UC Davis College of Letters and Science

38°32′25″N 121°44′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.54028°N 121.74917°W﻿ / 38.54028; -121.74917[1]

University of California, Davis
College of Letters and Science

Type| Public
Established| 1951

Parent institution

| University of California, Davis
Dean| Estella Atekwana
Location|

Davis

California

United States

Website| lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu

The College of Letters and Science is the largest college of the University of California, Davis.

In 1922, to shut down agricultural interests' proposals to sever the University Farm at Davis from the University of California, Berkeley, the Regents of the University of California authorized a two-year undergraduate program at Davis. This initial project soon evolved into a four-year undergraduate program leading to the degree of bachelor of science in agriculture, which was first awarded at Davis in 1926.

Several of the college's departments date back to 1922, when they were initially formed as "divisions". In other words, they were off-site divisions of departments of various colleges at Berkeley. Originally, such faculty members based at Davis or shared by Berkeley with Davis were there to merely support students earning the degree of bachelor of science in agriculture. In contrast, students who actually wanted a complete liberal arts education or to major in other fields towards the degree of bachelor of arts needed to go to the Berkeley campus.

In 1951, the College of Letters and Science at Davis was formed as a full-fledged college in its own right, and absorbed several existing divisions as its first departments, and in 1959, Davis achieved full administrative independence from Berkeley as a general campus of the UC system.

Initially composed of 14 majors and 70 faculty members, the College of Letters and Science now has over 14,000 undergraduate students, 1,500 graduate students, 100,000 alumni, and 900 faculty, and offers more than 53 majors and 60 minors. The College of Letters and Science has over 55 departments and programs, 14 centers, labs, and museums, and received over 33 million dollars in research awards (2017–18).

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: University of California - Davis

## See also

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* College of Letters and Science

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University of California, Davis

Davis, California

Academics|

* College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Viticulture and Enology)
* College of Biological Sciences
* College of Engineering (Applied Science)
* College of Letters and Science
* Graduate School of Management
* Graduate Studies
* School of Education
* School of Law
* School of Medicine
* School of Nursing
* School of Veterinary Medicine

Research|

* Advanced Highway Maintenance Construction Technology Research Laboratory
* Bodega Marine Reserve
* California International Law Center
* California National Primate Research Center
* Center for Mind and Brain
* Center for Regional Change
* Medical Center
* McLaughlin Natural Reserve
* MIND Institute
* Pavement Research Center
* PHEV Research Center
* Quail Ridge Reserve
* Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve

Campus|

* Arboretum
* Baggins End
* Bohart Museum of Entomology
* Davis Campus Cooperatives
* George Hart Hall
* Mondavi Center
* Picnic Day
* Shields Library
* Toomey Field
* Unitrans
* University Airport

Media|

* The California Aggie
* Dermatology Online Journal
* KDVS

Athletics|

| Programs|

* UC Davis Aggies
* Football
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Men's rowing
* Softball

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Venues|

* Aggie Field Hockey Facility
* Aggie Soccer Field
* Dobbins Stadium
* Health Stadium
* University Credit Union Center

Rivals|

* Cal Poly
* Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
* Sacramento State
* Causeway Classic

Culture|

* Band-uh!
* Aggie Pack
* Gunrock
* "Sons of California"
* "Bossy Cow Cow"

Lists|

* Alumni
* Faculty

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Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST

National|

* United States

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