Priority registration?

<p>Do veteran's get priority registration at the UC's like we do in community college?</p>

<p>For UCs, I don’t think so. From what I gather it is not required for them to do so, it is only “requested” they do so unlike CCCs and CSUs.</p>

<p>Google gave me:
<a href=“AB 194 Assembly Bill - Bill Analysis”>http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_194_cfa_20110314_132906_asm_comm.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>While AB194 is a bill to promote priority registration for “foster youth”, it does note that the current law is “Requires CCC and CSU, and requests UC, to give priority for registration for enrollment to any member or former member of the Armed Services for any academic term attended at one of these institutions within two years of leaving active duty, if the institution already administers a priority enrollment system.”</p>

<p>“Who currently receives priority ? Campuses have wide discretion in how they assign priority, since current law provides that priority be given to one group of students-current and former members of the Armed Forces for two years upon leaving active duty.”</p>

<p>“AB 649 (Harkey) of 2011, pending in the Assembly, would extend priority registration enrollment to former members of the Armed Services to those who are within five years of leaving active duty. SB 813 (Committee on Veterans Affairs), pending in the Senate, would extend priority registration enrollment to former members of the Armed Services who are within four years of leaving active duty.”</p>

<p>From AB 649: “Current veterans admission priority . Existing law expresses legislative intent expressed that UC and CSU give priority to continuing undergraduate students already enrolled, followed by CCC transfer students meeting transfer requirements, and California residents entering at freshman or sophomore levels. Within these groups, veterans who are California residents receive priority for admission. UC had approximately 705 veteran applicants in the fall of 2009 and 967 in the fall of 2010. CSU also gives priority to all local CSU-eligible first-time freshmen and local upper-division transfer students as is the usual established admissions policy, unless the campus declares itself impacted. How would this priority affect other students with admission priority? Will they displace continuing students, transfer student, and local students?”</p>

<p>I know they do at UCI at least…although they come after the disabled, athletes, and honor students.</p>

<p>what about students with a disability?</p>

<p>i am severely visually impaired and get priority at CC…wondering if it will be the same at UC.</p>

<p>^ Also from AB 194 under “Who currently receives priority”:
“Some UC campuses grant priority registration to students with disabilities, Regents Scholars, and athletes. CSU campuses offer priority registration enrollment as they deem appropriate, for example, to seniors nearing graduation and participants in EOPS. Enrollment priorities at CCC campuses, where priority enrollment is arguably of most benefit, vary across the state. According to a December 2010 survey by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), each of the 76 campuses has a priority enrollment system. Almost all campuses grant earliest registration to students with disabilities and participants in EOPS. Other groups include athletes and students in the state’s welfare program. Next, colleges usually assign relatively early priority to students who were enrolled in the previous term and those with a higher number of units (an indication that they may be near their academic goal). Most first-time CCC students do not receive priority registration enrollment and must wait until open registration.”</p>

<p>So it seems that while not a requirement, almost all CCCs and CSUs already have a system in place to grant priority registration to those student who are deemed disabled and SOME UCs do. I suppose to check a specific UC (if it’s not on their website) is to call the admissions office.</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

<p>Thanks guys for all the detailed info. I see that some UC’s do, does anybody know about Cal?</p>

<p>yes ppl with learning disabilities get priority regis…at least in UCR</p>