Concurrent HS/CC grad to transfer?

UC_Davis
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:17:22 +0000

Wow, there is lots of complicated topics going on here. I’ll try my best to clarify things with for the OP. High school students that have met the UC Transfer requirements are becoming more common as programs similar to the “Middle College” programs start. Middle College programs have the students take two years of high school courses and then complete the last two years by taking courses at a college or university, or something similar.

These students with 60 or more semester units and the UC transfer requirements completed falsely believe they can apply as junior level transfer students. However, according to UC policy a student that has not graduated high school, or the equivalent, is a freshman applicant regardless of the number of transferable units or transfer requirements the student has completed.

As mentioned in an earlier reply the entering freshman will be bumped up to sophomore or perhaps even junior level status once the units have been evaluated and any transferable units have been added to the students file. Please note, it may not be possible to grant units for all transferable courses for freshman students; a complete evaluation of their records will need to be completed before the student knows how many units they have at the UC level.

As to the advantages and disadvantages of being a freshman applicant with junior level standing; it depends on the overall goals of the student. In speaking about admissions there is no disadvantage to taking college level courses. The advantages are the same but, not more than, any other student taking college level courses. Please see [University of California - Counselors](http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/askuc/answers/honors.html#1) for more information regarding college courses and the UC honors credit.

I hope all this helps. If you have further questions I recommend contacting the admissions office at the UC campus your student is most interested in.