California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 158

Introduced by Assembly Member Holden

March 29, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 158—Relative to public postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 158, as introduced, Holden. Postsecondary education: transfers.

This measure would encourage the Academic Senates of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to expedite their current efforts to streamline the transfer process and ensure that all general education credits can transfer between the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges educational systems.

Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, All students deserve the right to choose an
educational institution that best fits their needs; and

WHEREAS, Students should be able to transfer as their
circumstances change throughout their educational experience;
and

WHEREAS, Students of low-income and minority backgrounds
are the most adversely affected by the lack of articulation
agreements across California public postsecondary educational
institutions; and

WHEREAS, Students should be given clear and concise
information on how to transfer and how their credits will transfer;
and

WHEREAS, In a public postsecondary educational system where
it is already challenging to get the classes one needs to graduate
in a timely manner, students should not have to retake classes as
a result of transferring; and

WHEREAS, The University of California and the California
State University educational systems should have articulation
agreements with each other so students transferring from campus
to campus or across the systems should not incur additional
expenses or time to retake classes previously taken at another
University of California or California State University campus;
and

WHEREAS, Special attention should be given to ensure Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) classes
transfer across California’s public postsecondary educational
institutions; and

WHEREAS, The University of California and the California
State University educational systems should have common course
numbering in order to improve articulation across campuses; and

WHEREAS, All general education credits should transfer
between the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges systems; and

WHEREAS, Transferring within the University of California
and the California State University educational systems should be
seamless for students and not require students to retake courses;
and

WHEREAS, The Legislature recognizes the necessity for a more
cohesive, robust, and fair articulation process across the University
of California, the California State University, and the California
Community Colleges educational systems so students are not
unduly burdened while trying to transfer and are able to graduate
in a timely manner; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature encourages the Academic
Senates of the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges to expedite
their current efforts to streamline the transfer process and ensure
that all general education credits can transfer between the
University of California, the California State University, and the
California Community Colleges educational systems; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.