Downloadable guides
These materials provide the information you and your students need about admission requirements, selection processes and the undergraduate application.
Counselor resources
For advising freshman applicants:
- UC Campus Policies and Procedures for Reviewing Freshman Applicants (Freshman Matrix) [PDF]
- Options for Satisfying UC’s “A-G” Subject Requirements for Freshman Applicants [PDF]
- UC-CSU Comparison of Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Freshman Admission [PDF]
- Validation Matrix - Math and LOTE [PDF]
- Geometry Requirement Update and Clarification Letter [PDF]
- For information on UC’s transfer credit practices, see link under Counselor Resources
For advising transfer applicants:
- UC Campus Policies and Procedures for Evaluating Transfer Applicants (Transfer Matrix) - updated version coming soon
- Please note: The Transfer Matrix now incorporates information from the Transfer Q & A document. Counselors will now be able to reference a single resource for answers.
- UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG Matrix) - updated version coming soon
- Campus Updates on Majors and Preparation Requirements [PDF]
- Admitted Transfer Students - Procedures and Deadlines (Next Steps for Transfer Matrix) [PDF]
- UC Directory of Campus Offices [PDF]
- UC's American History and Institutions Requirement for International Students [PDF]
- UC's Transfer Maximum Limitation Policy/Chart [PDF]
- For information on UC’s transfer credit practices, see link under Counselor Resources
Student resources
- Apply Online to UC (freshman applicants) [PDF]
- Apply Online to UC (transfer applicants) [PDF]
- UC Campus Resources for Former Foster Youth [PDF]
- UC Campus Services for Transfer Students [PDF]
- Blue & Gold Opportunity Plan (English) [PDF]
- Blue & Gold Opportunity Plan (Spanish) [PDF]
- Blue & Gold Opportunity Plan (Chinese) [PDF]
- Blue & Gold Opportunity Plan (Vietnamese) [PDF]
- My High School Academic Planner [PDF]
- UC Transfer Planner [PDF]
- Freshman Pathways to UC (English) [PDF]
- Freshman Pathways to UC (Spanish) [PDF]
- Freshman Pathways to UC (Chinese - Traditional) [PDF]
- Freshman Pathways to UC (Chinese - Simplified) [PDF]