time they have completed 90 units, and they cannot change their major after the completion of 135 units (except by exception). It is not possible to change or declare a major in the quarter in which they file to graduate.
Students pursuing multiple majors will also use the Change of Program Petition on OASIS to declare their double major. In addition to the eligibility and required forms for a change of major, students pursuing multiple majors must have completed at least one upper division course in any subject area, with a 2.0 GPA in all upper division coursework. Students must also meet the overlap rules: 80% of the upper division major units must be unique (calculated using the major with the smaller number of upper division units). - Minors
Students who are interested in multiple areas of study but don’t want to commit to completing multiple majors can consider declaring a minor in one or more programs.
A minor can be a great way to pursue an interdisciplinary or area-specific course of study. Students can develop skills outside their major, investigate potential career paths or simply indulge a personal interest.
Minors consist of 18-24 units of upper-division coursework. A GPA of 2.0 is required for courses taken to fulfill the minor, and for minors within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the P/NP option cannot be used for minor requirements unless the course is only offered P/NP. Only one course can count for both a major and a minor, and no courses can overlap between minors. Once students have completed or registered for their last minor class, they can declare their minor using the Change of Program Petition on OASIS.
Expand your horizons — meet with an advisor early in your course of study to see if a minor might be right for you.
Minors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Academic Planning
- Registering for Classes
- The Registrar’s Office manages the course schedule, registration pass times, waitlists, part-time status, and more.
Students register for classes using Schedule Builder. The class search tool shows course schedules for past and future terms as well.
The general catalog contains all policies and official information regarding academic programs, courses, and degree requirements.
See the academic calendar for deadlines for adding and dropping classes. To get a PTA (Permission to Add) number, visit the department of that subject code. To get a PTD (Permission to Drop, or Late Drop), visit a College Dean’s Office advisor.
Students have College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean’s Office advisors and major advisors to help them choose their classes each quarter, and to plan for future quarters as well. OASIS can also help students plan their schedule, track their requirements, complete forms and petitions, and more. - Unit Cap and Excess Units
Students in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have a 225 unit limit. Students may enter their last full-time quarter at 224.5 or fewer units. This limit excludes AP/IB exam units, A-level units, and dual enrollment college units earned while in high school. Students may exceed the unit cap so long as they finish the degree within their expected graduation timeframe (e.g., four years for students who matriculated from high school; two years for transfer students).
Students are notified at 170 units, and a registration hold is placed after completion of 200 units, to warn students who are approaching the limit and allow them enough time to complete their requirements.
To move this registration hold, students must submit an Excess Units Petition on OASIS. Students must also have an academic plan on OASIS approved by their major advisor. This plan should also include all university and college requirements; meet with a College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences advisor to obtain a degree check.- Multiple Repeat of a Course
- Students can repeat a course that they earned a D, F, or No Pass in. Students needing to request to retake a class for a third (or more) time should submit a Multiple Repeat Of A Course (2nd or more time) petition and an Academic Plan on OASIS. Petitions are reviewed after Pass 1.
Be sure to also check with the Financial Aid office about how multiple repeats will affect your financial aid. - Late Drop Petition
- Students wanting to drop a class after the drop deadline, but before the last day of instruction (the end of week 5 in summer sessions), must meet with a College Dean’s Office advisor to petition for an exception to the drop deadlines. Students must provide documentation of an extenuating circumstance that occurred after the drop deadline.
- Simultaneous Enrollment
- Students who would like to enroll at another college while a full-time student at UC Davis during the academic year must apply for Simultaneous Enrollment on OASIS before the term begins. This permission is not needed to take a course elsewhere in the summer. To be eligible for Simultaneous Enrollment, students must have an approved academic plan on file on OASIS, be enrolled in 12 quarter units for the term they are applying for, and be in good academic standing for the term they are applying for. New students are not eligible for Simultaneous Enrollment.
Applications must be submitted and approved prior to enrolling for the course. Retroactive requests for Simultaneous Enrollment are not guaranteed, and must be reviewed by the Academic Senate. Please visit the Dean's Office with questions or for more information.
Other enrollment types where students may accrue transfer credit include:
UC Online: UC classes offered online throughout the year
UC Davis Open Campus: UC Davis courses available to non-regularly enrolled students
UC Extension: like UC Davis Open Campus, other UC campuses offer courses to non-regularly enrolled students - Transfer Credit
- Courses from other institutions will need to be evaluated for transferability first, before they can be applied to specific degree requirements.
All California Community College transfer agreements are found at assist.org.
Courses from other institutions must be evaluated by the faculty of the department that the course subject code is in. If a course is determined as equivalent by a department, it will also count for the General Education credit that course provides at UC Davis. - Academic Difficulty
- Learn what factors lead to Academic Difficulty, and how the Dean’s Office is here to support you in making good academic progress.
- Withdrawing from the University
- Students may elect to leave the university for a period of time and opt to return at a later date. Learn more about steps and resources when leaving UC Davis.
- Returning to UC Davis
- Learn how to prepare to apply for readmission to the college after time away.
- General College Petition
- All other requests for exception to policy can use the General College Petition on OASIS.
Resources
- New Students
- Welcome new Aggies to the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences! Find out more about beginning your journey at New Student Advising.
- Career Discovery Groups
- Incoming first-year and transfer students in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are encouraged to take Career Discovery Group classes, which offer students an opportunity to plan for diverse careers and make academic choices for future success.
- International Students
- Learn more about International Student Advising in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
- Community Resources
- Find your community and explore your identity at UC Davis.
- Mental Health Resources
- Meet with a College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences embedded counselor in the Dean’s Office. [update this page to show Olivia instead of Annie!]
- Additional Resources
- Find a list of all campus resources at My UC Davis.