Plan your transfer admission
Admission to university as a community college transfer is a cost-effective way to earn your bachelor's degree. A successful transfer requires thoughtful research and a plan to make sure you're ready for the rigors of upper-division studies at a top-tier university. UC Davis and the University of California offer several resources to help you position yourself for admission to a UC campus.
Transfer Admission Planner, or TAP
UC TAP helps you track the coursework required to transfer from any community college to a UC campus. UC TAP is also your application for a Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG, at any participating UC campus.
Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG
UC Davis TAG assures your admission to UC Davis, one year before your planned enrollment. As a California Community College, or CCC, student, you use the UC TAP to apply for a UC Davis TAG in September, the fall before you plan to enroll at UC Davis.
Transfer Opportunity Program, or TOP
TOP is an advising program that puts a committed UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions advisor on select CCC campuses to help you with career and transfer planning.
UC Transfer Pathways
The University of California's Transfer Pathways roadmap helps you prepare for any of the universities’ most popular majors. It standardizes all the preparatory coursework required by all UC campuses.
ASSIST and transferable coursework
Identify which CCC courses transfer or fulfill requirements for admission, general education or your major with the ASSIST website. This is the official articulation database for California's public colleges and universities.
Students that attend college outside the CCC system compare your college’s course descriptions to similar courses at UC Davis or another UC campus. There's a good chance the coursework is UC-transferable, if the course descriptions are similar.
Select a general education pattern
Your selection of a general education, or GE, pattern is an important decision required for graduation and one that guarantees a well-rounded education. Choose either Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, known as IGETC, or the UC Davis GE pattern. Keep in mind that completion of a GE pattern is required for graduation not required for admission.
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, or IGETC
IGETC is available to students who transfer from a CCC and allows them to complete the UC or California State University general education requirements. Students who choose the IGETC pattern should complete it at their CCC. Students successfully admitted to UC Davis should submit a certificate of IGETC completion to UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions before they enroll.
UC Davis General Education pattern
The UC Davis GE pattern is required for transfer students from institutions other than a CCC and those who do not choose to complete the IGETC pattern. This pattern is best for students who apply to majors with a high number of lower-division requirements.