Transfer & Summer Work

This is an collection of Answers to Frequently Asked Questions for the UC Davis Math Dept.

• Can I attend another school while being a registered student here on campus?
• Can I make up a failing UCD grade with another UC class that is equivalent?
• Can I substitute courses I have taken at other institutions for required courses in my major?
• Can I take a summer session class at another school to fulfill a major requirement?
• Does my GPA transfer from another college?
• What courses should I choose my first quarter?
• What do I do if I want to take courses at another UC for a quarter?
• What is ASSIST?
• What is IGETC?

Normally you cannot attend another school while being a registered student here. You may petition the Dean if courses are impacted at UC Davis and you have not been able to get courses or if you have an exceptional situation. You can download the petition from the L&S website or come into the L&S Advising Office. Summer Session doesn't require a petition.

Yes. If there is a UCD class which you are eligible to repeat, you may clear up this grade by taking an equivalent course from another UC campus. Only work completed at another UC campus for a grade will become part of a student's UC GPA. Make sure you get prior written confirmation from the Department of Mathematics that the other UC class is, indeed, equivalent to ours. Also, if the second course taken at another UC campus is a semester class, then just the amount of units needed to replace the UCD quarter class will be transfered over. As with any other repeated class, both classes will show up on your transcript but only the second course will be computed in your GPA, up to a maximum of 16 units. After the 16-unit maximum is reached, the GPA shall be based on all grades assigned and total units attempted. If you have any questions about this process, contact the Office of Admissions and the Department of Mathematics (Student Services).

This is possible, but approval is required. Discuss this process with your faculty adviser, or contact a staff person at studentservices@math.ucdavis.edu. Before taking a course at another institution, check with the Admissions office, and the major department if using the course for major requirements.

It is possible, but you must contact UC Davis Admissions Office to ensure that the class you wish to take is transferable to UCD. Then, the Department of Mathematics must also approve the course you are taking for the major. Remember that there are no upper-division courses at junior/community college. Normally, lower-division major requirements are offered at other schools.

Only work completed at another University of California campus for a grade will become part of a student's UC GPA. You will receive unit credit for courses taken at other non-UC institutions as indicated above, but not UC GPA credit.

Choose introductory courses that will introduce major areas of study (courses numbered below 100). Satisfying English Language Writing Requirement should be your highest priority if you have not yet satisfied this requirement. Refer to the Letters & Science website on planning your first quarter classes.

You can apply to the Intercampus Visitor Program through the Office of the Registrar. Along with your completed application, you must provide a letter of support from your major department if you are planning to take courses for your major.

ASSIST is a web-based system that shows how a course from a California community college transfers to a UC or CSU campus.

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a General Education program that California community college transfer students can use to fulfill lower-division general education requirements in either the California State or University of California system.