Transfer, Re-entry, and Student Parent Center (TRSP) programs are designed to assist students in adjusting to life at Cal, establishing students within our learning community, and developing sound academic and career plans. Check it out here.

Finding Your Way for Transfers

Finding Your Way for Transfers is...

academic advising at Campbell Hall or in the Residence Halls...
programs to help you achieve academic success...
guidance for getting the most out of your time at Cal!

Finding Your Way (FYW) is a comprehensive program of information and advising for first-semester transfer students in the College of Letters and Science. Our goal is to familiarize you with the measures you can take to succeed in articulating and fulfilling your academic goals.

Keys for Success

  • Complete TOOLS
  • Declare your major
  • Plan a program

Your program plan for your four semesters at Cal may look like this:

Fall 08

Spring 09

Summer 09

Major course
Major course
American Cultures
Elective course

(Prepare for EAP or UCDC)
Major course
Major course
Upper division Elective
Elective course

Research
Internship
Career related work
Travel Study
Summer EAP

Fall 09 (EAP or UCDC)

Spring 10

Summer 10

Major course
Major course
Upper division Elective
Elective course

Major course
Major course
Elective course
Elective course

optional

"Think outside the book" and consider ways to enrich your time at Cal through:

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It is never too early. Start making use of campus staff and resources. Go to office hours and connect with professors who can help you explore a field. Visit the Career Counseling Library and explore what career you want to pursue. Visit the Career Center and start looking into grad schools and jobs.

Herman Lee,
L&S Adviser