Benefits

• Priority consideration for admission to 

  • All majors within the UCLA College of Letters and Science

  • Public Affairs, B.A. (in School of Public Affairs)

  • Education and Social Transformation, B.A. (in School of Education)

• Consideration for alternate major if not on list of restricted alternate majors

• Students with majors outside of College of Letters and Science (e.g., engineering, computer science) can get consideration for alternate, non-restricted majors within the College of Letters and Science

• Eligibility to apply for TAP scholarships

Requirements

• Minimum 3.5 GPA in UC-transferable coursework

• Minimum 3.25 GPA in Honors coursework

How to Get Certified for UCLA TAP

First Year at IVC

• Meet with an Honors counselor to plan your courses - you will need to have a minimum of 60 units and satisfy major prep for both first-choice and alternate majors

• Complete English and math courses as early as possible, and make progress in major prep (complete as much major prep by the end of fall semester of application year, and go beyond the minimum required major prep, if possible)

• Maintain at least a 3.5 in UC-transferable coursework and at least a 3.25 in Honors coursework

The Year That You Apply to Transfer

• By mid-September: Complete the UCLA TAP/UCI Honors to Honors interest form

• By mid-September: Email unofficial transcripts showing courses completed at other colleges to honorsprogram@ivc.edu 

• October/November: Submit the UC application 

  • Be sure to allow for your information to be released, so that your name will appear in the UCLA reports sent to our Honors office

  • You may indicate UCLA TAP on the UC application, but it is not required; you will not receive TAP consideration until we submit your TAP certification

• Fall semester: Meet with an Honors Counselor to receive advising and ensure that you're on track to complete requirements (this is required for TAP certification!)

• By end of February: Complete TAP applicant agreement form

• By end of February: Meet with an Honors Counselor by the end of February to complete certification paperwork