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Transfer to Four-Year Colleges & Universities

California Residents Nonresidents
There are several ways to meet the University’s minimum The minimum admission requirements for nonresident
admission requirements for transfer students as described transfer applicants are very similar to those for residents.
below. The path used by the student depends upon Please consult with the Admissions Office at one of the
the degree to which the student has satisfied the UC’s University campuses for details. In all cases, however,
minimum eligibility requirements for freshmen at the time nonresidents must have a grade point average of 2.8 or
of graduation from high school. In all cases, applicants higher in all transferable college coursework.
must have at least a ‘C’ (2.0) average in all transferable
coursework: University of California (Breadth) General Education
Requirements
1. Students who were eligible for admission to the The general education or breadth requirements are
University when they graduated from high school— designed to give UC undergraduates a broad background
meaning they satisfied the Subject, Scholarship, and in all major academic disciplines—natural sciences,
Examination requirements or were identified by physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, and fine
the University during the senior year in high school arts. The general education/breadth requirements specify
as being eligible under the Eligibility in the Local the courses students must take or credit hours they must
Context (ELC) program—are eligible to transfer if they accumulate in each area.
have a ‘C’ (2.0) average in their transferable college
coursework. Each school and college at every UC campus has its own
set of requirements. They are described in the campus
2. Students who met the Scholarship Requirement but catalogs and articulation agreements. With careful
did not satisfy the Subject Requirement must take planning, the student can meet many of the requirements
transferable college courses in the missing subjects, while attending community college. At some campuses
earning a grade of ‘C’ or better in each of these and in some majors, transfer students must fulfill all or a
required courses, and earn an overall ‘C’ (2.0) average portion of the general education/breadth requirements
in all transferable coursework to be eligible to transfer. before transferring.

3. Students who were not eligible for admission to the Transfer applicants may satisfy lower division general
University when they graduated from high school education requirements at any UC campus by completing
because they did not meet the Scholarship Requirement the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
must: (IGETC).

a. Complete 60 semester (90 quarter) units of However, some majors and some colleges within a
transferable college credit with a grade-point particular UC campus may not accept IGETC. Please see a
average of at least 2.4, and; counselor for more information. See IGETC Option B for
the specific Solano Community College courses.
b. Complete the following course pattern, earning a
grade of ‘C’ or better in each course: University of California, Berkeley (College of Letters
and Science)
• two transferable college courses (3 semester or
4-5 quarter units each) in English composition; Transfer students with 60 or more semester units are
and expected to have satisfied the composition breadth
• one transferable college course (3 semester or requirement, the quantitative reasoning breadth
4-5 quarter units) in mathematical concepts and requirement, and the foreign language requirement of the
quantitative reasoning; and College by the end of the spring term prior to transfer.
• four transferable college courses (3 semester
or 4-5 quarter units each) chosen from at least Transfer students who apply from California community
two of the following subject areas: the arts and colleges also have the option of fulfilling lower division
humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, breadth requirements by completing the Intersegmental
the physical and biological sciences. General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). This
program specifies a series of subject areas and types of
(Students who satisfy the IGETC prior to transferring courses that, if completed before transfer, will satisfy the
to UC will satisfy Option 3b of the transfer admission lower division breadth and general education requirements
requirements.) at any general campus of UC.

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