<p>Hello all. I’m currently a Junior in high school. I plan on going to a Sacramento State (CSU) for 4 years, gain my Bachelors degree as an undergraduate, then go to a UC, most likely UC Davis as my #1 choice, and earn a Master’s degree. Would this fall under the case of Community College students transferring also…? Or is this an entirely different case? Also, would this be an incredibly difficult task to accomplish?</p>
<p>Sorry for the beginner questions, I absolutely know nothing about how college works.</p>
<p>Much thanks.</p>
<p>That’s not a transfer. that’s going from undergrad school to grad school. “Transfer” mostly refers to undergraduates transferring to and from different undergraduate schools.</p>
<p>as far as i know all you have to do is get a good GPA at Sacramento State, (maybe +3.3ish) graduate from CSU Sacramento, and then apply as a grad student to UC Davis. It won’t be a transfer because you’ll have already graduated from undergraduate college.</p>
<p>Also, if you go to CSU Sacramento you won’t be a community college student, you’ll be a university student…CSU’s are four year universities.</p>
<p>It also depends on the type of major you are pursuing. Some majors such as engineering, basic sciences (biochem, physics, etc) have higher GPA requirements for graduate schools. </p>
<p>So you need to be aware of your major of choice and achieve a GPA that is at least as good as the graduate school’s average GPA requirement. Because of the budget crisis in CA, it will be ever more competitive to get into a solid graduate school like UC Davis, hence you need an even better GPA in undergraduate.</p>
<p>As others have stated what you are talking about is not considered transferring. It is completing a degree program at one university and applying to a different university to enter a program that offers a more advanced degree.</p>
<p>In fact, it is common, and many would argue preferable, to obtain your graduate degree at a different university than the one where you earned your bachelor’s degree. CSU Sacramento offers BS and BA degrees in a wide variety of disciplines which have corresponding graduate programs at U.C. Davis so your plan can certainly be accomplished. You will have to study hard at Sacramento State and get a GPA of between 3.0 and 3.5 depending on your intended major since graduate programs generally only accept applicants with strong undergraduate records.</p>