Transferring as an Out-of-State Student

Xaeyvr
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:38:00 +0000

I applied as an out of state for fall 2015

1. As an out of state applicant, you receive lower priority than CCC students, so yes on average you will need a higher GPA.

2. It is possible to transfer in one year, and for AP credits you will receive credits for your 60 units, but you might not fulfill certain prereqs, for example, I took AP physics C E & M and got 5’s on both, but they cannot be used to fulfill the physics series, so basically I’m kind of screwed in that area.
You just need 60 semester units to be qualified as a junior transfer by the spring before you transfer.

If you are planning to transfer make sure the courses you will be taking is similar to the UC equivalent courses as possible (just compare syllabus if you could get your hands on them). Of course have your math and english prereqs fulfill by the end of your freshman year. If you too AP Calc BC and got a 5 and 3’s on two of the AP english exams, then you would have fufill those prereqs, and you would be good to go for all UC’s. Or complete them at your college.

For computer science, it is really hard to find equivalent courses that will transfer over because only some CCC have transferable courses. I recommended to take an intro to C++ course and discrete structures, complete a java programming course. I am not a computer science major, so I don’t know every single details for that major.

Use this website to see what courses you need: http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html

If you really want a good chance, then transferring to a CCC is the best option, but it is your choice. CCC is still cheaper than a university even for out of state I think.