Transfer Information for UC
University of California TAG Program
- University of California (UC) Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) Program
Six UC campuses offer the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program for California community college students who meet specific requirements.
General Education
The minimum requirements to be considered for admission to the UC system.
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). IGETC and Cal-GETC are sequences of courses, certified by the California community colleges, that you complete in order to satisfy the freshman/sophomore-level general education requirements at UC.
UC grants credit for all College Board Advanced Placement tests on which a student scores 3 or higher.
UC Campuses That Offer a Second Bachelors Degree
Check out different UC campuses and majors they offer, which UC campus offers 2nd BA/BS.
General Application Information
Select the correct term and submit your UC application through the UC Application Portal.- Application
Remember to apply for admission in November!
Learn how to fill out UC admission applications.
Learn what information is important in the personal insight questions portion of the admission application.
Steps to take after submitting the UC application.
UC contacts for Veteran students
UC Transfer Pathways
Turn Your ADT Into a UC Degree. UC Merced is creating more opportunities for CA community college students to earn a University of California degree after completing an ADT degree.
If you™ve decided on a major but want to keep your UC campus options open, consider completing a UC Transfer Pathway “ a single set of courses you can take to prepare for your major on any of our nine undergraduate campuses.
Pathways+ is the best way to prepare for success at UC. You can even get a guaranteed place.
UC TAP is an online tool to help prospective UC transfer students track and plan their coursework.
Students can explore how they can transfer to UC.
Resources for Counselors
Data on GPA, majors and more for each UC campus.- UC Senior Standing
This provides guidance for counselors to assist students with a high number of UC-transferrable units to alert them that there may be some difficulty in the ability of some campuses to offer them admission.
These materials provide the information to Counselors about admission requirements to UC.