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This page is designed to put all transfer-related tools, resources, and guidelines at your fingertips!
Links within each menu section are in alphabetical order.
More tools, resources, and guidelines can be found on the Counselor, CSU, UC, AICCU and Athletic Toolbox pages.

 

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To use this page, simply click on a subject header below. 

Admission Links

 Scholarship Search Links  New!
Admission Application Sites Service Veteran Friendly Colleges

AICCU Specific Links

Student Athletic Counseling Links

College Search Engines

Study Abroad Programs
Community College Resources

System Sites
CSU Campus Catalog & Profile Links TAG Links

FAQs

UC Ask a Question

Guidelines/Handbooks/Resources

UC Campus Catalog & Profile Links
Major Exploration Links Virtual (Online) Campuses/Programs & Degrees
Special Majors Links

 

 

   

Admission Links

 

  1. AB 540 Application and Affidavit New!
  2. AB 540 Brochure for Students New!
  3. AB 540 CSU Eligibility Requirements (CSU Pomona)
  4. AB 540 Exemption Guidelines  
  5. AB 540 Exemption Request Form 
  6. AB 540 FAQs (see FAQs menu)
  7. AB 540 Information Sheet  
  8. AB 540 Nonresident Tuition Exemption (UC)(ETS 2010) 
  9. AB 540 Online Resources  
  10. AB 540 Residency for Tuition Purposes New!
  11. A-G FAQs (See FAQs menu)
  12. A-G Search Engine (UCOP) This search engine allows you to search by California high school or program for a list of courses that have been certified as fulfilling the "a-g" subject requirements for admission to the University of California as a freshman.
  13. A-G (CSU to UC) Subject Requirements. (.pdf) Note: The CSU will align with the UC requirement sometime after 2010. (Accurate as of Oct. '08) (CalState)
  14. A-G Subject Requirements (UCOP)
  15. Area 6 (IGETC) Adopted (UCOP)
  16. Campus Facts for All California Colleges (Californiacolleges.edu)
  17. CSU 2010-11 Local Admission Areas and Designated Service Areas for School-College Relations (CalState) (.pdf) New!
  18. CSU Admission At-A-Glance (CalState) '10-/'11
  19. CSU Admission & Financial Aid Addresses (CSU Mentor)
  20. CSU Admission Updates (CSU Conference Material) '09/'10
  21. CSU Impacted Majors & Programs Listing (CalState) '11/'12
  22. GPA Calculator  - This GPA calculator will convert Quarter units and grade points to Semester units and grade points for up to 7 courses.  (San Mateo CC) 
  23. GPA (cumulative) Calculator and semester to quarter converter  - This Cumulative GPA Calculator will calculate GPA for up to 20 courses,and then allow you to calculate grade point deficit as well as convert semester to quarter units (or quarter to semester units) through another link on their website.   (SFSU.edu)
  24. Quarter-to-Semester Converter (Auburn.edu) (.pdf)
  25. UC Academic Preparation Programs (UCOP)
  26. UC AP & International Baccalaureate Exam Credit for Transfer Students (UCOP)
  27. UC Comprehensive Review Factors for Transfer Applicants

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Admission Application Sites

 

  1. AICCU Common Admission Application Forms -'09/'10

  2. Colleges that Accept Common Applications (Collegedata.com)

  3. CSU Application Tips for Community Colleges (CSU Conference Materials)-'09

  4. CSU Application Booklet for Undergraduates (CalState) '10/'11

  5. CSUMentor Application Tips for Transfers-'09

  6. Student Guideline for CSUMentor online application - printable (CSUMentor).pdf 

  7. CSUMentor Open/Closed Status Report (CSUMentor)

  8. UC Apply Online Guide. (UCOP) '10/11

  9. UC Pathways-(UCOP) Admission Applications

  10. UC Pathways Open/Closed Status Report UCOP)

  11. UC Personal Statement Prompts (UCOP)

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AICCU-Specific Links

 

  1. A-G Course Pattern (XAP)

  2. AICCUMentor Directory (CPEC) (.pdf)

  3. AICCUs That Accept IGETC (CaliforniaColleges.edu)

  4. Apply Online

  5. Campus Facts for All Association of Independent California Colleges and universities (AICCUs) (CaliforniaColleges) NEW!

  6. Transfer Information (AICCU)

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College Search Engines

 

  1. Academic Ranking System of Research Institutions (ARWU) New!

  2. CaliforniaColleges.edu

  3. College Navigator. Allows one to search for colleges by school name, state, major, level of degree and type of institution. (nces.ed.gov)

  4. College Search and College Admissions Process.The best online college search engine and guide to the undergraduate colleges in the United States. (howtogetin.com)

  5. CPEC College Search. Also filters out-of-state institutions if the out-of-state option is active. To activate out-of-state institutions select the option under Additional Search Parameters at the bottom of the page.

  6. CSU Online Degree Programs CSU offers a variety of online degree programs that make higher education accessible. These high quality programs offer the convenience of attending class anytime from wherever you connect to the Internet. New!

  7. Find & Compare Up To Three Colleges (Collegeboard.com)

  8. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (ed.gov)

  9. Major-Career Information Every year UCB conducts an annual survey of the initial postgraduate activities of Bachelor’s degree students. Our primary focus for this report is to provide students interested in this major with examples of the wide variety of employment and graduate school choices past students have made. ('08/'09)

  10. Peterson's Guide

  11. Search for a College or University anywhere in the world! The oldest and most complete online directory of the world's universities and colleges. The web site is an information reference for more than 10,000 higher education institutions in 194 countries. BrainTrack is regularly updated, and has been operating continuously since 1996.(Braintrack)

  12. UC StatFinder - a new interactive website, provides public access to detailed data on undergraduate admissions and enrollment at UC. Visitors to the site can find information organized in static tables that present the most frequently requested information, or they can create their own tables based on variables such at SAT scores or ethnicity.(UCOP)

  13. University Research and Comparison. U.S. university directory, State universities, online university degree search and college rankings. (Stateuniversity.com)

  14. US Universities.  Search all universities within the United States.(utexas.edu)

     

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Community College Resources

 

  1. AP Chart (.doc) from SMC - this chart has been moved to the Best Practices page. Click Here to be redirected to new location.

  2. Approved CCC Credit Degrees and Certificates - the CCC Chancellor’s Office provides a list of approved credit degrees and certificates on its web site. The list is updated frequently and offers a variety of search methods. Searching for public administration for example shows that Palomar and Southwestern offer such programs. NEW!

  3. CCC Admission Addresses
  4. CollegeWeekLive is the world’s biggest virtual college fair with hundreds of colleges and universities from around the world exhibiting and tens of thousands of attendees. CollegeWeekLive events revolutionize college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing together students, parents, counselors and colleges online to interact, transcending time and distance.
  5. eTransripts California - Over 142,000 LIVE transcripts delivered!

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CSU Campus Catalog and Profile Links

 

Cal Poly, Pomona  Catalog  Profile
Cal Poly, SLO  Catalog  Profile
CSU Bakersfield  Catalog  Profile
CSU Channel Islands  Catalog  Profile
CSU Chico  Catalog  Profile
CSU Dominguez Hills  Catalog  Profile
CSU East Bay  Catalog  Profile
CSU Fresno  Catalog  Profile
CSU Fullerton  Catalog  Profile
CSU Humboldt  Catalog  Profile
CSU Long Beach  Catalog  Profile
CSU Los Angeles  Catalog  Profile
Cal Martime  Catalog  Profile
CSU Monterey Bay  Catalog  Profile
CSU Northridge  Catalog  Profile
CSU Sacramento  Catalog  Profile
CSU San Bernardino  Catalog  Profile
CSU San Marco  Catalog  Profile
CSU Stanislaus  Catalog  Profile
San Diego State   Catalog  Profile
San Francisco State   Catalog  Profile
San Jose State   Catalog  Profile

    

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FAQs

  1. AB 540 FAQs Sheet (UCOP) 
  2. AB 540 Q & A (MALDEF)

  3. UC A-G FAQs (UCOP)

  4. UC Transfer Q & A (ETS) '10 New!

  5. Update Your Transfer Application and Coursework (UCOP)


 

 

 

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  Guidelines/Handbooks/Resources

 

  1. Admissions Guide To All California Colleges Universities  Admission requirements and application procedures vary at the different colleges and universities in California. This section provides general information and tips along with specific information for each of the state's higher-education segments. (CaliforniaColleges.edu)

  2. A Guide For Out-Of-State Transfer (Butte.edu)

  3. A Guide to California’s Degree-Granting Institutions & Degree, Certificate, & Credential Programs  (CPEC)(.pdf)

  4. Applying Online To UC (UCOP)(.pdf)

  5. All Academic Affairs Coded Memos Indexed by Number (CalState)

  6. Bits of Data (.pdf) A newsletter from the (CPEC) Information Systems Unit (Updated 10/08)

  7. Campus Specific Practices for Transfer Admission FA '10 (CalState) (.pdf)

  8. California Articulation Policies and Procedures Handbook (ciac.csub.edu)(.pdf) Revised '09

  9. College Board Codes (collegeboard)

  10. Counselor Conferences Binder Tabs (Cal State)(.pdf) (Updated 10/08)

  11. CPEC Admissions Guide To All California Colleges & Universities

  12. CSU Admission-At-A-Glance (Cal State4) '10/'11

  13. CSU Admission Handbook  (Cal State) (.pdf) '10/'11

  14. CSU Campus Specific Practices for Transfer Admission (Cal State) f'09

  15. CSU English/Mathematics Acceptance for CETAD (Ca lState)(.pdf) When students arrive in your office with Math and English courses that have been completed at a CSU campus, and now they want to transfer to a UC campus, how do you know if that student has satisfied their Math and/or English admission requirement? This document provides the answer to that/those questions.

  16. Fast Facts (.pdf) -CCC League of CA '09

  17. Legal Updates - (CCCCO.edu) -This Legal Update focuses on new legislation which took effect on January 1, 2009. If you would like a complete copy of a bill, web access to all legislation is available at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.htm. NEW!

  18. Quick Reference For Counselors (UCOP) (.pdf)  '10/'11

  19. Transfer Definitions - (LBCC)

  20. UC Answers for Transfers (UCOP)(.pdf) Updated '10-'11

  21. UC Campus Policies and Procedures for evaluating CCC Applicants (ETS) '10 New!

  22. UC Campus Updates on Majors & Preparation Requirements (ETS) '10 New!

  23. UC Campus Services for Transfer Students (ETS) '10 New!

  24. UC Notes Archived (UCOP)

  25. UC Transfer (UCOP)

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Major Exploration Links

 

  1. By CC. Credit degrees and Certificates approved by the CCC Chancellor’s Office on its web site. The list is updated frequently and offers a variety of search methods. Searching for public administration for example shows that Palomar and Southwestern offer such programs.

  2. By CSU

  3. By UC

  4. CCC Occupational Programs, Inventory of Approved & Projected Programs Sorted by T.O.P. Title '09/'10

  5. Credit degrees and Certificates approved by the CCC Chancellor’s Office on its web site. The list is updated frequently and offers a variety of search methods. Searching for public administration for example shows that Palomar and Southwestern offer such programs.

  6. CSU College/Major Search Engines. The majors information available here is deemed accurate but is subject to change and should be verified by contacting the campuses directly.

  7. CSU Degrees & Majors Matrix (Cal State) '10/'11

  8. CSU-specific major impaction listing for Undergraduates '09/'10

  9. Exploring Majors Through ASSIST (CCC, CSU, UC Majors)

  10. UC Majors & Preparation Requirement Updates ETS 2010 (.pdf) New!

  11. UC Environmental Majors (at all UCs) ETS 2010 (.pdf) New!

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  Scholarship Search Links - NEW!

Below are various scholarship links that you can offer to your students. This list contains scholarship search sites that we know are legitimate (not all are legitimate!). We suggest that you inform your students to exercise great caution if they see the following on a website on in written content received via mail:

1.Guaranteed/Money back.....              3.Exclusive Information.....                           5.We do all the work.....
2.Credit Card number required.....       4.You have been selected as a finalist.....       6.We Promise.....

  1. American Dream Fund
  2. Black College Dollars
  3. College Scholarships
  4. College Toolkit
  5. Community College Transfer Scholarships
  6. Fastweb
  7. Finance Comparison
  8. First In My Family Scholarship
  9. Fund Finder tool
  10. Gates Foundation Scholarships
  11. Guaranteed Scholarships
  12. Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships
  13. Latino College Dollars
  14. Sallie Mae Funds

  15. Sallie Mae Scholarship Research Page

  16. Scholarship Help

  17. Scholarship Search

  18. Scholarship Stuff. COM

  19. Unmet Need Scholarship
  20. USA Funds
  21. Wired Scholar
  22. Writers of Passage Scholarship

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Service Veteran Friendly Colleges

 

The veteran's links have moved to their own page located in the CCC Student Service Programs section in the CCC menu. Until you become familiar with the new location, you can CLICK HERE to be redirected to the new location.

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Special Majors Links

 

ART

  1.  Art School Search Engine (findyourartschool.com) Assist students in taking the first step towards making their dream career in the arts come true. This search enging will help assist you in finding the school that matches the student's artistic needs and aspirations. New! (08/31/10)

  2. List of Art Schools & Programs In California

HEALTH

  1. American Association of medical Assistants

  2. American Association of Colleges of Nurses

  3. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

  4. American Dental Association

  5. American Dental Education Association

  6. American Occupational Therapy Association

  7. California Board of Registered Nursing

  8. List of Health Profession Schools

  9. Board of Registered Nursing Programs

  10. Health Professions Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs

  11. National Council of State Boards of Nursing

LAW

  1. List of Law Schools

  2. American Bar Associations


TEACHING

  1. APLE Scholarship

  2. California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST)

  3. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

  4. Cal State TEACH

  5. CSET This site contains up-to-date registration information, test materials and other valuable services. New!

  6. CSU Fullerton Center for Careers in Teaching

  7. Teach California-How To Become A Teacher

VETERINARY

  1. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

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Student Athlete Counseling Links

 

The Student Athlete: Counseling/Advising links have moved to their own page located on the horizontal menu bar under Athletic Counseling. Until you become familiar with the new location, CLICK HERE to be redirected to the new location.

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Study Abroad Programs

 

  1. AIFS This website offers a wide range of unique study abroad programs in Asia, Australia, Europe, South Africa and the Americas, plus multi-country traveling programs throughout western Europe.
  2. Center for Study Abroad (CSA) This website offers a wide range of suitable study abroad destinations available to everyone. This website is loaded with information that should answer all your queries.
  3. Concordia University's Extended Education division offers a convenient online format for students to complete Concordia's Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business.
  4. GoAbroad.com A directory of Study Abroad Programs. you can search for programs by country or field of study. Crucial information like cost, description, and program highlights are included. You can also e-mail programs directly for additional info.
  5. International study abroad This website is a search engine for students & advisors offering study abroad program listings that also include country, city, subject & language.
  6. National Student Exchange (NSE) With nearly 200 colleges and universities from which to choose students can study for up to one calendar year at another location.

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System Websites

 

  1. Cal State
  2. California Colleges
  3. California Post Secondary Commission
  4. UCTransfer
  5. UC Pathways

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TAG Links


These links take you directly to the school's homepage for TAG information

  1. ETS UC TAG Power Point Presentation '11/'12
  2. TAG Links (By UC):
    - UC Davis TAG Website ('11/'12)
    - UC Irvine TAG Website ('11/'12)
    - UC Merced TAG Website ('11/'12)
    - UC Riverside TAG Website ('11/'12)
    - UC San Diego TAG Website (FA '11)
    - UC Santa Barbara TAG Website ('11/'12)
    - UC Santa Cruz TAG Website ('11/'12)
  3. TAG Form Online ('11/'12)
  4. TAG Matrix '11/'12

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UC Ask A Question

 

  1. Ask UC

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UC Campus Catalog and Profile Links

 

UC Berkeley Catalog Profile
UC Davis Catalog Profile
UC Irvine Catalog Profile
UC Los Angeles Catalog Profile
UC Merced Catalog Profile
UC Riverside Catalog Profile
UC San Diego    Catalog Profile
UC San Francisco   
Catalog Profile
UC Santa Barbara    Catalog Profile
UC Santa Cruz     Catalog Profile

 

 

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Virtual (Online) Campuses/Programs & Degrees

 

  1. AcademicInfo. An online search engine helps you find online programs offered by private and independent colleges and universities using degree, category and program search bars.

  2. Bellevue Online University. Student's can earn a bachelor’s degree with Bellevue's new way to learn 3 year accelerated degree plan, or with credit for previous class work you can complete your degree in as little as 12 months. Students can study on campus, at our satellite locations, or by taking online courses.

  3. California Virtual Campuses. Search by course, program, UC-approved (CAP) course.

  4. Concordia University Extended Education division offers a convenient online format for students to complete Concordia's Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business.

  5. CSU Online Degree Programs CSU offers a variety of online degree programs that make higher education accessible. These high quality programs offer the convenience of attending class anytime from wherever you connect to the Internet. New!

  6. Kaplan University. Kaplan believes stepping up should never mean students have to step back. Kaplan will assess existing credits for transfer, taking into account all previous coursework so your student can get a degree faster. If your student already possess an associate’s degree he or she may qualify to enroll in an advanced start version of one of Kaplan's programs and qualify for junior status. New!Virtual Universities-The American Distance Education Consortium.

  7. Online Degrees and Scholarships - lists and describes more than 135 fully accredited colleges and universities, and offers links to more than 50 no-cost online scholarship matching services.

  8. State University Online Degree Programs New!

  9. SJSUs New Global Studies Online Degree Completion Program New!

  10. Top Online Degree Programs and Universities

  11. Virtual Universities. The American Distance Education Consortium.

 

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