In a community college, how does the TAG program work?

[theresistance]

From what I understand, in order to sign a transfer agreement with a UC, I need to have 30 units and a certain GPA. If you meet the requirements, sign the TAG, and finish all the courses you need to transfer, then you're guaranteed to get into the college and major of choice?

Let's take UC Davis for example, and the major is Biological Science. To sign a TAG I need 30 units, and at least a 2.8 GPA. So let's say I finish all the classes needed to transfer and I maintain that GPA (maybe a little higher), then I get guaranteed admission? Is that how it works?

[LetsChopCats]

I believe that you now don't have to actually sign any agreement. You just check the TAG box on your UC online application and you're set. You've got everything else correct, just meet the requirements and you're guaranteed admission.

[iambeowulf710]

do we need 30 units by the end of fall or by the time we turn in our app?

[determined91]

letschopcats: for davis you do need a written agreement to sign a TAG Its just a paper where u write ur planned courses and that you follow the agreement and if you dont keep up with the gpa then the agreement wont work


&& for davis you need 30 UC transferable units before the fall you transfer for TAG...soo say you plan on transfering fall of 2011...you will need to have 30 transferable units and sign your tag agreement by sept 2010...and then complete 60 transferable units by spring 2011.

you can go here to see if your classes are transferable to a UC
http://www.assist.org/web-assist/hel...e_courses.html

[iambeowulf710]

^^^ what about ucsd?

[determined91]

i know the process is the same with ucsd with units but im not sure if your need a written agreement for ucsd

[Wholala]

TAG Program Highlights for the 2010-2011 academic year
• includes all California community colleges
• off ered for Fall or Winter* quarter transfers
• submit your UC application
• fi ling period deadlines:
• Fall admission — November 1-30, 2009
• Winter admission *— July 1-31, 2010
• check both the TAG and IGETC boxes on the application
• rank your UCSD college choices on the application—no guarantee of college choice
California community college students can participate in this guaranteed program by:
1. submitting the application
2. meeting all requirements:
• cumulative 3.0 minimum UC GPA
• Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
• full completion of IGETC is required
• Fall Quarter admission—completed by end of Spring 2010
• Winter Quarter* admission—completed by end of Summer 2010
• you must submit your IGETC certifi cation form by:
• July 15 (Fall Quarter admission)
• October 21 (Winter Quarter* admission)

[Wholala]

To qualify for TAG, you need to be a California community college student:
• enrolled at one or more CCCs for at least 2 regular terms
• completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter)UC-transferable units at a CCC

how come the ucsd rep i met says i need to complete at least 60 semester UC-transferable units to be qualified for TAG fo ucsd?

[theresistance]

Well I understand the minimum requirements I have to meet to qualify for TAG, but does it guarantee admission into the MAJOR, or just the school?

[kdavis2009]

Hello,
so iam a freshmen at HPU(Hawaii Pacific University) i moved to hawaii from san diego, ca
and i really dislike this school, so im leaving after the fall semester.

i will be going home and attending a Jr. college in california and i was wondering how does the transfer proccess work to get into UCSD?
I go to a privet university, i will be leaving with 13 credits, then after i attend the JC i will have a total of 30 credits.

plz help me
thanks Kimberly.

[KDS_95]

@wholala if you find out the answer to your question let me know! I've been dying to find out for a while >.<

[rpicton]

Originally Posted by Wholala

To qualify for TAG, you need to be a California community college student:
• enrolled at one or more CCCs for at least 2 regular terms
• completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter)UC-transferable units at a CCC

how come the ucsd rep i met says i need to complete at least 60 semester UC-transferable units to be qualified for TAG fo ucsd?

You need 60 transferable students to be considered a junior level transfer. UCSD only requires 30 of these to be from California Community Colleges.

[MrRevelle]

For UCSD, there isn't any paperwork needed before you apply in November with TAG. You just check the box on the application for the UCSD TAG. For UCD on the other hand, you needed to have it signed by a counselor by the end of October and the counselor would then submit it. Then you would check the UCD TAG box on the application when you apply. Different UCs have different TAG procedures.