National University and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office have announced a joint agreement which makes it easier for students at community colleges to transfer to National University.
The agreement provides greater opportunities for students at any of California’s 110 community colleges to earn a bachelor’s degree if they have completed their lower-division community college transfer requirements or an associate’s degree.
Students can transfer units earned toward an associate’s degree or lower division general education credits to National University and receive credit toward a bachelor’s degree. While the state’s public universities have this agreement in place, National University is one of a few private universities engaged in a similar community college transfer agreement.
As part of the agreement, National University will waive the standard $60 application fee for transfer students. Additionally, to encourage students who have transferred from a California Community College, National University will provide scholarships to every community college transfer student which will pay for the student’s final two classes in his or her degree program, an amount worth $2,682 under the University’s tuition schedule. To be eligible, transferring students must:
1. Be in good academic standing at the time of application;
2. Have completed 30 semester units at a CCC or combination of CCCs; and,
3. Their last semester of enrollment must have been at a CCC.
Under the agreement, three types of scholarships are available to students from community colleges who transfer to National University, including the following:
The California Community College Scholarship
• Offers each college the ability to award $1,600 to an outstanding student who transfers to National University
• National will collaborate with local community colleges to select the students.
Collegiate Honors Scholarships
• Students transferring with collegiate honors (3.50 cumulative GPA) will be eligible for a scholarship at National University worth $1,600 that can be applied at the beginning of their program to help offset tuition expenditures.
Presidential Tuition Scholarships
• National University will provide up to 60 Presidential Tuition Scholarships per year.
• $2,500 for students meeting the outlined criteria.
• Scholarships are available to students who are eligible for Federal Student Aid to assist them with the cost of tuition.
• The scholarships are available for annual renewal.
• Students are eligible for the scholarship if they are:
1. Educationally and economically disadvantaged and have been historically underrepresented,
2. Single parents with financial need, or
3. Persons with a verified disability with financial need.
Through the community college transfer agreement, National University and the community colleges are taking steps to make higher education more accessible to California’s diverse student populations. Students in rural areas who are interested in transferring will be able to take their upper division courses online if a National University campus is geographically inaccessible.
