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). 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" coursework and maintain a record of academic excellence during your senior year of high school.
- Complete the SAT Reasoning Test with a minimum score of 1600 or equivalent 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 in your junior year of high school to the major of your choice.
- You'll be admitted to college before your friends and you won't have to compete for admission in your senior year! As long as you apply to UCR, continue to meet UC Riverside 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 beginning June 1 to apply for the Guaranteed Admission program!
Important Information and Links
- E-mail a UC Riverside Guaranteed Admission Program advisor and get all your questions answered: discover@ucr.edu
- Call a UC Riverside Guaranteed Admission Program advisor (951) 827-4531 and get answers to your questions.
- To get information about other scholarships available at UC Riverside, go 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 the Guaranteed Admission Program, majors you are interested in 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
1101 Hinderaker Hall
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 Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program allows eligible students to study at a California community college and have a guarantee of admission to UCR as a junior-level transfer.
How TAG Works
Once you've earned at least 30 semester (45 quarter) units, you can make an appointment to meet with a UC Riverside 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 UC Riverside Transfer Counselor.
When you complete the provisions of your Transfer Admission Guarantee contract, we guarantee your admission to UC Riverside. 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 and then mail it to us along with copies of all your community college transcripts.
The Transfer Admission Guarantee is available for all majors.
TAG Eligibility
The requirements for the Transfer Admission Guarantee eligibility are more rigorous than UC transfer admission requirements. Students who do not meet TAG eligibility, but do meet regular admission requirements will gain admission to UC Riverside through the normal admission process; we just can't guarantee it in advance. UC transfer admission requirements are presented at the Transfer Admission Web page.
TAG Criteria
A UC Riverside Transfer Counselor will write your TAG contract when you have met the following criteria as a California community college student:
- You are a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident or AB540 qualified. Because of the complexity of international academic records, students on visas are not eligible for TAG.
- 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.
- You have at least 30 semester (45 quarter) UC-transferable units with a grade point average (GPA) as required for your intended major as shown below.
- You must complete all the mathematics and English courses required for UC eligibility with a grade C or better.
Major-Specific Requirements for TAG
Majors in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (other than Business Administration), require a minimum 2.80 grade point average.
Business Administration requires a minimum 3.0 grade point average and completion of all required courses necessary to satisfy selection criteria as outlined on ASSIST.
Majors in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences require a minimum 3.0 grade point average and completion of all required courses necessary to satisfy selection criteria as outlined on ASSIST for any selecting major with a grade of C or better in each course.
Majors in Bourns College of Engineering require a minimum of a 2.8 GPA, one year of single variable calculus with at least a 2.5 minimum GPA and completion of all required courses necessary to satisfy selection criteria as outlined on ASSIST with "C" grades or better.
TAG Application form
To download a TAG application form visit UCTransfer.org and click "Transfer Admission Guarantee form."