UC Transfer Admission Guarantee

The University of California Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) is an agreement that guarantees your place into one of six participating UC campuses, provided that you meet the requirements of TAG for that campus.

Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) information is updated each year in August, when the University of California releases the new TAG Matrix for the upcoming application cycle. Check back for the latest updates.

Applying for Fall 2026? You must submit your UC TAG Application between September 1-30, 2025.

Need more information about TAG? Sign up for a TAG workshop or visit the Transfer Center.

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TAG Eligibility for Fall 2026

To qualify for TAG for Fall 2026, students must meet the following criteria:

• Must have completed at least 30 semester UC-transferable units by end of summer 2025 to apply for TAG;
• Must complete at least one UC-E (English) and one UC-M (Math) by the end of fall 2025;
• Must complete the remaining 7-course pattern by the end of spring 2026;
• Must complete 60 semester/90 quarter UC-transferable units (junior standing) by the end of spring 2026;
• Must complete at least 30 semester/45 quarter UC-transferable units at one or more CCC by the end of spring 2026, and a CCC must be the last school of attendance in a regular session;
• Must require no more than 19 UC-transferable units (semester or quarter) in spring 2026 (or in the last regular term) to reach junior standing;
• Must not exceed 80 semester/120 quarter total UC-transferable units, after applying lower-division limits (students with only CCC coursework and AP/IB/A level credits will not exceed this limit);
• Must earn a 2.0 GPA in all UC-transferable coursework in the current fall, winter and/or spring terms with no grade lower than C;
• Must submit a TAG application through the UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) between September 1 and September 30, 2025;
• Must submit the UC application between October 1 and December 1, 2025, and the TAG major and application major for the TAG campus must match;
• Must submit a Transfer Academic Update (TAU) by January 31, 2026;
• Must meet all campus-specific TAG criteria

TAG requirements vary by campus and major. View the UC TAG Matrix with campus information.

Explore UC TAG Requirements by Campus

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

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Important Reminders for Your UC TAG Submission

1. To submit a UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) application, you must first create a UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) account. The option to submit your TAG application will only be available once you've entered information in each area of your TAP account.
2. We encourage you to create your UC TAP account as early as possible in your transfer journey.
3. You may "TAG" to one UC campus. Participating campuses are: Davis, Irvine, Merced, Santa Cruz, Riverside, Santa Barbara.
4. Most UC campuses only accept TAG for fall admission. Currently, only UC Merced accepts TAG applications for spring admission.
5. You must submit your UC TAG application between September 1-30 for fall admission, and May 1-31 for spring admission.
6. If you miss the UC TAG deadline, you may still apply for admission during the regular admission cycle.

 

The TAG application is not the UC application. You must still submit a UC application during the appropriate filing period: October 1-November 30 for fall admission; July 1-31 for winter/spring.

 

 

Additional Reminders

• Be sure that your TAG application major and your UC application major are the same, otherwise your TAG will be void.
• Don't forget that you will need to complete your Transfer Academic Update (TAU) after completing the TAG and UC applications. The TAU deadline for fall admission is January 31; for winter submission is required in August.
• You must maintain your TAG eligibility following submission of your TAG application.
• View the TAG requirements here.

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