Timeline for first-year applicants
Plan your first-year admission process and use our timeline below to make sure you're on track to meet all milestones, deadlines and requirements.
August (senior year of high school)
- Start your as early as Aug. 1.
September
- Research 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis .
October
- Complete and submit the from Oct. 1–Dec. 1.
- Look for admissions messages to the email address listed on your application.
- Apply for financial aid annually, between Oct. 1 and March 2 at , for the Free Federal Application for Student Aid or for the California Dream Act Application (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis code 001313).
November and December
- Submit your by Dec. 1.
- Create a .

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- Submit your Cal Grant GPA verification form by March 2.
- of any changes in academic courses or performance.
- Check your 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis admission status and financial aid award as early as mid-March at .
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- If admitted, submit your Statement of Intent to Register, known as SIR, and Statement of Legal Residence, known as SLR, online by May 1. You may only submit an SIR to one 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campus.
Before your senior year
To prepare for your 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ application, please review our â admission requirements and set up a plan of study with your high school counselor. Get involved in extracurricular activities, think about college finances, learn more about our campus through an in-person visit, attend a college fair or join us at one of our events for prospective students and their families.