Welcome to UC transfer!
Wherever you are on your educational journey, we’re here to meet you with information, guidance and support. If you’re still in high school, now is a great time to explore the UC transfer path. Enrolled in another college? Not currently enrolled in school and unsure where you fit? Don’t worry—we’re here to help you discover your UC.
What’s next?
Learn about the steps you’ll need to take to call UC home.
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Understand the requirements
Start learning about UC’s minimum admission requirements for transfer. These are the academic standards you have to meet to be considered for admission to UC. Most UCs are looking for junior-level transfers each fall term, and you’ll apply about a year before you actually transfer.
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Create a UC TAP account
The UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) is a helpful transfer planning tool for UC admission. Creating an account while you're in high school lets our campuses reach out to you to support your transfer journey. Entering any dual enrollment and exam credits on UC TAP can help you get a jump start on meeting the transfer admission requirements.
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3 out of 4 California community college transfer applicants are accepted to UC.
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Explore your options
Start thinking about what you want to study by searching through all UC majors. Discover how each major can prepare you for different careers. Research campuses and consider which UC sounds best to you.
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Get acquainted with financial aid
Part of going to college is paying for college, but UC has a lot of financial aid to offer. 53% of CA undergrads pay no tuition to attend UC and 68% receive some kind of grant or scholarship. Get to know about financial aid and how UC will make sure that you get the financial support you need.
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Connect with support
Transferring to the University of California is within your reach. Visit our UC Transfer website to connect with resources, find community and learn more about the transfer process.
What’s next?
Learn about the steps you’ll need to take to call UC home.
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Create a UC TAP account
The UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) is a tool that tracks your progress towards meeting the UC admission requirements. If you already have a UC TAP account, make sure it’s up-to-date with your latest courses and credits.
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Explore your options
Start thinking about what you want to study by searching through all UC majors. Discover how each major can prepare you for different careers. Research campuses and consider which UC sounds best to you.
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On average, students who transfer to UC from community college graduate in 2.5 years.
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Choose your major
Selecting a major is a huge part of preparing to transfer. Make sure you’re excited about your major’s required and advanced classes. You’ll need to take both the required and recommended courses for your major, and completing them before you transfer increases your chance of getting into UC and getting the major you want. If you’re open to different UC campuses, following a UC Transfer Pathway is a simplified path to transfer in a given major. Anthropology? Cell biology? Psychology? These are just some of the majors available with Transfer Pathways. If you already know your major and preferred campus, the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program might be right for you.
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Get prepared
Whatever your chosen major and campus, you’ll need to meet UC’s minimum requirements in order to transfer. Make sure you understand these requirements so you can plan your major preparation and general education courses to stay on track for transfer. Remember UC TAP? Use it to track your progress.
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Get acquainted with financial aid
Part of going to college is paying for college, but UC has a lot of financial aid to offer. 53% of CA undergrads pay no tuition to attend UC and 68% receive some kind of grant or scholarship. Get to know about financial aid and how UC will make sure that you get the financial support you need.
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Connect with support
Start with a visit to the UC Transfer website to learn about all the resources available to support your transfer journey. Your community college has a transfer center with transfer advisors. Seek out their advice. They may even be able to connect you with a UC admission representative to discuss your transfer options. The transfer center can also help you connect with programs designed to help students like you get advice and ongoing support.
What’s next?
Learn about the steps you’ll need to take to call UC home.
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Create a UC TAP account
The UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) is a tool that tracks your progress towards meeting the UC admission requirements. If you already have a TAP account, make sure it’s up-to-date with your latest courses and credits.
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Connect with support
Visit our UC Transfer website to connect with resources, discover the UC community and learn more about the transfer process.
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Explore your options
Start thinking about what you want to study by searching through all UC majors. Discover how each major can prepare you for different careers. Research campuses and consider which UC sounds best to you.
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Choose your major
Selecting a major is a huge part of preparing to transfer. Make sure you’re excited about your major’s required and advanced classes. You’ll need to take both the required and recommended courses for your major, and completing them before you transfer increases your chance of getting into UC and getting the major you want. If you’re open to different UC campuses, following a UC Transfer Pathway is a simplified path to transfer in a given major. Anthropology? Cell biology? Psychology? These are just some of the majors available with Transfer Pathways. If you already know your major and preferred campus, the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program might be right for you.
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Get prepared
Whatever your chosen major and campus, you’ll need to meet UC’s minimum requirements in order to transfer. Make sure you understand these requirements so you can plan your major preparation and general education courses to stay on track for transfer. Remember UC TAP? Use it to track your progress.
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Get acquainted with financial aid
Part of going to college is paying for college, but UC has a lot of financial aid to offer. 53% of CA undergrads pay no tuition to attend UC and 68% receive some kind of grant or scholarship. Get to know about financial aid and how UC will make sure that you get the financial support you need.
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Good to know
While UC accepts transfer students from all types of colleges and universities, we are especially dedicated to providing transfer opportunities for California Community College students.
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UC transfer students come from every background imaginable.
What’s next?
Learn about the steps you’ll need to take to call UC home.
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Explore your options
Start thinking about what you want to study by searching through all UC majors. Discover how each major can prepare you for different careers. Research campuses and consider which UC sounds best to you.
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Connect with resouces
Transferring to the University of California is within your reach. Visit our UC Transfer website to connect with resources, find community and learn more about all UC has to offer.
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The UC community values transfer students.
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Get acquainted with financial aid
Part of going to college is paying for college, but UC has a lot of financial aid to offer. 53% of CA undergrads pay no tuition to attend UC and 68% receive some kind of grant or scholarship. Get to know about financial aid and how UC will make sure that you get the financial support you need.
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Understand the requirements
Start learning about UC’s minimum admission requirements for transfer. These are the academic standards you have to meet to be considered for admission to UC. Most UCs are looking for junior-level transfers each fall term, and you’ll apply about a year before you actually transfer.