Welcome to the Aggie Family!
Congratulations on your student’s acceptance to UC Davis! New Student Programs recognizes that students have many people in their lives who have supported and encouraged their success leading to admittance to UC Davis. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, partner, spouse, legal guardian, dependent or friend, welcome to the Aggie family! There are many ways you can support your student while they transition to UC Davis, and New Student Programs is a great place to learn more.
Aggie 101 Online Modules
All new students complete Aggie 101, an online program that introduces them to campus resources, policies, and expectations. Aggie 101 has valuable information for families as well, and you can access the program by creating a guest account. As a guest, you will see all Aggie 101 pages, so there may be some pages that are not applicable to your student (e.g. you will see information about international students, even if they are not an international student).
General Parent and Family Resources
We highly recommend completing Aggie 101 to view many of the resources available to your students. Below are some resources of specific interest to families:
- Parent Resources at UC Davis - Access information just for parents and family members of UC Davis students.
- Academic calendar: View the complete academic calendar for the upcoming school year.
- University Credit Union: UC Davis' preferred credit union partner.
- Other banking options (provided through Google search results)
- Hotels (provided by Yolo County Visitors Bureau)
- Safety & wellness resources:
- Financial Aid - understand your student's financial aid package.
- Student Accounting - resources for paying your student's bill.
- First Year Aggie Connections is a great way for new students to meet other new first year and transfer students to build community. Many new students have made connections through their First Year Aggie Connection because they are small groups based on a shared purpose, interest, or theme.
- Equitable Access textbook program.
- Technology Resources:
- Off-campus transportation (provided by UC Davis Transportation Services)
- Transportation to/from Sacramento International Airport or San Francisco International Airport (provided by UC Davis Services for International Students and Scholars)
- Weather in Davis (provided by weather.com)