Transfer Admission Guarantee Agreements (TAG)

TAG is a contract between students and four-year universities that is offered to students who meet the TAG criteria.  Each university determines its own TAG eligibility criteria which is listed below.  It is important to meet with a counselor to review and plan your course work. You must plan early!

UC TAG general requirements:

• Completed 30 transferable units at the time of applying for TAG
• Meet the course requirements for the major
• Meet the minimum required GPA
• Complete 60 transferrable units by the end of Spring term for the fall admission
• Apply for general admission

These UC campuses offer TAG:

• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• UC Merced
• UC Riverside
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz

 UC TAG application period is between September 1st to September 30th. You may file a TAG application with only one UC campus. 

 You must also file general admission application between November 1st-30th.

To apply for TAG and apply for general admission go to UC Transfer Admission Planner.

 

The following documents summarize the TAG eligibility and criteria:

• UC TAG PowerPoint
• Transfer Agreement Chart
• TAG criteria Summary - this includes the link to each campus and the major preparation course requirements
• UC TAG Page
• UC TAG matrix
• UC TAG Application Process