Taking A Semester Off Before UC transfer

mikemac
Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:46:46 +0000

Davis says the following about their TAG program

Part-time enrollment is permissible for good cause. Provide a brief explanation in the section titled “Additional comments regarding your TAG application” when you submit the UC Davis TAG in September. A UC Davis representative, in consultation with your community college counselor has the sole discretion to make exceptions to the expectation for full-time enrollment. An example of “good cause” would be a student’s need to attend school part-time because s/he is employed.

That “sole discretion” clause has me concerned; it sounds to me like someone applying to their TAG program needs to clear it with Davis in advance. Might there be similar rules about TAG at UCSC or for ordinary admission at the others you want? I suggest you contact admissions at each school you are considering to confirm via email that it will be ok with them. You don’t have any recourse if you decide its going to be ok and it turns out there is an issue.