Outline for New Counselor Training on Transfer Advising

Allow 6 hours, at minimum, for transfer portion of training

 
I.    Admission Requirements to Four-Year Colleges and Universities UC admission requirements
CSU admission requirements
Independent colleges and universities’ admission requirements
Admission requirements versus selection criteria


II.    General Education Requirements
 

Which students should follow which G.E. patterns?
Various policies of the different G.E. patterns:
IGETC
CSU General Education
UC campus specific general education requirements
UC’s major specific G.E. requirements, i.e. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
CSU partial certification
IGETC After Transfer
G.E. requirements for the California Independent Colleges and universities
Certification of IGETC and CSU General Education
Recommending G.E. courses for Science and Engineering students


III.    Major Preparation
 

ASSIST
College Source/Catalogs


IV.     Recommended Steps in Transfer Advising

V.     Tips on Evaluating records from other colleges and universities

VI.     Transfer Admission Agreements

Explain the benefits to students such as early evaluation of their transcripts and ed. plan to ensure the student’s eligibility the following fall. VII.     Dual Admissions

VIII.    UC Berkeley CAP Program

IX.    Cost of attending a four-year university

X.    Financial Aid/Scholarships

XI.    Transfer Center Programs & Services

XII.    Programs at Cabrillo that support transfer students: Teachers For Tomorrow/Puente/EOPS/MESA, etc.

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