Academic programs

Six programs make up the Undergraduate Education academic programs portfolio. These six programs enhance the undergraduate learning experience at UC Davis by providing small classes, research opportunities and high-impact educational experiences.

We seek faculty from across UC Davis to partner with our programs. Whether in the classroom, through research or other experiential learning, faculty can enhance their own scholarship and research while ensuring UC Davis undergraduate student success.

In 2025, we plan to provide new faculty engagement opportunities. Here are just a few ways we hope faculty can partner with Undergraduate Education academic programs:

  • Join a faculty review board
  • Partner with University Honors Program to review course proposals, participate in application reviews and teach within the program
  • Review new First-Year Seminars course proposals or teach new courses
  • Review research award applications for the Undergraduate Research Center or support other undergraduate research opportunities
  • Teach in the Quarter at Aggie Square program

Undergraduate Education academic programs are led by Associate Vice Provost Milmon F. Harrison and Executive Director Meghan McMahon Johnson. 

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CLL

Center for Leadership Learning

The Center for Leadership Learning aims to educate and cultivate the next generation of leaders who have a strong sense of self-awareness, can work effectively with others, and are civically and socially engaged.

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FYS

First Year Seminars

The First-Year Seminar (FYS) program provides a small classroom experience for students in their first-year that engages faculty and undergraduate peers to explore intellectual and socially significant topics together.

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Quarter at Aggie Square

Quarter at Aggie Square is an academic, internship, and community engagement program for undergraduates housed at UC Davis’s Sacramento campus. Students work in cohorts of 25 or less, across multiple disciplines, at and around our urban campus.

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Washington Program

Washington Program

The Washington Program’s mission is to provide the highest quality experiential learning program for UC Davis undergraduates by offering internship and professional development opportunities that help inform students' transition from study to professional

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Undergraduate Research Center

Undergraduate Research Center

The Undergraduate Research Center (URC) encourages and facilitates research opportunities for UC Davis undergraduates in all majors and class levels.

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University Honors Program

University Honors Program

The University Honors Program (UHP) enriches the diverse needs of academically high achieving and socially conscious undergraduates through innovative pedagogy and interdisciplinary opportunities that foster active and collaborative learning, discovery re

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