Evergreen Valley College Transfer Readiness Workshop

EVC offers Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT’s): Associate of Science for Transfer (AS-T)  Administration of Justice  Business Administration  Mathematics  Physics Associate of Art for Transfer (AA-T)  Communication Studies  English  Psychology  History Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAG)/Transfer Admission Evergreen Valley College Transfer Readiness

 UC Davis  UC Santa Cruz  UC Santa Barbara  UC Riverside  UC Irvine  UC Merced Participating TAG Institutions

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is for those students that are undecided and would like to consider the option of transferring to a CSU or UC Evergreen Valley College IGETC

Transfer to a CSU  23 CSU’s  Application period October 1-November 30  Create CSU mentor account  Apply online

CSU Minimum Transfer Requirements  Complete 60 transferable units  must be in major course work  Students must complete with a “C”or better  Minimum 2.0 GPA  Good standing at the last community college you attended

CSU Minimum Eligibility Requirements “Golden Four”  A1, One Oral Communications course  A2, One Written Communications  A3, One Critical thinking course  B4, One Math course

Apply to California State University

CSU Transfer Tips to Consider High unit majors have different requirements such as additional course work or a higher GPA* For example:  San Jose State Business Administration –Accounting requires 3.40  Computer Engineering requires above a 2.8 Some courses can count both towards the CSU GE breadth pattern requirements and lower division requirements * Please make an appointment with a counselor for additional information by calling Counseling Dept. at (408) or

University of California Minimum Eligibility Requirements  60 UC transferable units  Complete the seven course breadth pattern in the spring prior to transferring in the fall  Minimum 2.4 GPA (Some UC’s require a higher GPA)  Earn a minimum of a “C” or better in each course

 There are 10 University of California campuses  Application filing period August 1-November 30  Apply online alifornia.edu/how-to- apply/apply-online/index.html alifornia.edu/how-to- apply/apply-online/index.html  Part of the application process is to complete two personal statements (maximum of 1,000 words ) University of California Transfer

Apply to University of California

University of California Minimum Eligibility requirements  A, 1 Two English Composition Courses  A, 2 One Math Course in Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning  A, 4 Four Social and Behavioral Science courses in at least two of the following areas:  Arts and Humanities  Social and Behavioral Sciences  Physical and Biological Sciences

Private University Minimum Eligibility Requirements  More than 75 private Colleges in California  transfer units  Fill out Common Application  2.0 minimum GPA, each campus varies (Santa Clara requires 3.5, Stanford requires )  Lower division requirements vary for each campus  Application deadlines vary by campus  Six writing prompts

Apply to Private Universities

Preparing to fill out your application What you need to fill out your application:  Meet with a counselor two semesters before transferring  Have a copy of your Educational Plan (Ed plan)  Transcripts  Transfer GPA  Personal information, address, social security number if applicable, and annual income

Filling out your application Helpful tools  Evergreen Transfer page center/transfer-services  Assist…  UC Transfer Admissions Planner  “CSU Mentor” Transfer Planning  Public and private college planning

Evergreen Valley Student Success  We are here to support you through the Transfer Process  Attend Transfer Workshops & Events  Transfer Day – Wed. 9/30/15  Field Trips  CSU, UC, Private Transfer Readiness Workshops  Personal Statement Workshops  Next Steps Workshops

Evergreen Valley College Transfer Prepared by Jessica Miranda, MA Counseling & Julie Vo, MA Education for the EVC Career & Transfer Center (2015) “ Be what you want to be…Evergreen Valley College Student Success”