Honors Institute

UCLA Transfer Alliance Program

Interested in transferring to UCLA?

Learn more about it at this webinar.

Eligibility for UCLA TAP Program

To be eligible for the UCLA TAP program, students must become a Distinguished Honors Scholar. The criteria to become a Distinguised Honors Scholar is below.

1. Complete 23 Honors Units
   • Must complete a minimum 23 units of Foothill College honors courses (at least 12 honors units need to be completed by the end of fall quarter prior to transferring)
   • Courses must come from at least two different departments
   • Earn a letter grade of C or better in all honors courses
   • Maintain a minimum overall 3.25 UC-transferable GPA
   • The majority of courses need to be completed at Foothill College
2. Service Learning - Participate in activities that benefits others and the community
   • Service Learning is any action or service you take that has an impact on others in your community
   • Can be personal, volunteer, or paid- but it must have a clear and direct impact on others
   • Service or work you do that has an impact on you, your perceptions, and/or personal growth as well
   • Service Learning Rubric
3. Check-in with an Academic Counselor on a quarterly basis. After meeting with your counselor, please submit the Counseling Report Form online.

*Please note these are minimums. With high demand majors, a higher GPA is recommended.

International Students

International students are also eligible to apply for this program, however are reviewed separately. International students can participate in TAP and be certified, but are not considered in the same way as domestic students.

Application Timeline for Fall 2026 Admission

• Attend a Honors Program TAP Session.
• Students interested in participating UCLA's Transfer Alliance Program should meet with an honors counselor as soon as possible to develop an education plan and identify courses to earn the   Distinugished Honors Scholar certificate.
• Students submit an admissions application to UCLA by using the systemwide application to the University of California. For Fall 2026, the application submission window opens in October 2025 and closes on December 1, 2025. Please confirm all deadline dates on the UC application. See dates here.
• Meet with an Honors Counselor to complete TAP Certification paperwork.
• The deadline for the TAP certification process is in February 2026. Exact dates will be released in January.
• By May 2026, submit the Distinguished Honors Scholar Certificate petition form.
• Information about dates and deadlines will be in our Honors Newsletter. Subscribe for newsletter here.

For more information, contact the Honors Institute at honors@foothill.edu

You may visit the UCLA TAP site for more info and download the UCLA Transfer Admission Guide.

Alternate Major

If you are a UCLA TAP participant who is not selected for admission to your first-choice major, your application will be considered for an alternate major that is not restricted.

For a list of restricted majors, please see the bottom of the UCLA TAP page.

Guaranteed Priority Consideration for Admission

Through the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), Foothill College Honors Scholars are given guaranteed priority consideration for admission to the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences. Traditionally, Foothill students experience a 60-70% acceptance rate through this program (versus 14-20%) for all other transfer applicants.

Transfer Data to UCLA

Some data from the 2023-2024 year.

• 65 TAP admits with a 67% admit rate [admit rate for non-TAP: 17%]

Some data from the 2022-2023 year.

• 65 UCLA TAP applicants, 50 admits = 77% admit rate [admit rate for non-TAP: 21%]

Transfer Data to all UC Campuses

UC Campus Transfers by Major - Cool Data to See