UC Transfer Deadline Extended

If you want to transfer to a University of California campus, please read the following notice sent from Transfer Center Coordinator Dr. Kevin Meza.

Hello All,

In order to increase enrollment, the UCs have extended their application deadline for fall 2016. The UCs want more students! This will allow students who were either not able to meet the original deadline, or may have simply regretted that they did not apply for fall 2016, the opportunity to transfer. Although we will be sending an email directly to students, we encourage you to announce the extended deadline in your classroom or office. Your encouragement can significantly influence their decision to apply.

While most majors have extended their deadline, there are some exceptions. I’ve listed below more information if you are interested about the process, but the message you should send to your students is to assess if they are transfer ready (meet with a counselor) and apply. This is an unprecedented move on the part of the UCs so we will stay on top of the details as they emerge.

Additional information:

Greetings Transfer Center Directors;
Many of you have likely seen today this media release from Chancellor Harris. Also, please see the UC media release at http://universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-pushes-back-deadline-transfer-applications UCOP has also asked me to pass along that for questions regarding the application deadline extension concept/process, you can write to AskUC@ucop.edu using the Subject Line: Transfer Application Extension. As I receive more information I will be sure to share. Also immediately below are some common questions that may come up related to the extension.

Best regards,
Bob Quinn
Transfer & Articulation
Student Services and Special Programs
California Community College Chancellor's Office

1. Why is UC extending the deadline?
The University plans to expand enrollment next fall by 5,000 students to help address the rising demand for admission from California students. As we grow, we want to do all we can to reach the goal outlined in the California Master Plan to enroll one new transfer student for every two new freshmen. Expanding the application window for transfer students through Jan. 4 will give UC‐ready students – including those who might not have initially seen themselves as competitive – more time to consider and apply for UC.

2. If I’ve already submitted my application, can I go back in and add campuses? Yes, you can log in to your UC application account and apply to additional campuses (additional fees may apply). You can’t exchange one campus for another campus (e.g., withdraw your submitted application to UC San Diego and exchange it for UCLA). Students who qualify for a fee waiver are still eligible to use that fee waiver for up to four campuses.

3. Can I make other changes to my application if I’ve already submitted? You can update your contact information, but no other changes can be made.

4. What if I have changes to make to my planned winter/spring courses? All transfer applicants will need to log in after Jan. 7 to complete the Transfer Academic Update (TAU) and report fall 2015 courses and grades as well as any changes to winter/spring 2016 courses. The priority deadline for the TAU submission is Jan. 31.

5. If I’ve already started an application, but didn’t submit it in November, can I just complete that application or do I need to start a new one? It’s fine to complete the one you’ve already begun.

6. Can freshman applicants submit an application during the extended period? No, the new Jan. 4 deadline extension only applies to transfer applicants.

7. Will enrolling more transfers take seats from freshman applicants? By enrolling 5,000 more freshmen and transfer students next year, UC is expanding enrollment for California resident freshmen and transfer students.

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This was sent from UCLA:

"I just wanted to let you all know that the extended transfer application deadline applies only to majors in the College of Letters & Science, the School of Engineering, and the School of Nursing. All majors in the School of the Arts & Architecture and the School of Theater, Film & Television are CLOSED, and many of them have supplemental application deadlines coming up later this month or in early January."

This is a list of restricted majors, but it is a bit confusing. Please refer students to the Transfer Center for consultation:

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/check-majors/index.html

#Gamergate

The following is a MediaNote Classic. It was originally presented to MC101 classes in September 2014.

The "heckler's veto" is a fairly well-known concept in debates about freedom of speech. Here's an example: An extremely controversial speaker is invited to give a speech on campus. Opponents find out about the speech and write threat-filled letters to the newspaper, create hateful graffiti across the campus and threaten to disrupt the speech in a potentially-violent way.

Not wanting trouble, the president of the college cancels the invitation to the speaker. The result is that the aggressive opponents have prevented speech that they hate. That is the heckler's veto.

Something like the heckler's veto may be happening in the game industry. Women who critique the messages in some video games have had their photos and personal information hacked, and even received death threats. Is this a new media heckler's veto? NPR reports.

Questions...

•Is an online threat just as serious as a face-to-face threat? Why or why not? Should online threats be investigated as possible crimes?

•"The Internet is looking for a reason to be a total scumbag to you." Is that statement true or not?

•Why do people go to all the trouble of hacking photos and making threats?

•Is the situation in the NPR story a heckler's veto?

•Is the gaming world sexist?

•Is there an answer to this type of harassment?