GAUC in Plant Breeding

Graduate Academic Unit Certificate (GAUC)

A GAUC is administered by a UC Davis academic instructional unit (professional school, department, graduate group or a designated emphasis program). A GAUC consists of a minimum of 12 units of graduate level instruction and may use shared courses/units for another degree program. A GAUC cannot be granted until a student has completed the academic residence requirement (a minimum of three quarters with at least 4 registered units per quarter) at the University of California with a grade-point average of at least 3.0. The certificate of completion for a GAUC will bear the seal(s) or letterhead of the particular College(s) or School(s), but not the seal of the University of California, Davis. The certificate will be signed by the dean(s) of the school or college or program chair(s); it will not bear the signatures of the Dean of the Graduate Division, the Chancellor, or the President. GAUC certificates are open to and are taken by currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students, and postdoctoral scholars. For more information, visit Graduate Studies

Graduate Academic Unit Certificate (GAUC) in Plant Breeding

Program Chair: Charlie Brummer, Director and Professor, Center for Plant Breeding, ecbrummer@ucdavis.edu

Executive Committee: Charlie Brummer, Mitchell Feldmann, Pat J Brown

Program Staff: Kelly Paglia 

The Plant Breeding Center and the Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group developed a Graduate Academic Unit Certificate (GAUC) in Plant Breeding at UC Davis. The GAUC Program welcomes students from any graduate or professional degree program to apply. Applications will be accepted continuously and reviewed quarterly. 

Eligibility: currently registered in a graduate program for at least 3 quarters with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

To apply, please submit the following to kpaglia@ucdavis.edu :

  • Application Package
  • 1. GAUC application, signed by academic advisors.
    2. Statement of interest: Please provide a statement describing your interest in Plant Breeding and how participation in this program will help your career prospects.
    3. Recent UCD transcript/3.0 minimum GPA.
  • Application Process
  • 1. Provide application, statement of interest, and recent transcript. Please make sure to have your faculty advisor sign the form.
    2. The Admission Committee will review your application for approval.
    3. Once approved, please email your application to your Graduate Program Coordinator to submit in Gradsphere.
    4. Review: An annual review will take place to assess enrolled students' progress.
    5. Once all GAUC course requirements have been completed, send your Final Verification to Kelly Paglia to get the GAUC chair's approval. Once approved and signed, please submit the Final Verification Form to your Graduate Program Coordinator for submission in Gradsphere.

GAUC in Plant Breeding requirements and information can be found here