Transferring from CSU to CC to UC

<p>Lately I've been feeling lost and confused. I entered SJSU last fall straight out of high school. Its now almost halfway through the spring semester and due to some unfortunate financial troubles I was recently dropped from all my classes after trying to pay tuition a day late. I'm still attending the classes and have completed a petition to re-enroll, however they now want the full spring semester tuition payed off in full by April 14th (took away our payment plan). Seeing as how being able to make this payment in time is very unlikely and I'm not particularly happy with SJSU in general, I've been really interested in transferring to SFCC or College of Marin. </p>

<p>I'm undeclared with 12 GE units from last semester and currently "taking" 13 GE units (might not even be able to re-enroll). I'm not yet sure what I want to major in and to be honest feel guilty burning my parents money away taking a few GE classes and paying a lot for housing that I don't even enjoy. My parents life in San Francisco and I'd be much happier to move back home or maybe find a place with a friend or two in the city. </p>

<p>On the other hand I keep being told that CC would be a major downgrade and that my units may not transfer back and forth. Also maybe that I should consider SFSU. From the little research I've done I understand transferring to a UC (something I want to eventually do) is easier from a CC than CSU? What type of GPA would I need to say transfer out to UCSC and how long would it take? </p>

<p>Sorry my point or questions aren't very clear. I'm very clueless about the whole transferring thing, and would appreciate any help, info, or direction.</p>

<p>You can “reverse transfer” to a CC and then transfer to a UC. Your CC can evaluate your coursework from SJSU to determine whether any of them can be used to satisfy the transfer requirements for the UCs. The UCs don’t always agree with the evaluation, but it’s a starting point.</p>

<p>Since you have already attended a 4-year college, there are some special restrictions that apply to you. You may still qualify for Transfer Admission Guarantee at some UC campuses, but not all. There is also a maximum unit cap that is enforced at some UCs. For a detailed explanation, see <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/ETS10_TransferQA_final.doc[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/ETS10_TransferQA_final.doc&lt;/a&gt;, page 14.</p>