Timeline for first-year applicants
Plan your first-year admission process and use our timeline below to make sure you're on track with meeting all milestones, deadlines and requirements.
August (senior year of high school)
- Start your UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships as early as Aug. 1.
September
- Research UC Davis scholarship opportunities.
October
- Complete and submit the UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships from Oct. 1–Dec. 1.
- Look for admissions messages to the email address listed on your application. Apply for financial aid annually, between Oct. 1 and March 2 at studentaid.gov, for the Free Federal Application for Student Aid or dream.csac.ca.gov for the California Dream Act Application (UC Davis code 001313).
November
- Submit your UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships by Dec. 1.
December
- Create a MyAdmissions account.
January–March
- Submit your Cal Grant GPA verification form by March 2.
- Notify UC Davis of any changes in academic courses or performance.
- Check your UC Davis admission status and financial aid award as early as mid-March at myadmissions.ucdavis.edu.
April–May
- If admitted, submit your Statement of Intent to Register, known as SIR, and Statement of Legal Residence, known as SLR, online by May 1. You may only submit an SIR to one UC campus.
Before your senior year
It’s important to know our admission requirements and set up a plan of study with your counselor, to prepare for your UC application and admission. Get involved in extracurricular activities, think about college finances, learn more about our campus through an in-person visit, attend a college fair or join us at one of our events for prospective students and their families.