UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) for Students Applying for 2024-2025 Admission
Accurate as of September 1, 2023, for the 2024-2025 TAG application cycle. Subject to change. For future TAG application cycle information refer to each individual UC campus admissions website.
Six University of California (UC) campuses offer guaranteed admission to students from all California community colleges (CCC). Interested students
must meet campus-specific requirements to qualify for a TAG. By participating in a TAG program, students can ensure their admission to a specific
UC campus. Also, students interested in pursuing the Pathways+ transfer option will use a TAG to secure their guarantee.
Who can file a TAG?
Only students transferring directly from a California community college (CCC) are considered for a TAG, including international students (those with
a visa).
A CCC transfer student is one who has completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) UC-transferable units at one or more California community
colleges. The last college the student attended in a regular session (fall/spring or fall/winter/spring) before admission to a UC campus must be a
California community college.
Not Eligible for a TAG: Students who have already earned a bachelor’s, graduate and/or professional degree; students previously enrolled at a UC
campus during a regular term (not including summer session only) who plan to return to that same campus; and students concurrently enrolled in
high school at the time of TAG application submission.
To pursue a TAG, students must:
● Complete the online TAG application and submit it during the appropriate filing period — September 1-30, 2023 for fall 2024 admission (or
May 1-31, 2024 for winter/spring 2025) at uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu.
● Once a TAG is submitted, fulfill all remaining coursework and GPA requirements designated on the TAG agreement.
● Apply for admission to UC between October 1 and November 30, 2023, for fall 2024 (or July 1-31, 2024, for winter/spring 2025) at
apply.universityofcalifornia.edu. TAG students must submit a UC application; submitting the TAG application alone is not enough. The TAG
major and major on the admission application must match.
● Note: TAG/admission decisions will be based on all academic information available at the time of review. Dropping required courses and/or
earning non-passing grades in coursework may result in a change in your TAG/admission eligibility. Grade changes or adding courses to
meet TAG criteria after the decision is made will not be considered.
**Students are strongly encouraged to consult with their community college counselor prior to completing/submitting the TAG application, as not
all campuses will consider appeals of TAG decisions. Davis and Irvine allow CCC counselors the option of reviewing the TAG prior to the UC review,
with a deadline of October 15, 2023.
Please note: transfer students do not have to participate in TAG to be considered for admission. In fact, approximately two-thirds of transfer
students admitted to UC do not have a TAG. Non-TAG students simply apply for UC admission during the appropriate application filing period.
UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) for Students Applying for 2024-2025 Admission
Accurate as of September 1, 2023, for the 2024-2025 TAG application cycle. Subject to change. For future TAG application cycle information refer to each individual UC campus admissions website.
Specific information about TAG at each of the six participating UC campuses is provided in the table below.
Campus
Is a pre-evaluation of
coursework provided
as part of TAG?
For which terms is a
TAG accepted? What is
the TAG filing period?
Is the major guaranteed as part of TAG?
What are the excluded majors for TAG?
Contact Information
Davis
Yes
Accepted for fall
quarter only. Filing
period: Sept. 1-30
Yes, provided all TAG requirements are completed.
Applicants to Landscape Architecture are approved in
a “pre-major” status (no guarantee to the major).
Undeclared programs, Computer Science, Data Science and
Landscape Architecture (applicants are approved in pre-
Landscape Architecture with no guarantee to the major).
UC Davis TAG contacts
(530) 752-2971
Irvine
No
Accepted for fall
quarter only. Filing
period: Sept. 1-30
Yes, provided all TAG requirements are completed.
Art, Business Administration, Dance, Music, Nursing Science
and ALL majors in the Donald Bren School of Information and
Computer Sciences. (The Art major requires a portfolio.)
UC Irvine TAG
(949) 824-6703
Merced
Yes
Decision release dates:
Fall TAG: Nov 15
th
Spring TAG: July 1
st
Accepted for fall; filing
period: Sept. 1-30
Accepted for spring;
filing period: May 1-31
Yes, provided all TAG requirements are completed.
Bioengineering (all emphases), Global Arts Studies Program,
and Public Health.
Subject to change.
UC Merced TAG
(209) 228-7178
transfer@ucmerced.edu
Riverside
No
Accepted for fall; filing
period: Sept. 1-30
Accepted for winter;
filing period: May 1-31
Yes, provided all TAG requirements are completed.
For fall: Art Studio
For winter: Art Studio, and other majors may be subject to
change.
UC Riverside TAG
(951) 827-3411
Admissions.ucr.edu/ask
Santa
Barbara
No
Accepted for fall
quarter only. Filing
period: Sept. 1-30
Yes, for College of Letters & Science (L&S) majors that
do not have a pre-major.
No for L&S majors that have a pre-major; the pre-
major is guaranteed, but further requirements must
be met at UCSB after transfer in order to be accepted
into the full major.
All majors in the College of Creative Studies; all majors in the
College of Engineering; Dance B.A., Dance B.F.A., Music B.M.,
Theater B.F.A. in the College of Letters & Science.
UC Santa Barbara TAG
(805) 893-2881
Santa
Cruz
Yes
Accepted for fall
quarter only. Filing
period: Sept. 1-30
Yes, for all screening majors. For the most current list
of screening majors, please visit UC Santa Cruz TAG.
Computer Science B.A and B.S.
UC Santa Cruz TAG
(831) 459-4008
tag@ucsc.edu
UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) for Students Applying for 2024-2025 Admission
Accurate as of September 1, 2023, for the 2024-2025 TAG application cycle. Subject to change. For future TAG application cycle information refer to each individual UC campus admissions website.
Campus
Can students with non-CCC coursework
(from within or outside of the U.S.) file a
Minimum UC transferable
units completed to submit
a TAG
Minimum UC
transferable units
required to fulfill TAG
Minimum UC Transferable GPA required for a TAG
Is completion of
IGETC required?
Davis
lower-division unit limitations and
exclusions) does not reach or exceed 80
semester (120 quarter) transferable units of
college coursework. During the regular
application period the College of
Engineering will consider applicants who
have 80 or more semester (120 quarter)
units of transfer credit after UC lower-
30 semester/45 quarter
60 semester/90
quarter
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: 3.2
College of Biological Sciences: 3.2
College of Letters and Science: 3.2
College of Engineering: 3.5.
GPAs listed above required by end of summer 2023.
There are also specific major prep GPA requirements for each selective major.
For the most current information, please visit UC Davis TAG.
No
Irvine
lower division limitations and exclusions)
does not reach or exceed 90 semester (135
quarter) units of combined community and
30 semester/45 quarter
60 semester/90
quarter
3.4 minimum GPA by end of summer 2023
For the most current information, please visit UC Irvine TAG.
No
Merced
lower division limitations and exclusions)
does not reach or exceed 80 semester (120
quarter) transferable units of combined
community college and four-year college
coursework.
30 semester/45 quarter
60 semester/90
quarter
School of Engineering majors: 3.0
School of Natural Science majors: 2.9
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts majors: 2.8
[Exception: Psychology 3.0]
GPAs listed above required by end of summer 2023.
For the most current information, please visit UC Merced TAG.
No
Riverside
lower-division unit limitations and
exclusions) does not reach or exceed 80
semester (120 quarter) units of combined
community college and four-year college
transferable coursework.
30 semester/45 quarter
60 semester/90
quarter
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS): 2.8
[Exceptions: Psychology, and Theater, Film & Digital Production 3.3]
Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE): 3.0
[Exceptions: Computer Science 3.6; Computer Science w/Business
Applications 3.3; Computer Engineering 3.3; Mechanical Engineering 3.1]
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS): 2.8
School of Business: 2.8
Graduate School of Education: 2.7
School of Public Policy: 2.7
GPAs listed above required by end of fall 2023.
For the most current information, please visit UC Riverside TAG.
No; The School
of Business
Administration
highly
recommends
completion of
IGETC.
Santa
Barbara
lower division limitations and exclusions)
does not reach or exceed 90 semester (135
quarter) units of combined community
college and four-year college transferable
30 semester/45 quarter
60 semester/90
quarter, with no more
than 18 units needed
in spring to reach
minimum.
3.4 GPA by end of fall 2023 for all majors.
All majors in Economics, Mathematics, Physics, and Biological Sciences have a
minimum GPA required for major preparation courses.
See “By Major” articulation agreements at ASSIST for details.
No
Santa
Cruz
lower division limitations and exclusions)
does not reach or exceed 90 semester (135
quarter) units of combined community
college and four-year college transferable
30 semester/45 quarter
60 semester/90
quarter
3.0 GPA by end of fall 2023 for all majors.
Additional GPA requirements for major preparation courses for some majors.
For the most current information, please visit UC Santa Cruz TAG.
No
UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) for Students Applying for 2024-2025 Admission
Accurate as of September 1, 2023, for the 2024-2025 TAG application cycle. Subject to change. For future TAG application cycle information refer to each individual UC campus admissions website.
Campus
Completion deadline for
English Composition (UC-E)
courses
Completion deadline for mathematics course (UC-M)
Deadlines for all
other TAG
qualifications
to be met
Majors that require major preparation
Davis
End of fall 2023 term for the
first UC-E; end of spring 2024
for the second UC-E course
.
End of fall 2023
End of spring 2024
Complete course group requirements for selective majors; see UC Davis TAG criteria
for details.
Irvine
End of summer 2023 for the
first UC-E course; end of
spring 2024 for the second
UC-E course.
End of summer 2023
Transfer Academic
Update must be
submitted by
January 31, 2024
.
End of spring 2024
for all other
deadlines
Complete major prerequisites for specific majors; see UC Irvine transfer
requirements.
Merced
Fall 2024 TAG: End of fall 2023
for the first UC-E course; end
of spring 2024 for the second
UC-E course.
Spring 2025 TAG: End of
spring 2024 for the first UC-E
course; end of summer 2024
for the second UC-E course.
Fall 2024 TAG: End of fall 2023
Spring 2025 TAG: End of spring 2024
Fall 2024 TAG: end
of spring 2024
Spring 2025 TAG:
end of fall 2024
Complete minimum course prerequisites for specific majors; see UC Merced TAG.
Riverside
Fall 2024 TAG: End of fall
2023 for the first UC-E course;
end of spring 2024 for the
second UC-E course.
Winter 2025 TAG: End of
spring 2024 for the first UC-E
course; end of fall 2024 for
the second UC-E course.
Fall 2024 TAG: End of fall 2023 for non-selecting
majors and selecting majors. 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.
Winter 2025 TAG: End of spring 2024 for non-
selecting and selecting majors. 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 spring 2024 as outlined on UC
Riverside Majors Preparation Guide.
Fall 2024 TAG: end
of spring 2024
Winter 2025 TAG:
end of fall 2024
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 UC Riverside Majors Preparation Guide for major preparation and UC Riverside
transfer admission for campus details.
Santa
Barbara
End of fall 2023 term for the
first UC-E course; end of
spring 2024 for the second
UC-E course.
End of fall 2023
End of spring 2024
All Economics, Mathematics, Physics, and Biological Sciences majors in the College of
Letters and Science.
See UC Santa Barbara selective majors for more details.
Santa Cruz
End of fall 2023 for the first
UC-E course; end of spring
2024 for the second UC-E
course.
End of fall 2023
End of spring 2024
All screening majors. See UC Santa Cruz TAG for more details.