Preparing for Transfer at Multiple Campuses: UC’s New Transfer Pathways Shawn Brick, Associate Director UC Office of the President

Preparing for Transfer at Multiple Campuses:

UC’s New Transfer Pathways

Shawn Brick, Associate DirectorUC Office of the President

COUNSELOR CONFERENCE 2015

President’s Transfer Initiative

Transfer Context

UC Transfer Pathways

Ongoing Efforts & Next Steps

Agenda


“Transfer students are an important part of UC’s strength, as well as an engine of social mobility for our state. Put simply, if we are serving transfers well, then we are serving the state well.” – President Napolitano

Transfer Action Team: Group of faculty, staff, and students that presented recommendations to the UC Regents in May of 2014.

President’s Transfer Initiative


1: Communications & Technology

2: Strengthen Partnerships

3: Streamline Admissions & Articulation

4: Expand Services on UC Campuses

5: Intersegmental Collaboration

Transfer Action Team Recommendations


• Email to new CCC enrollees from President

• Redesigned website with input from users

• Presidential conversations on transfer

• Transfer and technology

• Transfer Pathways

Transfer Initiative: Actions to Date


Applications: CA Resident CCC Transfers

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000


Most UC Transfers come from relatively few CCCs:

• 25% of CCC transfers come from 7 CCCs



• All 112 CCCs sent at least 1 student to UC

Transfer Diversity


CCC Transfers Come From Across CA

Example: UC San Diego draws heavily from Southern California, but also from CCC’s across the state

Students need to be able to prepare broadly


• Is clear advice to potential transfers• Is inclusive of all nine UC campus

admission requirements• Is a set of recommendations that will

prepare them for timely graduation• Is NOT necessarily a duplicate of the ADTs• Is NOT a guarantee of admission

What a Transfer Pathway Is and Is Not


AnthropologyBiochemistryBiologyCell BiologyChemistryEconomicsMathematicsMolecular BiologyPhysicsSociology

Ten Majors

23% of CCC applicants


AnthropologyBiochemistryBiologyCell BiologyChemistryEconomicsMathematicsMolecular BiologyPhysicsSociology

BusinessCommunicationsComputer ScienceElectrical EngineeringEnglishFilmHistoryMechanical EngineeringPhilosophyPolitical SciencePsychology

Twenty-One MajorsTwo-thirds of CCC applicants


Message to Students

Although following a pathway doesn't guarantee admission to UC, it gives you a clear roadmap to prepare for your major and be well positioned to graduate on time from any UC campus.

The pathways guide students who want to make themselves competitive across the UC system; some campuses may want fewer courses for admission, but none will expect more.


Example: Life SciencesCovers four (or more!) majors: Biology, Biochemistry,

Cell Biology, Molecular Biology

CSU-CCC Transfer Model Curriculum

UC

Transfer Pathway

"Core" Courses Expected Coursework Biology Sequence General Biology w/ lab

(full introductory sequence) General Chemistry General Chemistry w/ lab

(one-year sequence) Calc. for Life/Social Sci. or higher Calculus for STEM Majors

(one-year sequence) Physics: Trig-based or higher -- One additional biology course --

-- Organic Chemistry w/ lab (one-year sequence)


Highlights course expectations

Includes important caveats and details

ucal.us/transferpathways


Highlights course expectations

Includes important caveats and details

ucal.us/transferpathways


Next Steps

Articulation• UC needs to ensure articulation is

consistent across UC for the identified course expectations

General Education• UC needs to develop guidance on

how Transfer Pathways fit with General Education options

Additional Faculty Engagement• ICAS, CCC-CSU review of TMCs,

C-ID

Thank you!

Documents

Preparing for Transfer at Multiple Campuses: UC’s New Transfer Pathways Shawn Brick, Associate Director UC Office of the President