WHAT'S NEW?

April 19, 2012

The Concurrent Enrollment Workshop & Orientation is on Thursday, April 26th from 1:00-2:00 pm in R105 (Transfer Center). Please register here.

The Pre-Law Workshop is on Thursday, May 3rd from 1:00-2:00 pm in R105 (Transfer Center). Please register here.

March 6, 2012
The Spring 2012 Transfer Center Workshop Schedule is now available. Go to "Events" to view or print the schedule. [The Pre-Health/Science Career Exploration Fair has been cancelled. - updated March 22, 2012]

February 27, 2012
The Merritt College Faculty Senate Scholarship packet is now available here. The application deadline is April 9, 2012.

February 14, 2012
The Peralta College Foundation scholarship packet is now available here. There are 12 scholarships available. The application deadline is March 31, 2012.


Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Welcome back! The Spring 2012 college admissions representative visits schedule is now available. Click here or the events page to view the schedule.


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Tanya Ilarde will be out of the office beginning Friday, December 16th and will return on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 with drop in from 10-4. Appointments are available beginning January 18, 2012.


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

-CSU East Bay has extended their Fall 2012 admissions application deadline for upper division transfer students to March 1, 2011. Please note that the filing period may close at any time based on the volume of applicants, so apply ASAP!

-If you plan to participate in the Concurrent Enrollment Program in Spring 2012, the deadline to submit the application to Tanya Ilarde is Friday, December 9th. You will need to attend an orientation on Tuesday, December 13th from 2-3 and Wednesday, December 14th from 4-5 in R105. The majority of your units must be at Merritt College in Spring 2012.


Monday, November 7, 2011

This week in the Transfer Center:

Tuesday, Nov. 8th - 1-2 - UC Application Workshop (the next/final one is on Nov. 23rd) - R105
Wednesday, Nov. 9th - 4-5 - CSU Nursing Application Workshop - R105
Thursday, Nov. 10th - 12-1 - UC Berkeley Environmental Leadership Pathway Info Session - conducted by Dr. Chris Lever - R127
Thursday, Nov. 10th - 1-2 - UC Berkeley National Institute of Health Bridges Info Session (science majors) - conducted by UCB's Leilt Seblega - R127

Please RSVP by emailing melliott@peralta.edu. We will cancel the workshop if we have less than 3 students who RSVP.

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

1) The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship internal deadline is November 30th. To apply go to, www.jkcf.org.

2) If you are interested in taking a course at UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, Mills College or Holy Names in Spring 2012 through the Concurrent Enrollment Program, you MUST attend a workshop/orientation on one of the following dates/times:
December 13th - 2:00-3:00 pm
December 14th - 4:00-5:00 pm

For more information and eligibility requirements, click on the "Transfer Information" page on your left or click here for guidelines and application.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

OUR TRANSFER DAY COLLEGE FAIR IS TOMORROW, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH FROM 10AM-1PM IN R110.



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Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Transfer Center Calendar of Events, including university admissions representative visits, is now available. Click here to view and print.




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(1) The Transfer Center Calendar of Events will be available by Monday, September 19, 2011. This will include the College/University Admissions Representative schedule of visits.

(2) UC TAG - You may now apply for a UC Transfer Admission Guarantee for Fall 2012 admission via uctag.universityofcalifornia.edu between September 1-30, 2011.

(3) Tanya Ilarde will be available for appointments beginning September 6, 2011.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Transfer Center will not have any summer activities or updates. Tanya Ilarde will be out of the office from May 27-August 8th and will be on drop in from August 8th until the first week of September. Counselors will be available in general Counseling for transfer counseling. Please call 510.436.2475 or drop by R109 to schedule an appointment or to find out drop-in hours.

Remember to join our Facebook page for the most updated information: www.facebook.com/merrittcollegetransfercenter

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Monday, March 14, 2011

The Transfer Center Scholarship page is now available! Click on "scholarship info" on the navigation bar. 

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

-Merritt College Faculty Senate Scholarships now available. The deadline is April 4th. Go to "transfer information" under "Scholarships" to download the applications.

-Stanford University and UC Berkeley will be presenting on their Summer Biological/Health Sciences Program on Wednesday, March 2nd from 2-3 pm in the Transfer Center. Both programs include stipends.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

STARTING POINT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM @ UC BERKELEY

Do you want a mentor at UC Berkeley? Join the Starting Point Mentorship Program @ UC Berkeley. Applications are available under the  "transfer information" section or pick up a copy in the Transfer Center. Learn from a current student at UC Berkeley, take a UC Berkeley tour through the Merritt College Transfer Center, and more!

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

SPRING 2011 UPDATES

-The Spring 2011 Calendar of Events, which includes the college admissions representative schedule, will be available on February 14th.
-We will no longer send emails. All event and announcements will be available through Facebook and Twitter.
-CSU East Bay is accepting upper-division applications for Summer 2011.

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

UPCOMING DEADLINES

*The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship deadline has been extended to Monday, January 10, 2011. Please note that you must complete 2 applications: (1) The JKCF online application; and (2) the Merritt-specific paper application. Please click on "Transfer Information" on the left navigation bar for more information and applications.

*The Concurrent Enrollment Program (CEP) application deadline to take a class at UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, Mills College or Holy Names University in Spring 2011 is Friday, December 10, 2010. To view the guidelines and application, go to the "Transfer Information" section of this site.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

DO YOU WANT TO CONTACT AN ADMISSIONS REPRESENTATIVE BY PHONE OR EMAIL?

Click here for a contact list of our popular admissions representatives?
Click here for a contact list of admissions offices.

You will need an Adobe Acrobat PDF reader to view these documents.

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

STILL STUCK? WATCH THESE VIDEOS ON WRITING YOUR UC PERSONAL STATEMENT

http://www.spotlight.ucla.edu/programs/personal-statement/ (c/o UCLA - 2:36)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo6NI4wHf4(c/o (UCOP - 52:32)

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

UC TRANSFER ADMISSION GUARANTEE (TAG) APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30th!

For more information and/or to apply, click on the links below:
UC TAG Cheat Sheet
UC TAG Eligibility Matrix
UC TAG Online Application

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Monday, August 23, 2010

ALL CSU CAMPUSES OPEN FOR SPRING 2011

All CSU campuses have been directed by the California State University Chancellor's Office to accept applications for admissions for the Spring 2011 quarter/semester, including those campuses that were prepared to remain closed. To apply, go to www.csumentor.edu. The application deadline is AUGUST 30, 2010 September 27, 2010 (updated 9/2/10). Designated impacted majors are closed at all campuses. Please refer to campus-specific websites for more information on impacted majors.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2010

CSU EAST BAY OPEN for WINTER 2011 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ONLY

Due to California's state budget shortfall, California State University, East Bay will only be accepting applications for Winter Quarter 2011 from students pursuing the following majors:

 

Upper Division Undergraduate Programs

•BS Business Administration (impacted)

Applicants must also complete the online supplemental application for the program at http://www.csueastbay.edu/buad.  For full details and eligibility requirements, please visit http://www.cbe.csueastbay.edu/

 

•BS Business Administration (online degree completion program) oOffered through the Division of Continuing and International Education (more information available at http://www.ce.csueastbay.edu/)

 

          

Application Filing Period
Winter Quarter 2011
Application Open June 1 - June 30
Document Deadline October 1
To apply, go to: www.csumentor.edu

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

The event calendar and other information, including the 2011-2012 Nursing Transfer Guide will be updated in the Fall. The NEW UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) information and online application will be available on July 1, 2010 at:
https://uctag.universityofcalifornia.edu/

Save the date: Monday, October 18th - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
TRANSFER DAY - ANNUAL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE FAIR

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

"THE FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND..." A Panel Discussion with African American Young Professionals
This event is open to ALL students!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
1:00-2:30 pm
R110 (Student Lounge)



This panel discussion will feature the educational and professional experiences of young, African American professionals, including how they selected their majors and how their majors affected their career paths; their UC, CSU and Historically Black College & University experiences; transferring from a community college, and integrating passion and service in their professional and personal lives. Panelists will include a former Merritt student athlete and Co-Founder of Triple Threat Academy, an Alameda County Deputy District Attorney, a Lead New Product Engineer at AT&T, a Judicial Advisor at San Francisco State University, and UC Berkeley Lecturer and hip-hop artist/filmmaker.

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Monday, April 5, 2010

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
Tuesday, April 13th
2:00-4:00 pm
R105 (Career/Transfer Center)
This workshop will provide a general overview of the financial aid process, different types of financial aid, including scholarship opportunities, for transfer students. We will show how students with 90 units of more CAN qualify for financial aid at a four-year, how financial aid is calculated as it relates to degree objective and cost of attendance. Learn from a financial aid officer at a four-year institution! This workshop is open to everyone!
Presented by: Marcus Duron, Brandman University Financial Aid Officer and Dr. Anne Chan, a Career Counselor who financed her entire education through scholarships.


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

JOIN THE TRANSFER STUDENT ALLIANCE, MERRITT'S TRANSFER CLUB!

Our first planning meeting is on Tuesday, March 30th from 2:00-3:00 pm in R105. Since this is a planning meeting, this is your opportunity to meet other members and and revisit the goals of the club.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

CHECK OUT UPCOMING TRANSFER EVENTS


Photo: CAL DAY 2009 (The next CAL DAY is on April 17, 2010)

Click on the "Events" link on the left navigation bar for a list of Transfer Center events at Merritt College, as well as off-campus Transfer Events such as CAL DAY (pictured above).
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

TANYA ILARDE'S Spring 2010 hours SCHEDULE:

Week of January 11 - M/W/F - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; T/Th 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
(peak counseling - first come, first serve - no appointments)

Week of January 18 - same

January 25-May 30th
Mondays - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesdays - 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesdays - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursdays - 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fridays - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (all Transfer Center programming / no appointments)

Appointments will resume on February 1st.
To schedule an appointment during this time, please call 510.436.2475
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Photo: 2008 Latino Student Transfer Conference Student Panel

2ND ANNUAL LATINO STUDENT TRANSFER CONFERENCE
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
R-110 (Student Lounge)

Agenda:
10:00-10:30 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carlos Munoz, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley
10:30-11:00 - "Transfer 101"
11:00-12:00 - Admissions Panel - UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, Holy Names
12:00-12:30 - Financial Aid & Scholarships - Jesse Torres, Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
12:30-1:00 - Light Refreshments
1:00-2:00 - Student Panel - Merritt Alumni and other 4-Yr College/University Students

About the Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carlos Muñoz, Jr. is a prominent political scientist, historian, journalist, and public intellectual. An educator, author, and activist, Muñoz is also a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Muñoz was the founding chair of the first Chicano Studies department in the nation in 1968 at the California State University at Los Angeles and the founding chair of the National Association of Chicana & Chicano Studies. He is the author of numerous pioneering works on the Mexican American political experience and on African American and Latino political coalitions, including “Youth, Identify, Power: The Chicano Movement,” which is in its 12^th printing. He is an acknowledged expert on the issues of ethnic and racial politics, multiculturalism and diversity, immigration, civil and human rights, and affirmative action. Muñoz earned his AA from Los Angeles City College, his BA with honors in Political Science from California State University Los Angeles and his PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate School.
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Monday, November 9, 2009

COMTO Scholarship Deadline Extended to November 13th
Scholarships of $1,000 - $3,000 will be awarded to undergraduate minority college students from the Northern California region; all academic majors are eligible. To apply, go to www.comtonorcal.org. A Merritt College student was one of last year's recipients.

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Friday, November 6, 2009


Follow Merritt College Transfer Center on Twitter
Get updates sent to your phone or email via Twitter. To follow Merritt College Transfer Center, go to www.twitter.com and search for "transfercenter".
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Announcing: The Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
$30,000 every year! 
For more information, go to: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/
Merritt College will have an internal application process. The online application, including letters of recommendation, is due on January 1, 2010. Faculty Representative: Tanya Ilarde
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UC & CSU Application Deadlines - Apply Early!
UC - November 1-30, 2009 - www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
CSU - October 1-November 30, 2009 - www.csumentor.edu
Please check each school's admissions website for impaction status information.
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UC Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG) Applications Due!
If you are applying to UC campuses for Fall 2009, you may be eligible to apply for a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG). UC Berkeley and UCLA do NOT offer TAG. TAGs generally need to be signed by Merritt's TAG Advisor, Tanya Ilarde.

If you are unable to schedule an appointment with Tanya by the deadline, all you need to do is to complete the form and submit to Tanya by the following deadlines:

UC Davis - Due to Tanya: Sept. 25th
UC Irvine - Due to Tanya: Oct. 9th
You must also complete an online checklist at: http://www.admissions.uci.edu/admissions_info/transfer_admission/tag.html
UC Merced - Form optional. Due to Tanya: Nov. 23d
UC Riverside - Due to Tanya: October 9th
UC San Diego - Form not required. Mark TAG in UC application.
UC Santa Barbara - Form not required. Mark TAG in UC application.
UC Santa Cruz - Due to Tanya: Oct. 9th

For more information on the UC TAG and download the TAG form, go to: http://uctransfer.universityofcalifornia.edu
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TRANSFER ALERT!!!

August 28, 2009
CSU EAST BAY
CSUEB will only accept applications from fully admissible upper-division transfer students. Upper-division transfer applicants must have 60 transferrable semester units (90 transferable quarter units) and the “Golden Four” course requirements completed by the beginning of the term prior to their term of enrollment (e.g. Fall applicants must have these requirements completed by the end of the spring term.)  Note: The "Golden Four" consists of Area A1, A2, A3 and B4 in the CSU GE Breadth pattern (orange sheet).

July 6, 2009
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR 2010 WINTER AND SPRING
(CSU East Bay Accepting Applications for Limited Majors - See List Below)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the budget crisis, the CSU system has decided NOT to accept applications for the 2010 Winter and Spring terms. However, if you applied to a Winter session prior to July 6th, your campus may still accept you. The priority application filing period for Fall 2010 will be October 1-November 30, 2009. To view the official CSU statement, go to: http://www.calstate.edu/PA/News/2009/spring-admissions.shtml

You have a voice! To voice your concern, please contact CSU Chancellor Charles Reed's Office at (562) 951-4000 or send an email to publicaffairs@calstate.edu.

CSU East Bay will now be accepting applicants for Winter/Spring 2010 for the following majors:

Business Administration, B.S. - CLOSED as of Sept. 15, 2009
Engineering, B.S.
Geology, B.A., B.S.
Mathematics, B.S.
Physics, B.A., B.S.
Statistics, B.S.

For all the information, go to: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/prospective/how-to-apply/admission-winter-spring.html

Students who applied for Winter Quarter 2010 on or before July 6 are not subject to the new policy and students who applied after July 6 who indicated one of the majors above will be fully reviewed for admission.

Students who submit applications for Winter Quarter 2010 or Spring Quarter 2010 after July 6 and indicate a major that is not on the list above will be notified that Cal State East Bay is unable to review their application for admission and the application fee will be refunded.

Students planning to apply to Cal State East Bay for Winter Quarter 2010 or Spring Quarter 2010 to pursue a major that is not on the list above are advised to attend a community college to complete all lower-division coursework required to become fully admissible to Cal State East Bay.

The next available term of entry for which students can apply is Summer Quarter 2010 or Fall Quarter 2010; however, this is subject to change.

If you have questions, contact the Office of Admission at (510) 885-2784.
MERRITT COLLEGE TRANSFER CENTER
www.transfermerritt.com
Tanya ILarde, Counselor/Transfer Center Director