Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
| Program Contact | Beth Foraker |
| ebforaker@ucdavis.edu | |
| Phone | 530.848.3519 |
| Website | Program website |
The UC Davis Redwood SEED (Supported Education to Elevate Diversity) Scholars Program accepted the first cohort of 12 students in Fall of 2021. Our program focuses on self-determination and is an inclusive four-year, residential college program for students with intellectual disabilities. This is a non-degree-seeking program. Students live on campus in the dorms with other first-year students and then live in on-campus apartments or off-campus apartments in subsequent years. Courses are a mix of program-specific and undergraduate offerings available to all UC Davis students. Employment opportunities and internships begin during spring quarter of the first year on campus building to more opportunities with local and regional businesses and state government as the years progress using what we call a Ladder of Opportunity built on the student's area of interest and skill set. Students participate in inclusive on-campus and off-campus extracurricular activities. The program is a joint effort of the MIND Institute through UC Davis Health and the UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. *Please note that SEED Scholars accepts only students from California.*
Program information submitted: March 15, 2022
| General | |
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| Public or private: | Public |
| Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | Yes |
| Students in this program: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 11 |
| Requirements | |
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| Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
| Regular H.S. diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | March 1, 2022 |
| Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
| Criteria for admission |
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| Accepts out-of-state students?: | No |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length | 4 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term | 19.00% |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year | $12027.00 |
| Room and board: | $17018.00 |
| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Pending (we have applied to become a CTP but have not yet been approved) |
| Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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| Scholarships available: | Ruby's Rainbow |
| Academic | |
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| Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities) |
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| More about course access: | Our students took Nutrition 10 and also had the choice of Food Science 3, American Studies 30, Political Science 1, African American Studies 10. |
| Did ALL students in your program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course either for credit or audit? | Yes |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Students take STEM-related courses? | Yes |
| Information on special classes: | Students take six foundational courses in their first year: Literacy/Writing Math/Budgeting Sexual Health Self-Regulation Civics/Social Justice Communications/Technology |
| Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities) | 25-49% |
| Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Integrated Studies |
| Is the credential IHE-approved? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
| Do students earn STEM-related certificates? | No |
| Students participate in these campus-wide events | IHE Student orientation |
| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 0% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | Yes |
| Housing options available: |
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| Extracurricular | |
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| Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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