UC’s offer TAG (Transfer Guarantee Admission) to 6 campuses which are UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. Some majors such as Engineering/CS are excluded at all but UCM/UCR.
For TAG, if the applicant meets the GPA and transfer course requirements, they are guaranteed a spot at their choice campus.
Several 2022 applicants which did not get into their preferred UC campus this admission cycle, opted to do the CC to UC transfer route. If students come in with a good amount of AP or DE credit, it is possible to transfer within 1 year vs. the normal 2 years.
TAG is a great option as a backup.