“Counseling helps you to find the appropriate educational pattern for you. Counselors will make your life easier, save you time, and let you know about different schools and the path you should take in order to transfer to the school of your choice.” - Cynthia Wood, Mathematics Major, City College transfer to UCSD, Fall 2007
MESAdvantage Standards for Counseling:
- Meet with counselor once per semester to review progress in major
- Complete semester-by-semester transfer track educational plan (ed-plan)
- Complete time management plan each semester
- Complete StrengthsQuest assessment
- Other counseling activities might include enrolling in one of the following programs:
- Trio/ASPIRE
- DSP&S
- EOPS
- Honors
Learn more, see the Counseling guildelines for completing each standard (PDF).
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Important Resources
Transferable Courses for California Universities: ASSIST
ASSIST shows the City College courses (by major) that are required for transfer to California public universities.
Guide to all 23 California State Universities (CSU's): CSU Mentor
Admissions website for all 9 University of California (UC) campuses: UC Pathways
Transfer profiles for UC campuses, including contact information and criteria used to select transfer students:
Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
Los Angeles
Merced
Riverside
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Information on California private and independent colleges & universities: AICCU
Information on all California Community Colleges: CCCCO
General Education Requirements - Transfer Patterns
GPA Calculator