Transfer Tools

• Tips on Transferring from a 2-Year to a 4-Year College

• First Gen Transfer Guide

  • FREE Transfer Guide for First-Generation
    California Community College students By Lezra Chenportillo, M.Ed.
    Transfer Counselor at San Jose City College​

• Cerro Coso Community College Transfer Center

  • Ready to Graduate?​

• Community College Student Resource Directory

  • Created by the Center for Educational Partnerships UC Berkeley, this site contains resources for community college students, including step-by-step guides & checklists, transfer tools, career exploration tools, and more. 

• ​Cuyahoda Community College Transfer Center

  • Transfer Timeline​

• Diablo Valley Community College Five Steps to Transfer​

• LA Pierce College Transfer Center

  • Transfer Center Calendar

• Los Medanos Community College Six Steps to Transfer​

  • Career Coach

  • Transfer Major Explorer​

    • Check out Transferbound to see what CSUs and UCs offer your major, and majors related to yours.

• U.S. Department of Education College Affordability and Transparency Center

  • College Navigator

  • College Scorecard

• CollegeWise - Free Admissions Resources​

  • Free resources for students and parents covering topics on writing your college application essays, how to start your college search, and how to pay for college. ​

• BigFuture​

• Transferology

  • Transferology is a nationwide network designed to help students explore their college transfer options. Our goal is to save students time and money by providing a quick, intuitive way of getting their college transfer credit questions answered.​

• ASSIST.org

  • To help students and counselors work together to establish an appropriate path toward transferring from a public California community college to a public California university.​

• University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Application

  • ​Information for California Transfer Students​

  • UNR Application Deadlines for Transfer Students​

• University of California (UC) Application

  • UC Transfer Prep Resource Guide

  • UC Campus Programs & Support Services for Transfer Students

  • UC Application Deadlines for Transfer Students

  • UC Application Video Tutorial

  • Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) for UC

    • Six University of California (UC) campuses offer guaranteed admission to students from all California community colleges (CCC).

    • TAG Matrix​

    • Transfer Admission Planner (TAP)

      • UC TAP is a free online tool to help prospective UC transfer students track and plan their coursework. If you’ve entered your academic information into the UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP), you can import your coursework into the UC application.​

  • Transfer Pathways for UC

    • If you know which major you want to study, you can follow one of UC’s Transfer Pathways to start preparing for your major and keep your UC campus options open.​

  • UC Undocumented Student Resources​ 

• California State University (CSU) Application

  • CSU Application Deadlines

  • CSU Transfer Information

  • CSU Campus Events (Virtual and In-Person)

    • CSU events organized by each campus. In-person and virtual events for first-time freshman, interested transfer students, and admitted students. ​

  • CSU Associate Degree for Transfer Major & Campus Search

    • If you enroll in an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) program at a California Community College (CCC), you can transfer to a CSU and graduate with only 120 units. There are two kinds of ADT programs: Associate in Art for Transfer (AA-T) and Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T). To graduate from the CSU with 120 units, you will need to choose a bachelor’s program that’s similar to the one in which you earned your associate’s degree at community college. Use this search to find a community college that has an AA-T or AS-T program you’re interested in. Start by selecting the major you’re interested in below, then choose the community college(s) near you.

  • CSU Top Tips for Applicants Video

  • CSU Undergraduate Impacted Programs Matrix

• Out of State Colleges and Universities

  • The top 125+ CA Community Colleges Non-Profit Out-of-State Transfer schools are listed alphabetically by state.

• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

  • The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is an agreement among WICHE’s 16 member states and territories, through which 160+ participating public colleges and universities provide steep nonresident tuition savings for Western students. Through WUE, eligible students can choose from hundreds of undergraduate programs outside their home state, and pay no more than 150 percent of that institution’s resident tuition rate.

• Common App (Private Colleges) Application Guide for Transfer Students​

  • Find a College

  • What is Common App for transfer?

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Transfer University Virtual Appointments

California State University (CSU)

Channel Islands (CSUCI)

Chico State (CSUC)

Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) 

Humboldt (HSU) HSU STEM

Los Angeles (CSULA)

Long Beach (CSULB)

Northridge (CSUN)

CSUN Peer Mentors

San Bernardino (CSUSB)

San Diego (SDSU)

San Francisco (SFSU)

Sonoma State (SSU)

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University of California (UC)

Berkeley (UCB)

Berekeley Haas Business Majors

Davis TAG Appointments

Davis (UCD)

Irvine (UCI)

Los Angeles (UCLA)

Merced (UCM)

Riverside (UCR)

Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Santa Cruz (UCSC)

San Diego (UCSD)

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Private/Out of State

Arizona State Univ. (ASU) Virtual Tours

(ASU) Appointments

ASU Workshops

LMU Loyola Marymount University

Historically Black Colleges & Univ. (HBCU) Transfer Guarantee

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR)

USC Transfer Ambassador

University of Southern California (USC)

Woodbury University

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Virtual appointment links adapted from Los Angeles Pierce College Transfer Center: https://www.piercecollege.edu/offices/transfer_center/index.asp