Timeline for transfer applicants
Plan your transfer admission process and use our timeline below to make sure you’re on track with meeting all milestones, deadlines and requirements.
First Year—Community College
August
- Research your UC Davis major and familiarize yourself with prerequisite coursework.
- Create a UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP).
- Meet with a UC Davis or California Community College counselor to discuss your transfer goals and plan a UC Davis Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG), available at all California community colleges.
October
- Oct. 1–May 2: Apply for financial aid annually at studentaid.gov or dream.csac.ca.gov.
March–August
- At the close of each term, update coursework and grade information on your UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP).
- Attend UC Davis Picnic Day in April.
Second Year—Community College
August
- Meet with a UC Davis counselor to ensure you are on target with your transfer plan.
- Start your UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships as early as August 1.
September
- Submit your UC TAG Application, September 1–30.
October
- Complete and submit the UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships from October 1–November 30.
- Oct. 1–Mar. 2: Apply for financial aid annually at studentaid.gov or dream.csac.ca.gov.
November
- Nov. 15: UC Davis TAG decisions are released.
- Your UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships must be submitted by November 30.
December
- Establish a UC Davis myadmissions.ucdavis.edu online account and check it frequently for updates about your admission status.
January–February
- Jan. 31: Priority deadline to complete the Transfer Academic Update.
- Notify UC Davis of any changes in your planned coursework using MyAdmissions.
March
- Mar. 2: Submit your Cal Grant GPA verification form.
- Notify UC Davis of any dropped courses and D or F grades you receive during spring term at myadmissions.ucdavis.edu.
April-June 1
- Check your UC Davis admission status and financial aid award starting late April at myadmissions.ucdavis.edu.
- If admitted, submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) and Statement of Legal Residence (SLR) online by June 1. You may submit an SIR to only one UC campus.
- If admitted, apply for the UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) Leadership Scholarship by June 4.