
Your Transfer Pathway Starts Here!
Cabrillo College is an excellent place to begin your academic journey
Courses taken here can meet the same requirements of colleges and universities throughout California and beyond! These pathways will help support many common journeys and remember, Academic Counselors are always happy to assist you with your individual transfer plans, no matter where you'd like to go.




Monday-Friday
8:00 am -5:00 pm
Applications due July 31
Steps to Submitting Your UC Application
Attend a UC Application webinar/presentation or watch the UC Application Webinar
Begin and work on your UC Application
Attend a PIQ workshop or Watch the prerecorded PIQ webinar hosted by Marcie Wald
Review your Personal Insight Questions (PIQ)
Attend a UC Help Session to work and review your application, register on the Transfer Events Calendar
The priority filing deadline is August 31, 2025.
The following CSU campuses plan to open for spring 2026 admission for transfer applicants.
Upper and Lower Division Transfer Applicants
Bakersfield
Channel Islands*
Chico
Dominguez Hills
East Bay
Fresno**
Humboldt
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Monterey Bay
San Bernardino**
San Francisco
San Marcos*
Sonoma*
Stanislaus
Upper-Division Transfer Applicants Only
Fullerton
Northridge
Pomona**
San José
Visit our application dates & deadlines page on August 1, 2025 and use the Is Your Campus Still Accepting Applications? feature to view open campus programs and their deadlines.
*Except nursing
**Non-impacted programs only

is a new program that provides clear roadmaps for students to spend two years at Cabrillo and two years at CSUMB to complete their bachelor's degree in four years. Benefits of joining the program include: One-on-one counseling, transfer guidance, academic support, peer mentoring and networking, CSUMB tours and panels, financial aid assistance, laptop and hotspot for remote learning, and a community of support.

Associate Degrees for Transfer, ADTs, Are a pathway to earning an Associate degree while also completing CSU transfer requirements at the same time and guarantee admission to the CSU system into a similar major. Students must complete only 60 units at the university to achieve a Bachelor's degree.

Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)
is a program for California community college students to earn a guaranteed acceptance to a university. There are six participating University of California (UC) that offer TAG: UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz

If you know your major but want to keep your University of California (UC) campus options open, then a UC Transfer Pathway could be the route for you. Transfer Pathways give you a roadmap to prepare for your major and graduate on time from any UC campus.

MyPath2ASU (Arizona State University)
Choose from more than 400+ course-by-course major maps that lead to on-ground and online ASU bachelor’s degrees.
By picking a major and identifying your transfer institution, MyPath2ASU helps to identify what courses to take at your transfer institution for your ASU major. Save time and money, and minimize loss of credit during your transfer journey.

Although these pathways will help support many common journeys, remember that Academic Counselors are always happy to assist you with your individual transfer plans, no matter where you'd like to go: UC, CSU, Private, Out-of-State. Let your adventure begin here!