Why Transfer Students Should Consider UC

A California community college can be a great place to begin your University of California education.

The University of California works in partnership with California's community colleges to develop programs to help community college students with the transfer process. UC's articulation agreements with all of the California community colleges make it possible for prospective transfer students to select appropriate courses. Junior-level community college students receive priority consideration for admission over other transfer applicants, including those from four-year institutions and UC's own intercampus transfer students. The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) allows prospective transfer students to satisfy the lower-division breadth/general education requirements of any UC campus before transferring.

The campuses also offer a variety of services and programs that facilitate transfer admissions. Some programs assure students admission to a UC campus if they meet specific requirements. Other programs provide support services to transfer applicants.