Admissions ~ Upper-Division Transfer Requirements

Generally, you will qualify for admission as an upper-division transfer student if you meet the following requirements:

  • You have a grade point average of at least 2.0 (C or better) [2.4 for nonresidents of California] in all transferable units attempted; and
  • You are in good standing at the last college or university attended; and you have completed at least 30 semester credits of college coursework with a grade of C or better in each course to be selected from courses in English, arts and humanities, social science, science, and mathematics at a level at least equivalent to courses that meet General Education requirements. The 30 credits must include all of the General Education requirements in communication in the English language (both oral and written) and critical thinking (at least 9 semester credits) and the requirement in mathematics/quantitative reasoning (usually 3 semester credits) OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements in English communication and mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning.
 

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