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Fall 2015 TRANSFER TIMES Volume 9, Issue 1

WHAT’S YOUR DESTINATION?

Cypress College Transfer Center, 2nd Floor Student Center www.CypressCollege.edu/services/transfer 9200 Valley View St., Cypress, CA, 90630 (714) 484-7129 [email protected]

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Spring Graduation Application Deadline Has Moved Spring Graduation Application 1 Important Dates 1

Transfer Applications Due 2 Admissions and Records has moved the application deadline for spring graduation to November 30th. This is ap- Workshop Series for Future Law Students 2 proximately two and one half months earlier that it was last Walk-in Application Help 2 year. The reason it has been moved is to give the evaluators Transfer Tuesdays 3 more time to review applications for the Associate Degree Transfer Guarantee to HBCUs 3 for Transfer (ADT). Transfer Center Services 3

Transfer Awareness Week Schedule of This deadline is especially important for students who will complete their ADT in Spring 2016. In order to receive the Activities 4 benefits of the ADT it has to be verified. According to Ka- ren Simpson-Alisca from the California State University Important Dates (CSU) Chancellor's Office,

"...there are three levels of verification in the ADT process. The first is the students self- UC Application: reporting on their CSU Mentor application The application website is open from August 1st th that they have already earned or in pro- to November 30 . You can submit our application st gress of completing an AA-T or AS-T de- beginning November 1 . gree. The second is the eVerify process and the third and final verification is receipt CSU Application: The application website opens st of the students final transcripts with the on October 1 . The priority submission time is st th ADT degree posted." October 1 to November 30 . After November th 30 some schools or specific programs within a Cypress College participates in the eVerify system. This is school may close for applications. Send transcripts after fall grades are posted. an online system that the evaluators use to indicate that a student has earned or is on track to earn an ADT. If students UC Application Update: You must update your miss the graduation application date, the evaluators do not application as soon as your fall semester grades know to review their transcripts and their degrees will not are on your transcript. The deadline date will be be posted on their final transcript which is due July 15th. sent to you by email. Students can still apply to graduate in summer but the degree will not be posted until August which may be too late Independent Colleges and Universities: for some universities. The ADT gives students some priori- Deadlines vary. See individual school website for dates. ty for entrance into the university and guarantees students entrance into the CSU system. If the final verification is Financial Aid: Submit your FAFSA between Janu- missing, universities may rescind their offers of admission. ary 2nd and March 3rd.

Student Intent to Register (SIR): June 1st or one month after acceptance letter is sent if later than May 1st. An exception is San Diego State Universi- ty where the SIR is due May 1st.

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Transfer Applications Due Workshops for Future Law Students

October 1st through November 30th is the priority peri- The Transfer Center has partnered with Trinity od for submitting applications to the California State Law School to present a Law School Series of University (CSU). November 1st to 30th is the priority workshops. The first one will be held on Novem- period for submitting to the University of California ber 3rd at 1:30 PM in the Cypress College Com- (UC). This means that all applications submitted dur- plex room 419. ing this period will be reviewed. After this time, the universities can stop accepting applications if they This first presentation will be on the Law School have reached their target numbers. They may stop ac- Admissions Test (LSAT). The LSAT is the first cepting all applications or stop accepting applications step for admissions for those interested in law for specific majors while remaining open for other ma- school, but preparing for it can be daunting. This jors. information session will discuss the importance

of the test, how to study for it, and what your Both university systems require students to complete score means. and submit their applications online.

The CSU application website is located at Two additional workshops will be offered in www.csumentor.edu. The UC application is at spring. Students who attend all three Law Schools www.univeristyofcalifornia.edu/apply. Both sites have Series events will qualify for a free LSAT prep instructions and tips for completing the applications. opportunity. Additional information will be pro- Both also have application status pages that give stu- vided at the Law School Series: The LSAT work- dents information about open and closed majors as shop. well as open and closed campuses.

The Transfer Center offers a number of workshops to help students complete their applications. Sign up in Walk-In Application Help the Transfer Center or call (714) 484-7129. Walk-in application help is also available. The Transfer Center is offering walk-in application help. Counseling interns are available to Workshop Date & Time Location assist students with all parts of the CSU and UC UC Application Tues. 11/3 Transfer Center applications. 4:00-5:00 PM CSU Application Thur. 11/5 Transfer Center In addition, students can request a transferable 4:30-5:30 PM GPA computation. Students need to provide an CSU Application Mon. 11/9 Transfer Center unofficial copy of their transcripts from all 2:00-3:00 PM schools attended since high school and complete UC Application Thur. 11/12 Transfer Center 2:30– 3:30 PM the Cal State University Transfer Application CSU Application Fri. 11/13 Transfer Center Worksheet. They will be notified when the 10:00-11:00 AM form is completed and ready for pick up. UC Application Mon. 11/16 Transfer Center 3:30-4:30 PM Walk-in assistance is available: CSU Application Thur. 11/19 Transfer Center Monday 9:00-6:00, Tuesday 8:30-3:00, 2:00-3:00 PM Wednesday 8:30-4:00, Thursday 9:00-6:00 and UC Applilcation Tues. 11/24 Transfer Center 1:30—2:30 PM Friday 9:00-12:00.

Technical Application Help

 UC Application Technical Help: call the UC Application Center at (800) 207-1710 (within U.S.) or e -mail [email protected].  CSU Application Technical Problems: E-mail: [email protected], or call: 1-800-GO-TO-XAP (468-6927) or 424-750-3939

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Transfer Tuesdays Transfer Guarantee to HBCUs

The Transfer Center is excited to inform you about

the new California Community College (CCC)

transfer pathway program to Historically Black Col- The Transfer leges and Universities (HBCU) sponsored by a Center is on grant from the CCC Chancellor’s Office. CCC stu- the move. dents can now transfer to any one of our nine Beginning the HBCU partners by obtaining an Associate Degree first Tuesday for Transfer or 30 or more UC or CSU transferable of October, units with a 2.5 or higher GPA. Additional details there will be a regarding the program are available at transfer table in the lobby of the academic build- www.cccco.edu.hbcutransfer. ings from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The table

will move to a new building each Tuesday. The The nine HBCU partners at this time are Bennet location of the table is listed in the Transfer Cen- College, Dillard University, Fisk University, Lin- ter monthly calendar. A staff member will be coln University Missouri, Philander Smith College, available to answer general questions about Stillman College, Talladega College,. Tuskegee Transfer Center services. There will also be in- University and Wiley College. Students wishing to formation about upcoming events, transfer fairs, apply to non-partner HBCUs should use the Com- workshops and a monthly calendar available for mon Black College Application. There are 104 students. HBCUs that use this application. If a school is not

on the application, the student will need to go di- Students can also pick up a copy of the booklet rectly to the HBCU’s website to apply. College Success:1 and 2 Year Programs by Alan

Farber Ph.D. Interested students should meet with a counselor to determine if they are transfer ready and meet the Did You Know? criteria above. Many schools are still accepting applications for the spring semester. A fee waiver

60% of graduates from CSU and 30% of graduates code that waives the application fee is available from UC are community college transfer students. from the counselors or the Transfer Center.

The Cypress College Transfer Center

To educate and assist our transferring students, Cypress College provides a variety of transfer support services, re- sources and special events through the Counseling and Student Development Department and the Transfer Center. Some of the services include the following:

 Individual appointments with representatives from colleges and universities  Transfer fairs featuring representatives from UC and CSU campuses and independent colleges and universities  Articulation agreements  Transfer application workshops  Resource library including catalogs and reference books

The Transfer Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center, (714) 484-7129. Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am – 12:00 noon

and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CypressTransferCenter

Transfer Times page4 Transfer Awareness Week

Transfer Tuesday, Near the November 3rd Theater Arts Fair 10am — 1pm Building

Monday, Nov.2nd 12:00pm-1:00pm: Why Do I Need a Student Ed Plan? (TXC) 1:00pm-2:00pm: ADT Workshop (TXC) 2:00pm-3:00pm: Financial Aid Workshop (TXC)

Tuesday, Nov.3rd 1:00pm-3:00pm: Cal Poly Pomona Advisor Appointments (TXC)) 1:30pm-4:00pm: Chapman University Advisor Appointments (TXC) 1:30pm-2:30pm: Transferring to UCSD Workshop (CCCPLX #407) 2:00pm-3:00pm: How to Transfer to a CSU/CSUF Workshop (CCCPLX #414) 2:00pm-5:00pm: UC Santa Barbara Advisor Appointments (TXC) 4:00pm-5:00pm: UC Application Workshop (TXC)

Wednesday, Nov. 4th Alumni Day 2:00pm-3:00pm: Tip on Applying for Scholarships Workshop (TXC) 2:00pm-3:00pm: Cypress College Alumni Panel Workshop (CCCPLX #414)

Thursday, Nov. 5th 10:00am-1:00pm: Springfield College Table Visit (In front of CCCPLX) 12:00am-1:00pm: Transfer 2101 Workshop (TXC) 2:00pm-3:00pm: Personal Statement Workshop (TXC) 4:30pm-5:30pm: CSU Application Workshop (TXC) Location Legend TXC: Transfer Center CCCPLX: Cypress College Complex

Sign up for the representative appointments by calling (714) 484-7129 or coming to the Transfer Center located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center. Office hours are 8:00 AM—6:00 PM Monday through Thursday and 8:00 AM—Noon on Friday.

Registration for the workshops are done online at: www.eventbrite.com/o/cypress-college-transfer-center-7837490063