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

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

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 66201.5). 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

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

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

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= 600% or 100% per year – Student Aid.org calculator satisfactory academic progress (SAP) not meeting up to 3 terms withdrawn GPA based on min 24 semester units completed…

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

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

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 www.calststate.edu/sas/impaction Applicant pool characteristics ---- We’re often asked what the GPA requirement for an impacted program

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

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

Associate Degrees for Transfer (STAR Act) Associate Degree Development www.SB 1440.org www.adegreewithaguarantee.com CSU Admission Priority Consideration CSU Mentor Modifications Student Verification Process Redirection

2011-2012 ADT enrollment census California Community College 2012-2013 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 http://datamart.cccco.edu/Outcomes/Program_Awards.aspx CSU Analytic Studies Preliminary Enrollment Report

www.calstate.edu/sas

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

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

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; www.calstate.edu/sas/publications

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

CCC/CSU Partnerships to Enhance Student Preparation & Increase Transfer

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, (http://www.calstate.edu/app/compass/)

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

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 http://www.calstate.edu/research/health-professions/work-plan.shtml

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

Tools to Support Your Work with Transfer Advising Similar Degree Search www.searchadegreewithaguarantee.com CSU Degree Search www.degrees.calstate.edu ASSIST Next Gen www.assist.org CSU Impaction Information www.calstate.edu/sas/impaction CSU Mentor – www.csumentor.edu Virtual Tool if Possible

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