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Transfer to the California State University (CSU) To transfer as a junior to CSU, students must complete all of the following:

• atleast60CSU-transferableunitswitha2.0gradepointaverage(2.4fornon-residents)

• atleast30ofthoseunitsmustbeG.E.coursesfromtheIGETCorCSUG.E.Breadthrequirements(listedasGeneralEducationOptions2and3intheRequirementssectionofthiscatalog).

• coursesinOralCommunication,WrittenCommunication, Critical Thinking and Mathematics/QuantitativeReasoningmustallbecompletedwithgradesof“C”orhigher.(AreasAandB4fromtheCSUG.E.BreadthrequirementsorAreas1and2fromIGETC)

Courses that transfer to CSU AllDVCcourses,exceptthoselistedbelow,willtransfertoCSU.Coursesthattransferwillreceiveatleastelectivecredit; check with a counselor for full information on the possibleuseofthesecoursestowardgeneraleducationbreadthandmajorrequirements.

Courses that will NOT transfer to CSU•Allcoursesnumberedlessthan100•Construction266,267•DentalHygiene295•Electricity266,267•English116,118•LibraryStudies100

•Mathematics110,110SP,111,114,120,120SP

TRANSFER INFORMATION Manyofourstudentstransfertoafour-yearcollegeoruniversityaftercompletinglowerdivisioncoursesatDVC.DVChasconsistentlybeenamongthecommunitycollegesthattransfersthemoststudentstotheUniversityofCaliforniaandtotheCaliforniaStateUniversitysystems.Thekeytoourstudents’successisthattheyunderstandwhichtransferablecoursesarerequired

• foradmissionsfortheirmajor• forgeneraleducationattheirchosenfour-yearcollege.

Thethreepartcombinationofrequirementsmaybecomplexandnecessitatesthattransferstudentsseekstrongadvisingtobeassuredthecoursesinwhichtheyenrollmeetalltheirtransfercollege’srequirements.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtoworkwithourcounselorstoplantheirclassschedules.ThisplanningensuresthatstudentscompleteneededcoursesatDVCinatimelymannerandcanreducethetimeneededatthefour-yearcollegetoattainabachelor’sdegree.Eachfour-yearinstitutionhasitsownbasicpatternoflower-divisionrequirementsregardingbothgeneraleducationandspecificmajors.CSUandUCapplicantsmustalsomeetadmission,major,prerequisite,andtransferableunitrequirements.Theserequirementsvaryfromcollegetocollegeandoftenchangefromyeartoyear.Therefore,in addition to using counseling services, students are also encouragedtotakeadvantageofinformationavailableintheTransferServices,oncollegeanduniversitywebsites,inprintmaterials,andfromcollegerepresentatives.

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Transfer to the California State University (CSU) 55

Intersegmental General Education Transfer

Curriculum (IGETC) 56

Transfer to the University of California (UC) 57

Transfer to independent (private and out-of-state)

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Requirements for the Associate in Arts (AA-T) or the Associate in Science (AS-T) for CSU transferTheStudentTransferAchievementReformAct(SenateBill1440,nowcodifiedinCaliforniaEducationCodesections66746-66749)guaranteesadmissiontoaCaliforniaStateUniversity(CSU)campusforanycommunitycollegestudent who completes an “associate degree for transfer”, anewlyestablishedvariationoftheassociatedegreestraditionallyofferedataCaliforniacommunitycollege.Theassociateinartsfortransfer(AA-T)ortheassociateinsciencefortransfer(AS-T)isintendedforstudentswhoplantocompleteabachelor’sdegreeinasimilarmajorataCSUcampus.Studentscompletingthesedegrees(AA-TorAS-T)areguaranteedadmissiontotheCSUsystem,butnottoaparticularcampusormajor.Inordertoearnoneofthesedegrees,studentsmustcompleteaminimumof60requiredtermunitsofCSU-transferablecourseworkwithaminimumGPAof2.0.StudentstransferringtoaCSUcampusthatdoesaccepttheAA-TorAS-Twillberequiredtocompletenomorethan60unitsaftertransfertoearnabachelor’sdegree(unlessthemajorisadesignated“high-unit”major).ThisdegreemaynotbethebestoptionforstudentsintendingtotransfertoaparticularCSUcampusortouniversityorcollegethatisnotpartoftheCSUsystem.Studentsshouldconsult with a counselor when planning to complete the degreeformoreinformationonuniversityadmissionandtransferrequirements.Atthetimeofcatalogpublication,nomajorsfortheAA-TorAS-Thavebeenapproved.Majorsareunderdevelopment.For more information, please see a counselor and www.dvc.eduformoreinformation.

Impacted majors Thetermimpactedmeansthattheprogramusuallyattractsmanymoreapplicantsthanitcanaccept.Consequently,therearespecialrequirementsandselectionproceduresforadmission.SometimesentirecampusessuchasCalPolySanLuisObispoandSanDiegoStateUniversityareimpactedandallmajorsthererequiremorethantheminimumrequirementsforadmission.ImpactedmajorsatindividualCSUcampusescanvaryfromyeartoyear.Someexamplesofimpactedmajorsarebusinessadministrationandnursing.StudentsshouldrefertothespecificCSUcampuswebsiteor www.assist.org or www.csumentor.edu for current informationregardingimpactedmajors.Studentsareencouraged to meet with a counselor to determine if the majortheyareconsideringisimpactedandwhatadditionalrequirementsarenecessarytotransfer.

CSU General education breadth require-ments (CSU G.E.)CompletionofthepatternofcourseslistedasGeneralEducationOption3intheRequirementssectionensuresthat students will have completed all of their lower division generaleducationcoursestowardstheirbachelor’sdegreeatCSU.Afterastudenthascompletedthispattern,heorshemayrequestcertificationofitscompletion.Withthiscertification,studentswillberesponsibleonlyforanadditional nine upper division semester units in general education.CertificationisnotautomaticandmustberequestedthroughtheDVCAdmissionsandRecordsOffice.ThecurrentlistofcoursesapprovedformeetingCSUG.E.isavailableintheDVCCounselingCenterorat www.assist.org.SeethepatternofcourseslistedasGeneralEducationOption3inthiscataloginSectionThree:Requirements.StudentsmaychoosetocompletetheIGETCpatternofcoursesratherthanCSUG.E.BreadthforCSU.ThiswillhavethesamebenefitascertificationinCSUG.E.Breadth.Reminder:StudentsmustrequestthattheCSUG.E.certificationbesenttotheCSUcampusthattheywillbeattending.CompletetheCSUG.E.certificationrequestformattheDVCAdmissionsandRecordsOffice.

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)TheIGETCisageneraleducationpatternthatcommunitycollegetransferstudentscanusetofulfilllower-divisiongeneraleducationrequirementsfortheCSUormanycollegesintheUCsystemwithouttheneedtotakeadditionallower-divisiongeneraleducationcoursesaftertransfer.ItisdesignedforusebyCaliforniacommunitycollegestudents.StudentswhohaveattendedaCSU,UC,independentorout-of-statecollegeoruniversityshouldconsultwithacounselortodetermineiftheuseofIGETCisappropriatetoreachtheirgoal.IGETCisnotrightforallstudentsplanningtotransfer.TheIGETCisonlyonewaytofulfillthelower-divisiongeneraleducationrequirementsoftheUCorCSU.Itisnot recommended for certain majors and some schools orcollegeswithinUCdonotacceptIGETC.Studentspursuingmajorsthatrequireextensivelower-divisionmajorpreparationmaynotfindtheIGETCoptiontobeadvantageousandmaybebetterservedbytakingcoursesthatfulfillthegeneraleducationrequirementsoftheUCorCSUcollegetowhichtheyplantotransfer.TheIGETCwillprobablybemostusefulforstudentswhowanttokeeptheiroptionsopenbeforemakingafinaldecisionabouttransferringtoaparticularCSUorUCcampusoraparticularmajor.ItisrecommendedthattheentireIGETCpatternbecompletedpriortotransfer.Ifastudent

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doesnotcompleteallthebreadthandgeneraleducationrequirementsoftheIGETCwithagradeof“C”orhigherbeforetransferring,he/shewillbesubjecttotheregulationsregardingbreadthandgeneraleducationrequirementsofthe school or college of the campus to which he/she has beenadmitted.ThecurrentlistofcoursesapprovedformeetingIGETCisavailableintheDVCCounselingCenterorat www.assist.org.SeethepatternofcourseslistedasGeneralEducationOption2intheRequirementssectionofthiscatalog.Reminder:StudentsmustrequestthattheIGETCcertificationbesenttothefour-yearcampusthattheywillbeattending.CompletetheIGETCcertificationrequestformattheAdmissionsandRecordsOffice.

Transfer to the University of California (UC)TotransferasajuniortoUCstudentsmustcomplete60semesterunitsofUCtransferablecollegecreditwithagradepointaverageofatleast2.4(2.8fornon-residents)including:

• twoUCtransferablecollegecourses(threesemesterunitseach)inEnglishcomposition;and

•oneUCtransferablecollegecourse(threesemesterunits)inmathematicalconceptsandquantitativereasoning; and

• fourUCtransferablecollegecourses(threesemesterunitseach)chosenfromatleasttwoofthefollowingsubjectareas:theartsandhumanities,thesocialandbehavioralsciences,andthephysicalandbiologicalsciences.

Alloftheabovecoursesmustbecompletedwithgradesof“C”orhigher.CourserequirementsvaryfromoneUCcampustothenext.Therefore,studentsshouldworkwithacounselortoformulateastrategyforcompletingaparticularcampus’sadmissionsrequirements,majorrequirements,andgeneraleducationrequirements.

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Letter graded and Pass (P) unitsNomorethan14oftheUCtransferableunitsmaybegraded“P”.Allcoursesrequiredinamajormustbetakenforalettergrade.Contactacounselorforcompleteinformation.

Transferable coursesAlistingofinformationontransferableDVCcoursesandUCcreditlimitationsisavailableatwww.assist.org or from theCounselingCenter.

Selection for admission to UCManycampusesoftheUniversityofCaliforniareceivemanymoreapplicantstoaparticularmajororprogramthanitcanaccept.Consequently,theremaybecertaincourserequirements,specialselectionproceduresandahighergradepointaveragerequirementthantheminimum2.4GPAadmissionrequirementforUCtransfers(2.8GPAfornonresidents).StudentsinterestedintransferringtoUCareurgedtoconsultwithacounselorassoonaspossibleinordertodeterminethecurrentrequirementsforthemajortowhichtheyplantoapply.Knowledgeoftheserequirementswillmaximizeastudent’schancesofbeingselectedbytheUCcampusoftheirchoice.SelectivemajorsattheUCcampusesvaryfromyeartoyear.Refertothespecificcampuswebsiteforcurrentinformationonimpactedmajors.Informationisalsoavailableat www.assist.org.

UC special admissions programs (TAG agreement)The following UC campuses offer agreements that guaranteeDVCstudentsadmissionastransferstudentsprovidedtheycompletecertaincourseswithadesignatedgradepointaverage:Davis,Irvine,Merced,Riverside,SanDiego,SantaBarbaraandSantaCruz.Theadmissionagreementsofferedbythesecampusesvaryaccordingtotheirrequirements.ContactacounselorortheTransferServicesforcompleteinformation.

Transfer to independent (private and out-of-state) colleges and universitiesEachyearmanyDVCstudentsgoontopursuetheirfieldsofinterestandearntheirdegreesatprivatefour-yearinstitutions.Admissionrequirementsandgeneraleducationrequirementsvaryfromcollegetocollege.DVChasarticulationagreementswithalimitednumberofindependentcollegesanduniversitiesintheareaandout-of-state.ThesecanbeobtainedthroughtheDVCCounselingCenter.Tomaketransferringtoanindependentcollegeoruniversityorout-of-stateinstitutionassmoothaspossible,studentsshouldcontacttheschooldirectlyearlyintheiracademiccareer.

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