California to Create Easier Path to Four-Year Schools From Community Colleges

This article does not make any sense, and it shows the disconnect between the California Legislature and the actions at the individual campuses in the CSU this past year to reduce enrollment. This is due to the decision of the CSU Chancellor's office to restrict enrollment at the CSU in view of the continued reductions of the CSU budget allocation by the State of California.

Each CSU campus has been given an enrollment target, and this is forcing the larger CSU campuses to use the admission process of both high school students and transfer students to reduce their enrollment. For example, some over-enrolled CSU campuses are only accepting applications from students who live in the same county. Exceptions exist for applicants that are applying for an intended major that does not exist in the CSU campus in their county. Some CSU campuses now require applicants to attend a previously optional Orientation Program (for which they must now pay for and for which they must not be more than 10 minutes late), if their application is to go forward. Popular majors at CSU campuses are declaring an "impaction" status and are restricting applications by raising the GPA requirements.

Also, the completion of the AA degree has never been a critical component of CA community college students transferring to a CSU campus, but rather the satisfactory completion of an articulated set of courses between the CSU and the community college.

When viewed from the perspective of a California Community College Student, the transfer process has become much more difficult and will continue to worsen unless the CSU finds a way to increase its enrollment.

Dr. Castro of CA 7:25PM June 08, 2010