Fall 2025 UC Transfer Application Timeline

Please review all university communication carefully - UC campuses may request additional information. Deadlines and application requirements can vary by major and applicant type (e.g. international students, returning students, and military veterans).

- September 1 – 30, 2024: Submit TAG Application (if eligible)
  
  UC TAP (TAG Application)
  
  You might qualify for guaranteed admission to a UC campus! Explore Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) requirements on each UC website and attend a TAG workshop and for details.
- October 1 – December 2, 2024*: Submit UC Application
  UC Application
  - Attend UC application and PIQ workshops and use step-by-step videos to get started.
  - The UC application opens on August 1. You can get an early start, but the application must be submitted October 1 – December 2.
  - Fill out your application and visit us during drop-in hours at the Transfer Center or on Zoom to ask any questions before you submit.
  - Work on your personal insight responses.
  Resources:
  Getting Started Tips
  
  Step-by-Step Videos
  
  Personal Insight Questions worksheet and video (presented by UC Berkeley but valuable information for other UC campuses)
  * This is the priority application filing period. Some campuses and majors may accept applications after December 2. Deadlines may also vary for international students and veterans.
- October 1 – March 2, 2025: Apply for Financial Aid
  Submit your 2025-26
  FAFSA or California Dream Act Application
  - 2023 income/tax information will be needed.
  - List all universities that you are applying to so that they can provide a financial aid estimate after your admission offer. You do not need to wait until you have been accepted.
  March 2 is the priority deadline and the deadline for Cal Grants.
- December 2024 – Summer 2025: Check email and UC portals frequently
  - Look out for emails about important deadlines and next steps.
  - UCs may email you to request additional information or clarification.
  - Some UCs will ask you to create a portal on their website and may use it to communicate important information.
- January 2025: Update UC Application
  UC Application
  - The UC Transfer Academic Update (TAU) update opens in mid-December and must be submitted by January 31.
  - Enter your fall 2024 grades and update winter/spring 2025 courses.
  - Continue to update your application until the end of March if you make additional changes to winter/spring 2025 courses.
  - UC Berkeley requires additional online forms by January 31.
- March – May 2025: Receive UC admission offers
  
  Check your email and UC portals for admission decisions and application status.
- June 1, 2025: Accept admission
  - Deadlines may vary.
  - Submit the Statement of Intent to Register/Enroll and pay the deposit (if required) to secure your spot at the UC you plan to attend.
  - Follow next steps and meet all deadlines for transcripts, financial aid documents, orientation registration, and housing applications.
  - After you are admitted, UCs may require initial official transcripts.
- July 1, 2025: Submit official transcripts
  - Order official transcripts on the Mt. SAC portal student self service menu (#19).
  - If you have attended other colleges, you need to request transcripts directly from those schools even if they were submitted to Mt. SAC.
- July 15, 2025: Submit official AP/IB scores
  If applicable, order official AP and/or IB exam scores to be sent to the UC you will be attending.
- Submit IGETC certification (deadlines may vary)
  
  Request IGETC certification, if applicable.

Additional Steps

- Apply for your Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T) and/or Associate Degree (AA/AS)
  - Apply for graduation if you are completing a degree.
  - The Completion Center Team can assist you with any questions.
  - Submit the degree application (#45 on the Mt. SAC portal student self service menu).
- Apply to the Mt. SAC Scholarship Program
  The application will open in winter 2025.
- Attend the Transfer Achievement Celebration!
  
  Subscribe to email updates or contact the Transfer Center in April 2025 for information about the event.

Application Checklist

Have these items available when you're ready to apply:

Unofficial transcripts - you’ll need to enter all the courses you’ve completed on your UC application; those that are currently in progress; and any you plan to take. Transcripts will be requested by campuses as needed.
Your Social Security number, if you have one.
Your citizenship status (or visa information for international students)
A method of payment for the $80 application fee (per campus) - you can pay the application fee by credit card. The application will determine your eligibility for a fee waiver for up to four UC campuses.
2023 annual income - your parents’ if you are a dependent; your income if you are independent.
Responses to the Personal Insight Questions - you’re encouraged to write your responses to the Personal Insight Questions in advance and then paste them into the application.