University of California – Admission Requirements
Students planning to transfer to the University of California (UC) as upper-division students (junior standing) must follow the requirements listed below:
- Complete 60-semester units of UC transferable college work with a grade point average of at least 2.4 (2.8 for non-residents). Most campuses and majors require higher grade point averages.
- Complete a general education course pattern requirement to include one of the following:
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or
- UC 7-Course Pattern by the end of the spring term prior to fall enrollment:
- Four UC transferable college courses (three semester or four to five quarter units each) selected from at least two of the following subject areas:
- Arts and Humanities
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Physical and Biological Sciences.
- One UC transferable college course (three semester or four to five quarter units each) in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning; and
- Two UC transferable college courses (three semester or four to five quarter units each) in English Composition
- Four UC transferable college courses (three semester or four to five quarter units each) selected from at least two of the following subject areas:
- Complete the required/ recommended courses needed for your intended major with the minimum grades specified by your intended campus