Global studies transfer to UCLA

What UCLA expects global and international studies transfers to finish before fall 2027. Below are UCLA’s own preparation and selection rules, the programs that give priority and your odds.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in November 2026.

At a glance

Fall 2025 campus admit rate: 26.1%
Selection criteria: Yes
TAG at UCLA: No TAG
Admits transfers: Yes

UCLA admitted 26.1% 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 3.77 to 4.00 for fall 2025, with a median of 3.91.

What UCLA expects

Global Studies · International Development Studies
Courses to finish
The Fall 2026 guide lists at least six courses for Global Studies from a list that includes globalization, statistics, sociocultural anthropology, world literature and micro- or macroeconomics. No more than one semester of foreign language counts and high school language does not. Source
The Fall 2026 guide lists at least six courses for International Development Studies from development studies, economics, statistics, anthropology, geography, globalization, politics, sociology and gender studies. Source
Selection
The College lists Global Studies and International Development Studies as highly selective pre-majors. No minimum GPA is stated. Source
Also note
Students admitted to this major are classified as pre-majors until they complete the lower-division preparation courses at UCLA. Source
For Fall 2027 applicants, requests to change to a major in The College, Education, Engineering, Public Affairs or Public Health are due January 1, 2027. Source
Every UCLA major
Applicants should complete most or all major preparation, and it must be finished by the end of the spring term before transfer. Source
Only applicants certified through the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) are reviewed for an alternate major. All other applicants are reviewed for their first-choice major only. Source

No TAG at UCLA

UCLA doesn’t offer TAG. Two programs change how UCLA reviews you: the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for honors students, and the ADT pilot for students at ten partner colleges.

Every UC program that gives transfer priority

Your odds

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

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Far reach

About 2–10% in regular review for applicants like you

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
UC San Diego	None stated	No TAG
UC Irvine	Yes	3.40
UC Davis	Yes	3.20
UC Santa Barbara	None stated	3.40
UC Riverside	Yes	Not stated

All nine campuses side by side

Official links

UCLA transfer admissionsadmission.ucla.edu
ASSIST: course agreements to UCLAassist.org

Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UCLA for global and international studies?

The College lists Global Studies and International Development Studies as highly selective pre-majors. No minimum GPA is stated.

What classes do I need to transfer to UCLA for global and international studies?

The Fall 2026 guide lists at least six courses for Global Studies from a list that includes globalization, statistics, sociocultural anthropology, world literature and micro- or macroeconomics. No more than one semester of foreign language counts and high school language does not. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.

Can I get a TAG for global and international studies at UCLA?