BS Community & Regional Development at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

Department of Human Ecology; 1303 Hart Hall; 530-752-1805; Community & Regional Development; Faculty The Community & Regional Development major provides a practical and holistic understanding of theories, methodologies, and issues relevant to understand and help improve communities and the people in them. The program focuses on the ways that economic, political, environmental and socio-cultural forces are transforming the world, countries, regions, and local communities, and helps students organize their knowledge to improve the health, sustainability, prosperity, and equity of communities.

Faculty: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | Department: Human Ecology | Duration: 97 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 97 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter components. Required courses include CRD 001 The Community Computer Science; PLS 021 Application of Computers in Technology; ECN 001A Principles of Microeconomics; ECN 001AV Principles of Microeconomics; ECN 001AY Principles of Microeconomics OR.

Career pathways

Community and Regional Development students are required to complete an internship in their field before graduation. Internships have been arranged with local, county, and state planning agencies, public health departments, schools, housing offices, businesses, and education programs, among others.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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