About the Program
The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) began over 30 years ago and has welcomed students from around the world. It is designed to provide disadvantaged students with activities that will enhance their veterinary school applications.
The Summer Enrichment Program is a life-changing experience for undergraduate students.
—Mark Stetter, Dean
About a quarter of SEP graduates go on to attend the UC Davis veterinary school, while others pursue their veterinary training at other schools across the nation.
Summer 2025 planning begins in January 2025. The Program Overview, along with dates and deadlines, will be updated once planning is complete.
Summer 2025 Program Overview
This program is intended to be offered on campus this summer.
Program dates:
- June 25-July 25, 2025 (on campus)
Schedule
The program runs for the entire four weeks, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (with the exception of July 4th ). Each day follows the same schedule, with morning clinical rotations and afternoon trips, lectures, presentations, and workshops.
Funding
Full funding is not available at this time and applicants will be responsible for all costs that may be associated with travel to/from Davis, lodging, food, and transportation for the duration of the program. Applicants are given a list of available lodging for possible sub-lease from current veterinary students. Each SEP student will receive a stipend of $750, disbursed in three payments of $250 throughout the program. Students who decide to bring a vehicle will be responsible for parking which is $4.50 per day.
Eligibility
Students must be from a disadvantaged background* and upon the time of application, must:
- Be at least 18 years
- Have a minimum of one year of undergraduate biology and/or chemistry courses completed. None can be in progress at the time of application. No exceptions.
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA in all sciences and cumulative coursework
- Have some veterinary and/or animal-related experience
- Be able to provide up to date vaccination records for COVID-19, tetanus, and Rabies Vaccine or Waiver by May 2. Proof of vaccination status must be submitted prior to arriving on campus.
SEP is open to all students, regardless of residency status, including international. Students who are or were previously enrolled in an international veterinary medicine program are not eligible.
*Includes, but is not limited to, educational, economic, social, or disability barriers. Please note: Attending a university with no pre-vet program is not considered disadvantaged and will not be considered as a barrier for this program.
Applying
All application materials, including transcripts and letters of recommendation, must be received by the application deadline. Application for summer 2025 is open January 23 - March 7th, 5:00pm PDT.
It is recommended that you refer to the PDF before beginning the online application, as it is difficult to save and come back to the actual application. This application cannot be saved while in progress. If you are not able to complete the application in one sitting, either restart from the beginning or put an “X” in the remaining fields to be completed at a later time and hit submit so that you do not lose the responses to the questions you completed. You can then return to the application and continue filling in your responses or edit. You are able to edit or update your application until the due date, and you will not have access to your application after the due date.
Because all application materials, including transcripts and letters of recommendation, need to be in by the application deadline, we suggest starting with these two steps once the application opens:
1. Order official electronic transcripts (with all college coursework completed and in progress).
2. Request two letters of recommendation and have them emailed directly to the program coordinator.
Send transcripts and letters of recommendation to SVM-SEP@ucdavis.edu.
Contact Chief Diversity Officer, Monae Roberts at dmroberts@ucdavis.edu with questions.
