UC TAG Information Update

Because there is a new system for submitting the TAG application, the DVC Counseling Center has instituted a new process for seeking help from a counselor regarding a TAG application:
1. Students should first create an account on the UC TAG website and completely fill out the TAG application. If they need help with that process, they should visit the Transfer Center at DVC. Here is a link to the UC TAG website:https://uctag.universityofcalifornia.edu/index.cfm
2. Students submitting a TAG for Davis or Santa Cruz must get approval from a counselor, so after filling out the TAG application completely online, students must make an appointment with a DVC counselor. For information on how to schedule an appointment, visit http://www.dvc.edu/org/departments/counseling/appointment.htm. Schedule the appointment for early to mid-September; if you wait until later, you might not be able to get an appointment with a counselor before the submission deadline of September 30.
3. Remember Berkeley and Los Angeles do not offer a TAG, but all other UC's do, and F-1 international students are invited to apply for the TAG.
4. Before you submit a TAG application, be sure to read the TAG criteria for the campus(es) to which you are applying to be sure you meet the criteria. You the student are responsible for understanding the various TAG criteria and making sure that you meet those criteria.
5. Be sure to submit a UC application for the campuses to which you submitted a TAG during the UC application filing period, November 1-30.

UC Transfer Admissions Guarantee Website

Students applying for Fall 2011 admission to a UC campus that offers a Transfer Admissions Guarantee, or TAG, will now have to submit the TAG application through a new website. Please visit the website to learn more and to submit a TAG application:
https://uctag.universityofcalifornia.edu/index.cfm

It is the student's responsibility to complete the application online. Some UC's will require students to bring a copy of the TAG application to a counselor for verification. Students should bring copies of ALL college and university transcripts when they visit a counselor, as well as a copy of their TAG application. DO NOT EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR NON-DVC RECORDS AT THE TIME OF YOUR VISIT. Bringing photocopies of transcripts to the counseling appointment will save valuable time for both the student and the counselor.

For more general information about the UC TAGs and links to campus websites with specific criteria, visit http://uctransfer.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer_admis_guar.html

All UC's except Berkeley and Los Angeles offer a TAG, and international students may apply for a TAG. However, different campuses may have different criteria, so please read the websites of the specific campuses carefully.

UC Admissions Updates and Summer Availability

Students admitted to a UC campus for Fall 2010 are reminded that the Statement of Intent to Register, or SIR, is due by June 1. If you experienced a change in your spring schedule (e.g. you withdrew from a class) or you received a substandard grade (e.g. F, D, Incomplete, or perhaps even a C if you were instructed to make all B's or better this semester), you are required to report those changes through appropriate channels. For most UC campuses, such changes are reported through the online interface (e.g. myberkeleyapp). If you need to report a change and cannot figure out how to do so online, call the UC campus admissions office immediately. You can find the numbers in your email correspondences from the campuses.

I will not be in the office during the summer, but students with questions can email me: misham@dvc.edu. If the answer to your question can be found on my FAQs page or in this blog, you may experience a delay in my response. There will be two weeks in June in which I will have no access to email at all. A link to my FAQs page follows:
http://www.dvc.edu/international/pdfs/frequently-asked-questions.pdf

I will return to the office beginning August 13. Until then, enjoy your summer!

UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)

If you are planning to transfer to a UC in Fall 2011, now is the time to start researching the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) programs offered by all of the UC campuses except Berkeley and L.A.

The DVC Transfer Center has some links to these program websites:http://www.dvc.edu/org/departments/transfer-center/transfer-agreements.htm
Please be aware that some of the information is not yet updated. The best source of information will come from the UC campus's own website.

Also be advised that some UC campuses, such as UCSD and UCSB, require TAG participants to have completed their two English composition courses (e.g. ENGL-122 and ENGL-126 from DVC) by the end of Fall 2010 in order to participate in the TAG.

Important Updates from the University of California System

Students planning to transfer to a UC campus in Fall 2011 or later should note some important changes in UC programs: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/ETS10/ETS10_CampusUpdates_final.pdf

If you have any questions, come and see me or another DVC counselor in the Counseling Center.

English Assessment at DVC

In order to take English 122, the first transferable and required English course at DVC, students must either (a) score acceptably on both the Reading and Writing portions of the DVC English assessment test, or submit an appropriate score from another community college's English assessment test; or (b) submit a Prerequisite Form, available in the Admissions and Records office, with documentation attached that proves the student has met the necessary prerequisite for English 122 at another college or university; or (c) submit other forms of documentation to a DVC counselor that prove the student is prepared for success in DVC's English 122 class. Requests without adequate evidence of preparedness for English 122 will not be honored.

DVC International Counseling Blog Cited on Counseling Website

I was pleased to know that my blog is mentioned in a list of Top 50 Counseling Blogs from the Counseling Courier website. There are also some other valuable blogs that you might want to check out: http://www.mastersincounseling.org/top-50-counseling-blogs.html