Achieve your transfer goals!

Cabrillo Transfer Services

CSU Spring 2024 Annoucement
Some campuses and majors still open!

Not all campuses and majors are open for Spring admission. Click here to view if your intended campus and major is open for Spring admission.

Steps to Submitting your CSU Application

  1. Watch the CSU Application Webinar

  2. Begin and work on your CSU Application

  3. Visit Drop in either in person or virtually to review your application

Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)
Guarantee Your Spot at UC!

A 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

  • UC Santa Cruz

Steps to Apply for TAG

  1. To get started, you'll need to begin by creating an account and begin entering your coursework at UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP)

  2. Attend a TAP to TAG Webinar hosted by the Cabrillo Transfer Services or any of our UC partners, or watch our pre-recorded TAP to TAG Webinar.

  3. Review your TAG application by attending a TAP to TAG Application Help session or schedule an appointment with a Cabrillo Academic Counselor.

  4. Submit your TAG application between September 1-30.

  5. Fill out the application for admission to UC and submit between October 1- November 30.

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.

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Transfer Pathways
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Cabrillo 2+2 CSUMB

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.

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The Teacher Pathway Program (TPP)

is a cohort at the Watsonville Center guides and supports students to complete two years at Cabrillo and transfer to California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB). TPP can help you complete both a B.A. in Liberal Studies AND an Elementary Teaching Credential in just two years! CSUMB also offers Special Education, Bilingual Education, and Single Subject credentials.

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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

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UC Transfer Pathways Program

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.

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ADT: AA-T or AS-T degrees

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.

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Sky's the Limit

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!


I recently applied to six UC’s and my application process was made easier with assistance from academic counselors, faculty, and peers. They were very helpful with reviewing my personal statements and teaching me how to navigate tools such as assist.org.
Cabrillo Transfer Student