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Information for Incoming Transfer Students

Welcome to UHP!

This page serves as the information hub for transfer students participating in the University Honors Program. If you have any questions about your participation in the University Honors Program, email us at uhpapa@ucdavis.edu.

Thank you to those who attended the University Honors Program Transfer Aggie Day event hosted on the same day as the UC Davis Transfer Aggie Day event, Saturday May 18th 2024.  For reference and for those who were not able to attend, the presentation slides are viewable here.  We also recommend that you view the "I am UHP" video that we shared at the beginning of the session as that gives a sense of our UHP student community.  

The recording from the July 13th 2023 UHP Transfer Student Orientation for admitted students is viewable here and the slides can be found here.  

The recording from the May 5th 2023 Transfer Aggie Day Zoom event for admitted students is viewable here and the slides can be found here.  

If you have questions about the Regents Scholarship, please reach out to Ron Bynes, the Assistant Director of
Undergraduate & Prestigious Scholarships, via email at rmbynes@ucdavis.edu 

You can find information from last year's incoming UHP Transfer Student orientation below: 

 and access the power point here: Summer UHP Transfer Orientation Presentation June 2022.pptx.

Next Steps

Below you will find information that you will need to prepare for UC Davis Orientation and UHP Advising.

  • Orientation & Preparing for UHP Advising
  • Complete Aggie 101 and schedule an Aggie Advising appointment as soon as possible by your College.  It is important you have received an overview of your degree requirements before you set an appointment with your UHP advisor.
  • Course Planning
  • UHP third year transfer students are required to take the transfer seminar, HNR 198: Understanding the Research Seminar, with UHP Year 3 & 4 Advisor & Dr. Eleftheria Arapoglou (2 units, P/NP).  You are also encouraged to share with your academic advisor during Aggie Advising that you are participating in UHP when discussing your class schedule.
  • Registration Time
  • All students will receive a Pass 1 appointment (course registration time) from the Office of the University Registrar. You can check your Pass 1 appointment through Schedule Builder by entering your UC Davis login ID and Kerberos passphrase.  To view registration pass times by College, visit here. Priority Registration for UHP begins in Fall quarter for Winter quarter course registration.

    Students with an earlier registration time are not advantaged in course registration over students with a later registration time. The university works with the academic colleges who reserve open spaces in courses and release a portion of open seats during each registration window to help create equality in course registration.
  • UHP Registration Support
  • Your UHP advisor will be available during your registration window if you need any registration support.  You may e-mail kstephensen@ucdavis.edu with any questions or concerns.