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Many
courses completed at City College, Mesa College or Miramar College
may be applied for transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
For specific details of these colleges, follow these links:
Many San Diego
Community College District students don't think about transferring
when they enter college, but later decide that they do want to pursue
a bachelor's degree. While this may involve picking up some required
credits that weren't in your original education plan, choosing later
on to transfer is common and acceptable. Just be sure to discuss
your new goals with a counselor and read transfer information from
the university of your choice.
If, however,
you know early on that you want to transfer, particularly to the
University of California or a California State University campus,
you are urged to learn about the many transfer agreements between
SDCCD colleges and UC and CSU. If you are planning to transfer,
discuss your plans with an academic counselor so you can be sure
you know what is required by the local college and the four-year
university. These programs can either guarantee your entry as a
transfer student, or ease the way for your transfer. In addition,
you can earn general education requirements for the bachelor's degree.
And doing that at a community college can save you thousands of
dollars!
Just remember
to discuss any transfer plans with a counselor to be sure you know
what is required by the local college and the four-year university.
Often there are workshops to walk you through the process.
Here are some
examples of transfer opportunities.
The TAG
program guarantees admission to the student's choice of college,
i.e., John Muir, Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren, Revelle, and Eleanor
Roosevelt, and to the term of transfer. Under the terms of the agreement,
students are required to plan their programs with a counselor at
City, Mesa, or Miramar College.
Under the Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA), students who earn
60 UC-transferable units at City, Mesa, or Miramar College and meet
certain other requirements will be guaranteed admission to the University
of California, Davis (UCD) and to the major of their choice. Admission
to certain majors may be competitive. Under the terms of the TAA,
students must plan their programs with a counselor at City, Mesa,
or Miramar College.
The Cooperative Admissions Program (CAP) gives students the opportunity
to combine lower division study at a community college with a guarantee
of admission to the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) upon
completion of 60 UC-transferable units and a minimum GPA of 3.0
(specific majors may require a higher GPA). The program is specifically
for students who apply in high school to UCB for freshman admission,
and are UC eligible (meet the minimum admission requirements for
freshmen), but were not admitted as freshmen. Each participating
college at UCB has specific academic requirements. Additional information
about the Cooperative Admission Program is available in the Counseling
Department.
The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC--pronounced
"eye-get'-see") is a general education program which community
college transfer students may use to fulfill lower-division general
education requirements in either the California State University
or University of California system. Completion of the IGETC is not
a requirement for admission to CSU or UC, nor is it the only way
to fulfill lower-admission GE requirements. The IGETC is recommended
for students who have not made a final decision about transferring
to a particular CSU or UC campus. Students may be better served
by following the CSU GE requirements or those of the UC campus to
which they plan to transfer.
Students pursuing majors which require extensive lower-division
major preparation may not find the IGETC option to be advantageous.
There are other limitations. All courses used for IGETC must be
passed with a minimum grade C (C minus is not acceptable). A credit
or pass is acceptable providing either is equivalent to a grade
C or better.
Certification: All GE requirements must be completed
before IGETC can be certified. Certification must take place prior
to transfer to UC and/or CSU. The Evaluations Office will complete
the certification. Petitions are available in the counseling Department.
As a general rule, the IGETC can be certified for California community
college transfers who have also completed transfer units at a CSU,
UC, or independent college provided that the student has completed
most of the transfer units at one or more California community colleges.
Restrictions: A student who has been registered
at a UC campus and wishes to return to the same UC campus is NOT
eligible for IGETC. This restriction does not apply to students
who have taken UC summer session or Extension classes only.
- University
of California, San Diego - Revelle and Eleanor Roosevelt Colleges.
- University
of California, Berkeley - Colleges of Business, Chemistry, Environmental
Design (Architecture), Engineering, National Resources.
- University
of California, Davis - College of Engineering
- University
of California, Irvine - Schools of Engineering, Biological Sciences,
or Physical Sciences
- University
of California, Riverside - College of Engineering
- University
of California, Santa Barbara - College of Engineering
- University
of California, Berkeley - College of Optometry
- University
of California, Los Angeles - School of Engineering and Applied
Science and School of Nursing
- University
of California, Riverside - College of Natural and Agricultural
Sciences
- University
of California, Santa Barbara - College of Creative Studies
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