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TRANSFERRING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC)
TRANSFERRING TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC)
Regular Transfer (as a Junior)
If you wish to transfer as a junior to any of the
campuses of the University of California, you should
generally plan to complete at least 60 transferable units
with at least a 2.4 minimum GPA at VVC, including
those required in your major and those needed for
completion of the general education requirements.
For most students, this means you should follow the
listings under the Intersegmental General Education
Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), shown on the following
pages.
There are some exceptions to the general recommendation
to follow IGETC, most commonly for those
students wishing to transfer to high-unit programs in
engineering or in the sciences. For these majors, it is
usually recommended that students focus on the major
preparation pattern of the specific campus they plan to
attend along with fulfilling some IGETC courses. Visit
assist.org to find out what courses you need to take for
your major. See the section on IGETC on this page.
UC Transfer Admissions Guarantee (TAG)
California Community Colleges have established a
Transfer Admissions Guarantee (TAG) program with
seven UCs to encourage students to transfer to a UC
and to facilitate that process. The TAG program has
specific unit, GPA, and Math and English requirements
to participate. Stop by the Transfer Center for more
information.
The Intersegmental General Education
Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
IGETC (usually pronounced “eye-GET-see”) was
developed in concert with the UC and CSU systems to
create a set of general education courses that would be
accepted at both institutions (“segments,” hence
“intersegmental”), so that students who have not made
a final decision about where to transfer would be able to
have one list of courses to follow, instead of two.
Completing the IGETC, therefore, fulfills the lower
division general education requirements for both the UC
and the CSU systems without the need, after transfer, to
complete any further lower division GE coursework.
It should be noted that completing the IGETC is neither
a requirement for admission to UC or CSU, nor is it the
only way to fulfill lower-division GE requirements.
• Certification
When you have completed all the courses to be used for
the IGETC, VVC can, at your request, certify to the UC
or CSU campus you plan to attend that you have fulfilled
all the lower division GE requirements. As a general
rule, community colleges can certify the IGETC for
transfer students who have also completed transfer
units at a CSU, UC, or independent college, provided
that the student has completed most of the transfer units
at one or more California community colleges. Students
who have been registered at a UC campus during a
regular term (not summer or Extension) and wish to
return to that campus are not eligible to use IGETC.
Visit the Transfer Center or Counseling Department to
request certification.
• Limitations
All courses used for IGETC must be passed with a
minimum grade of C (a C-minus is not acceptable).
Credit or pass grades are acceptable, providing they are
equivalent to the grade of C.
• Restrictions
IGETC is not used for transfer to UC Berkeley’s Haas
School of Business nor UC San Diego’s Revelle or
Roosevelt Colleges. It is also not recommended for
transfer into majors requiring extensive lower-division
preparation, such as engineering, biology, chemistry,
and others. Students in these programs should follow
the general education pattern of the specific campus
they plan to attend and fulfill as many major preparation
courses as possible. Visit the Transfer Center or see a
transfer counselor for thorough planning.
UC’s do not accept lower-division transfers at this time.
Planning to Transfer
to UC or CSU?
visit
www.assist.org
to find out what courses you need to
complete for your major
Your official source for UC and CSU transfer
information.
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