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Tips for Transfer Students

    Community College Programs- Transfer Admissions Guarantee (TAG)

  • A Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) is a formal agreement ensuring fall admission in your desired proposed major, as long as you are transferring from a California community college and as long as you agree to certain conditions. Learn more about TAG here. 

    Note: TAG is not available for the Computer Science major.

    • Transfer Requirements

  • The admission and selection process for transfers reflects the academic rigor and preparation needed for admission to a major research institution. UC Santa Cruz uses faculty-approved criteria to determine which transfer students will be selected for admission. Junior-level transfer students from California community colleges receive priority admission, but lower-division transfers and second-baccalaureate applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis as campus enrollment allows. 

    You can learn more about Application, GPA, Units, and Residency Requirements here.

    • IGETC

  • The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a series of courses that prospective California community college transfer students may complete to satisfy the lower-division breadth/general education requirements at any University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) campus.

    To fully view the IGETC requirements, Unit requirements and Major/ Minor requirements, we highly recommend that you visit this catalog on our website here.