Special Admission Programs at UC Riverside
UC Riverside recognizes that quality students come from all walks of life and all manner of educational backgrounds. If you've been home-schooled, we have programs to assist you in your admissions process and in your transition to UCR (Homeschooled or other Non-Traditionally Educated Students should look at the Non-Traditional Admission section of the Paths to Admission area for more information). If you are a transfer student or a high school student considering attending community college before going on to UCR, you may be able to secure guaranteed admission to UCR through our Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program. And for high school students with a distinguished academic record, our Guaranteed Admission Program can help you make the most of your opportunities here at UC Riverside.
Guaranteed Admission Program for High School Juniors
UC Riverside graduates include authors and artists, CEO's and scientists, a poet laureate, a Nobel Prize winner and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Just imagine where a world-class UC education from UC Riverside will take you!
What is the Guaranteed Admission Program?
The Guaranteed Admission Program provides a path to admission at UC Riverside for exceptional students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement through their junior year of high school.
How can I qualify for the Guaranteed Admission Program?
- Complete 13 of 15 required UC Approved "a-g" courses (exceptions include fourth year English and either the Visual and Performing Art or College Preparatory Elective).
- Attain a minimum 3.5 GPA in "a-g" course work and maintain a record of academic excellence during your senior year of high school.
- Complete the SAT Reasoning exam with a minimum score of 1600 or 23 on the ACT plus writing.
- Complete 2 SAT Subject exams by December of your senior year.
What benefits will I get from the Guaranteed Admission Program?
- Guaranteed admission to a premier University before you start your senior year of high school.
- You are guaranteed the major of your choice!
- Unlike Early Decision programs, GAP is non-binding.
- As long as you apply to UCR, continue to meet UC test requirements and maintain good grades during the rest of your high school senior year, you're in!
I want to be a part of the Guaranteed Admission Program. What do I do next?
- Sign up for a personalized account at My.UCR.edu to receive more information about UC Riverside.
- Bookmark this site and visit again at the beginning June to apply for the Guaranteed Admission program!
Important Information and Links
- E-mail a UC Riverside counselor to answer any questions about the Guaranteed Admission Program : discover@ucr.edu
- Call a counselor about the Guaranteed Admission Program at (951) 827-4531 and get answers to your questions.
- For information about scholarships available at UC Riverside, refer to www.scholarships.ucr.edu/ucr_scholarships.htm
- Learn more about financial aid and other scholarships available to you at http://finaid.ucr.edu/.
- Create your own FREE UC Riverside interest page at My.UCR.edu and find out more about your majors of interest and the latest upcoming campus events.
- Find out more about the UC Riverside Honors Program at http://www.honors.ucr.edu/.
- Find out more about our Summer Academy program where high school students can take courses at UCR during summer. Visit UC Riverside Summer Academy Program at http://www.summer.ucr.edu/academy/
For More Information
Office of Undergraduate Recruitment
University of California, Riverside
3249 Student Services Building
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-4531
E-mail: discover@ucr.edu
Transfer Admission Guarantee
Ensure your admission to one of the top-ranked universities in the country. UC Riverside's (UCR) Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program allows eligible students to study at a California community college and have a guarantee of admission to UCR from the time they start at the community college.
How TAG Works
You can make an appointment to meet with a UCR Transfer Counselor to discuss both your eligibility to the University and your eligibility to the TAG program. As a community college student and TAG participant, you receive course-planning assistance from a UCR Transfer Counselor. When you complete the provisions of your TAG contract, we guarantee your admission to UCR. In person, by mail, or by e-mail, we make it easy. Are you unable to meet personally with a UCR Transfer Counselor? Simply download and complete the printer-friendly Evaluation Form at www.uctransfer.org and then mail it to us along with copies of all your community college transcripts if you have completed any course work.
The Transfer Admission Guarantee is available for all majors.
TAG Eligibility
No minimum qualifications are required to receive a TAG contract. The only requirements are for what needs to be complete at the time of your admission to UCR. For a list of those requirements please refer to the www.assist.org website. Go to "agreements between UCR and a community college" for all major specific requirements.
To receive the TAG contract:
- You must be a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident or AB540 qualified. International students are also eligible to receive a TAG contract.
- All your course work must be completed at a California community college. Although UC Riverside accepts course work from other colleges and universities, we write TAG contracts for students with course work taken exclusively at California community colleges.
- Meet with a UCR transfer counselor or UCR representative.
To guarantee your admission to UCR you must:
1. Complete at least 60 semester (90 quarter) UC transferable units with the required GPA for your specific major before transfer.**Lower Division transfers also accepted (see UCR counselor for details).
- Achieve a minimum 2.4 GPA for majors in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (other than Business Administration).
- Achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA for Business Administration and completion of all required courses necessary to satisfy selection criteria as outlined on www.assist.org.
- Achieve a minimum 2.8 GPA for majors within the Bourns College of Engineering and completing the Engineering selection criteria as outlined on www.assist.org or on the Bourns College of Engineering website at www.engr.ucr.edu/Transfer2009-2010.html
- Achieve a minimum 2.7 GPA for majors within the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and working towards completion of the equivalent of UCR's Calculus series 9a-9b-9c.
2. Maintain good academic standing (2.0 GPA or higher) during your last full-term of attendance before transfer.
3. Submit your UC application during the appropriate filing period as indicated on your TAG educational plan.
4. Apply for your contracted major* and for your contracted term.
* If you plan to change your major after approval of this contract, you must contact a UCR recruitment counselor, STEM counselor or representative.
TAG Application form
To download a TAG application form visit UCTransfer.org and click "Transfer Admission Guarantee form."