UC Center Sacramento Program

Students who participate in the UC Center Sacramento Program take a full-time (minimum 12 units) academic course load and participate in an internship during their quarter in Sacramento. 

In the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters, students enroll in the following courses:

In the Summer, students enroll in the following courses:

Political Science majors who participate in the UC Center Sacramento program earn credit for the major with the following courses:

1. POLI 192A - (6 units - Pass/No Pass) -This course does not fulfill a major requirement.
   1. Poli192A can fulfill a major requirement if you complete a public policy research paper for the program.
2. POLI 193 - (2 units - Letter Grade) - This course does not fulfill a major requirement.
3. POLI 195 - (4 units - Letter Grade) -This course fulfills an upper division political science elective requirement or can fulfill a course for the PoliSci Public Policy Area of Concentration requirement.
4. POLI 196E - (4 units - Letter Grade) -This course fulfills an upper division political science elective requirement or can fulfill a course for the PoliSci Data Analytics Area of Concentration requirement.

Please note that UCCS courses are considered transfer courses because they are offered by UC Davis, so they will count against the 6 maximum allowable transfer courses towards the major.

Upon the coursework reflecting on your academic transcript, please complete an undergraduate petition form. 

1. Check "departmental exceptions"
2. Fill out the contact information section
3. In the request section, write "I participated in the UCCS program and would like to request that my degree audit be updated so that POLI 195 and 196E are added to the upper division elective requirements."

Submit your petition in PDF format using the Political Science form submission.

1. Select "Other"
   1. Write UCCS

When saving your documents, please use the following format: YourLastName_FormName.pdf

Petition reviews typically take 2–4 weeks, depending on submission volume.

Application Process

1. UC Center Sacramento now uses an online application process!  Please click this link to start your application today! 

• Your application (online or PDF) should include:

  - Completed Application Form

  - Resume* 

  - Essay*

  - Transcripts (can be unofficial)

For any assistance with our online application or PDF application and process for applying to UC Center Sacramento, please email the UC Center Sacramento advisors at uccsadvisors@ucdavis.edu. 

2. Requirements

• Upper division standing (90 units)
• 3.0 GPA or above preferred
• Transfer students with 1 completed quarter at their UC campus are eligible to apply.
• - International students and DACA/AB540/Undocumented students are eligible to apply.

Visit the UC Sacramento Program

3. Questions

• Please submit questions to the Academic Internship program as they administer applications. 

General information for UCDC and UCCS is covered until 12:25; skip to 32:25 to learn about the UCCS Program specifically.