Higher Education

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Higher Education
in California
Presented by Janice Judd Director of
International Business DevelopmentUniversity of
California Extension
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The Sessions Agenda
PART I HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA PART II EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS PART
III UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UC EXTENSION
PART IV MARKETING CALIFORNIAN HIGHER
EDUCATION DISCUSSION
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WHY STUDY IN CALIFORNIA?

• Californias economy is the fifth largest in the
  world
• Californias economy driven by knowledge-intensive
  industries
• Aerospace
• Agriculture
• Biosciences
• Computers and semiconductors
• Information technology
• Telecommunications
• Media/entertainment

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WHY STUDY IN CALIFORNIA?
Wonderful year-round climate (over 300 days of
sunshine per year) Peaceful, friendly
communities Highly-educated population Dynamic
internationally-oriented business
community Recreational attractions Cultural
opportunities Spectacular beaches, mountains
natural scenery
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CALIFORNIAS SYSTEM OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION
Californias public system one of the strongest
worldwide. California has three public systems
of higher education 1. California Community
College system 2. California State University
system 3. University of California system.
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EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS 1FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

• ENGLISH

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS 2FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

• ENGLISH

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
INTERNSHIP
OP TRAINING
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EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS 3FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

• ENGLISH

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT/ BRIDGE/ DESIGN
YOUR OWN
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COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Number Statewide 109

• Degrees Offered
• Certificates
• Two-year Associate of Arts (AA) degrees

Approximate Tuition Cost (Per Year) 4,000
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THE CSU SYSTEM
Number Statewide 22
4-year degrees including Bachelor of Arts (BA)
and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees Graduate
degrees including Masters degrees (MA) and Joint
Doctoral Programs (with UC)
Approximate Tuition Cost (Per Year) 9,000
Admission Top 33.3 of California high school
graduating class
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THE UC SYSTEM
Number Statewide 10

• Degrees Offered
• 4-year degrees
• Graduate degrees including Doctor of Philosophy
  (PhD) degrees
• Professional degrees such as those in medicine
  (MD), law (JD), and veterinary science (DVM)

Approximate Tuition Cost (Per Year) 17,000
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

• 23 Nobel Prize winners on the faculty
• 45 Nobel Prizes have been won by UC faculty since
  1939
• 320 Faculty members in the prestigious National
  Academy of Sciences, more than any other
  university in the USA.
• More academic programs at the UC are ranked in
  the top 10 than any other private or public
  university in the USA

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

• UC libraries - largest educational library system
  in the world
• 1998-2001, UC campuses reported more than 2,600
  inventions created with university resources.
• UC has been the nations leading university in
  the number of patents developed for the past nine
  consecutive years.

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TRANSFER FROM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

• Fall 2002, UC campuses accepted 80 of the
  transfer applicants from California Community
  Colleges.
• Total 13,627 students.
• Transfer enrollments are expected to increase to
  15,300 by 2005-06.
• To Transfer From CCs See
• http//www.ucop.edu/pathways/infoctr/introuc/trans
  fer.html

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COMMUNITY COLLEGES

• Complete first two years of college coursework
  (your lower-division coursework)
• Then transfer to a college or university to
  complete your last two years (your upper-division
  coursework) of a degree.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ADMISSION TO UC

• Bachelor's Degree
• Send your letter to the Admissions Office at the
  campus where you would like to study.
• Undergraduate application is available online
• http//www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/u
  ndergradapp/welcome.html

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MASTERS or DOCTORAL

• Send letter to the academic department that
  offers the program you want one year before date
  you wish to enroll (Berkeley, Riverside, San
  Diego, or Santa Barbara)
• Send letter to the Graduate Division at Davis,
  Irvine, Los Angeles or Santa Cruz.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENSION

• UC Extension is one of the world's largest
  providers of continuing education.
• UC Extension enrolls some 500,000 Californians in
  its programs each year.
• Each UC Extension offers non-credit, degree
  credit, professional credit, and certificate
  courses.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENSION

• UC Extension offers some 17,000 different courses
  each year.
• University Extension is the largest provider of
  continuing education to students coming to the
  U.S. from other countries.
• Over 16,000 international students study at UC
  Extension programs every year

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EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS 2FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

• ENGLISH

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
INTERNSHIP
OP TRAINING
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UC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

• Upgrade skill sets
• Advance current careers
• Develop a new career path entirely
• Highest number of UC certificate programs in IT
  and business management, then education and
  engineering

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UC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
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UC IRVINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• A university degree and / or substantial
  experience in the area related to the certificate
• TOEFL minimum score of 197
• (530 on paper based TOEFL)
• TOEIC minimum score of 710
• Approval of the Admissions Committee

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UC IRVINE ACCELERATED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

• Business Administration
• Global Operations Management
• Marketing
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language
• Oracle Database Administration with Business
  Intelligence and Data Warehousing

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UCIRVINE EVENING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• Project Management
• Advanced Project Management
• Medical Development
• Clinical Trials Medical Device and Drug
  Development
• Business Analyst
• Embedded Systems Technologies
• Many more

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UC IRVINE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Internships in Companies in Orange County and
  Los Angeles
• Companies include

• Allergan
• Merrill Lynch
• World Trade Center
• GAP
• Universal Studios

• 7-Eleven Corporation
• Sapporo USA
• Saatchi Saatchi
• Young Rubicam
• Volcom

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EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS 3FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

• ENGLISH

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT/ BRIDGE/ DESIGN
YOUR OWN
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UC DAVIS
UC Davis awards Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D.
Degrees in

• Engineering
• Natural Sciences
• Agriculture
• Environmental Science
• Computer Science
• Business/Management

• Social Sciences
• Law
• Medicine
• Veterinary Science
• Foreign Languages
• History

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Bridge Program
UC DAVIS

• Enroll in on-campus classes through UC Davis
  Extension.
• Earn UC academic credit for the courses, and
  these are accepted by universities around the
  world.
• Can enroll in the program for one quarter, two
  quarters, or a full academic year.

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Two Tracks to the Bridge Program
UC DAVIS

• Students with TOEFL scores between 520/190 and
  550/213 take a combination of English language
  courses and on-campus subject courses.
• Students with TOEFL scores of 550/213 or higher
  can choose to take on-campus courses only
• Bridge students can enroll in up to 3 courses per
  quarter.

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UC RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

• University Preparation Program
• Design-Your-Own Program (DYO)
• Global Business Management
• Global Information Technology Management
• Internship
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  TESOL)
• Long-term Certificate and Diploma Programs
• Short-term Professional Training Programs
• Summer Session Program

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UCRIVERSIDE DESIGN-YOUR-OWN PROGRAM

• Any combination of
• Intensive English Language classes
• University Extension classes
• UC Riverside undergraduate classes
• UC Riverside graduate classes (must have a
  Bachelors degree)

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UCLA EXTENSION CERTIFICATES

• Business and Management
• Sciences
• the Arts
• Education
• Engineering
• Entertainment Studies
• Humanities
• UCLA Summer Sessions courses for credit

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For More Information
JANICE JUDD Director of International Business
Development University of California-Extension
P.O. Box 6050, Irvine CA 92616-6050 Tel. (949)
824-5958 Fax [phone] E-mail jjudd_at_uci.edu