BS Human Development at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

Department of Human Ecology; 1303 Hart Hall; 530-752-1805; Human Development , Faculty Human development explores the developmental process in humans throughout the life cycle. Biological, psychological, social, and contextual processes on development are studied. Students can choose emphases in Health and Well being across the Lifespan, or Children and Families across the Lifespan.

Faculty: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | Department: Human Ecology | Duration: 90 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 90 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter, electives components. Required courses include ANT 001 Human Evolutionary Biology; ANT 002 Cultural Anthropology; BIS 002A Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth; BIS 101 Genes & Gene Expression; BIS 101V Genes & Gene Expression.

Career pathways

At least one practicum course is required. A second practicum or supervised internship can be used to fulfill the restricted elective requirement for the major.

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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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