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)

September

October

November

December

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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.