Guest Speaker:

Jackie Nguyen, Coordinator (UCD - TOP)

Zoom Link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/my/jackie.nguyen?pwd=OVp0eTkwNUhmYjhkM01RMExqWE91dz09

Please read her message below and complete this assignment before Thursday, 6/29.

On behalf of the Transfer Opportunity Program (TOP) at UCD Undergraduate Admissions and the Transfer Center at CCSF, Your professor Maria invited me to be a guest speaker for your class on June 29, 2023, to provide you with more information about the transfer process.

There are many great recording videos on our Youtube Channel. I would love for you to watch a few just to learn the basics. During our meeting together, I’d like to utilize the time for you to ask specific questions rather than lecture at you on content that is saturated and available everywhere online.

1. Click this link to access our Youtube Channel

2. Watch Map to College

3. Watch UC TAP/ TAG UCD Selective Major

Since it will be a small group, if you create and complete your UC TAP account, I’ll be able to do a pre-evaluation and let you know exactly where you stand with admission at UCD and for TAG eligibility. So here are the next steps I would like for you to do.

Step 1: Gather all of your documents: transcripts, AP/IB exams/scores, high school transcript(s)
Step 2: Visit https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/
Step 3: Follow the instructions on UC TAP Navigation on Youtube
Pro Tip: Work slowly to ensure accuracy. All records must match your transcript(s)

Note: If you attended schools other than California Community Colleges, your record will be a bit more complex. Therefore, after completing the TAP, please consider contacting your TOP coordinators for a pre-evaluation.

Here is a checklist to go over your UC TAP account once you’re done. These are the common errors students make on the UCTAP account so if you can do me a favor and double check your record.

Go to: https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/

a. Click on “Create account now”. Fill out your information then click “Save”

b. Find the menu on the right side. Fill out everything from the top to the bottom.

c. Here are some common mistakes students make

1. Under the “About Me” section, fill out everything also include your student ID at CC. This is subject to verification to receive TOP services. Click “Save”

2. Under “Schools attended”, fill out the asked information. If you attend multiple schools currently, please make sure to mark ONLY your primary school as “yes” for the “current or most recent schools” question. If you fill out this part incorrectly, you will not receive communication for future services as well as communication from CCSF Transfer Center.

3. Under “Where and when I plan to transfer”, put in the “term” you plan to start at the UC, “campus” and “major” of interest. Then, click “Save.” Most UC campuses only offer a Fall admission cycle. Only a few UC offer spring admission and this is not a common practice in the UC system. CSU on the other hand offers Fall and Spring admission but some majors may be limited in Spring offers. So it’s really important that you plan for Fall unless your advisor instructed otherwise.

d. Use the copy of your transcript for reference and report ALL of the universities/colleges you have ever attended and coursework. Work slowly but accurately. Errors will change the evaluation of where you stand in admission. You have to put everything in the UC TAP account to match your transcript.

In case you want to make an appointment with me or contact me in the future, here is my territory page. You can attend TAP in a SNAP sessions to get your TAP double check by our current UCD students. Please do this before a 1-1 appt with me to optimize time. https://ua.ucdavis.edu/portal/jackie-nguyen?tab=groupadvising

Jackie Nguyen

Coordinator

Transfer Opportunity Program (TOP)

UC Davis, Undergraduate Admissions

www.ucdavis.edu/top