Celebrating National Transfer Student Week 2024

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Anchor house at night with the lights lit up on oxford street

Introducing UC Berkeley’s Anchor House, a remarkable gift built especially for transfer students

The 14-story building's design is intended to transform the transfer student experience by prioritizing residents' well-being and potential for success.

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Year One Transfer Student Taskforce Report

Joint Senate-Administration Task Force on the Transfer Student Experience: Year One

National Transfer Student Week is an annual event dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the unique experiences, achievements, and challenges faced by transfer students.

Did you know that transfer students make up about 21% of our undergraduate population at UC Berkeley? (Source: University of California, 2024). This year's national theme is "Unlocking Potential: Keys to the Transfer Journey."

Student Resources

    • Transfer Student Center Landing Storage Lockers, Oxford Hall Commuter Lounge and more 
    • Sign up for our monthly newsletters (Current UCB students only)

Student Orgs and Advocacy Groups

CalLink groups

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Prospective Student Resources

  • Transfer Prep at UC Berkeley: Unlocking Potential for California’s Community College Students
  • Community College Transfer Services (CCTS): Serving All Students Interested in Transfer
  • The Transfer Alliance Project (TAP): Increasing Diversity to UC
  • Increasing Opportunity and Supporting Successful Transitions to 4-year Institutions: New Initiatives 
    • Targeted Services to Low-Sending Community Colleges
    • Expansion to Central Valley
    • TAP into Community College (HS to CC to Transfer)

Topics

Berkeley Life Blog

Our collection of Transfer Student Stories; and a few direct links for the most popular and most recent blogs:

Task Forces/Advisory Bodies

The Transfer Student Center Fund

Support Fund

Research

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Associate Professor Tolani Britton

Researches how educational policies impact students' access to and retention in higher education. Her work focuses on racial and gender disparities in college enrollment, using quasi-experimental methods to study policy effects.

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Associate Professor Zachary Pardos

Is doing research on using machine learning to help transfer students choose courses that are applicable to four-year institutions.

National Transfer Student Week 2024

A message from leadership to the campus community.

Events

Flyer for the Transfer Student Center (TSC) Open House on Thursday, October 24, from 4-6 PM at 1923 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA. Includes games, prizes, light bites, and giveaways.

National Transfer Student Week events flyer for October 21-25, 2024 at UC Berkeley. Highlights include drop-ins, study jam, ice cream social, game night, workshops, and open house.

*Using the most up to date numbers from Spring 2024 semester. Includes eligible veterans, reservists, and dependents.

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