Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a strong academic reputation. Although only about 17% of Black undergraduates attend HBCUs, over 28% of African Americans who earn bachelor’s degrees do so from these institutions. Additionally, HBCUs are prominent in awarding degrees to African American students in fields such as the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Guaranteed Transfer Admission
Due to an agreement signed on March 17, 2015, between the California Community Colleges and several HBCUs, California community college students who meet specific academic criteria are guaranteed transfer to one of the participating HBCUs.
California community college transfer students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher are guaranteed admission to HBCU partner schools using either of the following two options:
- Complete a minimum of 30 UC or CSU units; or
- Complete a transfer level-associate degree (ADT) using the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education Breadth pattern. There may be additional prerequisites or other requirements for certain majors.
Additional program benefits for students under the agreement include:
- Priority consideration for housing
- Consideration for transfer scholarships for students with a 3.2 or higher GPA
- Pre-admission advising
Learn more about this agreement at the CA Community Colleges HBCU Transfer website.
Participating HBCU's
Below is a list of participating HBCU's along with links to each website. In addition, you can Find your HBCU match and also search for HBCU Online Degree Programs.
