The California Community College (CCC) Transfer Path: Preparing for Transfer from a CCC to a 4-year college

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1 The California Community College (CCC) Transfer Path: Preparing for Transfer from a CCC to a 4-year college Presented by: Terry Armstrong, Counselor, Diablo Valley College Nicola Place Retired, Senior Manager for Transfer & Career Services Diablo Valley College WACAC Executive Board Transfer Advocate & Treasurer Elect

2 Why Attend a California Community College? The tangibles: Cost Convenience Transfer Advantage to UC, CSU and many private colleges The intangibles: Greatest variety of people of any education system Breadth of academic missions & options Fosters development of resilience, adaptability, tolerance, resourcefulness, camaraderie, and, hopefully a sense of humor.

3 The Transfer Advantage UC CCC transfer admit rates Fall 2013 Berkeley 27% (prior year: 24.9%); 93% from CCCs Davis 63% (prior year 58%); 92% LA 29% (28.4%), 93% SD 56% (44.9%), 93%

4 The Top Six Reasons Why Students are Unsuccessful in College #6 The myth of having more free time in college. #5 Students are not prepared for the speed of the game (academics) at college. #4 Students do not utilize the free counseling and academic advising services #3 Lack of sleep and poor nutrition #2 Delay in completing math prerequisites and/or requirements #1 Students don t create/follow their educational plans.

5 The Transfer Bachelors: Gen Ed: ~40 units LD at CCC UD at 4-year Electives: ~0-40 units CCC and 4-year Major: ~40-80 units LD at CCC: Pre-Major UD at 4-year

6 What is required to transfer? For UC AND CSU: 60+ TRANSFERABLE units General Education of some form Major Preparation if specified Learn more at In-State-Private and Out-of-State institutions: Not required but are typically happy to admit transfer students who are UC and/or CSU eligible.

7 The General Education Alphabet Soup: GE = General Education IGETC = Inter-segmental GE Transfer Curriculum Accepted by UC, CSU and many CA private schools CSU GE = Calif. State University GE Accepted by CSU and many CA private schools NOTE: Most PRIVATE schools do NOT require students to complete GE prior to transfer but it may be advantageous to do so ($$$)

8 IGETC Primer Works for UC and CSU (i.e. CA Public schools) Accepted in lieu of campus requirements Good for most majors; not good for High Unit majors 37+ units, C or better in all Consists of 5 Areas: English, Math, Social, Arts, Science plus LOTE (UC) or Speech (CSU) The areas apply statewide: Area 1 is always Area 1; only the course numbers change Once are area is completed at 1 CCC, no need to do again.

9 Major Prep: May be required prior to transfer (UC & CSU) Most commonly in the UC system but also in the highly selective programs in the CSU. Find out what s required by UC and CSU on www. assist.org. Find out what s recommended or required from private schools by contacting them early and often! See community college counselor every term. Learn more at

10 Requirements in more detail: Minimum Transferable Units? General Ed (GE) completed? UC CSU Private /Out of State Varies: Yes Yes Varies; often not Minimum GPA to apply? 2.4* 2.0* Varies widely. Major prep done? Yes Often Varies SAT or ACT Required? No No Varies Associates degree? No No* No* Other: Tests (i.e. TEAS) Extracurricular (i.e. work, volunteer, related experience) Varies by Major & program Varies Varies Learn more at

11 And what about UC Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAGS): 6 UC campuses (NOT: LA, Berkeley, San Diego) Search Google for UC TAGs #1 thing to remember: Even if you are TAG admitted, you must STILL complete full UC app NEW: AS-T and AA-T Degrees for CSU Admission PRO: May offer admission advantage; does offer a 60 unit guarantee after transfer for Bachelor s. CON: May take longer to complete that minimum transfer requirements

12 In closing: Summary and Tips Major selection is especially important in transfer UC and CSU minimum entry requirements are inflexible. Private colleges and universities have more flexible entry requirements. Encourage CCC students to see a CCC counselor EVERY SEMESTER Reach out to the admissions reps in both public and private colleges and universities

13 Q & A Thank you for coming!

14 Resources www. assist.org CaliforniaColleges.edu UC websites, counselor conferences, group CSU websites and counselor conferences WACAC trainings and conferences