UC TAG Workshop Summer 2013

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UC Transfer AdmissionGuarantee (TAG)


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What is UC TAG?

UC TAG is a Transfer Admission

Guarantee for students who meet

minimum eligibility for admission and

exceed selection eligibility.

Guaranteed admission is granted upon

approval of the TAG application

Restrictions on eligibility and minimum

coursework / GPA required

Not all UC campuses participate


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UC-TAP

Why is it more than an application?

Self-service advisement within the UC Application and

Transfer Admission Guarantee.

More effective and timely communication between thestudent and their TAG campuses/community colleges

Improved communication between UCs and thecommunity colleges

Reporting capabilities for community colleges


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UC-TAG PARTICIPANTS

UC Davis

UC Irvine

UC MercedUC Riverside

UC San Diego

(last year!)

UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Cruz


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UC-TAG

Requires TWO applications!

1. UC TAG Application:

https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/index.cfm

2. General Application:

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.e

du/how-to-apply/apply-

online/index.html
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UC-TAG

The new TAG applicationis available!

All UC campuses will use:

The new online UC TAP/TAG application

Self-reported academic information


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New this year:

The UC San Diego TAG program is beingphased out; the last available term for TAGadmission will be Fall 2014. To apply for Fall2014, you must submit your TAG online

application and the UC application for admissionin Fall 2013.

Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) tool The planner helps students track their progress toward meeting

UC's minimum requirements, and allows UC staff to

communicate important information to prospective transferstudents.

Can only TAG ONE campus. Must select first choice for your guarantee


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For all campuses:

Currently enrolled full-time at a CaliforniaCommunity College.

Complete at least 30 transferable semester

units with a minimum GPA

Complete UC-required transferable Math course

and 1st of two transferable English courses with

a C or better

Spring 2013 deadline for all TAG qualificationsto be met

Good standing required


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Who is not qualified?

Prior BA/BSCandidates

Prior professional

degree

Prior UC students HS Students

Students with mixed records thatexceed 80/90 units (CCC + four-

year college combined) UCD: 80 unit limit, exclude AP/IB credits

UCI: provided student completes 60 units from

the CCC

UCM: 80 unit limit, exclude AP/IB credits (unit

limit does not apply to the College of Engineering).

UCR: only 60 units (CCC & 4-year), exclude AP/IB

credits

UCSD: 90 units limits (CCC & 4-year), exclude

AP/IB credits. Candidates with international

coursework do not qualify.

UCSB: 90 units limits (CCC & 4-year), exclude

AP/IB credits

UCSC: will not allow more than 20 units taken at a

4 year university


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UC Davis

ENGL G100, ENGL G110, & Math completed by SP 2014

Guaranteed admission to your major, provided all TAGrequirements are completed

Requires students to be full time at time

GPA Requirements: Agricultural & Environmental Sciences: 3.20

Letters & Science and Biological Sciences: 3.20

Engineering: 3.30

Major is guaranteed when admitted

Excluded Majors:

Electronic Materials Engineering Exercise Biology

Optical Science & Engineering

Undeclared programs

Applicants to Landscape Architecture and Managerial Economics areapproved in a pre-major status (no guarantee to the major)


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UC Irvine

ENGL G100 & Transferable Math completed by Summer 2013,ENGL G110 by Spring 2014

Major is guaranteed, provided all TAG requirements are completed

Minimum GPA: 3.4 for all UC transferable coursework by Summer2013, and each subsequent term

Excluded majors/colleges:

Arts and Humanities Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Business Administration

Dance

Developmental and Cell Biology

Genetics

Humanities and Arts

Information and Computer Science (ICS) Microbiology and Immunology

Music

Neurobiology

Nursing Science

Plant Biology


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UC Merced

ENGL G100 by Fall 2013/ TransferableMath and ENGL G110 by Spring 2014

Major is guaranteed, provided all TAG

requirements are completed GPA Requirements

School of Engineering: 3.00

School of Natural Sciences: 2.90 School of Social Sciences, Humanities and

Arts: 2.80

Psychology major requires 3.00


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UC Riverside

ENGL G100 / Transferable Math by Fall 2013.ENGL G110 by Spring 2014

Major is guaranteed, provided all TAG

requirements are completed IGETC completion required for School of

Business Administration

GPA Requirement: 3.0 for all majors in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social

Sciences; School of Business Administration (SOBA) and

College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

3.2 for Biology & Biochemistry

3.1 for all majors in the Bourns College of Engineering


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UC San Diego

ENGL G100/G110 and transferable Math byFall 2013

Major is not guaranteed

GPA Requirement:

3.50 for all majors by end of Fall 2013andmaintained through Spring 2014

Full certification of IGETC required by the end

of Spring 2014 **TAG WILL SUNSET EFFECTIVE FALL

2014: Students must submit TAG in Fall 2013

for Fall 2014 admission.


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UC Santa Barbara

ENGL G100 / G110 and Transferable Mathby Fall 2013

Major is guaranteed for College ofEngineering

Major is not guaranteed for College of Lettersand Science

GPA Requirement: 3.20 for all majors by end of Fall 2012 and maintained through

Spring 2014

3.40 for majors preparation courses for all Engineering andComputer Science majors

Excluded Majors: Dance, Music, Theatre, all majors inCollege of Creative Arts.


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UC Santa Cruz

ENGL G100 by Fall 2013/ ENGL G110 and

transferable Math by Spring 2014

Major is guaranteed for Baskin School of

Engineering.

Major is not guaranteed for all other majors.

GPA Requirement: 3.0 for all majors

3.0 for all major preparation courses for all majors in

Economics and Psychology


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TAG FAQs

Why is the GPA so high for TAG?

What if I dont meet the GPA now, but will

have it by the end of this fall?

If I dont meet the GPA, does this mean I

cant go to that UC?

What if my TAG is denied / notauthorized?

Can TAG be rescinded once approved?


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UC-TAGhttp://uctag.universityofcalifornia.edu/


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UC-TAG My Information


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Demographic Information


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Special Programs


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UC-TAG (Coursework)


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UC-TAG (Adding coursework)


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Cant Find your course?

Manually enter all coursework below 100 level,

or non-UC transferable courses (Math G120)

A FEW TIPS:

Be sure to check different department abbreviations! Depending on the year you took the course:

SPCH may be listed as COMM, SPCM, SPCOM,

CMST

PSCI may be listed as POLS, POLSCI

G or no G?


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TAP/TAG Automatically adjustsrepeated coursework!


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UC-TAG (AP/IB Exams)


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UC-TAG (Actual Application)


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Select Campus Choice / Major


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UC-TAG (more deadlines)

Important Dates for Fall 2014 TAGs

Sept.1 30, 2013: TAG submission period

September 1 Oct. 15, 2013: CCCauthorization for UCD, UCI and UCSC

No later than November 15, 2013: UC

campuses post TAG decisions

November 1-30, 2013: Fall 2014

UC application filing period


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TAG!Youre in!

Questions?

Comments?

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UC TAG Workshop Summer 2013