Other things that might be helpful:
The orientation leaders took a quarter-long class to teach them everything they needed to know about different majors, class schedules, etc. I was impressed that they were well versed and knowledgeable. They are not academic advisors and don’t give your student a lot of input as far as which classes they should take. Make sure your student has researched lots of options before they arrive.
The schedule was on time to the minute.
For those who are interested, the Kaiser facility in Davis also has radiology, a laboratory and pharmacy.
Doctors appointments are from 8:30-12:30 and 1:30 - 5 pm
Pharmacy is open 9 am - 6 pm
Lab is open 7:15 am - 5:30 pm
Radiology is open 8:45 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 5:15 pm
Optical is open 8:15 am - 5 pm
If you are not from Northern California, your student will need to get a Northern California Kaiser medical record number. They can do that at home before they leave for school. Kaiser Guest Services in Davis said that most students write their No Cal number on Sharpie on their Kaiser card. When you make an appointment or use any services, you will need to give them both your original Kaiser number (so they can look up your benefits and co-pays) as well as your No Cal number. You will be assigned a Davis doctor and your Northern California medical records will be kept separate from any records that you have outside of Northern California.
If you are not from Northern California, KP.org will not work while you are at Davis. That means that you cannot use it to schedule an appointment, look up labs/test results or e-mail your doctor. You will need to call the 800 number and leave messages for your doctors and they will call you back by phone. The Davis facility uses a lot of phone and Skype consults.
The Student Health speaker at orientation said they have several thousand students with Kaiser insurance who waive out of UC SHIP so it isn’t unusual.