# UC Davis

**Source**: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/timeline
**Parent**: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/international

## Timeline for transfer applicants

Plan your transfer admission process and use our timeline below to make sure you’re on track to meet all milestones, deadlines and requirements.

### **First year in community college**

#### **August**

- Research your [UC Davis major](https://www.ucdavis.edu/majors) and familiarize yourself with prerequisite coursework.
- Create a [UC Transfer Admission Planner](https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/), or UC TAP.
- Meet with a [UC Davis advisor](https://ua.ucdavis.edu/portal/find-my-advisor) or California community college counselor to discuss your transfer goals and plan a UC Davis [Transfer Admission Guarantee](http://tag.ucdavis.edu/), or TAG, available at all California community colleges.

#### **October**

- Oct. 1–March 2: Apply for financial aid annually at [studentaid.gov](https://studentaid.gov/) or [dream.csac.ca.gov](https://dream.csac.ca.gov/).

#### **March–August**

- Update coursework and grade information, at the close of each term, on your [UC TAP](https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/index.cfm).
- Attend UC Davis [Picnic Day](https://picnicday.ucdavis.edu/) in April.

### **Second year in community college**

#### **August**

- Meet with a [UC Davis advisor](https://ua.ucdavis.edu/portal/find-my-advisor) to ensure you’re on target with your transfer plan.
- Aug. 1: The UC application opens. Start your [UC undergraduate application](https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login) for admission and scholarships.

#### **September**

- Sept. 1-30: Submit your [UC TAG](https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/index.cfm) application.

#### **October**

- Oct. 1-Dec. 1: Submit your [UC undergraduate application](https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login) by Dec. 1.
- Oct. 1-March 2: Apply for financial aid annually at [studentaid.gov](https://studentaid.gov/) or [dream.csac.ca.gov](https://dream.csac.ca.gov/).

#### **November**

- Mid-November: UC Davis [TAG decisions](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/transfer-admission-guarantee/decisions) are released.
- Dec. 1: Deadline to submit your [UC undergraduate application](https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login).

#### **December**

- Establish a UC Davis [MyAdmissions account](https://myadmissions.ucdavis.edu/applicants/) and check it frequently for updates about your admission status.

#### **January–February**

- Jan. 31: Priority deadline to complete the [Transfer Academic Update](https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-transfer/after-you-apply/transfer-academic-update.html), or TAU.
- Notify UC Davis of any changes in your planned coursework using [MyAdmissions](https://myadmissions.ucdavis.edu/applicants/).

#### **March**

- March 2: Submit your Cal Grant GPA verification form by March 2.
- Notify UC Davis of any dropped courses and D or F grades you receive during spring term at [MyAdmissions](https://myadmissions.ucdavis.edu/applicants/).

#### **April-June 1**

- Check your UC Davis admission status and financial aid award starting late April, at [MyAdmissions](https://myadmissions.ucdavis.edu/applicants/).
- June 1: Submit your Statement of Intent to Register, or SIR and Statement of Legal Residence, or SLR, online if admitted by June 1. You can only SIR to one UC campus.
- June 4: Apply for the UC Davis [Cal Aggie Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship](http://www.alumni.ucdavis.edu/about-us/scholarships) by June 4, if admitted.

[**Learn about the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)**](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/transfer-admission-guarantee)