Transfers: Planning for a Successful Transfer

Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)

The UC Davis TAG program offers transfer students a written guarantee of admission to UC Davis, one year in advance, in the major of their choice. The agreement, prepared by transfer students with their community college counselors, outlines the classes and grades required to guarantee admission to UC Davis. TAGs are available at all California community colleges.

Transfer Opportunity Program (TOP)

TOP is a cooperative program between UC Davis and 18 Northern California community colleges. TOP advisers from Undergraduate Admissions regularly visit participating colleges to provide information about UC Davis admission and selection, major preparation, general education, financial aid, housing and many other important student services.

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)

IGETC is a pattern of courses designed to allow community college students to complete their general education requirements before transferring to a UC or CSU. We do not recommend that you complete IGETC if you plan to enter a major with substantial lower-division requirements, such as those described in our Selective Majors section. It’s more important to complete courses required for your major than to fulfill all your general education requirements before transferring.

ASSIST

Which courses at your California community college will fulfill admissions, general education or major requirements? ASSIST can answer your questions about course transferability quickly and easily.

UC Transfer

Visit uctransfer.org to learn more about transferring to the University of California from a California community college. Find out what's required to transfer and how you can maximize your chances of being admitted to the University of California.