How to keep your UC transfer offer
A UC transfer offer is provisional until your final transcripts arrive. The UCSD Guardian reported that UC San Diego cancelled 5% of its transfer admissions in 2025, often over records that didn’t match.
Checked against official UC and campus sources in October 2026.
Overview
The usual conditions
- A C or better in every course you listed as in progress or planned.
- Good standing, a 2.0 or higher, in your last term.
- Official transcripts from every college you attended by July 1.
- Your Statement of Intent to Register by June 1.
Mistakes that cost offers
| Mistake | What UC says |
|---|---|
| A college left off the application | Every school must be listed. Omissions can be treated as falsification and cancel the application at every campus. |
| A D or F after admission | UC Merced says one D, F or No Pass in the year may make you ineligible. UCLA asks admitted transfers to report any D or F. |
| Dropping a listed course | Report it. Check your units, the 7-course pattern and major prep first. |
| A late transcript | Transcripts are due July 1. Allow time for your college to send them. |
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Questions
Can UC cancel a transfer admission?
Yes. Offers are conditional, and UC can withdraw one if a condition isn’t met or the record doesn’t match.
What should I do if I get a D after being admitted?
Report it to the campus right away. Decisions are made case by case.