1. California State University Office of the Chancellor
The 411 on CSU Transfer
Karen Simpson-Alisca
California State University Office of the Chancellor

2. Transfer Basics
Update on STAR Act/SB 1440
Tools & Resources for Counselors
CCC/CSU Partnerships Programs

3. Transfer Basics In 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
CSU provide 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 ).
12.5 percent of public high school graduates are eligible for UC and the top 33.3 percent are eligible
for CSU.10
Priority transfer – veterans, current or continuing students

4. The Basics CSU 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
39 units of general education – Golden Four (Basic Skills) Oral Comm, Written Comm, Critical Thinking, Quantitative Reasoning -
* Cumulative GPA

5. Transfer Basics Transfer 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

6. 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)
6 years or full-time equivalency = 600% or 100% per year – Student Aid.org calculator
satisfactory academic progress (SAP) not meeting up to 3 terms withdrawn
GPA based on min 24 semester units completed…

7. Did you know?
California Community College (CCC) transfer students have the same rate of graduation as CSU direct entry students

8. Enrollment management Impaction
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
public meeting with stakeholders, including
the governing boards of school districts, governing boards of
community college districts, and community organizationsthat are
located within the campus service area
3 public hearings in various locations/times in the service
area of the affected campus
Applicant pool determines the characteristics of admission offers
SIR –student intent to register (SIR) acknowledgement letter
Most campuses require the official transcript in July 15 some in June

9. Enrollment management Categories of Impaction
Program Impaction
Open to all CSU eligible applicants
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
Applicant pool characteristics ---- We’re often asked what the GPA requirement for an impacted program

10. Enrollment Management 2013-2014 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

11. Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act AKA
STAR Act
SB 1440
ADT
AA-T/AS-T

12. Associate Degrees for Transfer (STAR Act)
Associate Degree Development
org
CSU Admission Priority Consideration
CSU Mentor Modifications
Student Verification Process
Redirection

15. 2011-2012 ADT enrollment census
California Community College
Associate in Science for Transfer
(A.S.-T) Degree
1,700
Associate in Arts for Transfer
(A.A.-T) Degree
3,379
SB1440 Admission Basis Code
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
CSU Applications
102
1,034
CSU Admitted
CSU Enrolled
104
Not Yet Available
CSU Analytic Studies Preliminary Enrollment Report

18. Campus Local Admission Areas
By FTF-Transfer
Impacted Majors Matrix by campus
Campus Impaction Information

19. The option to view a Google map area designation of the local area by admission category will be available within the next 30 days

21. CASPER Campus 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;

22. CSU Mentor www.csumentor.edu
ADT (STAR Act) Enhanced programming logic to restrict false selection by students of CCC AA-T/AS-T degree completed.
Campus enhance tools to facilitate application redirection

23. CCC/CSU Partnerships to Enhance Student Preparation & Increase Transfer

24. 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, (

25. 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

26. Participating CSU Campuses:
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

27. Recommended Bookmarks
Student Academic Support Webpage
CASPER, Admission Handbook
Impaction Information
General CSU Transfer Topics
www,calstate.edu/transfer
Transfer Counselors Website (ccctransfer.org)
Download copies of the Counselor Conference Presentations

28. Tools to Support Your Work with Transfer Advising
Similar Degree Search
CSU Degree Search
ASSIST Next Gen
CSU Impaction Information
CSU Mentor –
Virtual Tool if Possible

29. Thank You For Your time!
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