2016-2017 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Articulation/Transfer Patterns


 

 

 


The following information is subject to change

 

The California State University

(Refer to the California CSU/UC map )

*Application Filing Periods

(Applications first accepted):

Summer Semester or Quarter:
Fall Semester or Quarter:
Winter Quarter:
Spring Semester or Quarter:
February 1-28
October 1- November 30
June 1 - June 30
August 1 - August 30

*You are urged to file early. Applications to impacted majors must be filed during the initial filing period. The CSU designates major programs as impacted when more applications are received in the initial filing period from CSU eligible applicants than can be accommodated. If applying after the initial filing period, consult the campus admissions office or website for current information. Except for impacted majors, campuses accept applications until enrollment categories are filled. Most campuses will acknowledge receiving your application within two to four weeks. For more details refer to the CSU Mentor website at www.csumentor.edu

Definition of a Transfer Student

You are considered a transfer student if you have enrolled in a community college or university other than a CSU following high school graduation.

  1. Students with fewer than 60 transferable semester (90 quarter) units are considered lower division transfer students.
  2. Students who have completed 60 or more transferable semester college units (90 or more quarter units) are considered upper-division transfer students.
  3. Students who completed college units before they graduated from high school or during the summer between high school graduation and CSU enrollment are considered first-time freshmen and must meet those admission requirements.

Transfer Admission Requirements

Upper-Division Transfer Requirements (60 or more transferable semester or 90 or more quarter units - see note below):

You are eligible for admission if you:

  1. Have a college grade point average of 2.00 or better (2.40 for non-California residents) in all transferable college units completed.
  2. Are in good standing at the last college or university attended (i.e., you are eligible to re-enroll).
  3. Have completed, or will complete prior to transfer at least 30 semester units (45 quarter units) or courses equivalent to general education requirements with a grade of “C” or better. The 30 semester units must include all of the general education requirements in communication in the English language (English composition, oral communication, and critical thinking), and at least one course of at least 3 semester units (4 quarter units) is required in college-level mathematics. (See Area A and B-4 on Saddleback College’s CSU G.E. certification pattern or Areas 1 and 2 of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum).

Note: Some CSU campuses may accept a limited number of lower-division transfer applicants (applicants with fewer than 60 transferable units). Lower-division transfer applicants will be held to specified CSU eligibility standards. Check with a counselor and CSU mentor: www.csumentor.edu for details.

Transferable Coursework

Transferable courses are those designated for that purpose by the college or university offering the courses. Saddleback College certifies courses numbered 1 to 199 in the catalog as CSU-transferable.

A maximum of 70 semester (105 quarter) units earned in a community college may be transferred to the California State University; however, courses in excess of 70 semester units will receive subject credit and will be applied to satisfy content requirements as appropriate. No upper-division credit is allowed for courses taken in a community college.

Students transferring with certification of general education requirements are assured that they have met 39-units of the 48-unit minimum requirements for the bachelor’s degree. Students transferring without certification of general education must complete the pattern of courses required of “native” students, as outlined in the catalog of the particular CSU campus. The CSU G.E. course pattern which Saddleback College uses to certify that the student has met the required minimum of 39 semester units of general education is listed below.