Applying to UC Davis as an International =
Student
International students must meet the same =
eligibility=20
requirements and will be included in the same =
selection=20
process as U.S. students. If you have attended both =
foreign=20
and U.S. schools, both your foreign and U.S. courses =
and=20
grades will be considered. You may also be required to =
demonstrate English proficiency.
You may apply for admission as a freshman or a =
transfer.=20
You are a freshman applicant if you have completed =
secondary=20
school and have not enrolled at any college or =
university. You=20
are a transfer applicant if you have completed =
secondary=20
school and enrolled in a college or university. You =
may not=20
disregard your college record and apply as a =
freshman.
Applying to UC Davis for a Second =
Baccalaureate
If your degree is recognized by the university as=20
comparable to a U.S. bachelor=E2=80=99s degree, it may =
be possible to=20
apply for undergraduate admission for a second degree. =
Contact the=20
Undergraduate Admissions Office to discuss your =
situation.=20
When applications can be considered, the second degree =
must be=20
in a different subject area from that which your first =
degree=20
was awarded. If you have completed a three-year =
bachelor=E2=80=99s=20
degree in India you should apply as a transfer =
student, not as=20
a second baccalaureate student.
English Proficiency
If you have been studying in the United States for =
less=20
than two years and your native language and school =
language of=20
instruction prior to your study in the United States =
was not=20
English, you must demonstrate English proficiency. You =
may do=20
so in one of the following ways:
- Complete two transferable college courses (3 =
semester or=20
4-5 quarter units each) in English composition with =
"C"=20
grades or better at an accredited U.S. college or=20
university. This is required for transfe=
r=20
eligibility.
- Achieve a minimum score of 550 on the =
paper-based Test=20
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 213 on the =
computer-based TOEFL or 80 on the Internet-based =
TOEFL. For=20
more information, visit the TOEFL Web site. =
- Achieve a minimum score of 7 (academic module) =
on the=20
International English Language Testing System =
(IELTS). For=20
more information see the IELTS Web site. =
Your IELTS=20
score must be sent directly to the following =
address:=20
Undergraduate Admissions University of California =
One=20
Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8507
- Achieve a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP Exam in =
English=20
Language and Composition or English Literature and=20
Composition.
- Achieve a score of 5, 6 or 7 on the =
International=20
Baccalaureate (IB), Higher Level examination in =
English=20
(Language A).
- Achieve a score of 6 or higher on the =
International=20
Baccalaureate (IB), Standard Level examination in =
English=20
(Language A).
- Achieve a score of 560 or higher on the Writing =
section=20
of the SAT Reasoning Test.
Reporting Foreign =
Coursework on the=20
Application
When you apply to UC Davis, you must report =
all foreign coursework as it would =
appear on=20
your foreign academic record. Each UC campus has an=20
International Admissions Specialist who will evaluate =
your=20
international records and determine transfer =
credit.
Do not convert foreign grades to U.S. grades or use =
an=20
evaluation done by a private evaluation company or =
another=20
high school on your application. If your grades appear =
as=20
numbers, words or characters, please report them as =
such in=20
your application. If there is not enough space to =
write them=20
out, you may abbreviate and include an explanation in =
the=20
Additional Comments section of your application. The =
UC=20
application gives specific instructions based on your=20
country's educational system =E2=80=94 please follow =
these=20
instructions carefully.
Submitting Academic Records
If you are admitted to UC Davis you will be =
required to=20
verify the academic information you listed on your =
application=20
with your official academic records. We will =
require=20
you to submit academic records from all institutions =
attended,=20
beginning with the ninth grade.
Academic records must include all subjects and =
final course=20
or examination marks (if applicable). College and =
university=20
records must also include numbers of hours per week =
devoted to=20
lecture and laboratory. Secondary school records must =
show=20
graduation at a level acceptable for university =
entrance. We=20
are familiar with academic records from various =
countries. You=20
are welcome to contact our=20
International Admissions Specialist to discuss your=20
records.
An academic record is considered official when it =
is=20
issued and sealed in an envelope by =
the=20
issuing institution or examination authority. =
Opened=20
original records are generally not considered =
official.=20
Records sealed or attested by notaries or other =
organizations=20
other than the issuing institution are not considered=20
official.
Because it may take some time for schools outside =
the=20
United States to forward your records to us, you are=20
encouraged to have legible photocopies of your foreign =
academic records available. During our evaluation of =
your=20
application, we may need to review these photocopies. =
Please=20
be prepared to send them at our=20
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