COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

50DEGREES AND PROGRAMSTransfer to the University of CaliforniaTransfer Admissions RequirementsThe University of California includes nine generalcampuses throughout the state – Berkeley, Davis, Irvine,Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara,and Santa Cruz. A tenth campus in San Francisco offersgraduate and professional programs in the healthsciences.The University of California admission requirementsfor transfer students vary according to the student’seligibility to enroll at UC when the student graduatedfrom high school. Furthermore, a student wishing to enrollin an impacted and/or upper-division major must meetadditional admission requirements.High School Proficiency ExaminationIf a student does not have a high school diploma, theUniversity will accept the Certificate of Proficiencyawarded by the State Board of Education upon successfulcompletion of the California High School ProficiencyExamination. The University also will accept proficiencyexaminations from other states, and the GeneralEducation Development (GED) Certificate, in place of adiploma. However, a student must still meet the Subject,Scholarship, and Examination Requirements.General RequirementsStudents who meet the Scholarship Requirement but didnot satisfy the Subject Requirement must take transferablecollege courses in the subjects they are missing, earn agrade of “C” or better in each of these required courses,and earn an overall “C” (2.0) average in all transferablecollege coursework to be eligible to transfer. Studentswho met the Scholarship Requirements must complete aminimum of 12 semester units of transferable work andearn an overall “C” (2.0) average in all transferable collegecoursework completed.Students who were not eligible for admission to theUniversity when they graduated from high school becausethey did not meet the Scholarship Requirement must:a. Complete 60 semester units of transferable collegecredit with a grade-point average of at least 2.4, andb. Complete a course pattern requirement to include:1. Two transferable college courses (3 semesterunits each) in English composition; and2. One transferable college course (3 semesterunits) in Mathematical Concepts andQuantitative Reasoning; and3. Four transferable college courses (3 semesterunits each) chosen from at least two of thefollowing subject areas: the arts andhumanities, the social and behavioralsciences, the physical and biological sciences.Requirements for NonresidentsThe minimum admissions requirements for nonresidenttransfer applicants are the same as those for residentsexcept that nonresidents must have a grade point averageof 2.8 or higher in all transferable college coursework.General Education/Breadth RequirementsThe general education or breadth requirements aredesigned to give University undergraduates a broadbackground in all major academic areas: life sciences,physical sciences, social sciences, humanities and finearts. The general education/breadth requirements specifythe courses that students must take or credit hours theymust accumulate in each area.Each school and college at every UC campus has its ownset of requirements. They are described in the campuscatalog and articulation agreements. With careful planning,the student can meet many of the requirements whileattending College of Alameda. At some campuses and insome majors, transfer students must fulfill all or a portionof the general education/breadth requirements beforetransferring.Effective in 1991, transfer applicants may satisfy thegeneral education requirements by completing theIntersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum(IGETC). Students should consult with their counselor forinformation pertaining to certain restrictions.University Requirements for theBaccalaureate DegreeThere are two requirements which all undergraduatestudents at the university must satisfy in order tograduate.1. American History and InstitutionsEach campus of the University of Californiadetermines the way in which this requirement canbe met for that campus. Students should consult thecatalog for the University of California campus towhich they plan to transfer, or see a counselor.2. AWPE (Analytical Writing Placement Examination)Each campus of the University of Californiadetermines the way in which this requirement canbe met for that campus. Student should consult thecatalog for the University of California campus towhich they plan to transfer or see a counselor.