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UC TAP and UC TAG: Continuing Efforts to Enhance Transfer to UC
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
• Panelist introductions • Brief overview• August 1 – the undergraduate application is available• How campuses are using the UC TAP tool• New/continuing issues with UC TAG process/application
It all starts with the UC TAP tool
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
TOOLS FOR PROSPECTIVE TRANSFER STUDENTS
UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (UC TAG) UC Undergraduate Application
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
UC TAP SERVES STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE NINE GENERAL CAMPUSES
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
UC TAG SERVES STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE SIX TAG CAMPUSES (who meet campus TAG criteria)
• UC Davis • UC Irvine• UC Merced• UC Riverside • UC Santa Barbara • UC Santa Cruz
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
THE UC UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION SERVES STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ANY OF
THE NINE UC CAMPUSES
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
HOW DO THEY INTERSECT?
• UC TAP is used to begin the UC TAG application
• UC TAP self-reported information can be imported into the UC application (student’s discretion)
Fall 2014 - 10,650 students imported their self-reported information from UC TAP to the UC application.
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
HOW ARE CAMPUSES PROMOTING AND
USING THE UC TAP TOOL?
A communication tool (deadlines, events, updates, etc.) Student appointments (before, during, and after)
Ongoing advisement over several years Target specific subpopulations
UC Transfer Preparation Programs are using UC TAP
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
UC TAP BY THE NUMBERS
• Last year on September 1 - 76,553 student accounts• This year on September 1 - 105,934 student accounts
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN!
• We need your help to spread the word
• We’re working with high school prep programs
• Reaching underrepresented students and underserved populations
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
FALL 2015 UC TAG – THE LATEST
• Matrix is up to date, as are campus web sites• Campus contacts have been updated• Some alignment with UC-M and UC-E requirements• No changes to campus processes planned• Decision/Next Steps release schedule: 11/3, UCSB;
11/5, UCI; 11/ 7, UCR; 11/12, UCSC; 11/14, UCD & UCM
UC campus faculty continue to set TAG criteria
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
As announced at this year’s Ensuring Transfer Success
• UC Santa Barbara will no longer offer TAGs for the College of Engineering.
• UC Santa Cruz has added major-prep screening criteria in chemistry, physics, and sociology.
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
RECURRING/NEW TAG ISSUES ADDRESSED
• Concurrent enrollment programs
• Repeated courses
• Evaluation tools for UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz
Are there issues that haven’t been addressed?
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
UC TAG BY THE NUMBERS – 2014 vs. 2015 (represents TAG applications begun as of 9/1 both years)
• Davis: 1,231 / 1,659• Irvine: 621 / 1,002• Merced: 67 / 63• Riverside: 307 / 540• Santa Barbara 580 / 864• Santa Cruz 383 / 565
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
DON’T FORGET ABOUT SECURITY – YOU’RE IN CHARGE
Each California community college has at least one administrator who responds to requests to access UC TAP / UC TAG tools.
• Only approve individuals you know• Inactivate accounts of individuals that have left/retired• Establish at least two administrators, if possible
UC COUNSELOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2014
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU… WE CAN’T SAY IT ENOUGH!
It’s all about the future – It’s all about the students.