Residence Hall Check-In | UC Davis Photo ID Cards | Financial Aid Check Distribution
Deans’ Assemblies | Student Orientation Sessions | Placement and Examinations, and Auditions
Make-up Examinations | Foreign Language Placement Examinations | Drop-In Advising
Chancellor’s Convocation | English Composition Examination

Residence Hall Check-In

Jan 3

• All residence halls open at noon.
• Meals commence with dinner on Jan 3.
• Housing payments are due Jan 1.

UC Davis Photo ID Cards

Sep 21-22

• All students may have a UC Davis photo ID card produced starting Jan 4, Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., in 12 Mrak Hall. All students must have a valid driver’s license, or other form of valid photo ID, to have a UC Davis photo ID card produced.

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Financial Aid Check Distribution

Sep 21

• Pick up checks at Student Accounting.
  9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in 2100 Dutton Hall
  Direct deposit of financial aid is available, and is the preferred method for receipt of financial aid funds for all UC Davis students. To sign up, see
  http://directdeposit.ucdavis.edu. To pick up checks, you must show a valid government-issued photo ID card or your UC Davis student ID card.
  
  NOTICE: Under the Federal regulations governing student financial aid, financial aid checks must be picked up within 21 days of issuance. Students unable to pick up their checks in this time frame should authorize someone else to pick up the check on their behalf using the Authorization for Release of Check to an Agent form at http://manuals.ucdavis.edu/PPM/330/ 330-12a.pdf.
  
  Students taking no action to pick up their checks within the 21 day time limit risk forfeiture of their Federal financial aid.

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Deans’ Assemblies

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Student Orientation Sessions

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Placement Examinations and Auditions

If you must participate in more than one of the following exams or auditions and there is a time conflict, contact the departments involved.

Jan 4

• Examination in English for International Students
  6:10 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in 217 Olson Hall
  (graduate and limited status) (530) 752-0524. Required of students whose native language is not English, to determine their ability to understand lectures and written material and to express themselves satisfactorily in writing. Photo ID is required.
• Analytical Writing Placement Examination
  5:45 p.m. sharp–8:00 p.m. in 234 Wellman
  (530) 752-0450. Open to first-year students who have not satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement and have not previously taken this exam. You must show a valid photo ID. Exam registration not required. Fee is $65.
• English as a Second Language Examination for Undergraduates
  6:10 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in 207 Olson Hall
  (530) 752-0524. Test results are required of students whose native language is not English, to determine their ability to understand lectures and written material and to express themselves satisfactorily in writing.
• Precalculus Diagnostic Examination
  7:00 p.m. sharp in 3 Kleiber Hall
  (530) 752-2013. Test results are required of all students planning to enroll in Mathematics 12, 16A, 17A, or 21A, or Chemistry 2A or 2AH. Late arriving students will not be admitted. Bring your UC Davis student I.D. and a #2 pencil. See also Precalculus Diagnostic Makeup Examination on Jan 7. Examination time and date subject to change. For information, see the Learning Skills Center Web site at http://lsc.ucdavis.edu/. The Precalculus Diagnostic Examination requirement is waived when one of the following conditions is met: (a) Advanced Placement Mathematics AB exam score of 4 or 5; (b) Advanced Placement Mathematics BC exam score of 3, 4, or 5; (c) SAT Math score of 700 and above.
• Music Auditions
  (530) 752-5537. An audition is required for enrolling in the following Music courses: 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146. Most auditions will be held during orientation, but students must inquire in the Music department for an appointment. Returning students should also inquire in the Music office to learn whether a re-audition is required for their ensemble.

Jan 5

• Chemistry Examination
  7:00 p.m. sharp in 194 Chemistry
  (530) 752-2013. Test results are required for all students planning to enroll in Chemistry 2A or 2AH. Late-arriving students will not be admitted. Bring your UC Davis student I.D. and a #2 pencil. See also Chemistry Makeup Examination on Jan 8. Examination time and date subject to change. For information, see the Learning Skills Center Web site at http://lsc.ucdavis.edu/ .
  The Chemistry Examination requirement is waived when a student earns a 5 on the Chemistry Advanced Placement Exam.

Foreign Language Placement Examinations

A placement examination is required (see below) for students enrolling for the first time in a foreign language course at UC Davis and who have at least some experience, from school or otherwise, with that language. Refer to the General Catalog to note credit allowed for course 1 in each language. Each exam may only be taken once.

The Language Learning Center (LLC), in 53 Olson Hall, administers all placement exams. The placement exams are given week-days by appointment throughout the academic year (excluding holidays). Walk-ins are welcome Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., but are subject to availability. Exams are available for the following languages: Chinese**, French*, German*, Italian*, Japanese, Russian**, and Spanish*. To schedule an appointment, call the LLC at (530) 752-1508. For all other language placement examinations, call Second Language Acquisition Institute (SLAI) at (530) 752-2719.

* This exam is mandatory for all students who have had any prior language experience.
** Contact the respective department directly.

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Make-up Examinations

Jan 7

See entry for Precalculus Diagnostic Examination information.

• 7:00 p.m. sharp in 194 Chemistry

Jan 8

See entry for Chemistry Examination information.

• 7:00 p.m. sharp in 194 Chemistry

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Drop-In Advising

• Educational Opportunity Program/Peer Advising Counselors (EOP/PACs) (530) 752-9711. The EOP Information Office is located in 106 South Hall and advisors are available to provide academic advising and personal and social support to students from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Pre-Graduate or Pre-Professional Advisingis available for undergraduates planning ahead for graduate or professional school. Pre-Professional School Advising (law, health sciences, and business) and Pre-Graduate School and Pre-Teaching Credential Advising are located at 121 South Hall. (530) 752-3000.

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Chancellor’s Convocation

Fall Only

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English Composition Examination

Jan 30

• Students are advised to complete this requirement in their junior year. There are no examinations administered during the summer. Sign-up online by following the link at http://writing.ucdavis.edu/compexam/ from the Monday before the exam date until Friday at noon or until filled. The Upper-Division Composition Examination form, available at the UC Davis Bookstore, is required. It is recommended that students with disabilities contact the Student Disability Center (530) 752-3184 and the Entry Level Writing Program (530) 752-0450 at least two weeks prior to the exam date to arrange accommodations.

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