How to Transfer to a UC from a California Community College

THIRD EDITION

 #1 best-selling book on transferring to a UC! 

Whether your dream is to go to UC Berkeley, UCLA, or any other UC, all the steps you need to fulfill that dream are in this book. 

Did you know, each year:

— 1/3 of all admitted students to a UC must be transfer students?

— Between 92-97% of all admitted transfer students, depending on campus, come from a California community college?


Whether you’re a CA community college student, an out-of-state student, or attend another UC, the full process is laid out with easy to follow instructions, as well as an extensive Q & A section. 


A sampling of topics:

Gateway community colleges

How to match courses from any college with UC courses

Double majors and alternate majors

Transfer Guaranteed Admission (TAG)

Priority admission to UCLA (TAP)

Berkeley program for under-represented students 

English/math requirements

Undoing (very) bad grades

Applying AP/IB exam credit

Haas School of Business

One-year transfers

UC-UC transfers

Military transfers

Out-of-state and international transfers

Waitlists and appeals