Cal Poly’s Educational Opportunity Program has created a transfer-specific UNIV 100 course to help EOP transfer students acclimate to Cal Poly, providing resources for career development and community building.
Tag: Transfer students
Cal Poly, CSU applications open for prospective students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and other CSU campuses have opened applications for the fall 2026 semester, with high school seniors and transfer students having until Dec. 1 to submit their materials.
Cal Poly’s pilot program “Paths” hopes to guide new students through first-year
This quarter, Cal Poly Student Affairs introduced the tool Paths, a pilot program geared toward first-year and transfer students aiming to connect them with learning experiences outside of the classroom. Paths is a self-tracker that allows students to log different activities around campus and the San Luis Obispo area that contribute towards their Paths progress. […]
Transfer students navigate college social life post-COVID-19
Transfer business administration junior Samuel Dea-huang sat down on his first day of classes, anticipating meeting new people. However, looking around the classroom and seeing numerous students talking with friends from previous years, Dea-huang said he realized being a transfer student might be harder than he expected. Dea-huang said he could only imagine what meeting […]
Advice for transfer students, from transfer students
In Fall 2018, out of the total 21,812 students that attended Cal Poly as undergraduates, 867 of them were incoming transfer students.
How to participate in National Transfer Student Week
Transfer students represent roughly 20 percent of the newly admitted fall 2018 class
Say goodbye to Plus Dollars: Freshmen and transfer students have new meal plan options
Incoming freshman, transfer students and other continuing students now have dining options with meal credits and declining balance funds.
Top ten myths about community college, debunked
SPONSORED: Students enrolled at four-year universities can also benefit from taking community college classes.
3 ways the new Mustang Success Center is helping students
For materials engineering freshman Josh Ledgerwood, the center gives students a feeling that the school is trying to help people. “I think it enhances Cal Poly because it’s one of the many things they offer,” he said. “They are looking out for our success.”

