UC Davis Neuroscience Transfer Requirements, Fall 2027

At a glance

Fall 2025 campus admit rate: 63.5%
Selection criteria: Yes
TAG GPA line: 3.20
Admits transfers: Yes

UC Davis admitted 63.5% of community college applicants for fall 2025, and it doesn’t publish admit rates by major. The middle half of admitted transfers had GPAs from 3.46 to 3.90 for fall 2025.

What Davis expects

Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Courses to finish
Complete the College of Biological Sciences series in introductory biology (BIS 002A/B/C or BIO 001/001L, 002/002L and 003), general chemistry (CHE 002A/B/C or 004A/B/C) and calculus (MAT 017A/B/C or 021A/B) by the end of spring before fall enrollment. Source
Selection
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior is a selective major. Courses need a letter grade with no grade below C and a 2.50 GPA in each series, and College of Biological Sciences TAG requires at least a 3.20 GPA. Source
Also note
BIS 002A/B/C/D is being discontinued. Fall 2027 applicants use ASSIST academic year 2025-26 for articulation, and later applicants should check ASSIST for the new BIO courses. Source
The Fall 2027 transfer brochure lists no major named Neuroscience. Source
The Cognitive Science B.S. also offers a Neuroscience Emphasis. Source
Every Davis major
UC Davis requires a minimum 2.80 GPA for transfer admission, and selective majors require higher overall, series and group GPAs. Source
Selective major preparation courses must be taken for a letter grade with no grade below C. Pass/No Pass does not count except for winter, spring and summer 2020 courses. Source
All major preparation and admission requirements must be finished by the end of spring term before fall enrollment. Summer coursework taken before transfer does not count toward admission requirements. Source

TAG for this major

UC Davis’s TAG covers neuroscience for fall 2027 at a 3.20 UC-transferable GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer. Davis has no major named Neuroscience. Its Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior major is a selective major open to TAG with added major prep GPA and course requirements.

UC Davis TAG requirements and timing

Your odds

Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UC Davis.

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Reach

About 20–45% in regular review for applicants like you

With a TAG on file for Another major, admission is guaranteed from a 3.20, which you meet. Filing for fall 2027 closed September 30, 2026.

Major preparation is the factor UC readers weigh most for transfers — often ahead of GPA.

Regular-review estimate for a California resident on track for 60 units and the 7-course pattern, with major prep unconfirmed. The full calculator adds your prep, residency and TAG status.

The same major at other campuses

Campus	Selection criteria	TAG
UC Berkeley	Yes	No TAG
UCLA	Yes	No TAG
UC San Diego	Yes	No TAG
UC Irvine	None stated	Not stated
UC Santa Cruz	Yes	3.00
UC Riverside	Yes	2.80
UC Merced	None stated	Not stated

All nine campuses side by side

Other majors at UC Davis

Official links

UC Davis transfer admissionsucdavis.edu
ASSIST: course agreements to UC Davisassist.org

Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Davis for neuroscience?

Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior is a selective major. Courses need a letter grade with no grade below C and a 2.50 GPA in each series, and College of Biological Sciences TAG requires at least a 3.20 GPA. A TAG needs at least a 3.20.

What classes do I need to transfer to UC Davis for neuroscience?

Complete the College of Biological Sciences series in introductory biology (BIS 002A/B/C or BIO 001/001L, 002/002L and 003), general chemistry (CHE 002A/B/C or 004A/B/C) and calculus (MAT 017A/B/C or 021A/B) by the end of spring before fall enrollment. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.

Can I get a TAG for neuroscience at UC Davis?

Yes, for fall 2027, with at least a 3.20 GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer.

Neuroscience transfer to UC Davis