I recently finished high school and unfortunately made the mistake of applying to 5 colleges and I decided to go to a cc as I didn’t get into the school of my choice. I was wondering if there was a way to transfer to a csu/uc after one year at a community college
There is; you can certainly do it.
But you could also save thousands of dollars by getting your 2 year Associates degree at the CC and then transferring.
@nxsxxx You Can, I did it. I got into my 1st choice school 1st application cycle also. what I did was take 18 credit hrs per semester and I had a 3.7 GPA. you won’t save money doing a one year transfer, but I did it because of my major. After 2 semesters of CC, I had already taken every Gen ed course related to my major, so CC had nothing else to offer me unless you call 8 credit hour semesters a large course load. I would look at it that way, will every CC class go towards your major? or are you wasting money on classes you don’t really need?
It definitely depends on you. If you’ve completed all the correct classes, then you can transfer already. It depends a lot on the school though. UCB, for example, requires you to complete all iGETC classes. UCI, on the other hand, is a little more relaxed. Also, check assist.org.
What is your intended major? How many AP/Dual Enrollment credits do you have? What schools are you targeting?
For most CSUs and UCs, you must have 60 semester units/90 quarter units completed as well as any and all major pre-requisites completed before you can transfer. You can use your AP/DE credit to meet those 60 units, making it a possibility.
*There is a lower division transfer option for certain CSUs and UCs. However, I do not know much about it. Though it is strongly recommended that you complete the 60 units/IGETC while at CCC. It will make your time at UC easier, trust me.
If you are wishing to complete TAG (transfer admission guarantee) you need at least 30 units completed prior to filing for TAG for most schools. Each school handles it differently, so if you are interested in TAG you should double check specific requirements and see if that’s something you can do as a one year transfer hopeful.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/guarantee/index.html
Lower division transfers for both CSU’s and UC’s are limited by the which campuses and which majors are available.
Here is information for a CSU LDT: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/transfer/Pages/lower-division-transfer.aspx
UC Lower Division transfers:
Lower-division transfer
While all UC campuses welcome a large pool of junior level transfers, most admit only a limited number of lower-division students.
However, it can happen. Here’s how:
If students had met the minimum requirements for admission to UC when they graduated from high school, they are eligible for transfer if they have a C (2.0) average in their transferable college coursework (2.8 GPA for non-residents).
If they had a minimum required GPA in high school but did not satisfy the 15-course subject requirement, they must take transferable college courses in the missing subjects, earn a C or better in each required course and have an overall C (2.0) average in all transferable coursework to be eligible to transfer (a 2.8 GPA is required for nonresidents).
Along with satisfying our admission requirements, transfer students — like all UC students — must fulfill additional requirements before graduating. Some, such as the American history and institutions requirement and the entry-level writing requirement, are UC-wide. Other requirements — such as major preparation and general education — vary according to the campus a student plans to attend and the particular college or school and major.
You can check here for closed campuses/majors for LDT’s: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/check-majors/index.html