We are no longer accepting applications for the Global Achievement Program (GAP) for the 2013-2014 Academic Year.

The UC Davis Global Achievement Program offers recent international high school graduates a rigorous one-year foundation of academic courses and English language study to prepare them to succeed academically at UC Davis and other leading U.S. universities.

The Global Achievement Program (GAP) is administered by UC Davis Extension's Center for International Education.

UC Davis is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system—the premier public university system in the world.

• #1 "Coolest School" in America for our efforts in advancing sustainability knowledge and practices (Sierra Magazine, August 2012)
• 8th best public university in the United States (U.S. News & World Report's 2013 America's Best Colleges)
• 46th in academic ranking of world universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
• 8th among all U.S. universities based on contributions to society (Washington Monthly 2011)
• Awards more doctoral and bachelor degrees in the biological sciences than any other university in the United States
• 10th happiest U.S. college campus (NewsWeek College Rankings 2011)

A world-class education in a peaceful, friendly college town located in the heart of Northern California.

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