California's University Systems
CSU....
California State University
Mission: The California State University system emphasizes
discipline/major knowledge and practical applications of the knowledge. CSU
grants Bachelor's and Master degrees.
Admissions: The CSU system accepts the top 1/3 of the state's high
school graduating classes. The minimum community college transfer admission
requirement is a 2.0 grade point average and 60 CSU transferable units for
students not eligible from high school.
Attendance: The CSU system accepts full-time and part-time students.
Each campus also has undergraduate evening classes. All campuses operate on
the semester system except for Bakersfield, Hayward, Los Angeles, Pomona,
San Bernardino, and San Luis Obispo. Two semesters - fall and spring -
constitute the regular school year.
Costs: Costs are approximately $1,800-$2000 per year for tuition and
fees. Other living expenses vary according to geographic location of the
campus.
General Education: Transfer students may satisfy the lower-division
general education requirements by completing either the CSU GE Breadth (GE
Option B) or IGETC (GE Option C).
Major Preparation: High demand majors are referred to as "impacted"
majors. Each impacted major has special admission requirements that must be
met prior to upper-division transfer admission. All impacted transfer
applications have a limited one-month application filing-period.
Application: While admission to the CSU system is less restricted
than the UC system, students should apply during priority filing periods.
Impacted major applications must be submitted in the first month of the
application period. - November for fall admission applications. All
non-impacted majors remain open until filled. Consult the application form
and/or a counselor for other quarter or semester filing periods.
UC...
University of California
Mission: The University of California system emphasizes academic
theory, research and graduate studies. The system grants Bachelor's,
Master's and Doctoral degrees.
Admissions: The UC system seeks to admit the top 1/8 of the state's
high school graduating classes. The minimum community college
transfer admission requirements are 60 UC transferable units for
students not eligible from high school, and a minimum grade point
average which varies from campus to campus. See your counselor for
specific information.
Attendance: The UC system accepts only full-time day students at the
undergraduate level - no part-time evening classes. All campuses,
except UC Berkeley, operate on the quarter system. Three quarters -
fall, winter, and spring - constitute the regular school year.
Costs: Costs are approximately $3,429 per year for tuition and fees.
Other living expenses vary according to geographic location of the
campus.
General Education: Transfer students may satisfy the lower-division
general education requirements by completing the IGETC (GE Option C)
or by completing specific campus BREADTH requirements. If you know
that you want to attend a UC campus but are not certain which
campus, you should follow the Intersegmental General Education
Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).
Major Preparation: High demand majors at UC are referred to as
"screened" or "impacted" majors. Each impacted major has special
admission requirements which must be completed BEFORE transfer
admission. Students who have selected a major should take courses
that meet the lower division major requirements.
Application: The UC system has a one-month period for filing
admission applications. Fall admissions applications must be filed
during November preceding transfer. Consult the UC application form
and/or a counselor for other quarter or semester filing periods.
Other...
Independent and out-of-state schools
In addition to the University of California (UC) and California State
University (CSU) systems, you may choose to transfer to one of California's
independent colleges and universities or to an out-of-state institution. If
you wish to do this, you should discuss related transfer issues with your
counselor.
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