Transfer Center: Transfer Admission Agreement

A Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) is an online or written contract that outlines the courses that you will need to complete and G.P.A. you will be required to earn in order to guarantee your admission at any of the participating TAG universities. In addition to the guaranteed admission, other advantages can include early notification of admission, waived application fees, and priority registration at West Valley College.

Minimum General Requirements

Meet with a West Valley College counselor for deadlines and specific requirements of individual campuses

• TAGs are usually submitted one year in advance
  (UC TAG deadline is September 30; CSU TAG deadline is November 30)
• 30 transferable units completed to begin the process
• Some majors require specific preparation courses
• A minimum G.P.A. of:
  • 2.0 for California State University
  • 2.8 or higher for University of California
• CSU & UC require 60 transferable units be completed by the end of the spring semester for fall admission

Participating Universities

University of California:

• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• UC Merced
• UC Riverside
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz
• UC San Diego

California State Universities:

• CSU Monterey Bay

TAP with UCLA:

TAP gives priority admission consideration to Honors Program students for majors in the College of Letters and Sciences at UCLA. For more detailed information contact the Honors Program at (408) 741-2614 or 408-741-2614
or email: ann.malmuth-onn@westvalley.edu