A user guide for transfer applicants
apply.universityofcalifornia.edu
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Table of contents
Introduction ........................................................................................... 2
Helping you prepare
.................................................................. 3
Getting started
................................................................................. 4
Navigating the application
............................................. 7
About you
................................................................................................ 10
Campuses & majors
................................................................... 15
Academic history
......................................................................... 19
Test scores
.............................................................................................. 26
Activities & awards
.................................................................... 28
Scholarships & programs
.................................................. 30
Personal insight questions
............................................ 31
Review & submit
........................................................................... 33
Submitting the application
............................................ 34
Post-submission
............................................................................ 40
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Introduction: The UC application
Applying to UC is an important step in continuing your
education, one that brings you closer to joining one of our
nine vibrant and world-class campuses.
Even though this is an exciting time in your life, it can also
be daunting. But we’re here to reassure you — we’re not
looking for perfection. We’re looking for students with
diverse backgrounds, interests and goals who can thrive at
UC and bring their unique perspectives to our campuses.
That means in addition to coursework, grades and test
scores, we want to know about your passions and life
experiences...everything that makes you, YOU.
This year we’ve launched an improved application
designed with you in mind — which we hope will make it
even easier for you to tell us about yourself.
We talked to students from California and around the
world to see what would make the application experience
better. We’ve given it a fresh new look, simplied the
language, and added more places to nd help when you
need it.
We hope this user guide will give you a sense of what to
expect when filling out the application — you don’t need
i
t in order to ll out the application, but you might nd
answers to some of your questions.
And if you need additional help or need to nd more
information, you can visit our systemwide admissions site
at admission.universityofcalifornia.edu or contact our UC
application helpdesk:
Email:
ucinfo@applyucsupport.net
Or call the UC Application Center:
Within the U.S.A.:
(800) 207-1710
Outside the U.S.A.:
(925) 298-6856
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Helping you prepare
General preparation before you begin
1. Be sure to compile materials ahead of time, including:
• Unofficial transcripts/academic records of all
previously com
pleted (and attempted), current, and
planned courses at all institutions
• Test scores, if applicable
• Awards and honors
• A list & descriptions of activities outside of class
• Volunteer/employment hours and job duties
• Military service dates
2. It’s a good idea to start your application early (it opens
Aug. 1) and give yourself as much time as possible.
3. We know the application takes some time, but you
can fill it out in as many sessions as you want. Just
remember to submit it by Nov. 30th.
Research campuses and majors
1. Major preparation is extremely important for selection
to most campuses and/or majors. Check to see what
major preparation is required, what you’ve completed
and what is planned.
2. It’s also important to know about graduation
requirements and plan how long it may take to
graduate. You can review the curriculum in the
campus’ General Catalog.
3. A list of majors by disciplines across all nine UC
campuses is available. Keep in mind:
• Some majors require a supplemental application.
• Some majors may not be open every term.
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Creating an application account
1. A
n email address and password are required in
order to create an account.
• You should use the email account you use for all
applications, just to make it easier to remember. We
also recommend you use a non-school issued email
account (e.g. Gmail, Yahoo).
• Campuses use email to send important, time-
sensitive correspondence to applicants, so you
should check your email regularly (including your
spam folders).
• If more than one person in your family is applying
to UC at the same time, each of you will need a
different email address.
• Make sure to keep sign-in information safe.
• If you have a UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC
TAP) account, your application email address must
match your UC TAP email address.
2. Once an applicant clicks the “Create account”
button, an email confirming the start of the
application will be sent.
Tip
If you scroll past the top section, there are a few
things you’ll find helpful, including links to
information on the admissions site, helpdesk hours
and contact information, a link to the application
Twitter account, and a section for application news
a
nd notices.
Getting started
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Selecting term & level
After you create an account, you’ll need to select the term
you’re applying for (when you hope to start at UC) and
your applicant level (e.g. freshman, transfer, etc.).
• Term: Most campuses and majors are open for the fall
term only.
• Level: You must select the appropriate level for which
you’re applying. Keep in mind:
• A student who has enrolled in a regular term (fall/
winter/spring) at a college or university after
graduating from high school should apply as a transfer
student. Some campuses do not accept sophomore or
senior transfers.
Tip
When a blue “i” icon is present, you can hover
over it for more information. These tips add more
context to help you complete that question or
section of the application.
Getting started
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Getting started
It’s your time to shine
• You’ll see this page right before you ocially start
the application.
• The page has helpful tips about what you’ll need and
how to navigate through the application
• You can also choose to have the Personal Insight
Questions emailed to you (to practice writing them in
advance) by clicking on the “Email me the questions”
button at the bottom of the page.
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Navigating the application
Once you click “Start application” on the previous page,
you’ll immediately land on the rst page of the application:
Personal information in the “About you” section. This is a
good starting point to become familiar with the order of
pages in the application, as well as how you can navigate
the application.
Right-side navigation / Sections & pages
• On the right-hand side, you’ll see a navigation bar with
all the sections in the application. You can click on each
section to reveal the pages within the section.
• Each section contains a review page where you can see
all the data you’ve entered for each page in the section.
Top-level header navigation
You’ll see a couple of links at the top of the screen:
Application status, My account, Sign out, Help.
A
pplication status: Shows all your open or submitted
applications . After submitting the application, you can
access and edit certain information from this page
(e.g. applying to an additional campus).
My account: Where you can view and/or edit your
email address and password associated with your
account.
Help: Shows answers to frequently asked questions
pertaining to that section. Clicking on Help will
also display the contact information for the UC
Application Center.
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Navigating the application
Moving around the application
You can navigate the application in any order — you don’t
have to ll out the application sequentially, but it’s recom-
mended you do. Some pages rely on information being
entered on previous pages. If you navigate to these pages
out of order, a message will appear directing you to visit
the previous pages rst.
Saving information
• You should click “Save & continue” at the bottom of
each page to save any entered data and proceed to the
next page. Please note: There is a 20-minute inactivity
period after which the application will automatically sign
you out.
• Successfully completed pages (those with all required
elds completed) will be marked with a checkmark in
the navigation bar and on review pages.
• Errors: If there is required information on the page that
is either incomplete or invalid, and you click “Save &
continue,” you’ll see an error message appear at the top
of the page. You can choose to x the errors on the page
immediately, or choose “Skip for now” and x the errors
at a later time. (Note: You’ll need to correct these errors
to be able to start the submission process.)
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Navigating the application
Review & submit
• You have the opportunity to see your entire application
at any point by clicking on “Review & submit” on the
r
ight-hand side navigation.
• Clicking “Expand all” or clicking to expand each section
will show any information you have entered.
• This is also the last page before you begin the
submission process. (It’s a good idea to review all of
your information before you start submitting your
application. If there are any incomplete fields or
questions, you’ll need to fix these before being allowed
to submit the application.)
• This page also serves as the landing page for when you
log back in after a previous session.
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About you
Personal information & Contact information
The rst two pages of the application ask for basic
information (e.g. name, birthdate, contact information).
Citizenship and residency
Citizenship:
• Undocumented applicants have the option to choose
“No selection” from the dropdown menu. This option is
a valid response and we recommend this choice if you’re
an undocumented applicant or have Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.
• If you select a country other than the United States
or “No selection”, you’ll need to provide your legal
immigration status and the type of visa (e.g., F-1, H4,
etc.) you hold or plan to hold upon enrollment.
Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer
Identication Number (ITIN):
• We use the Social Security number or ITIN you provide
to match your application to your Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act
application (if you’re applying for nancial aid). If you
have a SSN or ITIN, you must report it.
• If you don’t have a valid SSN or SSN for work purposes,
but do have an ITIN, use the ITIN in place of an SSN.
• If you don’t have a valid SSN, SSN for work purposes, or
ITIN, leave this item blank.
• All SSN and ITIN numbers are encrypted and kept secure.
California residency:
• These series of questions appear only for certain
applicants, based on citizenship status.
• The questions help determine if you’ll be considered a
resident or non-resident for admission purposes only,
which is separate from determining residency for
tuition purposes.
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About you
Demographics
This page is optional. We collect demographic informa-
tion for statistical purposes only. Providing demographic
information does not aect your chances of admission.
Campus admission oces are legally barred from using
race, sex or ethnicity in the admissions process.
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About you
For the next few pages (Your background, Your
household, Parent information) we want to know about
your life outside the classroom, including your family
and background. This information gives us a better
understanding of your home environment, and helps
us determine if you’re eligible for certain programs,
scholarships or the application fee waiver.
Your background
• Questions on this page ask for more information
about your background: What languages you rst
learned to speak, if you were in foster care and/or the
military (or a dependent of a U.S. military veteran),
and if you’re married or in a civil union/registered
domestic partnership.
• Answers to questions on this page provide more
contextual information about you and determine the
type of information we’ll ask about your parents on
subsequent pages.
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About you
Your household
• You should report the number of people living
in you household and the annual family income.
Family income is total income from all sources before
taxes and other deductions (also called “gross income”).
• If you want to be considered for a fee waiver, you must
report family size and income. Filling out the family
size and income information allows the UC application
to automatically grant an application fee waiver if you
qualify. (The application fee waiver calculation will
appear on the Choose campuses page in the “Campuses
& majors” section.)
• You’ll be asked questions about who you live with
based on how you answered questions on the Your
background page:
• Most applicants will be asked to provide
information about the parents you live with at
your permanent address.
• In general, if you’re over the age of 24, married,
have children, are nancially self-sucient, or are
a U.S. military veteran, you will be asked if you live
by yourself or with family members.
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About you
Parent information
There are two different Parent information pages
you might see,
depending on how you answered
questions on the Your background page.
• M
ost applicants will have the option to add information
for two parents (parents, step parents, legal guardians).
Which parents you choose to provide is up to you and
your unique situation. If you choose to provide
information about a parent or legal guardian, you’ll be
asked about the parent’s current job, education level and
contact information.
• In general, if you’re over the age of 24, married, have
children, are financially self-sufficient, or are a U.S.
military veteran, you will
only have the option to provide
your parents’ highest level of education.
Good to know
There’s no such thing as a “typical”
family. Families
are complex and diverse, and we wanted to give
you room to share your family story with us.
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Campuses & majors
UC values, Term & level pages
• UC values: You will need to read and agree to UC’s
community principles.
• Term & level: You’ll need to conrm your level
and application term. You previously entered this
information when you started the application, and we
want to make sure this information is correct before you
select your campuses and majors.
Choose campuses
There are two dierent views of the campus selection
page, depending on the on the size of the browser and the
device you’re using.
• If you entered your family size and income in the “About
you” section you will see if you’ve qualied for an
application fee waiver on this page. If you’ve qualied
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Campuses & majors
for a fee waiver, you will see a real-time feedback about
how many campuses you can apply to for free.
• We recommend you apply to multiple campuses to
increase your chances of admission.
Choose majors
• You must select a major for each campus you’re
applying to.
• If available, you should select an alternate major. If a
campus is unable to oer you a place in your rst-choice
major, the campus may consider you for an alternate
major. Be sure the alternate major is in a subject area that
you really want to study (and in some cases, it should be
in a dierent area of study than your primary major).
• Majors are sorted by category or college. After selecting
the major/alternate major, scroll to the bottom of the
page and click “Save & continue.”
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Campuses & majors
• Some majors require major preparation to be completed
by the end of the fall term when you apply, and some
majors require additional coursework to be completed at
UC before declaring the major.
• Closed majors: Some majors are not open for every
term. To see closed majors, you can click the “show
closed majors” checkbox on the major selection page.
Note: If most of the majors are closed, you should check
to see if you selected an incorrect applicant level or if it
is past the application submission deadline.
• Supplemental applications: Some majors require
submission of a supplemental application
• Professional schools and specialty schools are
all likely to require multiple documents and a
supplemental application.
• If a supplemental application is required, the
information will be displayed once you select a
major/alternate major.
• If the supplemental application is not completed
by the deadline date, campuses are not required to
continue reviewing the application for admission.
• Most majors and schools requiring supplemental
applications do not review an incomplete
supplemental application.
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Campuses & majors
UC San Diego college ranking
• If you’re admitted to UC San Diego, you’ll be assigned
to one of seven colleges on campus. These colleges
are residential neighborhoods on campus with specic
areas of focus and general education requirements.
Note: You should rank the Seventh College last, as it
won’t be taking transfer students this year.
• In addition to selecting a major and an alternate major,
you’ll need to rank the colleges at UC San Diego in order
of preference to have the best chance of assignment to
the college of your choice.
• The rankings do not aect the chances for admission to
UC San Diego.
• College assignments are not based on major — you’ll
be able to access the full range of available majors
regardless of college assignment.
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Academic history
Overview
Information entered in this section must be thoroughly
and accurately reported. If you accept an oer of
admission, UC requires ocial academic records from
each institution to verify the information reported.
Make sure you refer to your transcripts (or academic
records) as you ll out any information — don’t enter
information from your memory. It’s important to report all
of your schools, courses and grades exactly as they would
appear on ocial transcripts or academic records, including:
• College/university courses completed while enrolled in
hig
h school
• International collegiate coursework taken as a degree-
seeking, diploma, certificate, or study-abroad student
• High school courses and grades (for lower-division
transfer applicants)
Students should complete the section chronologically
from rst enrollment to current coursework.
Students must self-report all courses taken at every
institution. All grades (including D/F and repeated grades)
must be included. You’ll have a chance to explain low
grades at the end of the “Academic history” section.
Note: Some campuses may email you directly requesting
more information or for an unocial transcript be uploaded
to a UC transfer admission website.
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Academic history
UC Transfer Admission Planner
If you’ve entered your academic information into the UC
Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP), you can import If
your coursework into the application.
• Keep in mind: Make sure to update your UC TAP
information at least a couple of days before you ll out
the application. Changes made in UC TAP will not be
pulled in to the application on the same day.
In order to import your coursework, you must use your UC
TAP ID and email address from the UC TAP account.
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Academic history
Last high school attended
You’ll need to provide the dates of attendance for the
last high school attended and diploma or certicate
information, if applicable. Once this information is added,
your school information will appear in a table for review
and editing.
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Academic history
Colleges
• Before entering any coursework and grades, you’ll need
to rst enter information about all colleges/universities
attended, including dates of attendance for each college,
term system, and diploma or certicate information.
• Dates of attendance should be entered as consecutive
dates even if enrollment was interrupted, (i.e if you took
some time o and then went back to that school, you’ll
still need to enter the rst month/year of attendance
through the last month/year of attendance).
• If you’re earning the Associate Degree for Transfer
(ADT), you can enter the information here along with
the ADT major.
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Academic history
College courses & grades
• After adding all colleges attended, you will need to enter
all courses and grades for each term.
• A key for “Grade codes” at the top of the page will help
you understand how to select your grades for each
course (if you are a California community college
[CCC] student). For example, you should select “IP” for
courses in progress or “PL” for courses planned.
For California Community College (CCC) students:
The transferable course lists for California community
colleges are pulled directly from the ASSIST database —
assist.org. Each department can be expanded to display
the courses by clicking on the name of the department. If
you have taken courses at dierent community colleges
in the same term, it is helpful to check to make sure the
course numbers and titles match the institution attended.
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Academic history
For non-CCC students:
UC does not have transferrable course lists for colleges/
universities other than California community colleges, so
you’ll need to enter coursework manually.
For all students:
You should enter all courses taken even if you believe
they are not transferable, you don’t want credit for them,
you don’t believe the “old grades” are reective of your
current academic abilities, you received an Academic
Renewal (AR) or Incomplete (I) grade, you withdrew from
the course, or you later repeated the course. Missing
information may be viewed as falsication and result in
cancellation of the application.
Minimum requirements
On this page, you’re asked if you will meet certain
requirements prior to transferring to UC including the
Entry-Level Writing Requirement and the 7-course pattern.
You are also asked if you will be certied for completion
of IGETC.
• IGETC is a general education program specic to
CCC students.
• IGETC is not a minimum requirement for admission.
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Academic history
Additional information
The last page in the section asks you to indicate if you:
• Have ever been on academic probation
• Have followed a Transfer Pathway (asked only if you
attended a California community college)
• Know your California State Student ID number (and
provide it if you do)
• Have any additional comments related to your
academic history
The additional comments box can be used to provide
detailed information or explanations about specic
academic issues such as:
• Declining grades
• Course selection issues
• Gaps in education
• Repeated courses
• Courses taken in special programs
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Test scores
Test scores: AP exams, IB exams, TOEFL or
IELTS, International exams
You’ll be asked about each of these exams on separate
pages in this section. You’ll need to report scores if you’ve
already taken an exam and/or indicate if you’re planning
on taking an exam in the future.
AP & IB exams:
• Certain scores on specic AP and IB exams can be used
to meet portions of the 7-course pattern and IGETC not
already satised with coursework.
• Scores must be self-reported on the application; ocial
scores are not required until after you have accepted an
oer of admission.
TOEFL/IELTS exams:
• If your college/university coursework was not conducted
in English and you are not a native English-speaker, you
are required to submit TOEFL or IELTS results.
• The last acceptable test date for the TOEFL/IELTS is
December of the year you’re applying to UC.
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Test scores
• Ocial test scores are due by January 31. If you’re
applying to multiple UC’s, send the ocial score report
to one campus and the score will be shared with all
campuses you applied to.
• IELTS score reports will need to be sent to every campus
International external exams:
• You must self-report completed external exams, such
as (I)GCSE, O-level, GCE A-level, India Standard X and
XII, etc.
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Activities & awards
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Activities & awards
Add activities & awards
In addition to courses, grades, and test scores, we want to
know how you spend your time outside of class. Keep in
mind, your activities don’t necessarily need to be through
organized, school-sponsored programs.
• There is no limit per category. You can list up to 20 total
a
ctivities and awards.
• You should describe the activity and your role, and avoid
using acronyms.
• If you didn’t have the time/opportunity to participate in
school/community activities or volunteer/paid
employment, it is helpful to application readers to know
why.
• Explain how else the you used your time and if it was
a choice or a requirement (for example: caring for siblings
and/or children, eldercare, commitment to doing
homework, research projects, full-time employment, etc.)
• You should focus primarily on post-high school activities.
• You should be as accurate as possible. The information
submitted is subject to verication, and if you are unable
to provide proof of the information provided, your
application will be cancelled.
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Scholarships & programs
Apply for scholarships & s
upport programs
Scholarships:
• You should select any and all scholarship categories that
apply to you.
• Only scholarships that are available at the campuses
you’re applying to will be displayed.
• There’s no limit on the number of scholarships you
can select.
Support programs:
• I
f you’re interested in the Educational Opportunity
Program (EOP), which provides support services when
you're enrolled at UC, you’ll need to check the box on this
page and provide a brief statement about why you’re
interested in the program.
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Personal insight questions
Pe r s o n a l i n s ig h t q u e s t i o n s (PI Q s)
It’s a good idea to start brainstorming your responses
early. Here are some more tips:
• Use the UC PIQ online resources with writing tips
and a worksheet
• Write your responses in a Word document before
entering them into the application
• Have the PIQs sent to your email and get a head
start (in the PIQ section, you can click on “Email
questions” to have them sent to you).
• Keep in mind: The word limit for each PIQ response
is 350 words
• Seek stylistic feedback from a trusted teacher, counselor
or peer.
• There is no advantage to answering any specic question.
You should answer the questions you feel will best
represent your background, interests, accomplishments,
and context.
• All transfer students must answer the mandatory rst
question. After responding to the mandatory question
about major preparation, you can respond to any three
of the remaining seven choices.
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Personal insight questions
Additional comments
• This section should only be used to provide information
that you have not had the opportunity to include
elsewhere in the application, such as explaining unusual
personal or family circumstances or clarifying other
parts of the application.
• This section cannot be used to respond to an
additional PIQ.
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Review & submit
• This is the last page you’ll visit before you start
submitting the application.
• If you have remaining items to complete, you will see
a “To Do” next to that section.
• You won’t be able to start submitting your application
until all pages are complete (indicated with check marks).
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Submitting the application
Academic review
• This page gives you a chance to make sure your
academic information is accurate. You should review the
information carefully.
• If you plan to use a test score to meet an admission
requirement, it must be included in the “Test scores”
section of the application.
State of legal residence
• These questions are optional, and answering them does
not aect your chance of admission.
• If answered, the information may be used for an initial
determination of residency for tuition purposes — that is,
whether you qualify for resident or nonresident tuition.
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Submitting the application
Sign & release
• Review and check the release authorizations to share
application information with scholarship agencies,
parents/guardians, counselors and/or UC organizations
and alumni groups.
• You’ll need to electronically sign and date the
application to verify accuracy and acknowledge that you
are the author of the personal insight responses.
• Statement of Integrity: UC feels very strongly
about student integrity on the application. The
Statement of Integrity is to arm that all information
in the application is accurate and the personal insight
responses were written by you. If information is
withheld, such as poor grades, enrollment at another
collegiate institution or falsication is detected, the
application is subject to cancellation.
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Submitting the application
Payment
Billing summary:
You should review your campus selections and application
fees at the top of the page.
• For U.S. citizens or permanent resident students, the
application fee is $70 per campus.
• For international and non-immigrant applicants the
application fee is $80 for each campus selected. If you’re
an international or non-immigrant student currently
attending school in the U.S., you may be eligible to pay
the lower application fee of $70 per campus.
Fee waivers
• If you did not provide information about your family
size or income earlier in the application, you will have
the opportunity to do so here to see if you qualify for a
fee waiver.
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You're
eligible for a fee waiver if:
• You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident or you
attended a CA high school for at least 3 years; AND,
• You meet the low-income criteria.
If you are on a non-immigrant visa, you are not eligible
for the UC application fee waiver even if you attended a
school in California.
A UC application fee waiver is good for up to 4 campus
choices; you will be responsible for payment for any ad-
ditional campuses you choose to apply to.
• If you have a non-UC fee waiver or UC/CCC EOPS fee
waiver, you should select “Pay by check” and mail in the
fee waiver to the UC Application Center. Only one fee
waiver for up to 4 campus choices may be used.
• If you qualify for a fee waiver, you must select “Yes” to
accept it.
• If you make a mistake on the family income amount, you
can correct the information by clicking “Recalculate fee
waiver”; eligibility for the fee waiver will automatically
recalculate with the revised information.
Submission conrmation
After you’ve paid or selected your payment method (by
credit card or by check/mail), you will see a conrmation
page indicating your application has been submitted.
• If you chose to pay by check, you will see instructions on
how to mail in your payment.
• UC Application ID Number: This will appear on the page.
We strongly encourage you to write down or keep a
copy of you Application ID number. This number is used
throughout the admission process to access the various
campus student portals and, in many cases, to access
your admission decisions.
• Print receipt & application: you can choose to print a
receipt of your application fees or view and print the
entire application.
• There are also reminders about what you should do after
you submit your application, as well as instructions for
making changes to an already submitted application.
• Reminder: Information in the application is subject
to verication. If you’re selected for verication, not
responding to the request will result in a cancellation
of your application, and the application fee will not be
refunded. The verication process occurs in January
and is communicated by email; you should check your
email regularly.
Campus portals (separate from the application)
• By January, each campus you applied to will email you
to create a login username and password for access
to the campus’ applicant portal. This is the site where
the admission decision will be posted along with other
important information.
• You should check each campus’ applicant
portal frequently.
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Post-submission
Application status
After the application is submitted, you can sign back
in to the application to make certain changes to your
application. You will land on the “Application status”
page which will have a list of the campuses you’ve
applied to, in addition to a list of links and actions that
you can take post-submission, including:
• View fees & payment: Summary of campuses and fees
• Transfer Academic Update (TAU): All transfer
applicants are required to submit the TAU
• Update personal information: Changes to
name, address
• View application: View and print submitted application
• Add a campus choice: Before November 30th all
campuses are still open, and you can apply to
additional campuses.
Note: If you change schools, add or drop a course, or
fail to earn a C or better in a course during the current
academic year after submission of the application, you
must notify the campuses via the TAU until March 31st.
After March 31st, or to report changes/updates to a
prior academic year, you must notify the UC Application
Center by email or postal mail. Your correspondence must
include your full name and UC Application ID number (and
signature if sent by postal mail), and will be made available
to all the campuses you applied to.
Minor changes to activities, awards, volunteer work,
employment or personal insight responses are unlikely
to have an impact on the admission decision. However, if
you have signicant updates in any of these areas, you can
notify us at the UC Application Center:
UC Application Center contact information
Email:
ucinfo@applyUCsupport.net
Mail to:
UC Application Center
P.O. Box 1432
Bakerseld, CA 93302