Priority Admission to Transfer Colleges

College of Letters and Science ONLY

The UCLA College of Letters & Science (L&S) offers students who have been CERTIFIED by their participating college Honors Programs priority consideration for admission. This is NOT a guarantee (UCLA does not offer any guarantees of admission), but does significantly improve the likelihood of admission to the most selective majors in L&S. 

Also, students applying as TAP-certified transfer candidates are also permitted to name a qualifying alternate major (non-selective in L&S).  This means that, if the applicant is denied admission to their first-choice major offered any UCLA College or School, their application will be reviewed a second time for admission to the L&S alternate major. While the UCLA/TAP agreement does not extend to majors offered by the other schools and colleges at UCLA, including The School of the Arts and Architecture, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, The School of Nursing, and The School of Theater, Film and Television, it does allow applicants whose primary goal is attending UCLA a second possibility for TAP Certification based on their qualifying alternate major without having to wait a year to apply again. 

Alternate majors MAY NOT be chosen from among the highly selective majors (these are shown with an asterisk (*) on the UCLA Profile of Admitted Transfer Students). But non-selective majors WILL be considered as alternatives for selective College of Letters and Science majors as well as majors in the other pre-professional UCLA Colleges and Schools.  Adequate preparation for the alternate L&S major is strongly recommended.

The TAP Certification Cycle and Deadline. Certification begins in January each year as soon as fall grades have been added to the transcripts. TAP and UCI Transfer Certification forms will be sent out to all Honors Program students and are available on request via email or at the Garrison Honors Center. The deadline to meet with an Honors Counselor for Certification review is usually mid-February. Pay attention to MyCoast announcements and messages that will be sent to your STUDENT email address.

UCI/Transfer Honors Program (TH)

Priority admission consideration, individual advising, library card, honors themed housing, cultural events invites, fall outreach program.

UCI/HONORS TO HONORS

Certified transfer students with minimum GPAs of 3.70 applying to UCI through Honors-to-Honors (H2H)  are considered for admission to the Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC) as part of the UC Irvine admissions process. Certain majors are restricted. Be sure to check the most current information on the UCI website for restricted majors. (For Fall 2027 admission, restricted majors include studio and performing arts, nursing, business administration, and computer science among others. Fall 2028 restricted majors will include quite a few more majors, so be sure to check and discuss with your Honors Counselor!)

UC Irvine’s Office of Admissions will post admissions decisions for transfer students to the UCI applicant portal no later than April 30. There may be requests for confirmation of your transfer certification or other information before admission decisions are made. Be sure to respond to requests from UCI immediately to avoid having your admission denied for lack of required information.

Priority admission to the university (excluding Dodge College, Performing and Visual Arts, and Business Administration)

Priority consideration for admission to Loyola Marymount University for those students who meet Loyola Marymount University requirements for upper-division transfer, apply to Loyola Marymount University prior to the duly established deadline, and achieve a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25. Students should be aware that certain majors might be impacted, making admissions into these programs more competitive and limiting the number of students that can be accepted for a given semester.

Priority admissions to the university. Scholarships for eligible candidates.

Annual nominations.To be considered as a nominee, be sure to start your application early and submit by the deadline. You should research the university's majors and special programs to help you make a compelling argument for admission to Georgetown specifically. Watch your email after fall grades have been released for a message about submitting your transcripts and an essay stating your reasons for naming Georgetown as first-choice targeted transfer school. A nomination is not a guarantee but a recommendation by our Honors Counselors for up to three OCC applicants per year. 

Other institutions with special transfer agreements with HTCC/OCC Honors:

• Amherst College
• Brandeis University
• Carleton
• Colorado State University, Global Campus
• Concordia University Irvine
• Connecticut College
• Dominican Unversity of CA
• CSU Fullerton – Business/Honors Program
• Gonzaga University
• Grinnell College
• Illinois Institute of Techology
• La Sierra University
• Mount Holyoke
• Mopunt Saint Mary's University, LA
• Pitzer College
• Pomona College
• Scripps, the Women's College Claremont
• Smith College
• Swarthmore College
• Trinity College
• University of Arizona
• UC Irvine
• UC Riverside
• University of La Verne
• University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• University of Redlands
• University of San Diego Honors Program
• University of San Francisco
• Wheaton College, MA
• Whittier College
• Williams College
• Yale University