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 BoardTransfer Advocate & Treasurer Elect

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.

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%

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.

The Transfer Bachelors:

Gen Ed: ~40 units LD at CCC

UD at 4-year

Major: ~40-80 units

LD at CCC: “Pre-Major”UD at 4-year

Electives:~0-40 unitsCCC and4-year

What is required to transfer?

For UC AND CSU:

60+ TRANSFERABLE units

General Education of some form

Major Preparation if specified

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.

Learn more at www.assist.org

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 ($$$)

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.

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 www.assist.org

Requirements in more detail:

UC CSU Private /Out of State

Minimum Transferable Units?

60+ 60+ Varies: 0-60+

General Ed (GE) completed?

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)

Variesby Major & program

Varies Varies

Learn more at www.assist.org

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

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

Q & A

Thank you for coming!

Resources

www. assist.org

CaliforniaColleges.edu

UC websites, counselor conferences, e-mail group

CSU websites and counselor conferences

WACAC trainings and conferences