Transfer Students

A transfer student is a student who has enrolled in a regular session at a college or university after
high school - University of California Admissions

Types of transfer students can range from the following:

• California Community College students with junior status 
• Limited status students 
  Frequently known as a non-degree seeking student
• Lower division transfers 
  Students who are admitted into a campus before reaching junior status.
• Second baccalaureate seeking students 
  College graduates who wish to obtain a second bachelor's degree in a different major from their first degree.
• Transfers from a 4-year or out of state 2-year institution 
• Former and current UC students
  Students returning to the same UC campus or transferring to a different UC campus 

• California Community College Students wtih Junior Status make up 90% of the UC Systems transfer class. 
• UC San Diego's transfer students make up:
  • 33% of the undergraduate population
  • 21% of international students
  • 90% of veteran students

Familiarize yourself with the Transfer Ally One-Pager PDF to better understand transfer students and the stresses that they face. 

Take the Ally Training to better assist transfer students 

Visit Triton Transfers for more information on transfer students 

Recent Research Articles 

•  "A Hand Hold for A Little Bit": Factors Facilitating the Success of Community College Transfer Students to a Large Research University (PDF)
• The Process of Transition for Community College Transfer Students (PDF)
• "Feeling Like a Freshman Again”: The Transfer Student Transition (PDF)

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Triton Transfers

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Transfer Ally One Pager