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UC Irvine Honors to Honors (H2H)

Honors Program participation is considered favorably in the comprehensive review process for admission to UC Irvine. Additionally, Honors Program students with at least a 3.7 GPA are invited to join the UCI Campus-wide Honors Collegium as space permits, which gives students access to an engaged learning community, faculty-mentored research opportunities, priority registration at UCI, and consideration for merit-based scholarships.

UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) 

Through the UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG), all California Community College students can receive guaranteed admission to one of six UC campuses: Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. TAG is not exclusive to Honors students; all California Community College students can take advantage of TAG.

Students should research the individual TAG campuses and requirements, since some programs do not participate in TAG. For UC Irvine, the following programs do not participate in TAG: art, business administration, dance, music, nursing science, and all majors in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.

How to Get Nominated for UC Irvine's Honors to Honors Program

  • Meet with an IVC Honors counselor to plan your courses - you will need to have a minimum of 60 units and satisfy all major prep
  • 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 3.25 GPA in Honors coursework and at least a 3.7 GPA in UC-transferable coursework
  • By mid-September: Complete the UCLA TAP and UCI H2H Interest Form, sent to Honors students through a Canvas announcement at the beginning of the fall semester
  • 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 our UC Irvine applicant database
    • You may indicate UCI Honors to Honors on the UC application, but it is not required; you will not be considered until we submit your certification
  • Fall semester: Meet with an Honors counselor to receive advising and ensure that you're on track to complete requirements
  • By the January 31 deadline: Submit the UC Transfer Academic Update (TAU)