Transfer Worksheet

All of the answers sought in this worksheet are ones that you will need to answer at some point in your undergraduate career. I hope that once you have located all this information that this worksheet will help you find that information again when you need it. Be very careful about relying on professional advisors at any college. You are responsible for knowing what your path is and what is required to get there. Do NOT rely on others.

Name (for my info):______

Academic Career Goal:______

(B.S. Biology, PT school, Mechanical Engineering etc)

I plan to complete my degree at ______

( If you’re not sure then pick an institution that offers a program you are interested in)

The website for this school/program is at ______

and the snail mail address for writing for admissions materials and a catalog is

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(phone)______

Is this a semester based school or a quarter based school? Why does this matter?

Program of Study

Attached to this lab report is a sample 4 year program of study for my program.

Web link to sample programs:______

Advisor:

Most programs have their own advisors besides general advising. It is a good idea to try to make contact with a program advisor so you have a well defined person who can answer your questions. Any communication with your advisor should be printed out, dated, and signed. This is an actual contract between you and your transfer institution.

Admissions Deadlines:

The website for the admissions office is ______

Application Deadline (date):

Fall: ______

Winter (quarters) ______

Spring ______

Engineering Pro-school Deadlines: site:______

Fall: ______

Winter (quarters) ______

Spring ______

Can you apply for both admissions at the same time or do they need to be sequential?

What is the general process for getting admitted to your program as a junior?

On what criteria do they base pro-school admission decisions for your program?

The courses that are required for admission to my transfer program are:

Required / COCC Equivalent / Required / COCC Equivalent

Circle any that are NOT available at COCC!

For COCC students transferring to OSU here are a few known challenges:

What calc physics course(s) do you need and are you taking the right one(s)?

PH212 at COCC = PH213 at OSU PH213 at COCC = PH212 at OSU

How can you/will you meet the MTH 306 requirement?

Is CIS135SW Solidworks a useful or required course? Why? When is it taught?

What are the General Education (see below) courses required by Engineering?

Physics, Chem Engineering, Electrical Engineering..and others

What required courses that you need are NEVER offered at COCC or OSU Cascades?

In the event that I have some extra time in my schedule here are two courses I could take at COCC that meet some degree requirement beyond the required freshman and sophomore requirements:

The courses that I will take the first term after I transfer will be:

Course Number / Title / Prerequisites

Have you made sure you will have the prerequisites?

General Education Requirements:

All schools and programs have some form of general education requirement. There are a variety of ways to meet those general education requirements. It is also important to recognize that sometimes what looks like a general education requirement is actually a program requirement as well. As an example, there may be several speech courses you might take to meet the communication requirement but the engineering program may explicitly require SPCH111 Public Speaking.

The general requirements for my program/degree at my transfer institution are found at ______

Here are a list of the general education requirements and how I will meet them with courses from COCC.

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Language Requirements:

Many schools have language requirements for incoming students (transfer or otherwise) and separate requirements for their 4 year degrees. Some programs have additional requirements.

Transfer Language requirement:

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Degree Completion Language requirement: ______

The maximum number of credits I can transfer from COCC to my completing institution is ______

The website detailing course equivalencies and transfers from COCC to this institution is ______

In the event that I have some extra time in my schedule here are two courses I could take at COCC that meet some degree requirement beyond the required freshman and sophomore requirements

Why might it be useful to complete an AAOT from COCC?

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I [am / am not] planning to complete an AAOT degree from COCC.

..if not what impacts does this have?

I [am / am not] planning to complete an ASOT degree from COCC.

..if not what impacts does this have?

How do I apply for my degree from COCC?

Analysis of Resource Improvement:

How would you like COCC to improve your access to these resources? What do you think the Science department should do?