UC Davis TAG requirements

A Transfer Admission Guarantee secures admission to UC Davis if you meet its conditions. These are the rules for fall 2027 entry from UC’s TAG matrix. Filing closed September 30, 2026, and decisions come on or after November 15.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in October 2026.

At a glance

GPA line, most majors: 3.20
Highest major line: 3.50
Record pre-review: Yes
Major groups not covered: 4

UC Davis counts your GPA through the end of summer 2026. Davis reviews your record before the decision, so wait for it before you submit the UC application.

Check your TAG

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Meets the GPA line

Psychology needs a 3.20 at UC Davis. You’re 0.20 above it. Prep courses and the other TAG conditions still have to be met.

Checks the GPA line and the majors list only. A TAG also needs the units, courses and timing below.

GPA lines by major

Every major covered by UC Davis’s TAG needs at least a 3.20 UC-transferable GPA.

Majors with a higher line	GPA line
Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering	3.50

Engineering requires 3.5.

Majors TAG doesn’t cover

Computer Science
Data Science
Business
Undeclared

Students in these majors can still apply to UC Davis through regular review.

Timeline for fall 2027

When	Step
Sep 1–30, 2026	File the TAG in UC Transfer Admission Planner. Closed for fall 2027.
Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026	Submit the UC application with UC Davis and the same major as your TAG.
On or after Nov 15, 2026	TAG decision. It can’t be appealed.
Jan 31, 2027	Transfer Academic Update, required to keep the TAG.
By spring 2027	Finish 60 semester units and the 7-course pattern with the grades the TAG lists.

What every TAG requires

30 UC-transferable semester units done when you file the TAG, 60 by the end of the spring before entry.
One UC-transferable English and one math done by the fall you file; the rest of the 7-course pattern by spring.
Your last school in a regular term must be a California community college, with 30+ semester units completed there.
2.0+ GPA in UC-transferable courses in your final year, with no grade below C.

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What UC Davis says

For fall 2027 TAG, applicants need a 3.20 GPA (3.50 for the College of Engineering) by the end of summer 2026. Business, computer science and data science are not open to TAG. Source

Other TAG campuses

Questions

What GPA do you need for a UC Davis TAG?

At least a 3.20 UC-transferable GPA by the end of summer 2026. Some majors need up to a 3.50.

Which majors can’t use a UC Davis TAG?

Computer Science; Data Science; Business; Undeclared.

Can I still file a TAG for fall 2027?

No. The window was September 1–30, 2026. You can still apply to UC Davis through regular review by November 30, 2026, and the next TAG window, for fall 2028, is September 2027.

Can I file more than one TAG?

No. You can file a TAG at one campus per cycle, and your UC application must list that campus and major.