*Accurate as of July 9, 2024, for the 2025-2026 TAG Application cycle.
TRANSFER ADMISSION GUARANTEE
(TAG)
TRANSFER ADMISSION
GUARANTEE (TAG)
Guarantees Admission to CA Community College
students
Participating Campuses
1. UC Davis
2. UC Irvine
3. UC Merced
4. UC Riverside
5. UC Santa Barbara
6. UC Santa Cruz
WHO CAN SUBMIT A TAG APPLICATION?
Only students transferring directly from a California Community College are considered for a TAG, including
international students (those with a visa).
The University of California defines a CCC transfer student as one who has completed 30 semester units at one
or more CCC’s, and the last college the student attended in a regular session before admission to a UC campus.
All UC TAG campuses require students to meet this definition.
Students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree, graduate degree, and/or professional degree CANNOT
participate in TAG.
Students who have previously enrolled at a UC campus during a regular term (not including summer session)
CANNOT submit a TAG application to return to that campus but can use it to attend another campus if they
meet the definition of a Community College Student.
UC
Guarantee
Your
Admission
FALL
2025
TAG
You may submit a UC TAG contract to only ONE of the
six participating UC's.
Though limited to 1 UC TAG application, you may
apply to any UC's of your choosing when you officially
apply October 1 - November 30 using the UC
application for Undergraduate Admissions and
Scholarships.
TAG is not a binding contract therefore you can sign a
TAG with one campus but decide to attend another
Note: A student participating in SMC’s Scholars
program can apply for both UCLA TAP and TAG
STEPS TO
PURSUE TAG
AND UC
ADMISSION
Step 4
Deadline
• October 1- November 30
•Submit UC Admission Application for TAG school as well as other UC schools
•*TAG Application (submitted in September) and UC Admission Application (submitted October 1 –
November 30) must be submitted for TAG to be valid
•*Same school, same major
Step 3
Admission Application
•Begin your UC Admission Application: available August 1
•Begin your Personal Insight Questions and get feedback
•Continue to meet specific requirements for TAG school and other schools you will be applying to
Step 2
Deadline
•Complete the Admissions Planner and the online UC TAG application
•Meet with counselor to make sure the application was filled out correctly
•Submit application during the appropriate filing period: September 1-30
Step 1
TAG
•Identify campus you plan to submit a TAG with
•Make sure you understand requirements designated on the TAG agreement
•Meet with a counselor to create an education plan based on TAG Requirements
Details Of TAG
TAG Matrix
Minimum Admission Requirements
Unit Requirement
GPA Requirement
English and Math Completion Time
Unique Details
Exclusions
Major Prep
UC Planner
MINIMUM UC
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for UC admission as a Junior, you must fulfill the following requirements:
•60 UC transferrable (90 quarter) units with a GPA of at least 2.4 (2.8 for non-residents)
•2 UC transferrable English Composition courses (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)
•1 UC transferrable course in Mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning (3 semester or
4-5 quarter units)
•4 transferrable courses within 2 of these areas of Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral
Sciences, and/or Physical and Biological Sciences (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units)
*Remember that there is a difference between being eligible vs. being competitive
UNIT REQUIREMENT FOR TAG
All students must have the transferrable units
completed by the specific time:
• 30 UC transferrable units must be completed by
the September 30th deadline in order to submit
TAG.
• 60 transferrable units must be completed by the
end of the Spring semester of the term the student
is transferring to the UC.
• E.g. If you are applying this September 2024
you must have all 60 units completed by
Spring 2025.
GPAREQUIREMENT FOR TAG 2023-2024
Davis
3.2 (By the end of Summer 2023) 3.5 Engineering Note: See majors for course and grade
specifics. (By the end of Summer 2023)
Irvine
3.4 (By the end of Summer 2023) 3.4 Engineering
Merced
2.9 School of Natural Sciences
2.8 Schools: Social Sciences and Hum and Arts
3.0 Psychology
(All by the end of Summer 2023)
3.0 For ALL majors in the School of Computer Science and
Engineering. (By the end of Summer 2023)
Riverside
2.8 College of Hum, Arts, and Social Science [Exceptions: Psychology,
and Theater, Film & Digital Production 3.3]
2.8 School of Business
2.8 College of Natural Science and Agricultural Science
2.7 Graduate School of Education
2.7 School of Public Policy
(All by the end of Fall 2023)
3.0 Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering
[Exceptions: Computer Science 3.6; Computer Science w/Business
Applications 3.3; Computer Engineering 3.3; Mechanical Engineering
3.1]. (By end of Fall 2023)
Santa
Barbara 3.4 (By the end of Fall 2023 and maintained Spring)
Note: See Econ, math, bio sciences, and physics majors for course and
grade specifics
College of Engineering does NOT participate in TAG
Santa
Cruz 3.0 (By the end of Fall 2023)
Note: See majors for course and grade specifics.
3.0 Engineering
ENGLISH &
MATH
COMPLETION
TIME
English Math
Davis Fall 2023 (1
st
English)
Spring 2024 (2nd English)
Fall 2023
Irvine Summer 2023 (1
st
English)
Spring 2024 (2
nd
English)
Summer 2023
Merced
Fall 2023 (1
st
English)
Spring 2024 (2
nd
English)
Fall 2023
Riverside Fall 2023 (1
st
English)
Spring 2024 (2
nd
English)
Fall 2023*
Santa Barbara
Fall 2023 (1
st
English)
Spring 2024 (2
nd
English)
Fall 2023
Santa Cruz
Fall
2023 (1
st
English)
Spring
2024 (2
nd
English)
Fall
2023
Yellow= unique deadlines
*All majors in BCOE, CNAS and
business majors, and CHASS
economics, business economics,
psychology and neuroscience
majors: must have required
minimum mathematics for major by
end of fall 2023 as outlined on UC
Riverside Majors Preparation
Guide
AP/IB will never hinder Admissions to the UC System
Some selective majors may have specific course requirements to be eligible for TAG. Check university TAG
website for details
UC Davis no longer requires students to be enrolled full-time at a CCC from Spring term 2023 through
Spring term 2024 and part-time enrollment is permissible. However, students still need to provide a brief
explanation regarding any gaps in enrollment on the UC TAG application at the time of submission
UC SantaBarbara requires that students complete 60 units by the end of the Spring term with no more
than 18 units needed in the last term.
UCs want you to maintainrequired GPA and earn a minimum of 2.0 GPA in all UC transferable coursework in
the Fall, Winter and Spring terms prior to transferring.
UNIQUE DETAILS
EXCLUSIONS
Davis Undeclared programs, Computer Science
and Data Science in the College of Letters
and Science, and Landscape Architecture
Irvine
Art, Business Administration, Dance, Music, Nursing Science and ALL majors in
the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.
NOTE: The following majors are not available until the student is enrolled at UCI:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Developmental and Cell Biology, Exercise Sciences,
Genetics, Human Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Neurobiology (Student must
apply as: Biological Sciences)
EXCLUSIONS CONTINUED
Merced Bioengineering (all emphases), Global Arts Studies Program
&
Public Health
Riverside Art Studio (Some majors are restricted for Winter TAG)
Santa Barbara All majors in the College of Creative Studies; All majors in
the
College of Engineering; Dance (B.A., B.F.A); Music (B.M.);
Theater (B.F.A) in the College of Letters and Science;
Santa Cruz Computer Science (B.A. and B.S.)
MAJORS THAT REQUIRE MAJOR PREPARATION
Davis
Complete
course group requirements for selective majors; see
visit
http://tag.ucdavis.edu/ for details.
Irvine
Complete
major prerequisites for specific majors; see
https://www.admissions.uci.edu/apply/transfer/guarantee.php
Merced
Complete
minimum course prerequisites for specified majors; see
http://admissions.ucmerced.edu/tag
Riverside
All
majors in the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE), College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences
(CNAS),
School of Business Administration, and Business Economics, Economics, Psychology, and
Neuroscience
majors in the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS);
see
https://admissions.ucr.edu/transfer/majors-preparation-guide for major preparation and
http
://admissions.ucr.edu/admissions/transfer/index.html for campus details.
Santa
Barbara
All
Economics, Mathematics, Biological Sciences and Physics majors in the College of Letters and
Science.
See: https://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/tag for more details
Santa
Cruz
All
screening majors. See http://admissions.ucsc.edu/tag for more details
TAG Highlights!!
1. School of Business- UCR requires 2.8 UC
transferable GPA for TAG
2. Psychological & Brain Sciences at UCSB does not
require major prep for TAG
3. Psychological Sciences at UCI does not
require major prep for TAG
4. UCM & UCR are the only campuses you can TAG
for Computer Science (3.0-3.6 GPA)
5. You can TAG to UCD for Computer Science and
Engineering & Computer Engineering (3.2 GPA)
6. Most majors at UCSB do not require major
prep to TAG
6. Mechanical engineering at UCR only requires a
3.1 GPA
*Check the UC TAG website
for each school for more det
ails on major prep and GPA
• UC TAP is an online tool to help prospective UC transfer students track and plan their coursework.
• Benefits
• Students receive communication regarding upcoming events/visits from UC Rep & Community College counselors.
• Allows counselors to track student progress towards meeting admission requirements
• Apply for TAG
• Import academic information to the UC application
https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/
Create an Account
The TABS will allow
you to skip & save.
It will also allow you
to update your
application until it is
time to submit.
Messages
• AUTHORIZED COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNSELORS AND UC ADMISSIONS CAN SEND MESSAGES TO YOU THROUGH
YOUR UC TAP ACCOUNT.
Parts of the application
My Academic History:
Schools Attended
• LIST ALL HIGH SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGES ATTENDED. INCLUDING OUT-OF-
STATE AND OUT-OF-COUNTRY INSTITUTIONS.
• MANUALLY ENTER INSTITUTIONS ONLY WHEN
NOT INCLUDED ON THE PULL-DOWN MENU
PROVIDED.
• BE THOROUGH AND ACCURATE! USE
YOUR TRANSCRIPTS!
COURSEWORK:
• For CA Community Colleges:
• Search for courses
• Select the grade earned
• Units earned are generated
automatically
• UC transferable courses (that
are ASSIST certified) will
appear on the list
NON-TRANSFERABLE OR NON-CC
•Non-transferable CCC courses
& any course from other
institutions will not appear.
Courses must be added
manually, exactly as it appears
on transcripts. Enter subject,
course #, title, grade earned,
units received.
Make sure you add your D’s
and F’s when you received
them. Also make sure you
state when you have
repeated a course. The
application will prompt you
on the second attempt.
MY COURSEWORK:
GAPS - REPEATS
Report gaps in education
MY COURSEWORK:
Exams
Record Review:
Checks for minimum
UC eligibility
GPA and transferable
units are preliminary
Review all your
entries through
Record Review
Apply for TAG
Remember that you are
applying for admissions
to the following year.
E.g. apply Fall 2024 to
transfer Fall 2025
There may be a place
you can include
comments at the end of
the application.
Apply for TAG
Double check everything!
The application will alert
you if something seems
wrong, but you can
continue if you feel the
information you entered
is correct.
Apply for TAG:
Step 1
This is where you can
enter any additional
information you would
like them to know. Enter
information that might
affect your TAG.
Do Not: Write a
personal statement here.
Apply for TAG:
Step 2
All boxes must be
checked to proceed
Apply for TAG:
Step 3
This button will submit
your TAG application.
There is no turning back
after you hit Submit.
Apply for TAG
Done! Print a copy for
your records.
