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TRANSFER ADMISSION GUARANTEE (TAG) Guarantees Admission to CA Community College students Participating Campuses UC Davis UC Irvine UC Merced UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara 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 as long as they meet the definition of a Community College Student.

UC Guarantee Your Admission FALL 2017 TAGS You may submit a UC TAG contract to only ONE of the six participating UC's. Though limited to one UC TAG application, you may apply to all UC's of your choosing during the regular process in November 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 UC Guarantee Your Admission

STEPS TO PURSUE TAG AND UC ADMISSION 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 Step 1 TAG Complete 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 1-30th 2017 for Fall 2018 Step 2 Deadline Begin your UC Admission Application 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 3 Admission Application November 1-30th Submit UC Admission Application * TAG Application and UC Admission Application must be submitted in order for TAG to be valid *Same school, same major Step 4 Deadline

Details of tag Minimum Admission Requirements Unit Requirement for TAG GPA Requirement for TAG English and Math Completion Time for TAG Limitations for TAG UC Planner

MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS To be considered for UC admission as a Junior, you must fulfill the following requirements: 60 transferrable (90 quarter) units with a GPA of at least 2.4 (2.8 for non- residents) 2 transferrable English Composition courses (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units) 1 transferrable course in Mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units) 4 transferrable courses within the 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 transferrable units must be completed by the September 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. All participating campuses except UCSB accept AP/IB as part of the 30 units to submit the TAG application

GPA REQUIREMENT FOR TAG Davis 3.2 3.3 Engineering Irvine 3.4 3.4 Engineering Merced 2.9 Natural Sciences 2.8 Schools: Social Sciences and Hum and Arts 3.0 Psychology 3.0 –For ALL majors in the School of Engineering Riverside 3.0 College of Hum & Soc Sci 3.5 Business Admin 3.2 Bio, Biochemistry, Chemistry & Neuroscience 3.1 Natural Sci & Agricultural Sci 3.1 Bourns College of Engineering Santa Barbara 3.2 (end of Fall and maintained Spring) College of Engineering does NOT participate in TAG Santa Cruz 3.0 Note: See Psychology and Economic majors course and grade required specifics 3.0 Engineering

ENGLISH AND MATH COMPLETION TIME Davis Fall 2017 (1st English & 2nd English) Fall 2017 Irvine Summer 2017 (1st English) Spring 2018 (2nd English) Summer 2017 Merced Fall 2017 (1st English) Spring 2018 (2nd English) Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz

SPECIAL DETAILS AND EXCEPTIONS AP/IB will never hinder Admissions to the UC System Davis requires students to be enrolled full-time at a CCC from Spring term 2017 through Spring term 2018. Part-Time enrollment is permissible for good cause. Students should provide a brief explanation regarding part-time attendance on the UC TAG application at the time of submission.

EXCLUDED COLLEGES/MAJORS FOR TAG Davis Undeclared programs and Landscape Architecture Irvine Business Administration, Cognitive Sciences, Dance, Music, and Nursing Science 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)

EXCLUDED COLLEGES/MAJORS FOR TAG Merced English, Global Arts and Studies program, Public Health and Spanish (subject to change) Riverside Art (Studio) Santa Barbara Dance (B.A., B.F.A); Music (B.M.); Theater (B.F.A); All majors in the College of Creative Studies; All majors in the College of Engineering Santa Cruz NONE

Davis Irvine Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz Complete course group requirements for selective majors; see https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/selective-major-requirements for details. Irvine Complete major prerequisites for specific majors; see http://admissions.uci.edu/applicants/transfer_preparation.html Merced Complete minimum course prerequisites for specified majors; see http://c.ucm.edu/tag Riverside All majors in the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE), College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences (CNAS), School of Business Administration (SOBA) and Neuroscience major in College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) See www.assist.org for major preparation and http://admissions.ucr.edu/Admissions/pathsAdmissions#transferStudents for campus details Santa Barbara All Economics majors and Biological Sciences majors in the College of Letters and Science. Strongly recommended to complete lower-division major preparation for all other majors; see www.assist.org for more details. http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/applying/transfer/tag Santa Cruz All majors in the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, all majors in the biological sciences, all majors in economics, all majors in physics, chemistry, biochemistry, psychology, and sociology. See http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/transfer-students/tag.html for more details.

Transfer admission planner

TRANSFER ADMISSION PLANNER https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/ UC TAP is an online tool to help prospective UC transfer students track and plan their coursework. Benefits UC outreach connections and updates Transfer Prep Program advising Peer mentoring Apply for TAG Import academic information to the UC application

UC TRANSFER ADMISSION PLANNER The TABS will allow you to skip and save. It will also allow you to update your application until it is time to submit.

MY INFORMATION-ACADEMIC 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!

MY MESSAGES Authorized community college counselors and UC Admissions can send messages to you through your UC TAP account.

MY 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 NON CCC 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.

MY COURSEWORK GAPS - REPEATS Report gaps in education 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

MY EXAMS

REVIEW - COURSEWORK AND REVIEW SUMMARY Checks for minimum UC eligibility GPA & transferable units are preliminary

You can include comments at the end of the application APPLY FOR TAG You can include comments at the end of the application

Where do “UC” yourself at? GOT TAGGED? “TAG” you’re in! Where do “UC” yourself at?