Spring 2012
Committee:
Relations with Local Senates, Educational Policies
Whereas, Senate Bill (SB) 1440, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (STAR Act) by Senator Alex Padilla was passed in 2010 by the California
Assembly and Senate and ultimately signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming effective in Fall 2011 and states: “[SB 1440] will
allow students a simplified and well defined path for transferring from a California Community College to the [California State University] (CSU)”;
Whereas, As of Spring 2013, eight CSU campuses will accept applications only for community college transfer students who complete the Associates Degree for Transfer which was made possible by SB 1440;
Whereas, The Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) of eighteen majors has been created and approved for the Associate of Art and the Associate of Science Transfer degree; and
Whereas, Many of the California Community Colleges do not have approved agreements with the CSUs for the eighteen TMC approved AA-T and AS-T
degree. Therefore, California Community College students will not be able to transfer to a CSU unless their college obtains the AA-T and AS-T agreement with the CSUs;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges take measures to urge colleges to inform all students of this policy change and the limitations of their transfer opportunities if colleges do not meet new policy mandate; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge each student government at all the colleges to work with their respective
Academic Senates to ensure that their top priority for the next twelve months be the attainment of agreements with the CSU system for all approved majors for the AA-T and AS-T degrees.
Assembly and Senate and ultimately signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming effective in Fall 2011 and states: “[SB 1440] will
allow students a simplified and well defined path for transferring from a California Community College to the [California State University] (CSU)”;
Whereas, As of Spring 2013, eight CSU campuses will accept applications only for community college transfer students who complete the Associates Degree for Transfer which was made possible by SB 1440;
Whereas, The Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) of eighteen majors has been created and approved for the Associate of Art and the Associate of Science Transfer degree; and
Whereas, Many of the California Community Colleges do not have approved agreements with the CSUs for the eighteen TMC approved AA-T and AS-T
degree. Therefore, California Community College students will not be able to transfer to a CSU unless their college obtains the AA-T and AS-T agreement with the CSUs;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges take measures to urge colleges to inform all students of this policy change and the limitations of their transfer opportunities if colleges do not meet new policy mandate; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge each student government at all the colleges to work with their respective
Academic Senates to ensure that their top priority for the next twelve months be the attainment of agreements with the CSU system for all approved majors for the AA-T and AS-T degrees.