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The 411 on CSU Transfer. Karen Simpson- Alisca California State University Office of the Chancellor. Transfer Basics In the beginning.
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The 411 on CSU Transfer Karen Simpson-Alisca California State University Office of the Chancellor
Transfer BasicsIn the beginning The Master Plan for Higher Education in California (Donahoe Higher Education Act 1960) defined the roles of the California Public Post-secondary Institutions to the university eligible graduates of a California pubic high schools • UC provide enrollment access to the top 1/8 • CSUprovide enrollment access to the top 1/3 • CCC provide enrollment access to ”all others” The role of the CSU to transfer students as outlined in the Master Plan: • California Community College (CCC) Transfer Students have the highest admission priority over all other students (ED Code 66202) • CSU shall maintain an undergraduate student population composed of a ratio of upper-division to lower-division students of at least 60 to 40 percent (Section 66201.5).
The BasicsCSU Minimum Admission Requirements • Minimum GPA of 2.00 or better in all * transferable college units attempted • Completion of the “Golden Four” course requirements with a grade of “C” or better • Up to 70 transferable semester units (or 105 qt. units) accepted for transfer • Full or Partial GE certification recommended * Cumulative GPA
Transfer BasicsTransfer Preparation • Upper-Division Transfer • 60 semester units (90 qt. units) units upper-division transfer (major) coursework • 30 semester units of General Education (Golden Four) coursework • Lower-Division Transfer • Less than 60 semester units (90 qt. units) units • Meet the eligibility index for first-time freshman • “a-g” H.S. college-preparatory coursework requirements • Missing H.S. requirement can be met at the Community College
Special Related Advising Note • PELL changes including: Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU)|Max # of FT semesters from 18 to 12 sem. • Cal Grant B : Increase in qualifying GPA (2.0 to 2.4) | Satisfactory academic progress (SAP)
Did you know? California Community College (CCC) transfer students have the same rate of graduation as CSU direct entry students
Enrollment managementImpaction • Campuses or programs that receive more eligible application in the initial admission cycle than there are spaces available are considered impacted. • Procedural Requirements to Implement Impaction Status (AB 2402 ) • Changes that affects applicants within the local admission area of the affected campus shall become effective only after a period of at least one year • Campuses must submit an application for approval to the CSU Chancellors office after, public disclosure, public notification to all stakeholder groups and public hearings • The supplementary applicant pool generally determines the characteristics of admission offers
Enrollment managementCategories of Impaction Program Impaction Open to all CSU eligibleapplicants Supplementary admission criteria used to screen all applicants for admission Campus Impaction (Local Admission Area) Open to specified local area based on geographic and historical transfer trends www.calststate.edu/sas/impaction
Enrollment Management2013-2014 Impaction Status • 14 CSU campuses are campus impacted for Transfer Admission • 23 impacted by program • 8 of those campuses have 5 or more programs impacted • 5 of those campus are impacted in all programs
Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act AKA STAR Act SB 1440 ADT AA-T/AS-T
Associate Degrees for Transfer (STAR Act) • Associate Degree Development • www.SB 1440.org • www.adegreewithaguarantee.com • CSU Admission Priority Consideration • CSU Mentor Modifications • Student Verification Process • Redirection
2011-2012 ADT enrollment census http://datamart.cccco.edu/Outcomes/Program_Awards.aspx CSU Analytic Studies Preliminary Enrollment Report
Campus Local Admission Areas By FTF-Transfer Impacted Majors Matrix by campus Campus Impaction Information
CASPERCampus Admission Specific Practices & Enrollment Resources Published annually Official Transcript Deadline Double Counting Major Req. Enrollment Confirmation (SIR) Repeated Courses High Unit Majors Exceptions Military Credit and Transcripts ETC; www.calstate.edu/sas/publications
CSU Mentorwww.csumentor.edu • ADT (STAR Act) Enhanced programming logic to restrict false selectionby students of CCC AA-T/AS-T degree completed. • Campus enhance tools to facilitate application redirection
CCC/CSU Partnerships to Enhance Student Preparation & Increase Transfer
CCC/CSU Partnerships • Give Students a Compass • Pilot programs offered at CCC that are intended to make general education more meaningful and impactful by integrating high-impact practices into the curriculum, (http://www.calstate.edu/app/compass/)
Participating Colleges • Contra Costa Community College District • Foothill-DeAnza Community College District • Los Angeles Community College District • Mount San Antonio Community College District • Los Rios Community College District • San Diego Community College District • San Francisco Community College District STATWAY The Statway pilot project offers a two-semester, statistics-based alternative to the existing developmental math pathway Meets CSU GE-Breadth Area B4 Quantitative Reasoning
HSI STEM CSU/CCC Hispanic Serving Institution (HIS) awarded grants to expand and support the development of articulation between two and four year institutions or enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) components at HSIs. \ Participating CSU Campuses: Bakersfield Channel Islands Fullerton Health Professions Pathways http://www.calstate.edu/research/health-professions/work-plan.shtml
Recommended Bookmarks • Student Academic Support Webpage • www.calstate.edu/sas • CASPER, Admission Handbook • www.calstate.edu/sas/publications • Impaction Information • www.calstate.edu/sas/publications • General CSU Transfer Topics • www,calstate.edu/transfer • Transfer Counselors Website (ccctransfer.org) • Download copies of the Counselor Conference Presentations • www.calstate.edu/sas/counselors-conferences.shtml
Tools to Support Your Work with Transfer Advising • Similar Degree Search www.searchadegreewithaguarantee.com • CSU Degree Search www.degrees.calstate.edu • ASSIST Next Gen www.assist.org • CSU Impaction Information www.calstate.edu/sas/impaction • CSU Mentor – www.csumentor.edu
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