Transfer Application Timeline

• Start your CSU Application.
• Attend a CSU application workshop to get started.
• Fill out your application and visit us during the Transfer Center drop-in hours or schedule a counseling appointment to ask any questions before you submit.

Resources:

• Submit your 26-27 FAFSA or the California Dream Act Application
• List all universities that you are applying to so that they can provide a financial aid estimate after your admission offer. You do not need to wait until you have been accepted.

March 2 is the priority deadline and the deadline for Cal Grants.

• Look out for emails about important deadlines and next steps.
• Create a portal on the university website when instructed. CSUs may request transcripts or additional information on your to-do list.

• The update will open in early January and must be completed by January 31.
• Enter your fall 2025 grades and update winter/spring 2026 courses.
• Update any previous semesters if you recently completed academic renewal or repeated any previous D/F grades in fall 2025 (if applicable).

Complete supplemental applications
Some campuses, such as SJSU and CSULB, require an additional application (deadlines vary).

• Some campuses may send decisions earlier or later.
• Check your email and CSU portals for admission decisions and application status.

• Deadlines may vary. (May 1 for most CSUs; June 1 or extended deadlines for some campuses).
• Accept the admission offer and pay the enrollment deposit (if required) to secure your spot at the CSU you choose to attend.
• Follow the next steps and meet all deadlines for transcripts, financial aid documents, orientation registration, and housing applications.

• When requested by each CSU, order official transcripts on the De Anza Myportal, under the Transcript App.
• CSUs may request initial transcripts before or after the admission decision, with deadlines throughout January – June.
• You will also submit your final official transcript(s) after spring 2026 and AP/IB/CLEP scores, if applicable.
• Request CSU-GE, IGETC, or Cal-GETC certification, if applicable.
• If you have attended other colleges, you must request transcripts directly from those schools to CSUs, even if they were submitted to De Anza.

• Attend UC application and PIQ workshops 
• Get a head start! The UC application opens on August 1. The submission window is October 1 – December 1.
• Work on your application and visit the Transfer Center during drop-in hours or schedule a 1-1 appointment to have your questions answered before you submit.
• Work on your personal insight responses and visit our PIQ resources page.

• Submit your 26-27 FAFSA or the California Dream Act Application
• List all universities that you are applying to so that they can provide a financial aid estimate after your admission offer. You do not need to wait until you have been accepted.

March 2 is the priority deadline and the deadline for Cal Grants.

• Look out for emails from UCs about important deadlines and next steps.
• UCs may email you to request additional information or clarification.
• Some UCs will ask you to create a portal on their website and may use it to communicate important information.

• The UC Transfer Academic Update (TAU) opens in mid-December and must be submitted by January 31.
• Enter your fall 2025 grades and update winter/spring 2026 courses on the TAU
• Some majors at UC Berkeley require additional forms by January 31.
• Continue to update your application until the end of March if you make additional changes to winter/spring 2026 courses (Please note that not all UCs will review TAU updates submitted after January 31).

• Check your email and UC portals for admission decisions and application status.

• Order official transcripts on the De Anza Myportal, under the Transcript App.
  • De Anza is on a quarter system, so Spring grades will not be posted by July 1. It's okay to submit the official transcript a few days late. Please request the transcript to be sent as soon as Spring grades are posted.
• If you have attended other colleges, you need to request transcripts directly from those schools to be sent to UCs, even if they were submitted to De Anza.

• If applicable, order official AP and/or IB exam scores to be sent to the UC you will be attending.
• Request CSU-GE or IGETC or Cal-GETC certification, if applicable (Deadline may vary).