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UCSD TAG (Transfer Admission Guarantee)

What is TAG? TAG stands for Transfer Admission Guarantee. It is an agreement between UCSD and Grossmont College that gives transfer students guaranteed admission to UCSD upon fulfilling the requirements.
 

Click here for Guidelines for UCSD TAG for Fall 2009.

Students should plan their program with a counselor at Grossmont College and meet the following requirements to obtain TAG:

TAG Requirements:

1. Meet minimum eligibility for UC Admission as a transfer student including 60 UC-transferable units.
    
2. Maintain a minimum grade-point average of 2.8 in all transferable units and be in good academic standing at all 4 year institutions.
    
3. Clear all high school deficiencies or omissions, or pass the following subjects with a "C" grade or better the following subjects for minimum eligibility: 2 UC-transferable English composition courses, 1 UC-transferable mathematics course and 4 UC-transferable college courses chosen from at least 2 of the following subject areas: arts and humanities, social and behavioral science, and physical and biological science. See the UC Transfer Requirements list of courses. These courses must be completed by spring if applying for a fall term, by fall if applying for a spring term, and by summer if applying for a winter term.
    
4. Complete all TAG core courses for general education (as stated on this page) with minimum of "C" grades. Must also establish residency for admission purposes by completing 30 UC-transferable units at Grossmont College or at a participating TAG college and the last regular term attended must be at a California Community College. TAG core courses must be completed by the dates listed in #3 above.
    
5. Sign a TAG agreement with a Grossmont College counselor. Must have completed a minimum of 20 UC-transferable units with 2.8 GPA prior to signing TAG.
    
6. Submit an official UC Admission Application for admission within the published deadlines for the quarter applicable on the TAG agreement. See the UC Admission Application for filing dates.
    
7. After admission, the Statement of Intention to Register (SIR) must be returned to UCSD by the deadline stated on the Intent to Register form.

Advantages of TAG:

1. Transfer is guaranteed for any quarter. Space will be held for you at the UCSD college of your choice.
    
2. General Education applicability is guaranteed. All courses in the UCSD General Education Core are guaranteed to apply toward the completion of College GE requirements.
    
3. Students are better served. Students will be able to plan their educational programs properly and benefit from support services through the university, as well as community colleges.
    
4. Only TAG transfer students are accepted for transfer in Winter or Spring quarters.

TAG Restrictions:

1. Transfer guarantee agreements must be signed and submitted to UCSD at least one full month prior to the beginning of the admission application filing period. T.A.G. deadlines are:
   Fall: September 30
   Winter: May 31
   Spring: August 31
   TAG agreements cannot be written for more than two years in advance of the transfer quarter.
    
2. Restricted Students: Not available to:
• Foreign students with a visa. NOTE: Students with permanent resident status are not considered to be foreign students.
   
• Students who are not in good standing at a UC Campus (below a 2.0 GPA)
   
• Students currently holding a BA or BS degree.
   
• Students whose total combined two-year and four-year (including University Extensions) transferable work exceeds 90 semester units.
   
• Students who are not classified California residents for fee purposes at community college. UC residency criteria may differ for fee purposes.
   
• Students with less than 20 transferable semester units or less than a 2.8 GPA
   
• High School students who are concurrently enrolled at a community college and have not yet earned a diploma.
   
• Former admitted and registered UCSD students.
3. Impacted Majors at UCSD: Some majors at UCSD are impacted. Guaranteed admission to UCSD does not ensure admission to any majors upon transfer. Impacted majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, Bioengineering: Biotechnology.  Students will be admitted as pre-majors in the following areas: Bioengineering: Premedical; Engineering Physics; Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (ICAM) in Music and Visual Arts; Literature/Writing; Math: Computer Science and Human Development. Students wishing to apply for the pre-major in Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics; Bioengineering with a Specialization in Bioinformatics; Chemistry/Biochemistry with a Specialization in Bioinformatics; Computer Science with a Specialization in Bioinformatics must apply to one of the related majors within the departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Bioengineering.  Chemistry/Biochemistry or the Division of Biological Sciences. 
    
4.  You will have to fulfill all the requirements listed on the TAG application.

UCSD Core GE Requirements: Select a two-course sequence from one department in each of the following areas:
 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Additional lower-division G.E. requirements for Revelle, John Muir, Thurgood Marshall, and Eleanor Roosevelt may be completed at Grossmont College or after transfer to UCSD. These courses should be selected from approved courses on your breadth articulation agreement. It is advisable to complete as much as possible at Grossmont College. In addition, John Muir, Thurgood Marshall, and Eleanor Roosevelt have requirements which must be taken after transfer to UCSD, which are listed on this contract.


Thurgood Marshall College: Additional coursework

Before transfer:

• In making your core selection E: If you select a year sequence in natural sciences (biology, chemistry, or physics), you must complete one additional course in calculus or statistics.  If you select a year sequence in calculus, you must complete two additional semester courses in natural science, or three quarters at UCSD, one each discipline.
   Additional courses: one course in ethnic studies or third world studies.

After transfer:

• Complete one course in either Justice or Imagination. (Dimensions of Culture 2 or 3.))
   
• Minimum of 15 four-unit upper-division courses, 2 of which must be non-contiguous to (outside the area of) the major are required.
   

John Muir College: Additional coursework

By graduation:

• Complete one three-unit (semester system) or one four-unit (quarter system) course that emphasizes US Cultural Diversity. This course may be lower or upper-division and it may be taken before or after transfer to UCSD.

After transfer:

• Take Muir 125 (analytical composition courses).
   
• Complete one three unit (semester system) or one four-unit (quarter system) course that emphasizes U.S. Cultural Diversity.  This course my be lower or upper division and it may be taken before or after transfer to UCSD.
• By graduation a minimum of 18 four-unit upper-division courses is required.

Revelle College: Additional coursework

Before transfer:

• In making your core selection E: Select 2 courses in calculus. In addition, one biology and 3 semesters of physics and chemistry (must include at least one from each subject).
   
• 1 course in music, art, or theatre to be taken at the community college or after transfer to UCSD.
   
• American Culture requirement waived for TAG students.

After transfer:

• Pass the UCSD language exam (written and oral) in any foreign language.
  OR
  Take 1 additional language course at UCSD after transfer.
• Minimum of 15 four-unit upper-division courses is required. 
  Complete 2 semester or 3 quarters in one discipline on-contiguous to your major.

Eleanor Roosevelt College: Additional coursework

Before transfer:

• In making your core selection B: Select 2 courses from art, drama/theatre, or music. If available, you should take 1 course with a nonwestern emphasis.
   
• In making your core selection C: Complete 3rd semester or 4th quarter level of foreign language at the community college or after transfer to UCSD. Take a 4th quarter of language at UCSD or pass the UCSD language exam.
   
• In making your core selection E: Select 2 courses in natural sciences from biology, chemistry, or physics.

Before or after transfer:

• Two semester courses should be chosen from the following areas: math, computer programming, logic, and/or statistics (classes may be taken at the community college or after transfer to UCSD).

After transfer:

• Three quarters in "The Making of the Modern World" requirement must be taken after transfer to UCSD.

Earl Warren College: Additional coursework

After transfer:

• No additional lower division GE courses are required.
• Minimum of 15 four-unit upper-division courses, 2 of which must be non-contiguous to (outside the area of) the major are required.

Sixth College

After transfer to UCSD

• No additional lower division GE courses required.
• Minimum of 15 four-unit upper division courses including a practicum communication requirement and  CAT 125, a two unit practicum writing course.