# UC Davis

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

# Transfer admission

## Learn what you need for a successful transfer

Transferring to UC Davis from a community college or four-year institution is a popular path to obtain a university degree. We welcome transfer applicants from all schools — though we give priority to transfers from California community colleges.

[Requirements](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/requirements)
[Transfer Admission Guarantee](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/transfer-admission-guarantee)

## Before you apply

[### Plan your transfer

Make a plan to ensure your courses successfully transfer to UC Davis.

Transfer admission plan](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/planning)

[### Transfer applicant timeline

Find the important dates and deadlines to help you plan ahead.

Dates and deadlines](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/timeline)

[### Selective major requirements

Students who apply for transfer admission to selective majors must meet additional course and GPA requirements.

Additional requirements](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/selective-major-requirements)

## How to apply

[### Transfer application tips

Learn how to put your best foot forward.

Application tips](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/application-tips)

[### Personal Insight Questions

Review our advice about how to answer Personal Insight Questions, or PIQs.

PIQ advice](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/personal-insight-questions)

[### Apply to UC Davis

Begin your application.

How to apply](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply)

### Important dates

**Aug. 1**\
Start your [application](https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login) on Aug. 1 for admission the following year.

**Sept. 1-30**\
Submit the Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG, application via the [UC Transfer Admission Planner](https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/).

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

**Oct. 1–Dec. 1**\
The application submission period is Oct.1–Dec. 1 for admission the following year.

[More dates and deadlines](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/timeline)

[**Special situations for transfer applicants**](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/special-situations)

[**Find my advisor**](https://ua.ucdavis.edu/portal/find-my-advisor)

[**Contact Undergraduate Admissions**](https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/contact)

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