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Article: Preparing for College: Exercising Your Options: Tips for Student-Athletes
NCAA Division I and II Academic Requirements posted here on the NCAA webpage
Common Application
The Common Application is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to more than 900 member colleges and universities in 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, and many European countries.
There are over 100 public universities, 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and over 250 institutions that do not require an application fee.
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Institutions that were established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans
HBCUs can be either public or private colleges.
HBCUs offer all students, regardless of race, an opportunity to develop their skills and talents.
Learn about the 85 non-profit colleges and universities that are located in California.
WUE-onesheet-082023.pdfThe Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is an agreement among WICHE’s 16 members, through which 160+ participating public colleges and universities provide steep nonresident tuition savings for Western students.
Click here for the full list of participating WUE schools!
Choose from hundreds of undergraduate programs outside California, and pay no more than 150 percent of that institution’s resident tuition rate.
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NACAC College Fairs Connect with hundreds of colleges and universities. Each school year, NACAC offers In-Person and Virtual fairs.
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Local College and University Resources
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College Planning Timeline
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College Timelines.pdfCheck out these resources for each school year to help prepare for the college application process.
Check out these resources for each school year to help prepare for the college application process.
Transferring to a 4 Year University
Transferring to a 4 Year University
Transferring to a 4 Year University
Transferring to a 4 Year University
For students planning on transferring to a University from community college, it is important to start the planning process from the beginning. In addtion to meeting with an advisor at your community college you can check out the resources below so that you are more prepared and equipped with the knowledge you will need to transfer.
UC TAP is a free online tool to help prospective UC transfer students track and plan their coursework.
Plan your transfer from community college to a university
Associate Degree for Transfer that guarantees them admission as juniors to a Cal State campus and other participating universities.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Assist.org (online student-transfer information system, for students planning on attending a community college and transferring to a 4 year college/university)
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
California State University (CSU) application calstate.edu/apply - apply to any of the 23 campuses
Coalition Application - search and apply to numerous institutions.
Common Application - application to more than 900 colleges and universities.
University of California (UC) - apply to any of the 9 campuses
College Application fee waivers - Refer to individual college campuses regarding college application costs and opportunities for fee waivers.
College Data - a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, this site contains tools to explore and search, to determine competitiveness for admission along with costs, the Expected Family Contribution and financial aid, and graduation data.
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