Several UCs provide students an opportunity to develop a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG). These agreements, developed in conjunction with your Delta College counselor, will guarantee your admission to the university for which the agreement is written!
With your counselor, you will develop a Student Education Plan, (SEP), which will ensure that you are taking the proper courses to become eligible for admission.
Your SEP will include the courses necessary to complete your general education and major preparation requirements. After you have developed your SEP and have successfully completed approximately 30 units with the required GPA, it will be time for you and your counselor to write your TAG.
After the TAG is written to include the plan you have developed with your SEP, it will be submitted to the transfer institution, and if accepted, will become a contract between you and that institution. Your obligation will be to complete the courses enumerated on your TAG with the GPA required, in the time period specified by the transfer institution. If you fulfill your obligation as outlined in the TAG, the transfer institution will fulfill its obligation, and you will be automatically admitted.
To develop your TAG, you should see a counselor as soon as possible during your first semester at Delta College. To see a counselor and find out more about the TAG, you may call the Counseling Office for an appointment at (209) 954-5650.
General Education Requirements
The state has simplified general education requirements so that they are the same for both CSU and UC. You now have one pathway that works for both university systems.
This is a change from the past, when the requirements for a CSU were slightly different than the requirements for a UC.
What do I need to know?
The new pathway is known as “Cal-GETC” and it replaces a pathway known as “IGETC.” You can find information about the Cal-GETC pathway, including a list of the courses you can take to satisfy each subject area, in the Delta College catalog:
- Cal-GETC: bit.ly/Delta-CalGETC
- Printable Cal-GETC degree planner: bit.ly/Delta-CalGETC-Print
This single pathway will make it easier to understand which courses you need, which may shorten the amount of time required to transfer!
Resources
Assist.org: Official course transfer and articulation system for California’s public colleges and universities
UC Office of the President: Systemwide UC information
UC Transfer Course Agreement/UC-TCA: Listing of all SJDC courses that transfer to the University of California