C S U A P P L I C A T I O N W O R K S H O P

A L L A N H A N C O C K C O L L E G E

U N I V E R S I T Y T R A N S F E R C E N T E R

• THE NATION’S L ARGEST FOURYEAR PUBLIC UNIVERSIT YSYSTEM

•ONE IN 10 EMPLOYEES INCALIFORNIA IS A CSUGRADUATE

•THE CSU AWARDS NEARLYHALF OF THE STATE’SBACCAL AUREATES

CAL STATE APPLY-REMINDERS

• You can apply to all 23 CSU campuses through one

website:

www.calstate.edu/apply

• The 2021-2022 application for Fall 2021 will be available on

October 1, 2021 at 12:01 AM

• The application fee is $70 for fall 2021.

• Some information may roll over from a prior application if

you have applied for a previous term.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR FALL 2020 TRANSFER?Minimum CSU Transfer Requirements

1. 2.0 CSU Transferable GPA

2. 60 CSU Transferable semester units

– Completed by the end of Spring 2020

3. 30 Units of CSU General Education

– Completed with a C or better

4. Completion of the “Golden Four” with a C or better

– A1 Oral Communication

– A2 Written Communication

– A3 Critical Thinking

– B4 Math

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS TO BEING READY TO TRANSFER

• Are you an ADT (AS-T/ AA-T) student?

– How to become an AS-T or AA-T student

– Is your ADT accepted at your chosen CSU?

• www.adegreewithaguarantee.com

• Do you have at least 60 Transferable units

(are you an Upper division transfer student)?

– refer to all classes numbered 100+

– Some campuses may consider "lower division" transfer applicants

• Have you reviewed your coursework audit in "Degree Works"

in your MyHancock portal and met with a counselor to plan ahead and

determine when you will be ready to transfer?

• Are there any lower division major courses that are required

for admissions or that you must complete prior to transfer?

WHEN TO APPLY

• For fall 2021 admission:

October 1 to November 30, 2020

• Application Fee: $70 per school

– A fee waiver is available and embedded into

application.

– Your responses in the "Personal Information"

quadrant under the "Financial" section,

will determine your eligibility.

DOCUMENTS TO HAVE READY:

To complete the application, you will need the following:

• Unofficial transcripts from every college and university you have attended and AP scores if applicable.

• Your Social Security number (if you have one)

• Your citizenship status

• ID numbers:

– Statewide Student ID (SSID)--located on HS transcript—can be left blank.

– AHC Student ID

• Annual Income

– For your parents if you are a dependent

– For yourself if you are independent (Not sure if you are independent? See next slide)

• A method of payment (credit card or PayPal)

– Not needed if eligible for the fee waiver (the application will let you know if you are)

• EOP Applicants: Your parents’ employment background and info for (2) recommenders (their name and email address—at least one must be a school official such as teacher/counselor)

IMPORTANT STEPSSTEP I: Meet with a counselor to determine you are eligible to

apply.

STEP 2: Attend an application workshop and complete

application.

STEP 3: Call the UTC at ext. 3363 to schedule an application

review appointment.

STEP 4: Submit application by November 30th.*

STEP 5: Check your email regularly and stay in touch with the

University Transfer Center and/or your AHC Counselor during

application process.

*We strongly recommend submitting by Nov. 15 or no later than third week

of November as the system usually experiences significant slow-processing

time in the last week of the filing period.

DEPENDENT VS. INDEPENDENTU N D ER F ED ER A L R EGU L AT IO N S , Y O U A R E C O N S ID ER ED A N IND EP END E N T S TU D EN T IF Y O U C A N A N S W ER Y ES TO A N Y O F TH E F O L LO W IN G Q U ES TIO N S :

❑You were born before January 1, 1997

❑You are currently an active duty member or a veteran of the U.S.Armed

Forces

❑As of today, you are married

❑You now have or will have children or dependents who will receive more

than half their support from you between 7/1/20 and 6/30/21

❑Someone other than your parent or stepparent has legal guardianship of

you as determined by a court in your state of legal residence

❑At any time since your turned age 13, both your parents were deceased,

you were in foster care, or you were a dependent or ward of the court

❑At any time on or after 7/1/19 did your high school, an emergency shelter, a

transitional housing program, or homeless youth center determine that you

were an unaccompanied youth or were self-supporting and at risk of being

homeless?

GETTING STARTED

CREATE AN

ACCOUNT

TRANS FER APPLICANTS WILL IDENTIF Y A DEGREE GOAL OFFIRST BACHELOR’S DEGREE

AND

TRANSFERRING FROM AHCWITH AN ADT ELIGIBLEAS S OCIATE’S DEGREE

OR

TRANS FERRING FROM AHCWITHOUT AN AS S OCIATESDEGREE (OR) WITH A NONADT ELIGIBLE ASSOCIATESDEGREE

IF RECEIVING AN ADT...ASSOCIATE DEGREE

FOR TRANSFER (ADT)

• Self report on the

application if you will be

earning an ADT

– Associate Degree for

Transfer ADT =AA-T and/or

AS-T

– AHC offers 21 majors for AS-

T, AA-T (more coming soon)

– AHC Admissions & Records

Office will verify ADT status

when you complete a degree

application form via a

counselor

– See AHC Academic Calendar

for deadline to submit form

ADT WARNING

OPTION TO ADD SECOND ADT

IMPORTANT NOTES

IMPORTANT NOTES CONT.

APPLICATION DASHBOARD

Four Main Sections:

1. Personal Info.

2. Academic History

3. Supporting Information

4. Program Materials

ADD PROGRAMS (MAJORS)• Programs available are based on info reported on Extended

Profile

• Will only see programs that are open at time of application

• Use the Application "Dates and Deadline" page to see who is

accepting applications and what the deadlines are.

• You must select at least one program to begin your application.

You may add additional program form the "Add Program"

tab at any time before the submission or before the deadline.

• Programs with a Source of Extended Education are offered

by Extended and Continuing Education on each campus.

(Separate/easier admission but more costly tuition).

ADD PROGRAMS SCREEN

TRANSFER – COURSEWORK ENTRY

• Enter all colleges and universities attended

– Include international and non-accredited U.S. schools

– Do not enter coursework for international institutions

• All College Coursework will be entered by term

• Entering grades:

– Repeats – same course/same college - Enter "RP" for grade

– Academic Renewal – "AR" for grade

– Enter withdrawals and non-transferable courses as well

– If currently repeating a course, must enter original grade

– Will use ASSIST data for entry of CCC Courses

– If course is not connected to ASSIST but is transferable, be sure to

check transferable box to calculate accurate transfer GPA.

TRANSFER COURSEWORK ENTRY CONTINUED• Enter subject area for each course

– Select “Special Topics” if no subject area matches course

– Enter credit awarded for AP, IB, CLEP noted on the primary

college transcript as coursework. Add test credit to the

first term of attendance.

– Enter AP Exam name with grade of CR and select "test

credit" in the subject pulldownEntering AP

Exams

ADDING COURSEWORK

Make sure to check

transferable box if it is

a 100 level course

Select Freshman

for first year and

sophomore for all

other years

TRANSCRIPT-SUCCESSFUL ENTRY

CALCULATING TRANSFER GPA

TRANSCRIPT ENTRY COMPLETION:

You can continue to make changes

to transcript entry up until you

submit the application!

It is OK to save

GENERAL EDUCATION: GOLDEN FOUR COURSES

App will pull in

courses from

transcript entry

EOP APPLICATION

• Complete the third quadrant of the application – Select “YES” on the

Interested in EOP question

• The EOP application is integrated in the Supporting Information quadrant

EOP- WHO MAY APPLY?

• Historically low-income and educationally

disadvantaged undergraduate students who need

admission assistance and support services to

succeed in college

• Students who demonstrate academic potential

and motivation

• California residents and students who qualify for

AB 540 nonresident tuition exemption

EOP INCOME CRITERIA

CHECK DEADLINES FOR EACH CAMPUSES EOP APPLICATION

• Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills and Stanislaus

are NOT accepting transfer student applications

for EOP

• Applicants can return to complete the EOP

portion of the application until January 15th

– Exception: Chico, Fresno, Fullerton, Los Angeles,

Monterey, Sacramento, San Bernardino & San Jose will

close NOVEMBER 30th

EOP Admission by term

VETERANS

• DD214 Upload

• Veterans can upload copies of the DD214 and Joint Services

Transcript (Report of Transfer or Discharge)

• Add in “supporting information” quadrant

• Credit awarded for military service and training is not

entered under Transcript Entry.

If the military credit is being used to meet 60 credit

minimum (and has been approved) enter as follows:

PROGRAM MATERIALS

• CSU Campus Specific Questions

• Program/Major Overview

• Link to campus program website

• Impaction Related Questions

• Prerequisites based on Course Entry

• Document Upload

• Unofficial transcripts

Will Automatically Turn Green if

there are no Campus

Supplemental Requirements

IF PROGRAM MATERIALS NEEDED…

REVIEW MY SELECTIONS-DELETE PROGRAMS

FEE WAIVER = 4 FREE APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION PAYMENT

No paper checks accepted!

Payment or Waiver required at time of Application

Submission

• Expanded Payment Options

• E-check

• PayPal

• Credit Card

• Waivers

• Four Per Term

CHECK STATUS

YOU CAN VIEW AND UPDATEMY PROFILE ANDEXTENDED PROFILE BEFORE SUBMITTING YOURCOMPLETED APPLICATION

ONCE AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED,THE EXTENDED PROFILE CANNOT BE CHANGED

APPLICATION SUBMISSION REMINDERS

• Have application reviewed before submitting

• Check email OFTEN

• Do Not Wait Until the Final Date to Submit Your

Application!

• Keep all information together in a Transfer File

Items to keep in file:

– Portal username and passwords

– Unofficial transcripts

– Self-Evaluation Worksheet

– “Next Steps” Checklist

– A copy of all correspondence

– Dates and deadlines

IMPORTANT: Plan to attend a Next Steps workshop in January to get

assistance with updating your application and completing supplemental

applications. Dates will be posted by the end of the semester.

HELP WITH THE CSU APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE!

QUESTIONS?

Don’t forget to schedule an application

review appointment when your

application is COMPLETE!

Visit the UTC Website for available dates and times