The Master Plan creates a unique context for UC’s undergraduate education
*Research university context
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*Degree programs from baccalaureate through doctoral
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*High-achieving students
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Being designated by the Master Plan as the state’s public research university means our faculty members both deliver knowledge through teaching, and create it as well through research.   Our undergraduates have daily access to some of the finest intellectual minds, both in and outside of the classroom.

The Master Plan also gives UC the responsibility of offering degrees from the baccalaureate through the doctorate.  This provides our undergraduates an opportunity to work directly with graduate students – many of whom themselves are the next generation of faculty.  The educational interactions with these role models inspire many undergraduates to pursue graduate degrees.

Finally, the Master Plan provides access to higher education for all California high school graduates, with UC taking the top 12.5 percent, plus highly qualified transfer students.   Consequently, our undergraduates are in the company of the highest-achieving students in the State of California -- students who are motivated to push the intellectual envelope.  They literally are every teacher’s dream:  their motivation to learn inspires the UC faculty to create learning experiences that constantly challenge students’ abilities.