BS Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

The major in Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning develops skills for designing and assessing sustainable policies for environmental quality and natural resource management. Any student in good standing is eligible to transfer to the major; to do so, please see the staff advisor, Destiny Akins, in 2134 Wickson Hall, or the lead faculty advisor, Prof. Gwen Arnold, in 2144 Wickson Hall.

Faculty: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | Department: Environmental Science & Policy | Duration: 105 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 105 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter components. Required courses include UWP 101 Advanced Composition; UWP 101V Advanced Composition; UWP 101Y Advanced Composition OR any course from the; CMN 001 Introduction to Public Speaking; CMN 001V Introduction to Public Speaking.

Career pathways

Environmental policy analysis and planning graduates are prepared for employment in environmental, natural resource, energy, and transportation focused public agencies, consulting firms, non-governmental organizations, and businesses, or as legislative aides for elected representatives.

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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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