<p>My friend has taken a year of community college so far and wants to apply in November, but doesn't have 30 UC transferable credits. I know that you need 30 for the TAG for fall quarter, but can he still apply for that quarter or maybe winter/spring? Also is the TAG thing just like a guarantee that you'll be admitted, but you don't necessarily need it? He'll for sure fulfill all the other requirements to transfer.</p>
<p>if i am not mistaken, u need roughly 60 units to transfer. I was under the impression that to transfer to a UC school, the individual would have to apply during his sophomore year, to attend the school as a junior</p>
<p>You can apply as a lower division transfer student. </p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html)
"Lower-Division Transfer</p>
<p>The University admits some transfer students before they reach junior standing, if they have met specific requirements.</p>
<p>If you were eligible for admission to the University when you graduated from high school – meaning you satisfied the Subject, Scholarship and Examination Requirements, or were identified by the University during your senior year as eligible in the local context and completed the Subject and Examination Requirements in the senior year – you are eligible for transfer if you have a C (2.0) average in your transferable college coursework (2.8 GPA for nonresidents).</p>
<p>If you met the Scholarship Requirement in high school but did not satisfy the 15-course Subject Requirement, you must take transferable college courses in the missing subjects, earn a C
or better in each required course and have an overall C (2.0) average in all transferable coursework to be eligible to transfer (a 2.8 GPA is required for nonresidents)."</p>
<p>He will have 60 when he actually gets to school, like you’re supposed to. I’m talking about the TAG. He’ll have every requirement except having 30 credits when he applies, not when he starts school. So can he still apply in November to become a junior for fall, winter, or spring quarter is what I’m asking. It doesn’t seem to make sense that he would have to be a sophomore just because he doesn’t fulfill the requirement for the TAG which is only for guaranteed admission, and only for fall semester.</p>
<p>Where does it say that you need 30 units to do the application? Not doubting you or anything, I just wasn’t aware of that requirement when I did my TAG.</p>
<p>Umm well “Complete the last 30 of your 60 or more UC-transferable semester units in residence at a California community college” is under number 5 here: [UCSB</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/prospective/index.asp?context=prospective_transfer]UCSB”>http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/prospective/index.asp?context=prospective_transfer) , but apparently he just heard it from his counselor =/</p>
<p>edit: I actually found it here <a href=“http://www.sdcity.edu/transfer/programs/tag/TAG%20Guidelines%20and%20FAQs.pdf[/url]”>http://www.sdcity.edu/transfer/programs/tag/TAG%20Guidelines%20and%20FAQs.pdf</a> , number 4 under TAG Requirements. But do you really need the TAG to apply?? (also that pdf is from UCSD’s site or something, not sure if it’s the same for each school)</p>
<p>I think that just means the last 30 units need to be completed at the physical community college that you’re attending. Like you can’t do a study abroad program through the community college your second year there, that kind of thing.</p>
<p>Also, you don’t need TAG, but it certainly makes the admission process significantly easier are much less worrisome.</p>
<p>Ohhh thanks, that’s what we were mostly wondering!! Thanks, everyone.</p>
<p>that number 4 item is a bit confusing, but what it means is that if you want to be considered for admission to a UC school as a CA resident, you can do so by taking 30 units at a CA community college. Admissions are easier as a CA resident than for those out-of-state. Note they are careful to point out that even if they consider you a CA resident for admission purposes, no guarantee that when it comes time to pay up they’ll consider you a CA resident! And in fact the rules are pretty stringent; if you move here and enroll at a CC you’re pretty likely to have to pay OOS rates.</p>
<p>TAG is a pretty good program to get into; if you qualify, you are guaranteed admission. See [UCSB</a> Admissions – TAG Program](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/prospective/TAGLetter.asp]UCSB”>http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/prospective/TAGLetter.asp)</p>