What are you next steps?
UC Merced, UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz will be accepting transfer applications for winter quarter/spring semester 2025. Additionally, UC Merced will be accepting first-year applications in select majors for the spring 2025 semester. The application filing period is July 1–31. After July 1, students can check to ensure that their major is available for winter quarter/spring semester enrollment.
Steps to Submitting your UC Application
Watch the UC Application Webinar
Begin and work on your UC Application
Watch the prerecorded PIQ webinar hosted by Marcie Wald
Review your Personal Insight Questions (PIQ)
Attend the workshop on July 25 at 1:00, register on the Transfer Events Calendar or visit Academic Counseling Drop in for questions
What are you next steps?
Congratulations on your acceptance to a UC!
Submit Your SIR by June 1
Check your To Do List for the deadline for transcripts and missing documents
Register for Orientation
Attend Admitted Student Day
Submit official transcripts by July 1
AP scores, IB scores and other documents by July 15
What are your next steps?
Congratulations on your acceptance to a CSU!
Submit Your SIR by May 1
Check your To Do List for the deadline for transcripts and missing documents
Register for Orientation
Attend Admitted Student Day
Submit your final transcript/GE Certification (see To Do list for deadline)
is a new program that provides clear roadmaps for students to spend two years at Cabrillo and two years at CSUMB to complete their bachelor's degree in four years. Benefits of joining the program include: One-on-one counseling, transfer guidance, academic support, peer mentoring and networking, CSUMB tours and panels, financial aid assistance, laptop and hotspot for remote learning, and a community of support.
Associate Degrees for Transfer, ADTs, Are a pathway to earning an Associate degree while also completing CSU transfer requirements at the same time and guarantee admission to the CSU system into a similar major. Students must complete only 60 units at the university to achieve a Bachelor's degree.
Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)
is a program for California community college students to earn a guaranteed acceptance to a university. There are six participating University of California (UC) that offer TAG: UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz
If you know your major but want to keep your University of California (UC) campus options open, then a UC Transfer Pathway could be the route for you. Transfer Pathways give you a roadmap to prepare for your major and graduate on time from any UC campus.
MyPath2ASU (Arizona State University)
Choose from more than 400+ course-by-course major maps that lead to on-ground and online ASU bachelor’s degrees.
By picking a major and identifying your transfer institution, MyPath2ASU helps to identify what courses to take at your transfer institution for your ASU major. Save time and money, and minimize loss of credit during your transfer journey.
Although these pathways will help support many common journeys, remember that Academic Counselors are always happy to assist you with your individual transfer plans, no matter where you'd like to go: UC, CSU, Private, Out-of-State. Let your adventure begin here!
Your Transfer Pathway Starts Here!
Cabrillo College is an excellent place to begin your academic journey
Courses taken here can meet the same requirements of colleges and universities throughout California and beyond! These pathways will help support many common journeys and remember, Academic Counselors are always happy to assist you with your individual transfer plans, no matter where you'd like to go.
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