# 2025-2026 General Catalog

**Source**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate-education/university-degree-requirements/unit-requirements-limitations/
**Parent**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/

## Minimum Units for Graduation

A minimum of 180 quarter units is required for graduation. These must be distributed according to the minimum requirements set forth by the faculty of your college.

## Unit Credit Limitations

For certain courses, there may be limits established on the number of units countable towards the 180-unit minimum required for the degree. To avoid discovering just before graduation that a student is short on units, a student should regularly meet with their advisor to keep track of the number of units taken and credited.

## Internship Courses

A maximum of 15 units of internship courses may be counted toward the 180-unit bachelor’s degree requirement; however, some colleges have set a lower maximum. Unless the student has completed a minimum of 84 units, the student shall not receive University credit for an internship course numbered 192; [Davis Division Regulations 532](http://academicsenate.ucdavis.edu/bylaws_and_regulations/regulations.cfm#532-)¹

## Special Study Courses

Unless the student has completed a minimum of 84 units, the student shall not receive University credit for a Special Study courses course numbered 194H or 199; [Davis Division Regulations 535](http://academicsenate.ucdavis.edu/bylaws_and_regulations/regulations.cfm#535-)²

## Transfer Courses

The acceptability of [transfer courses](https://registrar.ucdavis.edu/records/transfer-credit) for unit credit is determined by [Undergraduate Admissions](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/planning). The acceptability of such courses toward specific requirements is determined by the individual college or school. To eliminate the possibility of duplication of credit, students should refer to the [Advanced Placement Examination](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/academic-information-policies-regulations/academic-credit/advanced-placement-ap-examinations/) & [International Baccalaureate](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/academic-information-policies-regulations/academic-credit/international-baccalaureate-ib-examinations/) charts and their transcripts.

## ¹ Davis Division Regulations 532; Academic Credit for Internships

## ² Davis Division Regulations 535; Special Study Courses

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