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University of California (UC) Transfer

University of California (UC) Transfer 

There are 9 UC campuses which offers undergraduate degrees: Davis, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Merced, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Irvine, Riverside, and San Diego.  (The San Francisco campus offers professional and graduate degrees.) 

The UC system has over 750 majors and over 150 disciplines. California community college students are given first priority over other transfer applicants. Nearly 1 in 3 UC students start at a community college before graduating from a UC campus. 

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  • The UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) is your tool to plan for transfer and seek the transfer admission guarantee to a participating UC campus.
    • The planner:
    • Helps you plan and track coursework (completed, in-progress, and planned).
    • Is linked to assist.org so it counts up your UC-transferable units and UC-transferable gpa, which is unavailable in MyPortal and DegreeWorks.
    • Allows UC transfer admissions representatives and Chabot counselors to provide general and major specific feedback before Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) and/or UC Application periods. (This is a great perk so you can ensure you are submitting the fullest and most accurate records for admission and TAG consideration.)
    • The UC TAP is what you submit to seek your UC Transfer Admission Guarantee.
    • The UC TAP is what you import into your UC application so you do not have to reenter your coursework from all colleges attended in the application.
    • Use your UC TAP at: uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu

Explore UC campuses, academic programs (Major), Financial Aid, and More:

  • Meet with your Chabot Counselor to develop a SEP that:
    • Incorporates your UC transfer goals, which should include:
      • Multiple potential UC campuses and other institutions
      • Intended university Major and required coursework
      • One or two UCs that might be your potential UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (UC TAG) campus
      • Learn about TAG on each UC TAG Campus Website or review the TAG Matrix.
    • Refine your SEP as your narrow your list of universities and major.
  • Your Goal: Know which semester is your last semester/term at Chabot College in order to follow Step 4 below.
  • Action Items:
    • Update your transfer planner(s) every semester.
    • Keep your UC Transfer Planner current with most recent grades, in-progress, and planned courses from all colleges attended, including AP scores.
    • An accurate and complete transfer planner will faciliate you receiving relevant and timely reminders, action items, and announcements related to your transfer timeline.
  • Update your UC Transfer Planner (UC TAP) with your most recent grades, in-progress, and planned classes from all colleges attended, including AP scores.
  • The semester before your final year at Chabot:
    • Meet with your Chabot Counselor to review your UC TAP for TAG and UC application readiness.
  • Some requirements must be met by the time you submit your UC TAP for a TAG while other requirements may be met after the TAG application deadline.
  • Some campuses offer an early review of your academic record, early admission notification, and guidance on major preparation and GE courses.
  • Sources for review:
  • Students can submit updates as many times needed through the priority deadline:
    • Fall 2027 Application Update: December 15, 2026 - January 31, 2027
    • Winter/Spring 2027 Application Update: September 30, 2026
  • Fall 2027 application updates include:
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