Presented by: Terry Armstrong , Counselor, Diablo Valley College Nicola Place

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 BoardTransfer 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:

6. 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

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 www.assist.org

10. Requirements in more detail: Learn more at www.assist.org

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, e-mail group • CSU websites and counselor conferences • WACAC trainings and conferences