ARTICULATION AND
better in each course:
TRANSFER SERVICES
WEBSITE
The De Anza Articulation and Transfer
Services website at deanza.edu/articulation/
provides a variety of information that
includes
■ Articulation agreements and
transfer credit guides
■ General education requirements
for transfer
■ Advanced Placement (AP) and
International Baccalaureate (IB)
exam credit for CSU GE and
IGETC
■ Guarantee Admission Programs
o University of California Transfer
Admission Guarantee (TAG)
o CCCCO-Historically Black
Colleges and Universities
(HBCU) Guaranteed Transfer
program
o Transfer Admission Agreements
with private/out-of-state colleges
and universities
■ Applying for an Associate Degree
for Transfer (ADT)
■ Important dates, deadlines and
updates
TRANSFER TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA
The University of California (UC)
campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los
Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego,
Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz all share the
same minimum admission requirements.
However, each campus is unique. The
academic programs that are offered, size
of the student body, housing options,
undergraduate research opportunities
and physical environment are among the
factors that contribute to the distinctive
character of each campus. Transfer
admission requirements vary by campus
and by major as well. Academic preparation
and grade point average are reviewed by
campuses and programs as part of the
selection process. These criteria vary from
year to year and from campus to campus,
based on the number and qualifications of
applicants. Comprehensive UC transfer
information is available at admission.
universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-
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requirements/transfer-requirements/.
The UC considers an applicant to be a
transfer student if the applicant has enrolled
in a regular session at a college or university
after high school. Students who meet this
definition cannot disregard their college
records and apply as freshmen. A student
who takes a class or two during the summer
term immediately following high school
graduation is not considered a transfer
student.
While at De Anza and prior to applying
to the UC, students are advised to research
campus catalogs and websites, contact UC
campus admissions offices, and consult with
a counselor or academic adviser to confirm
appropriate course selection for admission.
The following information was taken
from the UC Quick Reference for Counselors
guide. De Anza is not responsible for
any changes the UC may make to this
information after publication of this catalog.
Admission Requirements for
Junior-Level Transfers
The majority of transfer students come
to UC at the junior level from California
community colleges. The requirements
described below represent the minimum
academic standards all students must attain
to be considered for admission to UC.
Meeting the minimum requirements does
not guarantee admission to UC. Admission
to UC campuses and individual programs
is extremely competitive and may require
students to meet more demanding standards.
Minimum Requirements
To be considered for admission as a junior
transfer, a student must meet the following
criteria:
■ Complete 90 quarter (60 semester)
units of UC-transferable college
credit with a GPA of at least 2.4 (2.8
for nonresidents). No more than
21 quarter (14 semester) units of
the required 90 units may be taken
Pass/Not Pass, unless the student
is transferring from a college or
university that awards only pass
credit
■ Be in good academic standing (2.0
GPA or better) at the last institution
of attendance and at any previous
UC campus where the student was
enrolled in a regular term (fall, winter
or spring)
■ Complete the following seven-course
pattern, earning a grade of C or
o Two transferable college courses
(4-5 quarter units or 3 semester
units each) in English composition
o One transferable college course
(4-5 quarter units or 3 semester
units each) in mathematical
concepts and quantitative
reasoning
o Four transferable college courses
(4-5 quarter units or 3 semester
units each) chosen from at least
two of the following subject areas:
arts and humanities, social and
behavioral sciences, and physical
and biological sciences
The above seven courses may be
completed with a Pass/Credit/ Satisfactory
grade if such designations are equivalent to a
letter grade of C (2.0) or better. Additionally,
AP exams with scores of 3, 4 or 5 can also
be used. Please note: Only one of the two
English composition/literature courses
required can be met with an exam score.
If a student meets the Intersegmental
General Education Transfer Curriculum
(IGETC) prior to transferring, he or she may
meet the seven-course pattern requirement.
All UC campuses recommend that
students complete math and English as early
as possible, though some highly recommend
or require completion by the end of the fall
term, one year prior to enrolling at UC.
Lower-Division Transfers
Some UC campuses may admit a limited
number of transfer students before they
reach junior standing.
To learn if a UC campus will accept
applications from lower-division transfers,
visit admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/
how-to-apply/applying-as-a-transfer/.