UC Intercampus Transfer (UC to UC) 2017 Applicants Info

This is a thread for transfer applicants transferring from one UC to another. Not many threads exist on this topic so I thought I should make one. Ask any questions you have about the process and feel free to post your stats. I hope this thread will be a good resource to current and future UC to UC applicants.

Current UC: UCSB
Applied to UC(s): UC Berkeley, UCLA
Major: Political Science
Major GPA: 4.0
GPA: 4.0
Major Pre Reqs Completed: All
UC Reciprocity: Done by Spring 2017
Essays: In Progress
ECs: Law Internship, Campaign Internship, A.S. Committee, Pre-law Org.

STATS TEMPLATE:
Current UC:
Applied to UC(s):
Major:
Major GPA:
GPA:
Major Pre Reqs Completed:
UC Reciprocity:
Essays:
ECs:

Play around with the transfer by year and transfer by college for some valuable insight
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/admissions-source-school

It looks like just a handful make that move each year. 25 UCSB=>UCLA and just 15 made it into UCB. It looks like they had a 3.7+ GPA. I bet they are all pretty busy.

If you are close, I encourage you to apply.Nothing to loose.
Good luck.

Thanks for this post! I am also currently hoping to transfer from UC to UC. I am confused about the details about the concern of completing all GEs and all lower divs of our majors. Is completing all prereqs and GEs in particular, required?

@Jacquelene
I’m not certain about whether or not it is a requirement per se to complete all GEs and pre reqs by the spring before transfer (spring 2017) but I do know it’s highly recommended you do so in order to be a competitive candidate for transfer. For GEs all you have to do is fulfill the GE requirements for the UC you are currently attending and then you will receive a Letter of Reciprocity from your home UC certifying that you completed their requirements and won’t have to do so at any UC you transfer to (except for UCSD which requires some extra requirements I’ve heard). As for pre reqs you should complete the one’s the UC you are transferring to requires. You can find out compatibility of courses across UC campus for the pre reqs by using a website called assist.org. Although UC campuses don’t have course compatibility agreements with each other you can pick a random CCC and use it as a translator of sorts. Example: If course A at UCLA is the equivalent of course B at Santa Monica Community College and that course is equivalent to course C at UC Berkeley then course A and course C are equivalents. Hope this helps.

Can you apply to transfer to more than 1 UC?

@gene167e7
Yes you can apply to as many as you wish to just make sure your aware of the different UC’s pre reqs in order to be competitive for transfer there.

@UCBerkHopeful I’m currently a HS student so I was interested in these transfers xD

EDIT: Also, what is TAG? I’ve searched this up and am still kind of confused.

TAG or the Transfer Admission Guarantee program is a program for only CCC students that guarantees them admission to a particular UC if they fulfill the program’s requirements. I believe Berkeley and UCLA are the only UCs which don’t offer the guarantee but instead some alternative program which gives you admission priority instead called TAP. Though I am a UC to UC transfer to whom this doesn’t apply so I’m not too sure how accurate this description is.

UCSD also doesn’t participate in TAG - several campuses exclude their most popular majors - Business at UCI for example.

Thank you so much for the clarification @UCBerkHopeful! Also another note, I heard that transferring to another UC is more looked into if you state a good reason for transferring to another UC (UCs want to give CC transfer students more admissions since they won’t have a well 4-year program as other UC transfer students). For example,there were previous intercampus transfers where a student’s wanted major was not at their current UC anymore and therefore, they had to transfer to another UC that did have their intended major.
Because of this, would you prefer stating the reason in the “Additional Comments Section” or including it in our essay? I was thinking of including it in the essay, but it would draw the focus away from the original question.

@Jacquelene I’ve heard people suggest that you should state a reason and others suggest that you don’t since in some cases it can come off as if you are dissing your old school and in the case of the UC system (which is made up of sister campuses) that may not play well. So I guess it’s really up to your personal discretion whether or not to state a reason. As to your question of where to state such a reason again it depends on whether your able to seamlessly tie it into one of those personal statements and if not then I would suggest you state it in the additional comments section. Personally I’m not gonna state any reason because I feel it would be a distraction and I’ve heard and know of many people getting in without ever disclosing why they are transferring on their application.

That’s surprising for me to hear that many other UC students did intercampus transfers without having to state a legitimate reason. That’s hopeful for us to hear!

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/admissions-source-school
Go to the Transfer By Year tab, Select the School Type radio button (UC, CSU, CC) where you want it - that will give you your count from school A to school B. Well over 500 people move from one UC to another each year. The GPA by year tab will tell you what it took to get in.

Hey guys, super confused here. So lets say if your a junior right now at a UC but have completed 90 units and want to transfer out to another UC for your senior and most likely a fifth year. Is this possible??

yes - though you are likely to need more than a year at your destination school as virtually all colleges require a minimum # of units and a couple of specific classes to be taken on campus.

Is it worth another year of UC tuition and a year out of the workforce?

I doubt it. They rarely let you transfer as a senior.

Hello everyone as a current UC student I am - junior and am hoping to transfer to UCSB. Do we apply through the normal UC application or is there another site? Please help.

you use the standard application process.
good luck

@rgts97: Take at look at the UC application link pages 32-24. It will show you how many units are transferable (lower and upper division) along with unit caps by campus.

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/quick-reference-2016.pdf

@saransidhu523 if you are a junior now and are applying, what does this mean for the rest of the year? Have you dropped out? You can’t go in as a senior. People usually apply while they are still sophomores, meaning they reach junior status right before they start at the UC.