UC Transfer Admission Guarantee

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 Class-Web and DegreeWorks.
• Allows UC transfer admissions representatives and Chabot counselors to provide general and major specific feedback before 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.
• Establish and work on your UC TAP at: uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu

One-on-one assistance with your UC TAP for TAG is available at the Transfer Center. Visit us during Transfer Support Hours or email cc-transfer@chabotcollege.edu . 

• Reference the UC TAP How To as a guide when completing your planner.

• Research the specific requirements for the TAG at each participating  UC Campus.
  • Davis
  • Irvine
  • Merced
  • Riverside
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Cruz
• Attend UC TAG workshops offered by specific UC Campuses or from the Transfer Center.
• Reference the Transfer Center's Fall 2025 UC TAG Workshop Slides to review TAG requirements.

• Meet with your Chabot Counselor to develop education plan that reflects your UC transfer goals, including prospective UC TAG campus requirements. 
• In partnership with your counselor or UC TAG rep, refine your student education plan as needed, and incorporate completed, in-progress, and planned courses into your UC transfer planner.

• 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.
• Meet with your UC Campus Representative, Chabot Counselor, or attend Transfer Center Counselor to review your UC TAP to see how you are meeting the UC TAG requirements.
• Sources for review:
  • Learn about it on each UC TAG Campus Website or review the TAG Matrix.
  • Attend TAG Information Workshop or review previous TAG workshop slides: Fall 2025 UC TAG Workshop Slides.
  • Reference the UC TAP How-To to complete your planner completely.

• The TAG application is due approximately one year before your intended transfer term, but course planning to meet requirements and obtain that guarantee begins as early as your first year at Chabot.
• Meet with the UC representative and/or your Chabot counselor regularly to review your UC TAP and monitor your progress, catch any errors, and set any TAG goals.
• Assistance with completing your UC TAP for TAG is available at the Transfer Center during Transfer Support Hours and cc-transfer@chabotcollege.edu. 
• Recommended timeline:
  • The Semester before your Last Year at Chabot (February 2024):
    • Start referencing and following your FALL Transfer Checklist/Timeline or SPRING Transfer Checklist & Timeline
    • Meet with your Chabot College counselor to refine your student education plan and incorporate completed, in-progress, and planned courses into your UC transfer planner.
    • Review your UC TAP with your Chabot counselor for TAG campus options.
  • March-May 2024:
    • Register for Summer/Fall classes and reflect course adjustments in UC Transfer Planner.
    • Meet with your counselor or UC TAG representative to review revised UC TAP one more time.
    • Spring Transfer applicants submit Spring TAG in May.
  • August-September 2024:
    • Go over UC TAP with your Chabot counselor or drop-in with Transfer Center Counselor for Transfer Applicant Support or UC TAG representative for final feedback.
    • Submit UC TAP for TAG between 9/1-9/30.
  • November 2024:
    • Incorporate any feedback from your UC TAG Campus into your UC Application.
    • Remember to submit a regular application to your UC TAG campus along with other UC campus(es).
    • Utilize Transfer Application Guide and drop-in for  one-on-one Transfer Application Support.
• You can only seek and be approved for a TAG at one UC campus. To keep your options open, remember to apply for the UC TAG campus and additional UC campuses during the regular application cycle (Nov. 1-30).

• If you will begin university in the Fall term, follow the FALL Transfer Checklist/Timeline
• If you will begin university in the Spring term, follow the SPRING Transfer Checklist/Timeline