4/25/2024 11:10:31 AM	COUN 80 Course Outline as of Fall 2016	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  COUN 80	Title:  UNDERSTANDING TRANSFER
Full Title:  Understanding the Transfer Process
Last Reviewed:11/9/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.00			Contact Total	17.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  GUID 80

Catalog Description:

An introduction to the process of transfer from a community college to a university for the purposes of long-term educational planning. Students will evaluate and choose universities based on research about degrees offered, transfer requirements, the application process, housing, financial aid, scholarships and support services.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Recommended Eligibility for Engl 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An introduction to the process of transfer from a community college to a university for the purpose of long term educational planning. Students will evaluate and choose universities based on research about degrees offered, transfer requirements, the application process, housing, financial aid, scholarships and support services.  

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Recommended Eligibility for Engl 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. As a result of completing this course, students will be able to:

A. Demonstrate a successful decision-making process that includes establishing values-based criteria, determining potential options, gathering information and arriving at a prioritized set of choices.

B. Identify the important elements of the higher education system and apply that  knowledge to their

own participation in that system.

C. Create effective plans relating to prioritized choices.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

     1. Determine criteria to be considered in selecting a bachelor's

        degree program and establish individual priorities among

        those criteria.

     2. Find and use printed and electronic sources of information

        about colleges and universities.

     3. Compare the UC (University of California), CSU (California State

        University) and independent segments of higher

        education in terms of costs, admissions processes, transfer

        requirements and policies.

     4. Conduct research to evaluate potential destination

        universities that match their priority criteria.

     5. Define college terms such as "articulation", "matriculation", and

        "lower-division".

     6. Access and synthesize articulation information using the

        ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional

        Student Transfer) web site.

     7. Complete applications for admissions, financial aid and

        scholarships.

     8. Write a personal statement to accompany an application for

        the UC system, an independent university or a scholarship.

     9. Prepare a long-term educational plan.

    10. Locate career information.  

Topics and Scope

      I. Orientation to Transfer Center resources, activities and

        services

     II. Criteria to consider when choosing a university

     III. Overview of the California higher education system

     IV. University information available in directories, catalogs,

        computer programs, and on the internet

     V. Articulation and ASSIST

     VI. How to choose a major

     VII. The California State University

        A. Transfer requirements

        B. The CSU General Education pattern

        C.  AA-T and AS-T Majors

        D. The CSU Mentor web site

        E. The application/admission process

     VIII. The University of California

        A. Transfer requirements

        B. The IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer

           Curriculum) pattern

        C. The University of California web site

        D. The application/admission process

        E. The personal statement

IX.  The independent sector

        A. AICCU (Association of Independent California Colleges

           and Universities)

        B. General Education at the independent schools

        C. Transfer requirements

        D. The application/admission process

X. Transfer to out-of-state and international institutions

XI. Transfer Admission (TAGs) Guarantee Agreements

XII. Financial aid, scholarships, housing and other student services

     at the university

XIII. Graduate and professional schools

XIV. Career information resources

Assignments:

  1.  Use the resources in the Transfer Center and online to

     research and choose destination universities.

 2.  Compare and contrast at least three destination universities

     from more than one segment of higher education, using an

     instructor-provided format and present an oral report on one

     of them.

 3.  Complete an application for admission to a university OR write

     a personal statement required for the UC application or a

     scholarship application.

 4.  Determine eligibility for transfer by completing a long-term

     educational plan.

 5.  Midterm exam (at the discretion of the instructor)

 6.  Final exam (all instructors).

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 35%
Application or personal statement
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 25 - 35%
Long-term educational plan
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 35%
Multiple choice, sentence completion;short essay;problem-solving
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 30%
Oral Report; Attendance and Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor developed materials.

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