Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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• Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

1998 Counselor Conference A Presentation On
Transfer Admission
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What Makes Us Different

• Best Buy
• Hands On Education
• U.S. News Top Public Institution In The West
• Competitive Admission
• Job Placement

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Where Do Students Come From?

• Bay Area 23
• Los Angeles 18
• Central Valley Area 15
• San Luis Obispo 14
• San Diego Area 6
• Santa Barbara Area 5
• Monterey 2
• Out-of-State 3

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How Do We Link Students To The Campus?

• RESPONSE
• Automatically Links All Prospective Students To
  The Campus
• Admissions
• Major Information
• Student Services
• admprosp_at_polymail.calpoly.edu
• World Wide Web (www.calpoly.edu)

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When Do Students File Applications?

• November - Fall
• February - Summer
• June - Winter

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What Is Our Preferred Method Of Application?

• Pony Express
• Windows
• Mac

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How Does Cal Poly Select Students?

• Faculty Developed
• Selection Process
• MCA (Multi-Criteria
• Admission)

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What Are We Evaluating In Transfers?

• Major Specified Courses
• General Education or IGETC
• (maximum of 36 units in progress or planned)
• Work Experience Extra-
• Curricular Activities
• GPA

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Preparatory Coursework

• Varies greatly from major to major
• Refer to Preparation Guide or Cal Poly
• Web Page (www.calpoly.edu)
• English, Speech, Critical
• Thinking Math (required
• for entrance to all majors)

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Course Articulation

• Available with Every Community
• College in the State of California
• (Refer to the Cal Poly Web
• Page Link to Academic
• Records, Link to Course
• Articulation Agreements)

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Transfer Student Supplemental Questionnaire
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Transfer GPA and Extra- Curricular Activities
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Who is the Competition?

• Students Compete in
• Their Major Against
• Other Students in the
• Same Major at the
• Same Level.

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How Are They Selected?

• Students are Selected
• Based on the Objective
• Evaluation of Self-
• Reported Information
• on their Application.
• This information is
• verified after selection.

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Whats Next For Those Selected?

• Notification mailed by March 10
• Open House (April 16 and 17)
• Students Must Submit Their
• Statement Of Intent To Register
• by May 1st
• Summer advising in July
• Capture-Registration (late July)
• Week of Welcome (Week before Fall Quarter
  classes)

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How About Transcripts?

• Initial Transcripts - Due NOW (including work in
  progress)
• Final Transcripts - Due no later than July 15th

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Questions Answers

• We look Forward to seeing you at our Counselor
  Conference on Friday, April 23, 1999.

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