Yes, you can! Some HRE sites will take first-year students. However, many sites, like UC Davis Health, require students to be at least in their second (sophomore) year. For HRE, sophomore status is based on years in college, not units completed (as indicated on OASIS). Students must be at least 18 years old to participate.

No. The summer experiences through HRE span both summer sessions. You must attend your HRE for the entire 10 week summer commitment. You cannot "front-load" or "back-load" your hours in order to fit in a vacation or only participate during one of the two summer sessions.

No. The HRE Portal only permits you to register for one slot or waitlist at a time. Please register for a slot only if you are completely certain you can follow through with the requirements and time commitment. Do not register for slots that conflict with your coursework. Make sure you factor in transportation time to and from the HRE site. If the HRE that you want is full, you can register for the waitlist connected to that slot.

TBA means "to be arranged," indicating that you will arrange a mutually agreeable block of time with your site supervisor. In most cases, you will attend the HRE at the same time each week. Typically, TBA slots have some day and time restrictions already in place, so please read carefully. After completing Career Center HRE Orientation, you will be instructed on how to contact your supervisor and arrange your weekly HRE hours.

If your HRE is a 1-quarter commitment, suspension will be the quarter dropped + the additional 2 quarters:

E.g. Winter quarter (quarter you intend to enroll) + spring quarter + summer quarter → Restart fall quarter

If your HRE is a 2-quarter commitment and you decide to drop during the first quarter of the commitment, suspension will be 1st quarter dropped +  second quarter of the commitment + the additional 2 quarters:

E.g. Winter quarter (quarter you intend to enroll) + spring quarter (quarter you intend to enroll) + summer quarter + fall quarter → Restart winter quarter.

All orientations associated with your specific HRE are MANDATORY. You must participate in all required orientations in order to keep your HRE slot. You may not be late, and you must stay for the entire orientation. Required orientations are listed in your HRE portal.

Failure to attend mandatory Career Center HRE Orientations will result in being removed from the HRE slot.

Failure to attend mandatory HRE site Orientations will result in being removed from the HRE slot and suspension from the HRE Portal.

Alternative training times cannot be offered for site specific orientations. If an orientation conflicts with a class, we can provide you with a letter verifying your mandatory training, but it is up to your professor's discretion to excuse you from class/lecture. Contact us at careercenterhbs@ucdavis.edu to request the letter. 

Students can make changes to their HRE slot during the HRE registration period, which is open for approximately one week. Once registration closes and the Career Center HRE Asynchronous Orientation begins, no changes can be accommodated. Students who have a conflict with their slot time need to either resolve the conflict or drop their slot. As long as the HRE is dropped prior to the end of the Career Center HRE Synchronous Orientation, there is no penalty. Students who drop a slot after Career Center HRE Synchronous Orientation are suspended from the HRE Portal. 

Yes, all students in a HRE must complete all steps for transcript notation (TN) on Handshake for each quarter they participate. For example, students participating in an HRE with a 2-quarter commitment must complete 2 separate TNs. Learn more about the transcript notation process, which occurs on Handshake via the Submit an Experience feature. 

Your supervisor's contact information will appear in the HRE Portal after you have attended the Career Center HRE Orientation. During the orientation, you will receive instructions about when it is appropriate to contact your supervisor directly. After the orientation, you will be able to log in to the HRE Portal and find their contact information on your experience information page.

 My HRE site requires a two-quarter commitment. How and when can I register for my second quarter timeslot? What if it does not fit my schedule?

During the first quarter of the HRE, you will receive an email with directions on how to register for the second quarter of your two-quarter commitment. Second quarter students will be given a priority pass time for a higher probability that they can fit their HRE into their schedule. If you cannot continue your HRE for the second quarter because it does not fit into your schedule, you will be suspended from using the HRE Portal for two quarters.

The second quarter must be completed the quarter immediately following the first quarter, and summer participation is mandatory for students starting a two-quarter commitment in spring. 

E.g. If the first quarter is fall, then then the second quarter is winter, and if the first quarter is spring the second quarter is summer. 

Students must be an enrolled UC Davis undergraduate student to participate in HRE. Continuing students can participate in a summer HRE even if not enrolled in Summer Sessions. Students cannot participate in HRE once they have graduated.

All F-1 international students that register for an HRE that is not at UC Davis Health must obtain CPT (Curricular Practical Training) authorization.Visit this website to begin the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) process and review their FAQs: https://siss.ucdavis.edu/curricular-practical-training 

To request a job/internship verification letter after you register for an HRE, promptly send an email to the Career Center (careercenterhbs@ucdavis.edu) with the following information: First and Last Name, UC Davis student ID #, HRE Site Name, Shift (Hours), Quarter of HRE. The Career Center will draft a PDF letter for you to then provide to SISS.

Curricular Practical Training (CPT) requests must be approved BEFORE beginning your HRE. Please confirm that the experience you intend to register for meets the requirements of your major.

If you are an international student studying on a non-F1 visa, you must work with the sponsor of your visa to determine your eligibility to participate in off-campus experiences. HRE slots at UC Davis Health are considered on-campus. Eligibility to participate in HRE cannot be guaranteed.

Please email us at careercenterhbs@ucdavis.edu. Make sure to send this email from your UC Davis email. Write a detailed subject line, write in complete sentences, and don't forget to include your full name.