Below are links to commonly requested documents and information about the University of California.

About UC Link

Links to information about UC, its leadership, and structure.

University Leadership Link | The parts of UC Link

Legal Status Link

Article 9, Section 9 of the California Constitution states that "The University of California shall constitute a public trust."

Articles of Incorporation PDF | Certificate of Status from the California Secretary of State PDF

UC's Mission Link

"The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. That obligation, more specifically, includes undergraduate education, graduate and professional education, research, and other kinds of public service, which are shaped and bounded by the central pervasive mission of discovering and advancing knowledge."

UC's Research Mission Link

Section 66010.4 of the California Education Code states "The University of California shall be the primary state-supported academic agency for research."

A-133 Audit Reports Link

Links to the University's A-133 audit reports, consolidated and published for all campus locations.

Links to Campus Information and Offices

Links to campus-specific institutional information and offices that support the research enterprise.