List of Electives 

At least six weeks before the start of your on-campus elective:

1. On-Campus Elective Approval Forms are available for pick up from the course coordinator in the department in which the course is being offered. 
2. Complete Section I:  Print your name, student ID number and the date.  Indicate course title, UC Davis department abbreviation & course number (ex. FAP 460).  The departement course coordinator will give you the "CRN" (and section if there is one), and units.  Indicate quarter and write in year of elective.  Give more specific dates in "Duration of elective."  Sign and indicate your graduating class.
   
3. 4th year students are not required to obtain advisor's signature because the course should be listed on your approved, 4th year flight plan.
   
4. Give or send the form to UC Davis departmental course coordinator for approval in Section III. Department will sign, if approved, and the completed form will be returned to the School of Medicine Registrar's Office for enrollment.
   
5. IF YOU WANT TO DROP AN ELECTIVE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE UCD DEPARTMENT/DIVISION AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO WHEN YOU WERE SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE COURSE.  ONLY THE MOST UNUSUAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WILL EXCUSE YOU FROM THIS RESPONSIBILITY.

Students "on probation" may not take any off-campus electives.

At least six weeks before the start of your off-campus elective:

1. The off-campus elective form should be picked up from the course coordinator of the department under which your elective falls (ex. Peds elective, Peds department).
2. Complete Section I:  Print your name, phone number, current mailing address, e-mail address and your current year.  Enter course number from the institution you are applying to, dates of rotation, name of institution, department from which you will take elective and the address.  Sign and date.
3. Important: You must obtain the UC Davis course number, section number, CRN number and number of units from the departmental course coordinator prior to sending the form to the School of Medicine Registrar's Office.  This enrollment information belongs in Section II, Part B of the form.
4. 4th year students are not required to obtain advisor's signature because the course should be listed on your approved, 4th year flight plan.
5. The form then goes to the School of Medicine Registrar's Office, 4610 X Street, Suite 1208, for completion of Section II and forwarding.
   • If approved, School of Medicine, Registrar, will sign and date.
   • School of Medicine Registrar's Office will send the form to the UC Davis department for approval. 
   • The UC Davis department will send the form to the "away school/hospital" to complete Section III.
   • The UC Davis department will also send a blank evaluation form to be completed by the off-campus site.  The "away school/hospital" will complete Section III and return the form to the UC Davis department.  The UC Davis department will send a copy of the completed form to the School of Medicine Registrar's Office for enrollment.
6. IF YOU WANT TO DROP AN ELECTIVE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE OFF-SITE INSTITUTION AND THE UCD DEPARTMENT/DIVISION AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO WHEN YOU WERE SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE COURSE.  ONLY THE MOST UNUSUAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WILL EXCUSE YOU FROM THIS RESPONSIBILITY.

NEW:  Starting on March 25, 2008, if you are applying to one of the following schools, you will need to use the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) from AAMC to complete your off-campus elective registration.  Please visit their website for more information at http://www.aamc.org/programs/vsas/.  Here is a  brief synopsis of VSAS (pdf).

• Boston University
• Columbia University
• Georgetown University
• Oregon Health & Science University
• University of California, Irvine
• University of Kansas
• University of Michigan
• University of Tennessee
• University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
• Wake Forest University

Instructions:

1. Obtain Community Clinic Elective form from the School of Medicine Registrar's Office.
2. Student completes Section I: Print your name, student ID number and graduating class. Check the box(es) of clinic(s) you wish to participate in. Clinics sponsored by the same department (i.e. Tepati and Imani) may be signed up for on the same form.  If you are auditing, you may use one form for all clinics. Indicate whether you plan to audit or list the number of units. Indicate which quarter and year you plan to participate. Give dates or range under "Duration of elective:" Sign and date.
3. School of Medicine Registrar's Office completes Section III. If your health requirements are up-to-date, the School of Medicine Registrar will approve by signing and dating. If your health requirements are not current, you will not be enrolled and are not authorized to attend the clinics.
4. The School of Medicine Registrar's Office will send the form to the sponsoring department to complete Section II. Department will approve by signing and dating.
5. You may begin at the clinic once you receive the pink copy of the Community Clinic Elective form from the SOM Registrar's Office.  The pink copy of the form could be taken to the Community Clinic on the first day you work there.