I just finished my freshman year at Cal Poly Pomona and am planning on going to a community college my sophmorre year to transfer to a UC as a cc transfer. I’ve looked at assist.org and I only need one more CS class to transfer and will be completing the IGETC. Is it possible to transfer from csu to cc to uc? And would I be able to tag?
You need 30 cumulative UC-transferable units by end of this summer to TAG in Sept. These units can be from anywhere. AP counts. Then you need 30 CCC units by your final spring term 2019 and this last year, fall 2018-spring 2019, can only be at a CCC. (More than one CCC is allowed.) So yes, you can do CSU-CCC-UC.
Be sure to look over the UC TAG carefully because each UC has its own rules regarding when courses need to be done and what minimum GPAs are. Then check your major as it may have a minimum GPA for some core courses. Also you need both English done by fall (one UC TAG says by this summer), and the math by this fall, which you have probably already fulfilled.
My one thought off the tip of my tongue is if you do IGETC, the second English may not be fulfilled via CSU. Check on that. If you apply to Cal, you need FULL IGETC for CS (if you choose that path) or will not get in. Cal’s College is Letters and Science requires full IGETC.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/tag-matrix.pdf
What is Cal? Is that Berkley? And I’ve taken 3 CS courses at Cal Poly Pomona already, but I am not sure what CS class to take next in order to transfer because there is no articulation from csu to cc on asssit.org. And I am not 100% sure what the CS classes I have taken at Pomona are equivalent to at my community college.
Cal is Berkeley. It is so-named because it was the original and only UC.
You need to have a CCC advisor go over your CSU transcript.
Ahh I see. And in your first comment, what did you mean by the second english may not be fulfilled via CSU? At Pomona, I have taken one english class already.
@Ohm888 has given you lots of good advice. The upshot is that CCC’s are much more tailored to students transferring to UC’s than CSU’s are. You want to make triple sure that whatever classes you took at Cal Poly Pomona that you think will apply actually WILL apply (and specifically to the UC’s you plan on applying to) - get thee to your advisor ASAP!
as @Ohm888 wrote check the TAG agreements carefully. Davis is off your list because it requires you to be enrolled in a CCC Spring semester prior to the year in which you apply for TAG.
Even if you do not tag, assuming you meet all pre-requisites and have IGETC certification you’re solid.
If you take 30+ semester units at a CCC you will be considered a CCC transfer giving you an advantage, too.
Ohh yea. I forgot to mention. I am doing this route to be considered a cc transfer when i transfer. Ahh I see what you mean with the english. What do you mean its July? Don’t I have until September for tag and November for tag?
The calc 1 and 2 series are math 114, 115, and 116 at pomona but ive only taken 114 and 115. I need still need to complete 116 but pomona does not offer it during the summer and it will be taken rid of bc pomona is switching to semester system next year. It is impossible for me to take that class now but i need it to complete my calc 1 and 2 series. Pomona is allowing me to break that series and accepts calc 2 at a community college to cover 116, but Im worried UC Irvine will not accept it because it is breaking the calc series.
What I meant about July (actually it’s end of June, my bad) is if your English does not fulfill the first IGETC English, you will need to take it in a term before you can take the second English. And for TAG, both English need to be done by fall. So it’s probably too late for a summer class if your first English can’t be applied.
So does that mean I can’t tag? And when you say by end of June, do you mean because of summer classes? What happens by end of June?
Okay. I will talk to my CC counselor. And I mentioned my calc situation up there^^^. How would UCI look at that? Is there somewhere on my app where I can mention it was literally impossible to take math 116 at pomona to finish the calc series because they took it out?
Breaking the Calc series should not be an issue as Calc is standardized and you will be taking the second semester Calc which overlaps part of your 115. And yes, you should mention the term switch in the academic additional comments.
Also, the odds are your English comp course will fulfill the first English but it doesn’t always, so that’s why I’m saying you need to get that figured out ASAP.
I talked to my counselor and he said the english I took at Pomona covers the first english and planned for me to take the 2nd english in the fall semester right after summer. But wouldn’t that be too late? Also my CCC counselor never mentioned this completion of English deadline. All he said and planned for me was to complete the IGETC by end of spring semester before I transfer.
I also will not be officially dropping out of Cal Poly Pomona and will be taking a leave of absence to go to CC my sophomore year so technically wouldn’t I be enrolled in 2 schools next year? Would I still be considered a cc transfer if I take a leave of absence?
I am not completely convinced that this is a good plan. Why not just stay at Cal Poly and graduate with a bachelor’s, then either get a job or apply to get a master’s elsewhere?
I stand corrected. You can take last English in spring for some TAGs.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/tag-matrix.pdf
Regarding being considered a CCC student (for priority consideration or TAG) you can ONLY attend a CCC the last year, and as mikemac said you can’t TAG Davis because you also needed to be attending this spring. This was stated in the first posts. Please reread for more detail.
@DadTwoGirls speaks with solid reasoning.
I am taking a leave of absence and ONLY going CCC next year. That would be okay then right? And I’m planning on tagging Irvine.
You need to complete at least 30 semester units at the CCC, but you should be able to TAG. Just don’t go anywhere else. Be sure to follow the TAG rules and see if your major has any GPA mininimum requirements on assist and the TAG matrix.