Instructors
Supporting Transfer Students
UCI Transfer Student Data
Transfer students at UCI consist of many intersectional identities, as they are not a monolithic group. 18.4% of our first-generation transfer students are 25-35 years old and 5.6% are 31-40 years old. Many of the older students tend to be parents and/or a head of household with competing responsibilities. Many are commuter students as well, though just recently campus has added several rooms on campus for transfer students as Housing works toward guaranteeing housing to first-year transfer students if they want it.
UCI’s first generation and low-income transfer student population tends to lean more female and tends to have lower graduation rates in comparison to non-first generation & non-low-income transfer students. The UCI Transfer Student Data Sheet provides demographic information on transfer students, their top 10 majors, which community colleges transfer students are coming to UCI from, and more.
Support for Transfer Students
UCI Transfer Student Center
The UCI Transfer Student Center (formerly the Transfer Student Hub) works with all transfer students to facilitate their transition and overall success at UCI. The Transfer Student Center directs students to appropriate campus programs and services. We also organize weekly workshops, provides formal and informal mentoring, and provide students with a space for studying. The Transfer Student Center strives to foster a sense of community among the transfers at UCI and advocates for them in order to enhance their academic and social experience.
The Transfer Student Center offers 5 signature academic support programs: 1st Year Transfer Experience, 2nd Year Experience, Transfer STEM, Adult Learners, and Transfer Triumph program, as well as support programs for student parents, undocumented students, and transfers from local community colleges.
Supporting Transfer Students at UCI and visit their website at: https://transfercenter.uci.edu/
Other Resources
Writing Center: http://www.writingcenter.uci.edu/
LARC: https://larc.uci.edu/
Articles
Supporting reentry transfer students: https://www.higheredjobs.com/HigherEdCareers/interviews.cfm?ID=720
“Understanding the Adult Transfer Student: Support, Concerns, and Transfer Student Capital”
The Transfer Playbook: Essential Practices for Two and Four Year Colleges