Applying Made Easy:
Technical Details of
the UC Application
For Student Applying
Fall 2015 for Admission
Fall 2016
Minimum UC Transfer
Requirements
• 2.4 GPA (2.8 nonresidents)
• 60 UC transferable semester units by
the end of Spring 2016
• English 1 & 2 or equivalents (TOEFL)
• Transferable math class
• 4 classes (selected from at least 2 of
the following IGETC areas: Arts &
Humanities, Social & Behavioral
Sciences, Physical & Biological
Sciences)
Tips for Students
•Create your own account
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
•Fall 2016 available August 1st
•Read current messages
•Review the Common Questions
Student Preparation
•Start early
•Research campuses /majors; apply broadly
•Get feedback on your personal statement
•Check your email often, and your spam
filter
Transfer Application and
Admission Timeline
Date
Task
August 1
Application opens for fall admission
November 1 – 30
Submit your UC application
Early January
Submit Transfer Academic Update (TAU)
January 31
Online “Transfer Academic Update” (TAU)
deadline
April 1 – 30
Notification of admission decision
June 1
Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) deadline
July 1
Final transcript deadline
Navigating
•Use the progress bar above to navigate
•Use sections on the right for guidance
•Use buttons below to move from page to page
•Note my uc application, help, and sign out
Error Messages
Getting Started
The filing deadline for Fall 2016
is 11:59 p.m. PST, Monday
Nov. 30, 2015.
ALL first-time
applicants start
here
Still Starting the application
If you click “90” or more, you
cannot apply to UCLA, UCSD,
Merced or Santa Cruz!
Still Starting your application
Residency (Yup, still in Start!)
Citizenship (Last part of Start!)
Social Security
number entry is
optional!
International applicants
attending US schools pay $70.
Eligible California residents and
AB 540 students could receive
application fee waivers for up to
4 schools.
Click to expand the
list of majors.
When you choose certain
majors, information about
supplemental applications
appear.
Berkeley doesn’t allow
students an alternate major.
You must choose an
alternate major, or
scroll to the bottom of
the page and click
“No Alternate Major.”
Ranking San Diego Colleges
(Part 2-Campuses and Majors)
You must click here
before ranking the
colleges
Rank order does NOT
affect chances of
admission.
Additional GE at UCSD by College for
students that complete IGETC
•Warren-3 upper division GE
•Roosevelt-2 Lower Division courses
•Muir-1 Writing upper division course
•Revelle-1 year of calculus, 5 quarters
of Science, foreign language (can’t
satisfy this with high school)
•Sixth-2 upper division courses
•Marshall-2 upper division courses
Scholarships (Part 3)
Review and select up to 16 scholarships that
match your characteristics, interests, and
background!
You must answer
these questions!
You do not need to complete this
page to move on unless you want to
apply for EOP Program on Step 1 of
this section.
You do not need
to complete this
page to move on
unless you want to
apply for EOP
Program on Step
1 of this section or
get a fee waiver
for the application!
SMC College Code is
004691
SMC is a
“Semester with
Winter Session”
Courses and Grades
(Still in part 5-Academic History)
Click to
display
courses
If the
course is
not in
ASSIST,
scroll to
bottom of
page
Course Requirements
(Still in part 5-Academic History)
Academic History Comments
(Still in part 5-Academic History)
Activities and Awards-Part 6
•Educational Preparation Programs
•Community Service
•Work Experience
•Awards & Honors
•Extra Curricular Activities
Choose up to 5 of your most
meaningful experiences for each
category.
Test Scores-Part 7
The Personal Statement-Part 8
• 2 Prompts –-Next Slide
• 1,000 word total or less
• View as a personal interview on paper
• Compose responses outside of the
application and request feedback from
teachers, counselors, parents and/or friends
• Paste your responses in plain text
The Personal Statement-Part 8
Statement 1: What is your intended major? Discuss
how your interest in the subject developed and
describe any experience you have had in the field —
such as volunteer work, internships and employment,
participation in student organizations and activities —
and what you have gained from your involvement.
Statement 2: Tell us about a personal quality, talent,
accomplishment, contribution or experience that is
important to you. What about this quality or
accomplishment makes you proud, and how does it
relate to the person you are?
Additional Comments-Part 8
Use the space provided to describe a situation
(personal or academic) that needs further
explanation and not fully captured elsewhere in
the application.
This is NOT a continuation of the personal
statement.
“At this time, my UC GPA is ______!”
Don’t predict and add in what grades you think
you will get by the end of Fall!!
Submitting the ApplicationPart 9
Disabled until all
circles are solid and
it is November 1st.
Completeness Check-Part 9
If you are using AP credit to meet the
transfer requirement, enter this
information in the additional comments.
Releases & Signature-Part 9
Fees, Payment & Waivers-Part 9
Submit-Part 9
Click here
and expect
this
Check your
email for a
submission
confirmation
After You Submit
Transfer Academic Update
Update courses that were “in progress” with
grades earned, and confirm or update planned
courses for the current and future terms prior to
enrollment at UC. Deadline is January 31.
Resources
UC Admissions Home Page
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions
Online Application
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
Quick Start Guide:
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applyonline/index.html
Help Desk
ucinfo@applyucsupport.net
1-800-207-1710 (U.S. only)
1-661-336-5723 (outside U.S.)
UC Application Center
P. O. Box 1432
Bakersfield, CA 93302