Admission Requirements for Transfers

Admissions Requirements for Transfers

If you have completed 60 or more transferable semester college units (90 quarter units) prior to transfer, you are considered an upper-division transfer student, and the following requirements must be satisfied:

Have a college grade-point average of 2.0 or better in all transferable units attempted (2.4 or better for non-California residents);
Be in good standing at the last college or university you attended;
Have completed or will complete prior to transfer at least 30 semester units (45 quarter units) of general education (GE) requirements with a grade of "C" or better. The 30 semester units must include English composition, oral communication, critical thinking and college-level mathematics;
All 60 transferable semester college units must be completed by: end of the previous spring for Fall Quarter*, end of the previous summer for Winter Quarter, end of the previous fall for Spring Quarter, and end of the previous fall for Summer Quarter.

If you have fewer than 60 transferable semester college units (90 quarter units) prior to transfer, you are considered a lower-division transfer student, and the following requirements must be satisfied:

Have a college grade-point average of 2.0 or better in all transferable units attempted (2.4 or better for non-California residents);
Be in good standing at the last college or university you attended;

Must complete the General Education requirements in Mathematics and Written Communication, unless exempt from taking the ELM and EPT placement tests, by:

	Quarter Applying	Complete Requirement by
	Fall	Previous spring term
	Winter	Summer term of the previous year
	Spring	Fall term of the previous year
	Summer	Fall term of the previous year

Meet the freshman admission requirements in effect for the term for which application is being made; or
Must be eligible as a freshman at the time of high school graduation; or
Had a qualifying eligibility index at the time of high school graduation (combination of GPA and test scores if needed) and has made up any missing college preparatory subject requirements with a grade of C or better. One baccalaureate level course of at least three semester (4 quarter) units is usually considered equivalent to one year of high school study.

*No summer work in Progress is allowed for Fall applicants.

International Students must have 2.5 cumulative grade point average or higher in all transferable college course work, and may be subject to additional admission criteria.
All undergraduate students must complete testing requirements unless exempt.