UC Davis will award an estimated 8,201 degrees for 2009-10 as it completes the academic year with commencements through June 13.
For this academic year, UC Davis estimates that it will award 6,358 bachelor’s, 950 master’s, 484 doctoral and 409 professional degrees.
The School of Law began the commencement season on May 14, awarding 17 Master of Laws and 193 Juris Doctor degrees. Then, on May 22, the School of Medicine awarded 89 Doctor of Medicine, 25 Master of Public Health and three Master of Health Informatics degrees.
The university presented live webcasts of the law school and medical school commencements, and the recordings are available in an on-demand archive.
Similarly, the university plans live webcasts of the remaining commencements — 10 of them in all — and will make those recordings available as well in the on-demand archive.
Here are the details on the remaining commencements (with information on guest speakers, if any):
School of Education — 10 doctoral and 97 master’s degrees (these numbers are included in the Graduate Studies counts), and 135 teaching credentials. Guest speaker Susan Hackwood, executive director of the California Council on Science and Technology. The not-for-profit council, of which UC is a sustaining member, offers advice to the state government and recommends solutions to science and technology-related policy issues. 4 p.m. June 9, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
Graduate Studies — 484 doctoral and 717 master’s degrees. Guest speaker Francisco C. Rodriguez, president of MiraCosta College in Oceanside and a UC Davis alumnus. 4 p.m. June 10, The Pavilion at the Activities and Recreation Center.
School of Veterinary Medicine — 127 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees, 22 Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine degrees, eight Bachelor of Science degrees and 34 certificates recognizing completion of residency. 10 a.m. June 11, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center.
College of Biological Sciences — 30 Bachelor of Arts and 1,120 Bachelor of Science degrees. In addition, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will award 50 B.S. degrees to students who started their majors in CAES prior to the official establishment of the College of Biological Sciences in 2005; similarly, the College of Letters and Sciences will award 60 B.S. degrees and five B.A. degrees to students who started their majors in L&S. The CAES and L&S degrees are included in the totals for those colleges. 10 a.m. June 11, The Pavilion at the ARC.
College of Engineering — 510 Bachelor of Science degrees. 3 p.m. June 11, The Pavilion at the ARC.
College of Letters and Science — 2,795 Bachelor of Arts, 450 Bachelor of Science, and 30 Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees. 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 12, The Pavilion at the ARC.
Graduate School of Management — 166 Master of Business Administration degrees. Guest speaker Steve Newberry, president and chief executive officer of Fremont-based Lam Research, which provides wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. 10 a.m. June 12, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center.
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences — 1,415 Bachelor of Science degrees. Guest speaker Fritz Maytag, chairman emeritus, Anchor Brewers and Distillers. 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 13, The Pavilion at the ARC. Maytag is scheduled to speak at both ceremonies.
Degree numbers listed here include those earned since last spring’s commencements and estimates of those to be awarded this season. Certificates and teaching credentials are not included in the degree totals.
In 2008-09, the university awarded 7,480 degrees: 5,762 bachelor’s, 826 master’s, 498 doctoral and 394 professional.
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu