1. Transfer admission guarantee (TAG)
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*Accurate as Aug 26, 2016 for the TAG Application cycle.

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 (2nd English)
Riverside
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz

11. 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 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.

12. 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)

13. 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

14. Davis Irvine Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
Complete course group requirements for selective majors; see
for details.
Irvine
Complete major prerequisites for specific majors; see
Merced
Complete minimum course prerequisites for specified majors; see
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 for major preparation and 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 for more details.
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 for more details.

15. Transfer admission planner

16. TRANSFER ADMISSION PLANNER
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

18. 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.

19. 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!

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

21. 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

22. 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.

23. 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

24. MY EXAMS

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

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

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