UCLA Transfer Alliance Program

The UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) allows you to enhance your ability to transfer to UCLA at the junior level from a participating California community college. Students are certified by the honors program counselor/coordinator after completing the honors or scholars program at a participating community college.

Applicants are given priority consideration for admission to majors in the College, as well as the following majors: public health, public affairs and education and social transformation.

For additional information about the programs of study available, please review the majors offered by the College.

Benefits of the Transfer Alliance Program

• Through the Transfer Alliance Program, California community colleges and UCLA collaborate to assist students in the transfer process.
• UCLA Transfer Alliance Program community colleges offer enriched academic programs and all courses necessary to transfer, including general education requirements and major preparatory courses.
• Designated faculty and counselors at participating community colleges help students plan academic programs that meet major and general education requirements and honors/scholars certification.
• To participate, you must enroll at one of the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program member community colleges.

Transfer Alliance Program Member Community Colleges

You may obtain more information regarding the Transfer Alliance Program by contacting one of the participating community college programs listed below.

How the Transfer Alliance Program Works With Alternate Majors

If you’re a UCLA TAP participant who’s not selected for admission to your first-choice major, we’ll also review your application for an alternate major.* This review is subject to the following restrictions:

• Your alternate major must have been specified on your original UC application at the time you submitted it. Requests to add an alternate major after you submit will not be considered.
• If you are admitted to your first-choice major, your application will not be reviewed for your alternate major.
• The TAP alternate major review policy only applies to certain majors. Majors in the College (excluding the restricted majors listed here) and Public Affairs are acceptable alternate major options.
• The following majors are restricted from consideration as an alternate major:
  • Biology
  • Pre-business economics
  • Communication
  • Pre-economics
  • Education and social transformation
  • English
  • Global studies
  • Human biology and society (B.A. and B.S.)
  • International development studies
  • Mathematics/economics
  • Mathematics, financial actuarial
  • Political science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics and data science

  Note: Applicants in TAP may not select ANY major in the following specialty schools as an alternate major: The Samueli School of Engineering, the School of Arts and Architecture, the Herb Alpert School of Music, the School of Nursing, and the School of Theater, Film and Television as these schools do not participate in TAP.

  Both Public health majors (B.A. and B.S.) will receive TAP consideration. However, applicants cannot list both major options as their primary and alternate major choice.

  TAP Eligibility Examples

  Primary Major	Alternate Major	TAP Eligibility
  Public Health B.A.	Public Health B.S.	Not OK
  Biology	Public Health B.S.	OK
  Public Health B.A.	Anthropology B.S.	OK

  * This policy applies to certified Transfer Alliance Program participants only. We do not review non-Transfer Alliance Program applicants for admission to alternate majors.

  Frequently Asked Questions

  Is it true that my second-choice major is only looked at if I’m in the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program?

  Is there a minimum GPA that guarantees admission?

  No. The Transfer Alliance Program is not an admission guarantee program.