Taft College Transfer Center

Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAG)

• California State University (CSU)
  Taft College students completing an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) degree or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree receive priority admission to the California State University (CSU) system. Students who have completed an AA-T or AS-T and are admitted to a CSU major that has been deemed similar are guaranteed admission at junior standing, and the opportunity to complete a baccalaureate degree with 60 additional semester (or 90 quarter) units. Find out where your major is offered. Learn more: FAQs.
• University of California (UC), Select Campuses

  TAG (Transfer Admissions Guarantee) participants enter into a contract with the receiving UC campus that specifies the requirements that these students must satisfy for admission while at Taft College. Learn more.

  Taft College has a TAG with the following UC schools:

  • UC Davis
  • UC Irvine
  • UC Merced
  • UC Riverside
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • UC Santa Cruz
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)

  Guaranteed Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Admission with priority admission to Taft College students with an eligible Associate Degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher, and degree or unit requirements. There are more than 20 schools. Learn more.

  Current HBCU Partners include:

  • Bennett College, Greensboro, NC.
  • Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL.
  • Central State University, Wilberforce, OH.
  • Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA.
  • Dillard University, New Orleans, LA.
  • Edward-Waters College, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Fisk University, Nashville, TN.
  • Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, FL.
  • Grambling State University, Grambling, LA.
  • Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX.
  • Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY.
  • Lane College, Jackson, TN.
  • Lincoln University of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO.
  • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, PA.
  • Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR.​
  • Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL.
  • Talladega College, Talladega, AL.
  • Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS.
  • Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL.
  • West Virginia State University, Institute, WV.
  • Wiley College, Marshall, TX.
• University of La Verne, Greater Los Angeles Area
  Make the transfer to the University of La Verne an easy one by participating in the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG). The University of La Verne is perennially named as one of the top private, four-year universities in California for the number of transfer students admitted from California Community Colleges. Learn more.