Attention ¼ªÏé·» Students!
If you are transferring course work from another school to ¼ªÏé·», review this page based on your class level.
Undergraduate Students
You may take a course at another accredited institution to fulfill GE or lower-division major requirements as follows:
- Only 70 units from a community college can be applied to the total units toward a ¼ªÏé·» degree. If you exceed the 70-unit limit, the class can satisfy a course requirement and will become part of your cumulative GPA, but no additional units will be earned toward the minimum number of units required to graduate.
- Additional details:
Transferring General Education Courses to ¼ªÏé·»
- Use * to check whether or not a GE course at a California community college will satisfy an outstanding lower-division ¼ªÏé·» GE requirement.
- To request GE information for a school not in ASSIST and you are currently enrolled at ¼ªÏé·», complete the GE Information Request Web Form.
* ASSIST shows how lower-division courses taken at public California community colleges can be applied when transferred to ¼ªÏé·».
Transferring Major Requirements to ¼ªÏé·»
- Use to check whether or not lower-division courses in your major offered at California community colleges will transfer to ¼ªÏé·» to meet an outstanding major requirement.
- If unsure about ASSIST information or to request major information for a school not in ASSIST, contact your major department advisor.
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Course Repeat Policy
A few precautions:
- If you want to repeat a course to improve your ¼ªÏé·» GPA, you must retake that course at ¼ªÏé·». If you repeat the course at another institution, the ¼ªÏé·» grade will not be forgiven.
- If you have passed a course at ¼ªÏé·» and repeat that same course at another institution, you will not receive credit for the transfer course.
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Graduate Students
Before enrolling in a course at another institution, contact your graduate program coordinator to confirm that the course will transfer to ¼ªÏé·».
- Specific course work transferred to ¼ªÏé·» graduate programs is subject to the approval of the graduate coordinator for the individual academic department offering the program and the assistant vice president of the Office of Graduate Studies.
- Credit for work performed in extension or at another regionally accredited institution is subject to certain limitations.
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Transferring Coursework from Study Abroad Programs
If you are a ¼ªÏé·» student looking for a study abroad experience, take time to understand the difference between programs that are affiliated with the California State University, including ¼ªÏé·», and those that are not. Before you commit to a program, plan ahead to ensure your overseas course work will fulfill your degree and major requirements. Learn more at Before You Study Abroad.