Preparing to TAG Transfer Admission Guarantee

Preparing to TAG Transfer Admission Guarantee

Objectives What is TAG? Which UC campuses participate? TAG criteria How to apply for TAG Review of Transfer Admission Planner (TAP)

What is TAG? TAG Transfer Admission Guarantee for highly competitive CA community college students By participating in TAG, students will receive: Early review of academic records for UC Davis and UC Merced Early admission notification from early review campuses released by November 15 Specific guidance about major preparation and GE coursework

Which Campuses Participate? UC Davis UC Irvine UC Merced UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz Students may only apply for TAG at ONE UC campus To keep options open, students should apply to other UC campuses during the regular application cycle (November 1st30th)

Who Can Apply for TAG? CAN Apply California Community College students (including international students with a visa) CCC transfer student completed 30 semester units at one or more CCC’s & last attendance was regular session at CCC CANNOT Apply Those with a Bachelor’s, graduate degree, or professional degree Students who have previously enrolled at a UC campus during a regular term (not including summer session) NOTE: CAN TAG as long as to a different Campus (e.g. former UCI student cannot TAG at UCI, but can TAG at UCSB) Dual high school/community college students

TAG Criteria Minimum Admission Requirements Unit Requirement for TAG GPA Requirement for TAG English and Math Requirement for TAG Limitations for TAG Fill out UC Transfer Admission Planner Apply to UC Nov. 1-30

Minimum Admission Criteria To be considered for UC admission as a Junior, you must fulfill the following requirements: Complete 60 semester (90 quarter) units of transferable college credit Cumulative GPA of at least 2.4 GPA of 2.8 if you're a nonresident 7 Course GE-Pattern: 2 courses in English composition 1 course in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning 4 courses chosen from at least 2 of the following subject areas: Arts and Humanities Social and Behavioral Sciences Physical and Biological Sciences Major preparation courses for some majors **At least 60 Transferable Units must be completed by the end of Spring semester for FALL TRANSFER**

TAG Unit and GPA Requirements To Submit a TAG Application – Completion of 30 UC transferable units by the September filing period for all UC’s To Fulfill TAG – Completion of 60 transferable units by the end of Spring of the year the student is planning to transfer TAG GPA – Varies by campus and can change each year Example: UC Davis need a 3.2 for most majors 3.5 for Engineering and Computer Science UCI 3.4 for all majors that allow a TAG UCSB and UCSC allow fall grades to be included in TAG GPA

How to Pursue TAG 1. Fill out the Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) 2. Make appointment with CSM Counselor at (650) 503-4207 or through your Student Success Link. 3. Complete the online TAG Application via TAP between September 1st – 30th 4. Submit Application for Admission to UC during the appropriate filing period between November 1st – 30th 5. Fulfill all remaining coursework and GPA requirements in your TAG agreement

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) 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 Will use to apply for TAG Import academic information to the UC application https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP)

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) Broken up in TABS You can skip or save and come back You can update your application anytime

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) My Information – Personal, Demographics, Schools Attended, UC Campuses Applying To, Support Programs My Messages – Receive updates from CC Counselor or UC Admissions My Coursework – Enter courses, grades, units completed Transferable Courses – Listed automatically from ASSIST Non-Transferable – Enter manually as shown on transcript Report gaps in education, deficient grades, & repeated courses My Exams – Enter AP or IB exams for college credit

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) Review: Checks for UC minimum eligibility GPA and transferable units are preliminary

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) TAG Application: Must submit a TAG Application Must complete UC admission application to be valid Criteria: ONE TAG ONE UC Campus ONE Major Apply to other UC campuses via regular admission

UC TAG Timeline TAG Submission Period Sept 1st Create TAP Account Sept 30th TAG DEADLINE! UC Application Filing Period Nov 1st Nov 15th Most TAG decisions posted Transfer Update Application (Fall) Nov 30th Early Jan APP DEADLINE! App Opens TAGs accepted for Fall term only UC Merced and SC will accept Fall & Spring Jan 31st Priority Deadline

UC TAG Majors UC Davis - Major guaranteed, some majors are excluded from TAG UC Irvine - Major guaranteed, some majors are excluded from TAG UC Merced - Major guaranteed, some majors are excluded from TAG UC Riverside - Major guaranteed, some majors are excluded from TAG UC Santa Barbara - Some majors guaranteed, some majors excluded from TAG UC Santa Cruz - Some majors guaranteed, some majors excluded from TAG Keep in mind there are some majors that do not allow a TAG. Be sure to do your research!

UC TAG Matrix TAG Requirements by UC Campus: Units GPA Eligible Majors Excluded Majors Deadlines Supplemental Requirements

UC TAG Reminders Both TAG Application and UC Admission Application must be submitted in order for TAG to be valid Criteria: ONE TAG ONE UC Campus ONE Major Apply to other UC campuses via regular admission (Non-TAG campus can be a different major) Follow minimum UC admission specific campus TAG requirements TAG is NOT a Binding Contract - You can sign a TAG to one campus, but can attend another campus

Tips to Prepare Meet with a counselor to review your coursework and create education plan Review the TAG Matrix to ensure you are satisfying requirements by campus Create a TAP account and begin inputting your coursework ASAP

College of San Mateo Transfer Services Questions? [email protected]