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HomeEducation CodeCh. 9.2Art. 2§ 66740 Transfer Agreement Requirements

§ 66740 Transfer Agreement Requirements

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§ 66740 Transfer Agreement Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •Community colleges and universities must work together to create clear plans for students transferring to 4-year schools.
  • •If a major is very popular, the required classes and minimum grades needed to transfer must be shared with community colleges every year.
  • •Community colleges must make transfer agreements with at least 3 UC schools and 5 Cal State schools.
  • •Schools must focus first on helping students from poor families and groups that don’t usually transfer to 4-year schools.

Example

A student at a community college wants to transfer to a UC school to study biology.

The community college and UC schools must have a clear list of classes the student needs to take and the minimum grades required. If the UC changes the required classes, they must tell the community college at least one year before the student applies.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 66740 Transfer Agreement Requirements

Each department, school, and major in the University of California and California State University shall develop, in conjunction with community college faculty in appropriate and associated departments, discipline-specific articulation agreements and transfer program agreements for those majors that have lower division prerequisites. Faculty from the community colleges and university campuses shall participate in discipline-specific curriculum development to coordinate course content and expected levels of student competency. Where specific majors are impacted or over-subscribed, the prescribed course of study and minimum grade point average required for consideration for upper division admission to all of these majors shall be made readily available to community college counselors, faculty, and students on an annual basis. In cases where the prescribed course of study is altered by the university department, notice of the modification shall be communicated to appropriate community college faculty and counselors at least one year prior to the deadline for application to that major and implementation by the department responsible for teaching that major. Community college districts, in conjunction with the California State University and the University of California, shall develop discipline-based agreements with as many campuses of the two university segments as feasible, and no fewer than three University of California campuses and five California State University campuses. The development of these agreements shall be the mutual responsibility of all three segments, and no one segment should bear the organizational or financial responsibility for accomplishing these goals. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the President of the University of California shall begin the process of setting priorities to determine which community colleges will receive first attention for the development of agreements. Criteria for priority determination shall include, but not be limited to, the percentage and number of students from economically disadvantaged families and underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, and community colleges which traditionally have not transferred many students to the University of California. The priority list shall be completed by March 1, 1992. These considerations shall not be used in any way to displace current agreements between any community college and the University of California or the California State University. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of the California State University system shall begin the process of setting priorities to determine which community colleges will receive first attention for the development of agreements. Criteria for priority determination shall include, but not be limited to, the percentage and number of students from economically disadvantaged families and underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, and community colleges which traditionally have not transferred many students to California State Universities. The priority list shall be completed by March 1, 1992. These considerations shall not be used in any way to displace current agreements between any community college and the University of California or the California State University. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1188, Sec. 5.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 66738 Transfer Agreement Requirements
  • § 66744.2 Uc Dual Admissions Program
  • § 66741 Community College Transfer Agreements
  • § 66744 Csu Dual Admissions Program
  • § 66731 Student Transfer Priority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 66740.
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