2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Eligibility for Transfer
California’s public four-year institutions are organized into two
statewide systems; ten campuses make up the University of California
(UC system) and twenty-three campuses make up the California
State University (CSU system). To ensure admission to either of
the systems, students are advised to apply during the announced
application-filing periods. The entrance requirements established
by the universities follow guidelines set forth in the Master Plan of
Higher Education which requires that those transfer students who
have successfully completed specified college work be eligible for
admission. Meeting the specified minimum admission requirements
may not be sufficient, as many campuses also impose specific
selection criteria and supplementary admissions requirements.
Admission is not guaranteed to any particular campus of either
system; nor is acceptance in the major area of the student’s first
choice assured. Because specific majors at some campuses may
be impacted or oversubscribed or may allow only limited enrollment,
students may be redirected to campuses of their second choice
for certain majors, or may need to change to a different major.
Consequently, students are advised, and in some cases are required,
to complete both the lower division courses required in the major
and the general education requirements before transferring to a
four-year school. It is advantageous for students to choose the
campus of transfer as early in their educational careers as possible.
Private and out-of-state colleges and universities have their
own admission requirements which ordinarily differ from those
of California’s public institutions. Students who plan to transfer
to any school, whether public or private, in-state or out-of-state,
should refer to the catalog and website of that particular school
and consult with a counselor.
Students are advised to become familiar with specific
requirements of the institution to which they expect to transfer by
studying the appropriate catalogs available in the Ventura College
Counseling Office, Transfer Center, Library, or online. Counselors
will assist as much as possible, but the full responsibility for
fulfilling all the requirements rests with the student.
Potential transfer students should be prepared for their academic
responsibilities becoming more demanding at a university campus,
in large part because much of their coursework will be at the upper
division level. Also, students changing from a semester to a quarter
system should be prepared for more accelerated study.
CAVEAT — The requirements described in this section are subject
to change. Students should consult a counselor and appropriate
websites to receive the most current transfer information.
California State University (CSU)
ADMISSION: A Ventura College student who is planning to
transfer to one of the campuses of the California State University
(except the Maritime Academy) can satisfy the minimum admission
criteria by meeting the following requirements:
LOWER DIVISION TRANSFERS: The CSU, with few exceptions,
will no longer accept lower division transfer students.
UPPER DIVISION TRANSFERS: Upper division transfers
may qualify for admission if they have completed 60 or more
transferable semester units (70 units maximum) and have
completed the appropriate college courses with a grade of C or
better to satisfy subject area requirements. Applicants must have
a 2.0 overall grade point average in all transferable college units
completed and be in good standing at the last college or university
attended; continuous attendance is not required.
SUBJECT AREA REQUIREMENTS: This admission requirement
can be satisfied by completing 30 semester units of general
education courses with a grade of C or better in each course, to
include English Language Communication and Critical Thinking (all
of Area A) and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (Area B4).
The Counseling Office and Transfer Center have lists of courses
transferable to the California State University. This information
is also contained in the individual course descriptions listed in
the announcement of courses section of this Catalog and in the
Schedule of Classes. Admissions information is available on the
CSU website at csumentor.edu
These admission requirements are subject to change.
University of California (UC)
ADMISSION: To qualify for admission to the university as a
transfer student, you must meet one of the three sets of requirements
described below. The subject, scholarship and examination
requirements are referred to in the undergraduate application in
greater detail.
1. If you were eligible for admission to the university when
you graduated from high school—meaning you satisfied the
subject, scholarship, and examination requirements or you were
identified as eligible under the Eligibility in the Local Context
(ELC) program—you are eligible to transfer if you have a C (2.0)
average in your transferable college coursework, although most
campuses rarely accept transfer applicants at the freshman or
sophomore levels.
2. If you met the scholarship requirement, but did not satisfy the
subject requirement, you must take transferable college courses
in the subjects you are missing to be eligible to transfer. You
will need to earn a grade of C or better in each of these required
courses, and an overall C (2.0) average in all transferable
college coursework. However, most campuses rarely accept
transfer applicants at the freshman or sophomore levels.
3. If you were not eligible for admission to the university when
you graduated from high school because you did not meet the
scholarship requirement, you must:
a. Complete a minimum of 60 semester units (70 units
maximum) of transferable college credit with a grade
point average of at least 2.4, and;
b. Complete a course pattern requirement (with a C or
better in each course) to include:
i English composition: two (2) transferable courses (3
semester units each); and
ii Mathematics: one (1) transferable course (3 semester
units) in mathematical concepts and quantitative
reasoning; and
iii Four (4) transferable courses (3 semester units each)
from at least two (2) of the following areas: Arts and
Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Physical
and Biological Sciences.
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