Undergraduate Forms

Student Petitions and Forms

Please review all the forms thoroughly to ensure you are submitting the correct form necessary for your situation. 

Enrollment Information for EME/EAE 099/192/199

 NOTE: Per the Undergraduate Curriculum & Study Committee (UCSC), Spring 2024, EME/EAE 09X and EME/EAE 19X sections WILL NOT be provided for extra-curricular clubs/organizations.

  • Working with Faculty on research or in their lab?
  • Students who work with a MAE faculty, whether it is for a special project or working in their lab, have the option of enrolling into a 099/199 course. 

    If you are a lower division student (1-89 units completed), you will opt for a 099 course.
    If you are an upper division student (90+ units completed), you will opt for a 199 course.

    Please review this form below, EME/EAE 99 or 199 – Research Credit

    You must submit the completed form to the MAE Advising Team via email: maeughelp@ucdavis.edu prior to the 10th week of instruction (these should be submitted before the 12th day of instruction if possible to avoid a PTA fee).
  • Planning to do an internship? You may also be able to get academic credit.
  • Some students plan to do an internship over summer. In some cases, you may be able to get academic credit. 

    NOTE: To receive academic credit, the internship must be completed during that quarter/session. EX: If you do an internship during Summer Session I, you can not use the hours completed during this session to count for EME 092/192 during Summer Session II.

    Please review this form for additional information: EME 92 or 192 – Internship Credit

    You must submit the completed form to the MAE Advising Team via email: maeughelp@ucdavis.edu prior to the 10th week of instruction (these should be submitted before the 12th day of instruction if possible to avoid a PTA fee).

    If you have questions, feel free to contact the MAE Advising team. 

Petitions Reviewed by our MAE Undergraduate Curriculum & Study Committee

>General Petitions
>Course Substitution Form 

This committee meets once a quarter and therefore it is important to submit these petitions before Week 1 to ensure your petition is reviewed during that quarter's meeting. Petitions are only reviewed during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters ONLY - not over the summer. Once the committee has made their decision, the MAE Advising team will contact you via your UC Davis email.

  • General Petition form ::
    Have a special circumstance that you have documentation for and would like to be considered for an exception to a policy?

  • Some students may opt to petition the MAE Department for other requests. Please check with the MAE Advising team for specific information prior to submitting this petition. 

    You can access the General petition here.  

    Ready to submit?

    1. Please submit all completed forms using the following naming structure: LastName_FirstName_(Form Type)
    EX: Cow_Gunrock_Course Substitution

    2. Upload forms to this folder.

    3. Be patient. 

  • Course Substitution form ::
    Have a course you think can count towards one of the EMEC/EASE major REQUIREMENT? (Not equivalent to a specific course)

  • Students may submit a petition for other courses to count as major requirements. This is NOT for a course equivalency. 

     Example: A graduate level course to count as a restrictive elective.

    Students must submit a complete syllabus (with a reading list/course outline) when submitting this petition. Petitions can take 4-6 weeks for processing. 

    You may access the Request for course substitution petition here.

    Ready to submit?

    1. Please submit all completed forms using the following naming structure: LastName_FirstName_(Form Type)
    EX: Cow_Gunrock_Course Substitution

    2. Upload forms to this folder.

    3. Be patient. 

 

If you would like to submit a course equivalency request for a specific major course:

To request for the course completed to be counted as a direct articulation (meaning that you feel the course is exactly the same in content/structure) with a UC Davis course. Each department has their own process for how to submit an equivalency request. You will need to contact them and provide them with a complete syllabus (with a reading list/course outline) along with that department's equivalency request form. 

MAT Courses - Math department (view approved equivalencies here)
CHE Courses - Chemistry department (view process/form here)
PHY Courses - Physics department (view approved equivalencies here)
 

For College of Engineering departments, please submit a complete syllabus (with reading list/course outline) WITH the transfer equivalency form found here: Course Equivalency Request Form


 Please note: Per the University Registrar, lower division courses will not count towards upper division courses, no exceptions. Make sure that upper division course equivalency requests are also upper division courses at the visiting campus. 
 

Electrical and Computer Engineering department (email here)
ENG 006 , ENG 017 , ENG 100

Civil and Environmental Engineering department (email here)
ENG 035 , ENG 104

Material Science and Engineering department (email here)
ENG 045

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (email here)
    *please note: Petitions can take 4-6 weeks for processing. Please plan accordingly.
ENG 004 , ENG 102 , ENG 103 , ENG 105 , ENG 122 , ENG 180 , ENG 188 
EME Courses (ex: EME 115, EME 171, etc)
EAE Courses ( ex: EAE 133 , EAE 140, etc)

 

  • Transfer Equivalency System (TES)
  • You can also check some pre-approved equivalency courses from other universities (not community college) on this website: Transfer Equivalency System
  • Community College Equivalencies (ASSIST.org)
  • All California Community Colleges have set articulations for course equivalencies with UC Davis. Please review this for the lower division courses offered at the community college: www.assist.org


Incomplete Contract - (I) Grade

  • Submitting an (I) Grade Contract
  • Some students may work with faculty to have an (I) Grade assigned based on certain criteria. For specific information on this process, check here. 

    The Incomplete contract can be found here. 

    You must submit the completed (I) Grade Contract to the MAE Advising Team via email: maeughelp@ucdavis.edu prior to the grade being posted for the quarter.


Specific campus forms/petitions